Robert S. Weiss

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Weiss is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Weiss has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Clinical Psychology and 4 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Weiss's work include Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 papers) and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (2 papers). Robert S. Weiss is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 papers) and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (2 papers). Robert S. Weiss collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Robert S. Weiss's co-authors include Peter Adler, Patricia A. Adler, Nancy C. Morse, Martin Rein, Scott A. Bass, Eugene Jacobson, Barbara Snell Dohrenwend, Stephen A. Richardson, Karen A. Polonko and John Scanzoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Weiss

48 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies

1995 2.2k citations Robert S. Weiss et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
Loneliness: the experience of emotional and social isolation

1974 1.9k citations Robert S. Weiss profile →
The Function and Meaning of Work and the Job

1955 296 citations Robert S. Weiss et al. American Sociological Review profile →

Peers

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Frank M. Andrews United States

Edgar F. Borgatta United States

Norman M. Bradburn United States

Melvin L. Kohn United States

Blair Wheaton Canada

Marie Jahoda United Kingdom

Walter R. Gove United States

Jaber F. Gubrium United States

David G. Myers United States

George L. Simpson United States

Frank M. Andrews United States

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3.6k ×2.4

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1.6k ×1.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Robert S. Weiss

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert S. Weiss

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert S. Weiss

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Becker, Howard S., Blanche Geer, David Riesman, & Robert S. Weiss. (2017). Institutions and the Person. 21 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S., et al.. (2005). Japan’s silver human resource centers and participant well-being. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 20(1). 47–66. 41 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S. & Scott A. Bass. (2002). Challenges of the Third Age: Meaning and Purpose in Later Life. Oxford University Press eBooks. 91 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1998). Coping with loss: Separation and other problems that threaten relationships. BMJ. 316(7136). 1011–1013. 5 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1996). Remembrance of Everett Hughes. Qualitative Sociology. 19(4). 543–551. 3 indexed citations

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Anspaugh, B. E., et al.. (1995). Results of the 1995 JPL Balloon Flight Solar Cell Calibration Program. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1988). Is it Possible to Prepare for Trauma?. Journal of Palliative Care. 4(1-2). 74–76. 5 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1988). The Experience of Aids: Hypotheses Based on Pilot Study Interviews. Journal of Palliative Care. 4(4). 15–25. 12 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1987). Reflections on the present state of loneliness research.. 166 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1984). The Impact of Marital Dissolution on Income and Consumption in Single-Parent Households. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 46(1). 115–115. 107 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1981). Growing Up a Little Faster: Children in Single-Parent Households.. Children today. 10(3). 1 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1979). Growing Up a Little Faster: The Experience of Growing Up in a Single‐Parent Household. Journal of Social Issues. 35(4). 97–111. 218 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1976). The Emotional Impact of Marital Separation. Journal of Social Issues. 32(1). 135–145. 136 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S., et al.. (1975). Loneliness: The Experience of Emotional and Social Isolation.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 4(2). 171–171. 46 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1974). Loneliness: the experience of emotional and social isolation. 1915 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1973). Helping Relationships: Relationships of Clients with Physicians, Social Workers, Priests, and Others. Social Problems. 20(3). 319–328. 20 indexed citations

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Katz, Leo & Robert S. Weiss. (1969). Statistics in Social Research, An Introduction.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 64(327). 1095–1095. 3 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1968). Statistics in social research. 11 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S.. (1966). Alternative Approaches in the Study of Complex Situations. Human Organization. 25(3). 198–206. 11 indexed citations

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Weiss, Robert S. & Eugene Jacobson. (1955). A Method for the Analysis of the Structure of Complex Organizations. American Sociological Review. 20(6). 661–661. 95 indexed citations

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