Raymond D. Gastil

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 900 citations indexed

About

Raymond D. Gastil is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Raymond D. Gastil has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 900 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Raymond D. Gastil's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (1 paper) and Islamic Studies and History (1 paper). Raymond D. Gastil is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (1 paper) and Islamic Studies and History (1 paper). Raymond D. Gastil collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Raymond D. Gastil's co-authors include Kenneth W. Thompson, David Steven Cohen, Lars Schoultz, Wilbur Zelinsky, George Weigel, Richard John Neuhaus, Peter L. Berger, Herman Kahn, Anthony D’Amato and William Pfaff and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Raymond D. Gastil

20 papers receiving 734 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Homicide and a Regional Culture of Violence

1971 380 citations Raymond D. Gastil American Sociological Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raymond D. Gastil United States	8	655	191	113	108	91	25	900
Steven F. Cohn United States	14	670 1.0×	206 1.1×	42 0.4×	89 0.8×	29 0.3×	28	848
Otwin Marenin United States	18	814 1.2×	600 3.1×	35 0.3×	85 0.8×	44 0.5×	71	1.1k
Pat Lauderdale United States	13	429 0.7×	110 0.6×	49 0.4×	49 0.5×	29 0.3×	46	611
Mathieu Deflem United States	19	679 1.0×	383 2.0×	48 0.4×	36 0.3×	62 0.7×	71	1.0k
Joachim J. Savelsberg United States	16	1.1k 1.7×	344 1.8×	108 1.0×	59 0.5×	104 1.1×	75	1.5k
Sheldon Ekland-Olson United States	14	1.1k 1.7×	232 1.2×	46 0.4×	87 0.8×	249 2.7×	31	1.3k
David E. Garland United Kingdom	12	870 1.3×	185 1.0×	48 0.4×	30 0.3×	187 2.1×	42	1.2k
Douglas Lee Eckberg United States	14	587 0.9×	64 0.3×	40 0.4×	67 0.6×	55 0.6×	33	917
Eric H. Monkkonen United States	17	648 1.0×	297 1.6×	104 0.9×	119 1.1×	55 0.6×	79	935
Dennis Forcese Canada	10	614 0.9×	543 2.8×	64 0.6×	42 0.4×	54 0.6×	17	1.0k

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Gastil, Raymond D., et al.. (2010). The Pacific Northwest: Growth of a Regional Identity. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1993). Progress: Critical Thinking about Historical Change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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Berger, Peter L., et al.. (1991). The structure of freedom : correlations, causes, and cautions. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1990). The Comparative Survey of Freedom: Experiences and Suggestions. Studies in Comparative International Development. 25(1). 25–50. 200 indexed citations

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Schoultz, Lars & Raymond D. Gastil. (1980). Freedom in the World: Political and Civil Liberties 1978. 2(1). 94–94. 13 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D., et al.. (1978). Cultural Regions of the United States.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(1). 43–43. 4 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1978). COMMENTS. Criminology. 16(1). 60–66. 9 indexed citations

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Cohen, David Steven & Raymond D. Gastil. (1977). Cultural Regions of the United States. Journal of American History. 64(3). 825–825. 44 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D., et al.. (1977). Cultural Regions of the United States. Western Historical Quarterly. 8(1). 71–71. 88 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1976). The Moral Right of the Majority to Restrict Obscenity and Pornography Throught Law. Ethics. 86(3). 231–240. 4 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1975). Beyond a Theory of Justice. Ethics. 85(3). 183–194. 2 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1974). Social humanities. Policy Sciences. 5(1). 1–14. 1 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1974). Reply to the Critics. Worldview. 17(11). 42–43. 1 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1974). A Survey of Freedom. Worldview. 17(9). 47–51.

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1972). The Relationship of Regional Cultures to Educational Performance. Sociology of Education. 45(4). 408–408. 2 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1972). A general framework for social science. Policy Sciences. 3(4). 385–403. 4 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1971). ?Selling out? and the sociology of knowledge. Policy Sciences. 2(3). 271–277.

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1971). Homicide and a Regional Culture of Violence. American Sociological Review. 36(3). 412–412. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1970). Social Indicators and Quality of Life. Public Administration Review. 30(6). 596–596. 7 indexed citations

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Gastil, Raymond D.. (1958). Middle Class Impediments to Iranian Modernization. Public Opinion Quarterly. 22(3, Special Issue on Attitude Research in Modernizing Areas). 325–325. 7 indexed citations

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