Read Bain

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 726 citations indexed

About

Read Bain is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Read Bain has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 726 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science, 0 papers in Infectious Diseases and 0 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Read Bain's work include German Social Sciences and History (1 paper), Emile Durkheim and Sociology (1 paper) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 paper). Read Bain is often cited by papers focused on German Social Sciences and History (1 paper), Emile Durkheim and Sociology (1 paper) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 paper). Read Bain collaborates with scholars based in United States. Read Bain's co-authors include David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, Phyllis Greenacre and Edmund H. Volkart and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Social Forces and American Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Read Bain

11 papers receiving 530 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 Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.

1951 483 citations Read Bain, David Riesman et al. American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Read Bain United States	5	244	137	76	50	45	12	726
W. J. H. Sprott United Kingdom	5	271 1.1×	62 0.5×	124 1.6×	61 1.2×	28 0.6×	14	617
Elizabeth K. Nottingham United States	9	233 1.0×	72 0.5×	105 1.4×	52 1.0×	100 2.2×	20	631
Bernard N. Meltzer United States	9	308 1.3×	73 0.5×	115 1.5×	53 1.1×	52 1.2×	18	633
Fred Weinstein United States	10	223 0.9×	87 0.6×	94 1.2×	62 1.2×	37 0.8×	29	541
Lawrence J. Friedman United States	13	298 1.2×	133 1.0×	45 0.6×	129 2.6×	61 1.4×	50	732
Harvey A. Farberman United States	9	438 1.8×	55 0.4×	95 1.3×	29 0.6×	64 1.4×	26	730
Eugene A. Weinstein United States	12	304 1.2×	88 0.6×	154 2.0×	39 0.8×	15 0.3×	35	630
Kenneth B. Clark United States	13	422 1.7×	93 0.7×	131 1.7×	57 1.1×	19 0.4×	47	853
Russell Middleton United States	14	382 1.6×	51 0.4×	164 2.2×	69 1.4×	24 0.5×	21	731
Jerome G. Manis United States	10	241 1.0×	109 0.8×	128 1.7×	48 1.0×	34 0.8×	31	613

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Read Bain

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All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

1.

Bain, Read. (1962). Sociology : introductory readings. 46 indexed citations

2.

Bain, Read, et al.. (1956). The Early Years of Life: A Psychoanalytic Study. Marriage and Family Living. 18(1). 82–82. 4 indexed citations

3.

Bain, Read, et al.. (1955). Analytical Sociology: Social Situations and Social Problems.. American Sociological Review. 20(5). 588–588. 1 indexed citations

4.

Bain, Read. (1954). Making Normal People. Marriage and Family Living. 16(1). 27–27. 1 indexed citations

5.

Bain, Read, et al.. (1954). The Adolescent and His World. Marriage and Family Living. 16(2). 181–181. 3 indexed citations

6.

Bain, Read, et al.. (1954). Standard of Living: The Concept and Its Place in Economics.. American Sociological Review. 19(5). 634–634. 2 indexed citations

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Bain, Read & Phyllis Greenacre. (1953). Trauma, Growth, and Personality. Marriage and Family Living. 15(3). 277–277. 176 indexed citations

8.

Bain, Read, et al.. (1953). Sociology: The Science of Society.. American Sociological Review. 18(6). 715–715. 4 indexed citations

9.

Bain, Read. (1951). Action Research and Group Dynamics. Social Forces. 30(1). 1–10. 2 indexed citations

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Bain, Read & Edmund H. Volkart. (1951). Social Behavior and Personality: Contributions of W. I. Thomas to Theory and Social Research.. American Quarterly. 3(4). 371–371. 3 indexed citations

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Bain, Read. (1951). L. L. Bernard: Sociological Theorist (1881-1951). American Sociological Review. 16(3). 285–285. 1 indexed citations

12.

Bain, Read, et al.. (1951). The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character.. American Sociological Review. 16(2). 269–269. 483 indexed citations breakdown →

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