Robert F. Bales

14.6k citations
45 papers · 5.8k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 28
Topics
Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers)Social and Educational Sciences (1 paper)Social and Intergroup Psychology (1 paper)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Bales

45 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Family, Socialization and Interaction Process.195120261976200119561954197119551951200400600

Peers

Robert F. Bales
Comparison fields: 5 of 146
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.2k
  • Social Psychology 2.0k
  • Gender Studies 737
  • Clinical Psychology 678
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 530
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert F. Bales

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert F. Bales

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1
Symlog, A System for the Multiple Level Observation of Groups
309
2 1
3
Personality and Interpersonal Behavior.breakdown →
395
4
Personality and Interpersonal Behavior.breakdown →
517
5
Personality and interpersonal behavior / Robert Freed Bales
1
6 16
7 28
8 3
9 12
10 174
11 285
12 63
13 60
14 3
15 100
16 29
17 69
18
Channels of Communication in Small Groupsbreakdown →
334
19 5
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Phases in group problem-solving.breakdown →
450

About Robert F. Bales

Robert F. Bales is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Law and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 45 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Social and Educational Sciences (1 paper) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (2.0k citations), Gender Studies (737 citations) and Communication (482 citations). Robert F. Bales has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Talcott Parsons, Fred L. Strodtbeck, Theodore M. Mills, Carolyn W. Sherif, Philip E. Slater, Morris Zelditch, John Olds, Edgar F. Borgatta, Edward Shils and Guy E. Swanson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

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