Robert Blauner

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Blauner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Blauner has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 1 paper in Anthropology and 1 paper in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in Robert Blauner's work include Race, History, and American Society (2 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (1 paper) and Management and Organizational Studies (1 paper). Robert Blauner is often cited by papers focused on Race, History, and American Society (2 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (1 paper) and Management and Organizational Studies (1 paper). Robert Blauner collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert Blauner's co-authors include J. A. Banks, Paul A. Brinker, Joe R. Feagin, Robert H. Guest, Lewis A. Coser, Peter L. Berger, Richard H. Williams, Alphonso Pinkney, Talcott Parsons and Wilma Donahue and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Blauner

20 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Alienation and Freedom 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1965 200 400 600
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.

  1. Alienation and Freedom
    1965 660 citations J. A. Banks, Robert Blauner British Journal of Sociology profile →
  2. Alienation and Freedom: The Factory Worker and His Industry
    1965 524 citations Paul A. Brinker, Robert Blauner Southern Economic Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Blauner United States 14 848 433 388 292 218 22 2.1k
Sam D. Sieber United States 9 1.1k 1.2× 478 1.1× 442 1.1× 396 1.4× 72 0.3× 30 2.0k
Jennifer Platt United Kingdom 25 1.5k 1.7× 345 0.8× 367 0.9× 167 0.6× 336 1.5× 91 2.8k
Louis A. Zürcher United States 25 1.6k 1.8× 165 0.4× 166 0.4× 277 0.9× 94 0.4× 93 2.4k
Greg A. Caldeira 4 1.1k 1.3× 876 2.0× 143 0.4× 402 1.4× 93 0.4× 7 2.3k
Kaspar D. Naegele Canada 10 743 0.9× 155 0.4× 185 0.5× 200 0.7× 55 0.3× 17 1.8k
Nick Jewson United Kingdom 20 842 1.0× 349 0.8× 455 1.2× 199 0.7× 249 1.1× 76 2.1k
Arnold M. Rose United States 21 1.4k 1.6× 165 0.4× 201 0.5× 312 1.1× 53 0.2× 128 2.7k
Robert Perrucci United States 20 421 0.5× 223 0.5× 195 0.5× 134 0.5× 82 0.4× 74 1.3k
George Walsh 3 907 1.1× 304 0.7× 179 0.5× 277 0.9× 45 0.2× 5 2.1k
Thomas M. Lodahl United States 11 523 0.6× 1.1k 2.4× 280 0.7× 626 2.1× 56 0.3× 18 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Blauner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Blauner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Blauner

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blauner, Robert. (1992). Death and Social Structure. Illness Crisis & Loss. 2(2). 22–32. 6 indexed citations
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Feagin, Joe R. & Robert Blauner. (1974). Racial Oppression in America.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 3(2). 166–166. 158 indexed citations
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Pinkney, Alphonso & Robert Blauner. (1974). Racial Oppression in America.. International Migration Review. 8(3). 455–455. 17 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert, H. L. Nieburg, & Blair Justice. (1971). Political Violence: The Behavioral Process.. American Sociological Review. 36(2). 361–361. 2 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert. (1971). The Chicano sensibility. Trans-action. 8(4). 51–58. 1 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert. (1969). Internal Colonialism and Ghetto Revolt. Social Problems. 16(4). 393–408. 215 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert. (1969). Internal Colonialism and Ghetto Revolt. Social Problems. 16(4). 393–408. 30 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert & Herbert Aptheker. (1967). Marxism and Alienation.. Social Forces. 46(1). 121–121. 4 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert, et al.. (1967). Lives Through the Years.. American Sociological Review. 32(4). 652–652. 25 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert. (1966). Death and Social Structure†. Psychiatry. 29(4). 378–394. 143 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert. (1966). Whitewash over Watts. Trans-action. 3(3). 3–8. 8 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert, et al.. (1965). Success and Opportunity: A Study of Anomie.. American Sociological Review. 30(3). 460–460. 31 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert, et al.. (1965). Processes of Aging: Social and Psychological Perspectives.. American Sociological Review. 30(2). 297–297. 16 indexed citations
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Guest, Robert H. & Robert Blauner. (1965). Alienation and Freedom: The Factory Worker and His Industry. Technology and Culture. 6(3). 518–518. 85 indexed citations
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Brinker, Paul A. & Robert Blauner. (1965). Alienation and Freedom: The Factory Worker and His Industry. Southern Economic Journal. 31(3). 263–263. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Banks, J. A. & Robert Blauner. (1965). Alienation and Freedom. British Journal of Sociology. 16(1). 90–90. 660 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blauner, Robert & Peter L. Berger. (1965). The Human Shape of Work: Studies in the Sociology of Occupations.. American Sociological Review. 30(1). 146–146. 21 indexed citations
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Coser, Lewis A. & Robert Blauner. (1964). Alienation and Freedom: The Factory Worker and His Industry.. American Sociological Review. 29(6). 933–933. 73 indexed citations
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Blauner, Robert. (1960). Work satisfaction and industrial trends in modern society. 52 indexed citations

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