Ray Oldenburg

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ray Oldenburg is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Conservation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray Oldenburg has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science, 1 paper in Conservation and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ray Oldenburg's work include Architecture, Design, and Social History (1 paper) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (1 paper). Ray Oldenburg is often cited by papers focused on Architecture, Design, and Social History (1 paper) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (1 paper). Ray Oldenburg collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ray Oldenburg's co-authors include Anne Hendershott, David M. Hummon, Graham Allan and William D. Turnbull and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Curator The Museum Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ray Oldenburg

8 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The great good place : cafés, coffee shops, bookstores, bars, hair salons, and other hangouts at the heart of a community

1999 929 citations Ray Oldenburg Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Community Centers, Beauty Parlors, General Stores, Bars, Hangouts, and How They Get You Through the Day.

1991 488 citations Anne Hendershott, Ray Oldenburg Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ray Oldenburg United States	5	905	275	188	174	171	9	1.9k
Greg Hearn Australia	22	401 0.4×	245 0.9×	216 1.1×	88 0.5×	70 0.4×	122	1.5k
Tara Brabazon Australia	14	504 0.6×	74 0.3×	403 2.1×	80 0.5×	62 0.4×	146	1.4k
Clare Madge United Kingdom	23	1.4k 1.6×	108 0.4×	550 2.9×	139 0.8×	183 1.1×	47	2.7k
Wendy Griswold United States	23	1.1k 1.3×	265 1.0×	147 0.8×	149 0.9×	41 0.2×	79	1.9k
Kevin Hetherington United Kingdom	23	933 1.0×	310 1.1×	49 0.3×	175 1.0×	98 0.6×	40	2.2k
Leo W. Jeffres United States	22	929 1.0×	48 0.2×	644 3.4×	150 0.9×	75 0.4×	88	1.7k
Anthony Elliott Australia	20	868 1.0×	62 0.2×	100 0.5×	184 1.1×	131 0.8×	75	1.7k
Don Slater United Kingdom	19	767 0.8×	204 0.7×	180 1.0×	74 0.4×	49 0.3×	37	1.8k
James Ash United Kingdom	20	679 0.8×	135 0.5×	50 0.3×	98 0.6×	60 0.4×	39	1.6k
Eugene Webb United States	12	725 0.8×	35 0.1×	95 0.5×	382 2.2×	187 1.1×	37	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ray Oldenburg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ray Oldenburg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray Oldenburg

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

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

1.

Oldenburg, Ray. (2023). The Great Good Place.

2.

Oldenburg, Ray. (2013). The Café as a Third Place. 7–21. 4 indexed citations

3.

Oldenburg, Ray. (2012). The Convivial Museum. Curator The Museum Journal. 55(2). 247–248. 2 indexed citations

4.

Oldenburg, Ray. (2001). Celebrating the third place : inspiring stories about the "great good places" at the heart of our communities. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 222 indexed citations

5.

Oldenburg, Ray. (1999). The great good place : cafés, coffee shops, bookstores, bars, hair salons, and other hangouts at the heart of a community. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 929 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oldenburg, Ray, et al.. (1995). Parallel utopias : the quest for community : the Sea Ranch, California, Seaside, Florida. 1 indexed citations

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Hendershott, Anne & Ray Oldenburg. (1991). The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Community Centers, Beauty Parlors, General Stores, Bars, Hangouts, and How They Get You Through the Day.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(1). 78–78. 488 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hummon, David M. & Ray Oldenburg. (1991). The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Community Centers, Beauty Parlors, General Stores, Bars, Hangouts, and How They Get You Through the Day.. Social Forces. 69(3). 931–931. 194 indexed citations

9.

Oldenburg, Ray & Graham Allan. (1991). Friendship: Developing a Sociological Perspective.. Social Forces. 69(3). 932–932. 20 indexed citations

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