Robert E. L. Faris

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert E. L. Faris is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. L. Faris has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Clinical Psychology and 1 paper in Communication. Recurrent topics in Robert E. L. Faris's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (2 papers), Social Media and Politics (1 paper) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 paper). Robert E. L. Faris is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (2 papers), Social Media and Politics (1 paper) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 paper). Robert E. L. Faris collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert E. L. Faris's co-authors include Richard A. Peterson, Philip W. Jackson, J. W. Getzels, Calvin S. Hall, Gardner Lindzey, Jack D. Douglas, John Palfrey, Léonard D. White, Bruce Etling and Muzafer Sherif and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. L. Faris

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Modern Sociology. 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300 400
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. 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
Robert E. L. Faris United States 11 517 296 201 162 142 21 1.4k
Leonard W. Doob United States 20 606 1.2× 154 0.5× 296 1.5× 214 1.3× 112 0.8× 63 1.5k
W. Edgar Vinacke United States 18 581 1.1× 185 0.6× 313 1.6× 90 0.6× 81 0.6× 44 1.4k
Richard S. Crutchfield United States 13 466 0.9× 278 0.9× 366 1.8× 134 0.8× 163 1.1× 28 1.5k
Albert Hofstadter United States 8 429 0.8× 213 0.7× 93 0.5× 97 0.6× 93 0.7× 23 1.5k
Manford H. Kuhn United States 11 703 1.4× 144 0.5× 522 2.6× 175 1.1× 152 1.1× 23 1.6k
David E. Linge United States 4 524 1.0× 143 0.5× 165 0.8× 204 1.3× 388 2.7× 6 1.7k
Albert Pepitone United States 20 954 1.8× 139 0.5× 668 3.3× 266 1.6× 109 0.8× 49 2.1k
G. Kingsley Garbett United Kingdom 6 425 0.8× 73 0.2× 247 1.2× 98 0.6× 82 0.6× 9 1.0k
Joseph Campbell United States 22 390 0.8× 118 0.4× 434 2.2× 292 1.8× 165 1.2× 80 2.0k
Bruce Wilshire United States 11 543 1.1× 133 0.4× 167 0.8× 82 0.5× 138 1.0× 37 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Etling, Bruce, Robert E. L. Faris, & John Palfrey. (2010). Political Change in the Digital Age: The Fragility and Promise of Online Organizing. ˜The œSAIS review of international affairs. 30(2). 37–49. 44 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., Stephanie Wang, & John Palfrey. (2008). Censorship 2.0. Innovations Technology Governance Globalization. 3(2). 165–187. 13 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L.. (1970). Chicago sociology, 1920-1932. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 113 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L. & Jack D. Douglas. (1968). The Social Meanings of Suicide.. American Sociological Review. 33(4). 642–642. 71 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., William I. Thomas, & Morris Janowitz. (1967). W. I. Thomas: On Social Organization and Social Personality: Selected Papers.. Social Forces. 46(1). 115–115. 9 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., et al.. (1966). Handbook of Modern Sociology.. Journal of Health and Human Behavior. 7(4). 318–318. 5 indexed citations
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Chinoy, Ely & Robert E. L. Faris. (1966). Handbook of Modern Sociology.. American Sociological Review. 31(2). 270–270. 3 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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Faris, Robert E. L.. (1964). Handbook of modern sociology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 152 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., J. W. Getzels, & Philip W. Jackson. (1962). Creativity and Intelligence: Explorations with Gifted Students.. American Sociological Review. 27(4). 558–558. 332 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L.. (1961). Reflections on the Ability Dimension in Human Society. American Sociological Review. 26(6). 835–835. 15 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L.. (1960). The Middle Class from a Sociological Viewpoint. Social Forces. 39(1). 1–5. 5 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., Ralph H. Turner, & Lewis M. Killian. (1958). Collective Behavior.. American Sociological Review. 23(1). 105–105. 1 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L. & Ronald Fletcher. (1958). Instinct in Man: In the Light of Recent Work in Comparative Psychology.. American Sociological Review. 23(1). 113–113. 1 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., Calvin S. Hall, & Gardner Lindzey. (1957). Theories of Personality.. American Sociological Review. 22(4). 471–471. 154 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L. & Léonard D. White. (1956). The State of the Social Sciences.. American Sociological Review. 21(6). 794–794. 37 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L. & Floyd H. Allport. (1956). Theories of Perception and the Concept of Structure: A Review and Critical Analysis with an Introduction to a Dynamic-Structural Theory of Behavior.. American Sociological Review. 21(1). 114–114. 5 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L., et al.. (1953). Psychoanalysis as Science: The Hixon Lectures on the Scientific Status of Psychoanalysis.. American Sociological Review. 18(4). 437–437. 2 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L.. (1952). Social Psychology.. 9 indexed citations
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Faris, Robert E. L.. (1951). Suicide: A Study in Sociology.Emile Durkheim , John A. Spaulding , George Simpson. American Journal of Sociology. 57(1). 100–101. 3 indexed citations

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