Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Interaction Ritual Chains
20042.5k citationsRandall CollinsPrinceton University Press eBooksprofile →
The Credential Society: An Historical Sociology of Education and Stratification.
Countries citing papers authored by Randall Collins
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This map shows the geographic impact of Randall Collins's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Randall Collins with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Randall Collins more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Randall Collins. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Randall Collins. The network helps show where Randall Collins may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Randall Collins
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Randall Collins.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Randall Collins based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Randall Collins. Randall Collins is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Collins, Randall. (2019). The Credential Society. Columbia University Press eBooks.66 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall. (2014). Four Theories of Informalization and How to Test Them. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 3(2).3 indexed citations
Collins, Randall. (2008). Un comentario sobre la vida privada y las enfermedades mentales de los filósofos. Respuesta a José Luis Moreno Pestaña. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 125–126.1 indexed citations
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Alexander, Jeffrey C., Jeffrey C. Alexander, Philip Smith, et al.. (2005). The Cambridge Companion to Durkheim. Cambridge University Press eBooks.57 indexed citations
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Baehr, Peter & Randall Collins. (2005). Review forum : the sociology of almost everything : four questions to Randall Collins about Interaction ritual chains. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 1–11.7 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall. (2004). The Uses of Counter-Factual History. Can there be a theory of historical turning points?. Amsterdams Sociologisch Tijdschrift. 31(3). 275–296.2 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall. (2002). Geopolitics in an Era of Internationalism. Social Evolution & History. 1(1).3 indexed citations
Collins, Randall. (1999). Macrohistory. Stanford University Press eBooks.40 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall. (1994). Four sociological traditions : selected readings. Oxford University Press eBooks.37 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall, et al.. (1991). Altruism and culture as social products. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 2(2). 1–15.5 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall. (1990). Violent conflict and social organization. Some theoretical implications of the sociology of war. Amsterdams Sociologisch Tijdschrift. 16(4). 63–87.6 indexed citations
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Alexander, Jeffrey C., Jeffrey C. Alexander, Edward A. Tiryakian, et al.. (1988). Durkheimian sociology: cultural studies. Cambridge University Press eBooks.146 indexed citations
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Collins, Randall. (1983). Sociological theory 1984.15 indexed citations
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