Stanton Wheeler

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Stanton Wheeler is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Stanton Wheeler has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Stanton Wheeler's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (4 papers). Stanton Wheeler is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (4 papers). Stanton Wheeler collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Stanton Wheeler's co-authors include David Weisburd, Orville G. Brim, Arthur L. Stinchcombe, Bliss Cartwright, Robert A. Kagan, Lawrence M. Friedman, Abraham S. Blumberg, R.H. Roth, Robert Gordon and Helen MacGill Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Journal of Marriage and the Family.

In The Last Decade

Stanton Wheeler

42 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Socialization in Correctional Communities 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 50 100 150 200
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. Socialization in Correctional Communities
    1961 248 citations Stanton Wheeler American Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stanton Wheeler United States 22 1.1k 355 347 297 201 48 1.9k
Anthony N. Doob Canada 30 1.7k 1.6× 228 0.6× 238 0.7× 584 2.0× 71 0.4× 108 2.6k
Jerome H. Skolnick United States 25 2.2k 2.1× 168 0.5× 199 0.6× 320 1.1× 79 0.4× 78 3.0k
H. L. A. Hart United Kingdom 20 983 0.9× 335 0.9× 984 2.8× 160 0.5× 70 0.3× 55 3.3k
Marshall B. Clinard United States 20 1.5k 1.3× 119 0.3× 46 0.1× 255 0.9× 72 0.4× 46 2.2k
Hugo Adam Bedau United States 14 629 0.6× 84 0.2× 171 0.5× 126 0.4× 77 0.4× 67 1.1k
Robert Reiner United Kingdom 17 2.2k 2.1× 72 0.2× 115 0.3× 196 0.7× 101 0.5× 56 3.2k
Sheldon L. Messinger United States 16 734 0.7× 77 0.2× 68 0.2× 261 0.9× 63 0.3× 44 1.3k
Herbert McClosky United States 17 1.7k 1.5× 198 0.6× 110 0.3× 193 0.6× 177 0.9× 24 3.0k
Martha Minow United States 15 1.0k 0.9× 69 0.2× 234 0.7× 94 0.3× 181 0.9× 106 1.7k
Christine E. Bose United States 17 924 0.9× 187 0.5× 29 0.1× 106 0.4× 62 0.3× 28 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stanton Wheeler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stanton Wheeler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Feeley, Malcolm M, et al.. (1992). Crimes of the Middle Classes: White-Collar Offenders in the Federal Courts.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 21(6). 837–837. 12 indexed citations
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Weisburd, David, Elin Waring, & Stanton Wheeler. (1990). Class, Status, and the Punishment of White-Collar Criminals. Law & Social Inquiry. 15(2). 223–223. 2 indexed citations
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Weisburd, David, Elin Waring, & Stanton Wheeler. (1990). Class, Status, and the Punishment of White-Collar Criminals. Law & Social Inquiry. 15(2). 223–243. 39 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton & Gary T. Marx. (1989). Deceiving the Deceivers: When Cops Go Underground. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 18(6). 923–923. 1 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton. (1988). White Collar Crimes and Criminals. SSRN Electronic Journal. 52 indexed citations
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Hagan, John, et al.. (1988). The Law & Society Movement Comes of Age. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 17(5). 648–648. 1 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet & Stanton Wheeler. (1984). The Chicago Tribune Sports Page, 1900 - 1975. Sociology of Sport Journal. 1(4). 299–313. 10 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton, et al.. (1982). Sentencing the White-Collar Offender: Rhetoric and Reality. American Sociological Review. 47(5). 641–641. 226 indexed citations
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Starr, Paul, David J. Rothman, & Stanton Wheeler. (1982). Social History and Social Policy.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(6). 671–671. 4 indexed citations
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Berkowitz, Edward D., David J. Rothman, & Stanton Wheeler. (1981). Social History and Social Policy. Journal of American History. 68(3). 640–640. 19 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton, et al.. (1977). The Paper Label Sentences: Critiques. The Yale Law Journal. 86(4). 619–619. 12 indexed citations
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Schermerhorn, R. A., Alvin W. Gouldner, Marshall B. Clinard, et al.. (1976). SSSP as the Organization of a Social Movement: Comments and Suggestions. Social Problems. 24(1). 37–53. 3 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton. (1976). Trends and Problems in the Sociological Study of Crime. Social Problems. 23(5). 525–534. 30 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton, et al.. (1974). Erwachsenen-Sozialisation: Sozialisation nach Abschluß der Kindheit. 1 indexed citations
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Blumberg, Abraham S. & Stanton Wheeler. (1971). On Record: Files and Dossiers in American Life.. American Sociological Review. 36(4). 742–742. 60 indexed citations
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Gordon, Robert, Stanton Wheeler, & Helen MacGill Hughes. (1968). Controlling Delinquents.. American Sociological Review. 33(6). 993–993. 60 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Stanton & Arthur L. Stinchcombe. (1967). Rebellion in a High School.. American Sociological Review. 32(6). 1018–1018. 171 indexed citations
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Ball, Harry V. & Stanton Wheeler. (1965). Preface and Acknowledgments. Social Problems. 13(1). iii–iii.
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Wheeler, Stanton. (1961). Socialization in Correctional Communities. American Sociological Review. 26(5). 697–697. 248 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wheeler, Stanton. (1960). Sex Offenses: A Sociological Critique. Law and Contemporary Problems. 25(2). 258–258. 9 indexed citations

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