Randall Stokes

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Randall Stokes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall Stokes has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Randall Stokes's work include Income, Poverty, and Inequality (3 papers), World Systems and Global Transformations (2 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 papers). Randall Stokes is often cited by papers focused on Income, Poverty, and Inequality (3 papers), World Systems and Global Transformations (2 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 papers). Randall Stokes collaborates with scholars based in United States. Randall Stokes's co-authors include John P. Hewitt, Albert Chevan, Andy B. Anderson, Richard P. Tucker, J.F. Richards, David Jaffee, Anthony R. Harris, Anthony D. Harris, Alexandra G. Rosati and Cyril Ε. Black and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Randall Stokes

18 papers receiving 934 citations

Hit Papers

Disclaimers 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Disclaimers
    1975 454 citations John P. Hewitt, Randall Stokes American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Randall Stokes United States 10 585 179 131 121 107 19 1.1k
Rolf O. Kroger Canada 12 325 0.6× 232 1.3× 164 1.3× 78 0.6× 79 0.7× 32 1.1k
Linda A. Wood Canada 12 352 0.6× 229 1.3× 135 1.0× 82 0.7× 92 0.9× 30 1.1k
Cecil E. Greek United States 9 351 0.6× 60 0.3× 134 1.0× 149 1.2× 69 0.6× 24 887
Hansfried Kellner Netherlands 5 602 1.0× 50 0.3× 243 1.9× 113 0.9× 75 0.7× 6 1.1k
Gale Miller United States 16 520 0.9× 80 0.4× 118 0.9× 78 0.6× 172 1.6× 59 1.2k
David G. Mandelbaum United States 14 354 0.6× 152 0.8× 84 0.6× 143 1.2× 97 0.9× 45 1.1k
Ian Craib United Kingdom 17 686 1.2× 36 0.2× 128 1.0× 150 1.2× 129 1.2× 51 1.4k
Chris Jenks United States 18 431 0.7× 112 0.6× 98 0.7× 151 1.2× 71 0.7× 86 1.0k
Michael M. Ames Canada 16 619 1.1× 36 0.2× 92 0.7× 258 2.1× 75 0.7× 46 1.6k
Bernd Schwibs 5 737 1.3× 81 0.5× 73 0.6× 185 1.5× 79 0.7× 8 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Randall Stokes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Randall Stokes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Randall Stokes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Randall Stokes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Randall Stokes 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 Stokes. Randall Stokes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Stokes, Randall, et al.. (2017). Pan African Sanctuary Alliance: securing a future for the African great apes. International Zoo Yearbook. 52(1). 173–181. 8 indexed citations
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Chevan, Albert & Randall Stokes. (2000). Growth in family income inequality, 1970–1990: Industrial restructuring and demographic change. Demography. 37(3). 365–380. 70 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall & Albert Chevan. (1996). Female-Headed Families: Social and Economic Context of Racial Differences. Journal of Urban Affairs. 18(3). 245–268. 5 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Sally K., Randall Stokes, & Andy B. Anderson. (1996). Economic Disarticulation and Fertility in Less Developed Nations. Sociological Quarterly. 37(2). 227–244.
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Stokes, Randall & Andy B. Anderson. (1990). Disarticulation and Human Welfare in Less Developed Countries. American Sociological Review. 55(1). 63–63. 71 indexed citations
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Jaffee, David & Randall Stokes. (1986). Foreign Investment and Trade Dependence. Sociological Quarterly. 27(4). 533–546. 6 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall, Richard P. Tucker, & J.F. Richards. (1984). Global Deforestation and the Nineteenth-Century World Economy.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 13(3). 338–338. 69 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall & David Jaffee. (1982). Another Look at the Export of Raw Materials and Economic Growth. American Sociological Review. 47(3). 402–402. 27 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall, et al.. (1981). Tradition and the Veil: Female Status in Tunisia and Algeria. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 19(4). 625–646. 16 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall & Michael D. Ward. (1981). The Political Economy of Distribution: Equality versus Inequality.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(2). 251–251. 3 indexed citations
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Harris, Anthony R. & Randall Stokes. (1978). Race, Self-Evaluation and the Protestant Ethic. Social Problems. 26(1). 71–85. 28 indexed citations
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Harris, Anthony R. & Randall Stokes. (1978). Race, Self-Evaluation and the Protestant Ethic. Social Problems. 26(1). 71–85. 4 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall & Anthony D. Harris. (1978). South African Development and the Paradox of Racial Particularism: Toward a Theory of Modernization from the Center. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 26(2). 245–269. 5 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall, Cyril Ε. Black, J. E. Goldthorpe, & Barry Turner. (1977). Comparative Modernization: A Reader.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(4). 432–432. 9 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall & John P. Hewitt. (1976). Aligning Actions. American Sociological Review. 41(5). 838–838. 266 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall, et al.. (1976). Societal Development: Five Approaches with Conclusions from Comparative Analysis.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(3). 310–310. 9 indexed citations
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Stokes, Randall. (1975). Afrikaner Calvinism and Economic Action: The Weberian Thesis in South Africa. American Journal of Sociology. 81(1). 62–81. 13 indexed citations
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Hewitt, John P. & Randall Stokes. (1975). Disclaimers. American Sociological Review. 40(1). 1–1. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stokes, Randall. (1974). The Afrikaner Industrial Entrepreneur and Afrikaner Nationalism. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 22(4). 557–579. 12 indexed citations

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