Sam Friedman

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sam Friedman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Friedman has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Urban Studies and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Sam Friedman's work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (20 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (11 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (8 papers). Sam Friedman is often cited by papers focused on Social and Cultural Dynamics (20 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (11 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (8 papers). Sam Friedman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Sam Friedman's co-authors include Daniel Laurison, Andrew Miles, Mike Savage, Niall Cunningham, Fiona Devine, Mark Taylor, Dave O’Brien, Brigitte Le Roux, Yaojun Li and Johs. Hjellbrekke and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Social Forces and Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

In The Last Decade

Sam Friedman

35 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC’s Grea... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 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. A New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC’s Great British Class Survey Experiment
    2013 719 citations Mike Savage, Fiona Devine et al. Sociology profile →
  2. Habitus Clivé and the Emotional Imprint of Social Mobility
    2015 224 citations Sam Friedman profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sam Friedman United Kingdom 23 1.8k 537 382 370 325 37 2.6k
Fiona Devine United Kingdom 23 2.0k 1.1× 301 0.6× 550 1.4× 471 1.3× 295 0.9× 53 2.8k
Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson United States 13 1.3k 0.8× 215 0.4× 366 1.0× 343 0.9× 178 0.5× 32 2.4k
Les Back United Kingdom 23 1.8k 1.0× 184 0.3× 306 0.8× 224 0.6× 391 1.2× 81 2.5k
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh United States 24 2.5k 1.4× 255 0.5× 264 0.7× 156 0.4× 225 0.7× 52 3.2k
Brian Longhurst United Kingdom 18 1.3k 0.8× 326 0.6× 220 0.6× 186 0.5× 215 0.7× 38 2.0k
Bernard Lahire France 26 2.0k 1.1× 461 0.9× 292 0.8× 540 1.5× 144 0.4× 164 2.8k
Lisa Adkins Australia 26 1.3k 0.7× 241 0.4× 305 0.8× 152 0.4× 677 2.1× 75 2.1k
Gino Raymond United Kingdom 6 1.4k 0.8× 134 0.2× 575 1.5× 523 1.4× 248 0.8× 20 3.2k
Matthew Adamson Hungary 7 1.3k 0.7× 127 0.2× 574 1.5× 518 1.4× 243 0.7× 18 3.2k
Nan Dirk de Graaf Netherlands 31 2.7k 1.5× 122 0.2× 791 2.1× 547 1.5× 357 1.1× 108 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Friedman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Friedman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Friedman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sam Friedman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sam Friedman 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 Sam Friedman. Sam Friedman 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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Harris, Joseph, et al.. (2025). Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It. Studies in Comparative International Development. 60(3). 465–477.
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Friedman, Sam, et al.. (2024). “Outsiders on the inside”: how minoritised elites respond to racial inequality. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 48(10). 1991–2011. 1 indexed citations
3.
Reeves, Aaron & Sam Friedman. (2024). Born to Rule. Harvard University Press eBooks.
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Friedman, Sam, Christoph Ellersgaard, Aaron Reeves, & Anton Grau Larsen. (2023). The Meaning of Merit: Talent versus Hard Work Legitimacy. Social Forces. 102(3). 861–879. 14 indexed citations
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Ashley, Louise, Mehdi Boussebaa, Sam Friedman, et al.. (2022). Professions and inequality: Challenges, controversies, and opportunities. VU Research Portal. 10(1). 80–98. 8 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam. (2022). Climbing the Velvet Drainpipe: Class Background and Career Progression within the UK Civil Service. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 33(4). 563–577. 3 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam, Dave O’Brien, & Ian R. McDonald. (2021). Deflecting Privilege: Class Identity and the Intergenerational Self. Sociology. 55(4). 716–733. 52 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam & Daniel Laurison. (2019). The class ceiling. Policy Press eBooks. 167 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam & Lindsey Macmillan. (2017). Is London Really the Engine-Room? Migration, Opportunity Hoarding and Regional Social Mobility in the UK. National Institute Economic Review. 240. R58–R72. 28 indexed citations
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Reeves, Aaron, Sam Friedman, Charles Rahal, & Magne Flemmen. (2017). The Decline and Persistence of the Old Boy: Private Schools and Elite Recruitment 1897 to 2016. American Sociological Review. 82(6). 1139–1166. 91 indexed citations
11.
Friedman, Sam & Dave O’Brien. (2017). Resistance and Resignation: Responses to Typecasting in British Acting. Cultural Sociology. 11(3). 359–376. 37 indexed citations
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Oakley, Kate, Daniel Laurison, Dave O’Brien, & Sam Friedman. (2017). Cultural Capital: Arts Graduates, Spatial Inequality, and London’s Impact on Cultural Labor Markets. American Behavioral Scientist. 61(12). 1510–1531. 33 indexed citations
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Jarness, Vegard & Sam Friedman. (2016). ‘I’m not a snob, but…’: Class boundaries and the downplaying of difference. Poetics. 61. 14–25. 74 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Dave, Daniel Laurison, Andrew Miles, & Sam Friedman. (2016). Are the creative industries meritocratic? An analysis of the 2014 British Labour Force Survey. Cultural Trends. 25(2). 116–131. 114 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam, Mike Savage, Laurie Hanquinet, & Andrew Miles. (2015). Cultural sociology and new forms of distinction. Poetics. 53. 1–8. 84 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam. (2014). The hidden tastemakers: Comedy scouts as cultural brokers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Poetics. 44. 22–41. 20 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam. (2014). Comedy and Distinction: The Cultural Currency of a ‘Good’ Sense of Humour. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 21 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sam. (2014). Comedy and Distinction. 30 indexed citations
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Savage, Mike, Fiona Devine, Niall Cunningham, et al.. (2013). A New Model of Social Class? Findings from the BBC’s Great British Class Survey Experiment. Sociology. 47(2). 219–250. 719 indexed citations breakdown →
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Friedman, Sam. (2012). Cultural omnivores or culturally homeless? Exploring the shifting cultural identities of the upwardly mobile. Poetics. 40(5). 467–489. 74 indexed citations

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