About Robert D. Putnam is a scholar working on
Sociology and Political Science ,
Political Science and International Relations and
Economics and Econometrics .
According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Putnam has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 58.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in
Sociology and Political Science , 30 papers in
Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in
Economics and Econometrics . Recurrent topics in Robert D. Putnam's work include
Social Capital and Networks (13 papers),
Religion and Society Interactions (6 papers) and
Historical and Environmental Studies (6 papers). Robert D. Putnam is often cited by papers focused on Social Capital and Networks (13 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (6 papers) and Historical and Environmental Studies (6 papers). Robert D. Putnam collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
United Kingdom and
Canada . Robert D. Putnam's co-authors include
Fritz Stern ,
Robert Leonardi ,
Raffaella Y. Nanetti ,
John F. Helliwell ,
Frederick D. Weil ,
Chaeyoon Lim ,
Bert A. Rockman ,
Joel D. Aberbach ,
David E. Campbell and
Marvin B. Becker and has published in prestigious journals such as
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ,
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Bowling alone 1981 2026 1996 2011 2000 1995 1993 1994 1988 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k Peers Robert D. Putnam
Comparison fields: 5 of 210 Sociology and Political Science 34.5k Political Science and International Relations 13.2k Economics and Econometrics 6.7k General Health Professions 6.3k Communication 6.3k Health 5.8k Social Psychology 4.4k Education 4.2k Demography 4.0k Strategy and Management 3.6k Safety Research 3.0k Public Administration 2.6k Urban Studies 2.2k Finance 2.2k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.0k Clinical Psychology 1.9k Gender Studies 1.8k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.7k Development 1.7k Accounting 1.5k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.2k Global and Planetary Change 1.2k Marketing 857 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 748 Information Systems and Management 701 Information Systems 682 Transportation 661 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 615 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 590 Management Science and Operations Research 551 Law 525 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 514 Epidemiology 512 Philosophy 497 Cultural Studies 486 Plant Science 455 General Social Sciences 451 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 427 Applied Psychology 410 Geography, Planning and Development 407 Management Information Systems 386 Literature and Literary Theory 374 Business and International Management 372 Anthropology 356 History 308 Soil Science 303 Artificial Intelligence 287 Building and Construction 286 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 261 Emergency Medical Services 257 Developmental and Educational Psychology 241 Media Technology 239 Ecology 225 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 205 Physiology 194 Neurology 194 Cognitive Neuroscience 192 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 188 Speech and Hearing 187 Computer Science Applications 168 Food Science 160 Nutrition and Dietetics 149 Infectious Diseases 145 Library and Information Sciences 143 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 141 Ocean Engineering 139 Music 135 Linguistics and Language 133 Psychiatry and Mental health 133 Nature and Landscape Conservation 131 Human-Computer Interaction 120 Modeling and Simulation 110 Religious studies 108 Human Factors and Ergonomics 96 Archeology 96 General Decision Sciences 95 Pollution 95 Computer Networks and Communications 92 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 91 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 89 Molecular Biology 85 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 71 Language and Linguistics 71 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 68 Pharmacy 66 Conservation 63 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 62 Civil and Structural Engineering 58 Museology 53 Genetics 52 Pharmacology 48 General Energy 47 Periodontics 45 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 45 Cell Biology 44 Automotive Engineering 43 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 43 Statistics and Probability 41 Atmospheric Science 40 Environmental Engineering 40 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 39 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 39 Health Information Management 37 Oncology 36 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 34 Agronomy and Crop Science 34 Occupational Therapy 33 Environmental Chemistry 32 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 31 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 Surgery 28 Water Science and Technology 28 History and Philosophy of Science 28 Forestry 26 Reproductive Medicine 25 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 25 Emergency Medicine 25 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 23 Insect Science 23 Ecological Modeling 19 Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 General Psychology 14 Obstetrics and Gynecology 14 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 14 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 Rehabilitation 14 Leadership and Management 12 Nephrology 12 Biomedical Engineering 12 Research and Theory 11 Geriatrics and Gerontology 11 Mechanical Engineering 10 Behavioral Neuroscience 10 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 Horticulture 10 Hematology 10 Paleontology 9 Materials Chemistry 9 Cancer Research 7 Rheumatology 7 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 Spectroscopy 6 Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 Ophthalmology 6 Endocrinology 6 Dermatology 6 Organic Chemistry 6 Hepatology 6 Analytical Chemistry 6 Space and Planetary Science 6 Life-span and Life-course Studies 6 Health Informatics 5 Genetics 5 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 5 Complementary and alternative medicine 5 Clinical Biochemistry 5 Internal Medicine 5 Urology 5 Small Animals 5 Control and Systems Engineering 4 Virology 4 Sensory Systems 4 Biochemistry 4 Mechanics of Materials 4 Immunology 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Physiology 3 Animal Science and Zoology 3 Industrial relations 3 Architecture 3 Immunology and Allergy 3 Geology 3 General Arts and Humanities 3 Classics 3 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 Geophysics 3 Parasitology 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Aquatic Science 2 Microbiology 2 Pharmacology 2 Neurology 2 Biomaterials 2 Biochemistry 2 Archeology 2 Chemical Health and Safety 2 Medical Laboratory Technology 2 Aerospace Engineering 2 Signal Processing 2 Gastroenterology 2 Oceanography 2 Family Practice 2 Molecular Medicine 2 Orthodontics 2 Computational Mechanics 1 Biological Psychiatry 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Biophysics 1 Aging 1 Electrochemistry 1 Toxicology 1 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Developmental Neuroscience 1
Sociology and Political Science 34.5k Political Science and International Relations 13.2k Economics and Econometrics 6.7k General Health Professions 6.3k Communication 6.3k Michel Foucault United States
Anthony Giddens United Kingdom
Mark Granovetter United States
Tom R. Tyler United States
Francis Fukuyama United States
Kenneth A. Bollen United States
Alejandro Portes United States
Norman K. Denzin United States
James S. Coleman United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 146) # Work Indexed citations 1 Religion, Social Networks, and Subjective Well-Being
10 2 A Better Welcome for Our Nation's Immigrants
1 3 How joblessness hurts us all
0 4 Gesellschaft und Gemeinsinn
23 5 A Better Society in a Time of War
5 6 Capital social y asocial: ensayo crítico sobre Making Democracy Work
5 7 A Quarter Century of Declining Confidence: Trouble in Advanced Democracies?
1 8 Why is Democracy More Popular Than Democracies
3 9 Rebuilding the Stock of Social Capital
5 10 Social Capital and Economic Development: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis and Policy Framework
252 11 La comunidad próspera. El capital social y la vida pública
21 12 Diplomacia u política nacional: la lógica de los juegos de doble nivel
3 13 Economic Growth and Social Capital in Italy
404 14 The Dawn of an Old Age? Why America May Be Ready for a New Progressive Era
0 15 Il caso Basilicata : l'effetto regione dal 1970 al 1986
7 16 Weltwirtschaftsgipfel im Wandel
2 17 La pianta e le radici : il radicamento dell'istituto regionale nel sistema politico italiano
27 18 L'istituzionalizzazione delle Regioni in Italia
1 19 0 20 0
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