Richard A. Peterson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 830 citations indexed

About

Richard A. Peterson is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard A. Peterson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 830 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Ecology, 2 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Richard A. Peterson's work include Rangeland and Wildlife Management (3 papers), Forest ecology and management (2 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (2 papers). Richard A. Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland and Wildlife Management (3 papers), Forest ecology and management (2 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (2 papers). Richard A. Peterson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard A. Peterson's co-authors include Robert E. L. Faris, David G. Berger, Cheryl D. Stevenson, Lee Taylor, Peter Abell, Raymond Aron, David Manning White, Bernard Rosenberg, George R. Brubaker and Stephanie Holmgren and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Richard A. Peterson

20 papers receiving 708 citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Modern Sociology. 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Handbook of Modern Sociology.
    1965 420 citations Richard A. Peterson, Robert E. L. Faris Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard A. Peterson United States 9 310 115 111 84 74 21 830
Dawn Burton United Kingdom 19 380 1.2× 85 0.7× 184 1.7× 66 0.8× 60 0.8× 39 1.1k
Norbert Wiley United States 13 590 1.9× 25 0.2× 108 1.0× 64 0.8× 51 0.7× 32 1.2k
Francie Ostrower United States 18 767 2.5× 35 0.3× 142 1.3× 184 2.2× 144 1.9× 30 987
Michael Gold United Kingdom 15 338 1.1× 38 0.3× 108 1.0× 109 1.3× 32 0.4× 60 880
Jon Van Til United States 16 555 1.8× 21 0.2× 74 0.7× 44 0.5× 57 0.8× 57 1.0k
Alvin L. Bertrand United States 10 267 0.9× 18 0.2× 146 1.3× 60 0.7× 28 0.4× 42 685
Geraldine Rosa Henderson United States 17 439 1.4× 42 0.4× 142 1.3× 73 0.9× 19 0.3× 36 921
William Kornhauser United States 8 550 1.8× 30 0.3× 124 1.1× 95 1.1× 21 0.3× 16 1.1k
John Scott United Kingdom 16 677 2.2× 25 0.2× 97 0.9× 89 1.1× 58 0.8× 40 1.1k
Freda B. Lynn United States 13 387 1.2× 65 0.6× 144 1.3× 158 1.9× 25 0.3× 27 818

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard A. Peterson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard A. Peterson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peterson, Richard A., et al.. (2005). Dealing with Journal Cuts — When the Sky'sNotthe Limit. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries. 2(4). 1–18. 2 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., et al.. (2004). The LibQUAL+(™) Challenge. Journal of Library Administration. 40(3-4). 83–98. 9 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A.. (2001). THE GREAT PLAINS AS A NATURAL REGION: THE BASICS. 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., et al.. (1993). Birds of the Nebraska Sandhills : Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest and Nebraska National Forest (Bessey Ranger District). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., James L. Baughman, & W. Russell Neuman. (1993). The Republic of Mass Culture: Journalism, Filmmaking, and Broadcasting in America since 1941.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(2). 271–271. 5 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., et al.. (1993). Birds of the Nebraska Pine Ridge : Nebraska National Forest (Pine Ridge Ranger District) and Oglala National Grassland. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A.. (1991). Mais pourquoi donc en 1955 ? Comment expliquer la naissance du rock. 1(1). 9–39. 9 indexed citations
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Brubaker, George R. & Richard A. Peterson. (1989). Stability of the monochloroiron(III) cation in aqueous solutions between 298 and 398 K. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 155(1). 139–144. 5 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Cheryl D. & Richard A. Peterson. (1984). Stable and explosive alkali metal-anion radical-ammonia complexes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 49(18). 3443–3444. 35 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A. & Peter Abell. (1977). Organizations as Bargaining and Influence Systems.. Social Forces. 56(1). 292–292. 27 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., Bernard Rosenberg, & David Manning White. (1973). Mass Culture Revisited.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 2(1). 95–95. 10 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A.. (1973). The dynamics of industrial society. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A. & David G. Berger. (1971). Entrepreneurship in Organizations: Evidence from the Popular Music Industry. Administrative Science Quarterly. 16(1). 97–97. 248 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A. & Lee Taylor. (1969). Occupational Sociology.. American Sociological Review. 34(5). 776–776. 31 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A. & Harold L. Wilensky. (1968). Organizational Intelligence: Knowledge and Policy in Government and Industry.. Social Forces. 46(4). 549–549. 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A.. (1966). Sociology and Society: The Case of South Africa*. Sociological Inquiry. 36(1). 31–38. 7 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A. & Robert E. L. Faris. (1965). Handbook of Modern Sociology.. Social Forces. 44(2). 253–253. 420 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peterson, Richard A.. (1964). Simplex: A Mathematical Model for the Analysis of Social Change. Sociological Quarterly. 5(3). 264–271. 2 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., et al.. (1964). World Technology and Human Destiny.. American Sociological Review. 29(2). 310–310. 11 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A. & William G. Scott. (1962). Human Relations in Management, A Behavioral Science Approach: Philosophy, Analysis and Issues.. American Sociological Review. 27(5). 710–710. 1 indexed citations

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