Richard Grathoff

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 823 citations indexed

About

Richard Grathoff is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Grathoff has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 823 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 2 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Richard Grathoff's work include Sociology and Education Studies (4 papers), German Social Sciences and History (4 papers) and Philosophy, Science, and History (3 papers). Richard Grathoff is often cited by papers focused on Sociology and Education Studies (4 papers), German Social Sciences and History (4 papers) and Philosophy, Science, and History (3 papers). Richard Grathoff collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Richard Grathoff's co-authors include Anthony Giddens, Maurice Natanson, Helmut R. Wagner, Kurt H. Wolff, Peter McHugh, Alan Blum, Bernhard Waldenfels, Robert J. MacKay, Lewis A. Coser and Hobart M. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and The Canadian Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Grathoff

16 papers receiving 619 citations

Hit Papers

New Rules of Sociological Method: A Positive Critique of ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 200 400 600
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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. New Rules of Sociological Method: A Positive Critique of Interpretative Sociologies
    1978 603 citations Richard Grathoff, Anthony Giddens The Canadian Journal of Sociology 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 Grathoff Germany 9 422 103 76 73 72 20 823
Ira J. Cohen United States 10 366 0.9× 125 1.2× 109 1.4× 60 0.8× 43 0.6× 24 721
Norbert Wiley United States 13 590 1.4× 108 1.0× 120 1.6× 88 1.2× 134 1.9× 32 1.2k
Celia Modgil 15 367 0.9× 92 0.9× 101 1.3× 174 2.4× 99 1.4× 31 891
Charles W. Smith United States 16 324 0.8× 105 1.0× 121 1.6× 138 1.9× 40 0.6× 51 936
Sohan Modgil United States 16 399 0.9× 93 0.9× 111 1.5× 232 3.2× 110 1.5× 35 983
Gerard Radnitzky Germany 10 283 0.7× 47 0.5× 96 1.3× 90 1.2× 57 0.8× 43 806
Bruce H. Westley United States 10 263 0.6× 114 1.1× 61 0.8× 112 1.5× 69 1.0× 26 978
Jere Cohen United States 12 550 1.3× 83 0.8× 88 1.2× 177 2.4× 133 1.8× 28 1.0k
Irving M. Zeitlin Canada 11 655 1.6× 177 1.7× 129 1.7× 70 1.0× 203 2.8× 33 1.2k
Lawrence C. Soley United States 19 399 0.9× 62 0.6× 86 1.1× 54 0.7× 78 1.1× 56 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Grathoff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schütz, Alfred, et al.. (2009). Zur Kritik der Phänomenologie Edmund Husserls. 1 indexed citations
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Znaniecki, Florian, et al.. (1997). What Are Sociological Problems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard. (1995). Albert Salomon (1891-1966). International Sociology. 10(2). 235–242.
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Grathoff, Richard. (1990). INTRODUCTION. International Sociology. 5(3). 243–246.
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Wolff, Kurt H., et al.. (1990). Philosophers in Exile: The Correspondence of Alfred Schutz and Aron Gurwitsch, 1939-1959.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(6). 914–914. 32 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard. (1989). Milieu und Lebenswelt : Einführung in die phänomenologische Soziologie und die sozialphänomenologische Forschung. Suhrkamp eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard, Bernhard Waldenfels, Aron Gurwitsch, & Alfred Schütz. (1986). Sozialität und Intersubjektivität. 3 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard & Bernhard Waldenfels. (1983). Sozialität und Intersubjektivität : phänomenologische Perspektiven der Sozialwissenschaften im Umkreis von Aron Gurwitsch und Alfred Schütz. W. Fink eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard, et al.. (1979). Alfred Schütz und die Idee des Alltags in den Sozialwissenschaften. 12 indexed citations
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MacKay, Robert J., et al.. (1979). The Theory of Social Action: The Correspondence of Alfred Schutz and Talcott Parsons. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 4(4). 405–405. 9 indexed citations
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Wagner, Helmut R., Richard Grathoff, & Maurice Natanson. (1979). The Theory of Social Action: The Correspondence of Alfred Schutz and Talcott Parsons.. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 40(1). 136–136. 61 indexed citations
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Wagner, Helmut R., et al.. (1979). Theory of Action and Sociology of the Life-World. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(5). 685–685. 8 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard, et al.. (1979). Der Freundschaftskult des 18. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland: Versuch zur Soziologie einer Lebensform. Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 8(3). 279–308. 3 indexed citations
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Giddens, Anthony, Richard Grathoff, & Maurice Natanson. (1979). Schutz and Parsons: Problems of Meaning and Subjectivity. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(5). 682–682. 10 indexed citations
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Coser, Lewis A., Richard Grathoff, & Maurice Natanson. (1979). A Dialogue of the Deaf. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(5). 680–680. 8 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard & Anthony Giddens. (1978). New Rules of Sociological Method: A Positive Critique of Interpretative Sociologies. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 3(3). 374–374. 603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grathoff, Richard, et al.. (1976). Maurice Merleau-Ponty und das Problem der Struktur in den Sozialwissenschaften. 2 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard, et al.. (1976). On the Beginning of Social Inquiry.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(3). 354–354. 26 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard, et al.. (1973). The Structure of Social Inconsistencies: A Contribution to a Unified Theory of Play, Game and Social Action.. Social Forces. 52(1). 128–128. 8 indexed citations
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Grathoff, Richard. (1970). The Structure of Social Inconsistencies. 22 indexed citations

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