Steve Rytina

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 821 citations indexed

About

Steve Rytina is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve Rytina has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 821 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Health and 1 paper in Communication. Recurrent topics in Steve Rytina's work include Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (3 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (2 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (2 papers). Steve Rytina is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (3 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (2 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (2 papers). Steve Rytina collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Steve Rytina's co-authors include Peter H. Rossi, Steven L. Nock, V. Lee Hamilton, David L. Morgan, Brian Barry, Joseph E. Schwartz, Peter M. Blau and Terry C. Blum and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Steve Rytina

11 papers receiving 702 citations

Hit Papers

Measuring Social Judgments: The Factorial Survey Approach. 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400 500
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. Measuring Social Judgments: The Factorial Survey Approach.
    1983 520 citations Steve Rytina, Peter H. Rossi et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steve Rytina Canada 9 513 126 114 96 87 11 821
Joel Lefkowitz United States 17 407 0.8× 125 1.0× 103 0.9× 198 2.1× 246 2.8× 50 1.1k
Laure M. Sharp United States 9 309 0.6× 101 0.8× 65 0.6× 49 0.5× 66 0.8× 32 978
Elton F. Jackson United States 14 698 1.4× 111 0.9× 65 0.6× 61 0.6× 149 1.7× 22 999
Richard Lempert United States 19 365 0.7× 114 0.9× 303 2.7× 66 0.7× 105 1.2× 88 1.3k
Jomills Henry Braddock United States 20 695 1.4× 94 0.7× 160 1.4× 250 2.6× 171 2.0× 58 1.4k
Trevor Noble United Kingdom 8 563 1.1× 102 0.8× 85 0.7× 57 0.6× 41 0.5× 22 936
Andrew Sum United States 13 224 0.4× 168 1.3× 132 1.2× 74 0.8× 37 0.4× 71 727
Gina Lai Hong Kong 12 412 0.8× 229 1.8× 61 0.5× 64 0.7× 142 1.6× 23 788
Wayne J. Villemez United States 16 901 1.8× 283 2.2× 349 3.1× 198 2.1× 70 0.8× 47 1.3k
David Elesh United States 13 345 0.7× 138 1.1× 130 1.1× 56 0.6× 27 0.3× 24 712

Countries citing papers authored by Steve Rytina

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve Rytina

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steve Rytina

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Rytina, Steve. (2000). Is Occupational Mobility Declining in the U.S.?. Social Forces. 78(4). 1227–1276. 22 indexed citations
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Rytina, Steve. (1992). Scaling the Intergenerational Continuity of Occupation: Is Occupational Inheritance Ascriptive After All?. American Journal of Sociology. 97(6). 1658–1688. 36 indexed citations
3.
Rytina, Steve. (1992). Response to Hauser and Logan and Grusky and Van Rompaey. American Journal of Sociology. 97(6). 1729–1748. 8 indexed citations
4.
Rytina, Steve & Brian Barry. (1990). Theories of Justice: A Treatise on Social Justice, Vol. 1.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(6). 907–907. 31 indexed citations
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Rytina, Steve. (1989). Life Changes and the Continuity of Rank: An Alternative Interpretation of Mobility Magnitudes over the Life Cycle. American Sociological Review. 54(6). 910–910. 10 indexed citations
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Rytina, Steve, Peter M. Blau, Terry C. Blum, & Joseph E. Schwartz. (1988). Inequality and Intermarriage: A Paradox of Motive and Constraint. Social Forces. 66(3). 645–675. 38 indexed citations
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Rytina, Steve, Peter H. Rossi, & Steven L. Nock. (1983). Measuring Social Judgments: The Factorial Survey Approach.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(6). 698–698. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rytina, Steve & David L. Morgan. (1982). The Arithmetic of Social Relations: The Interplay of Category and Network. American Journal of Sociology. 88(1). 88–113. 48 indexed citations
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Rytina, Steve & V. Lee Hamilton. (1981). On Philosophical Distinctions and Observed Judgments. American Journal of Sociology. 87(2). 435–437. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, V. Lee & Steve Rytina. (1980). Social Consensus on Norms of Justice: Should the Punishment Fit the Crime?. American Journal of Sociology. 85(5). 1117–1144. 91 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L. & Steve Rytina. (1977). Comment on "Network Sampling: Some First Steps" by Mark Granovetter. American Journal of Sociology. 83(3). 722–727. 16 indexed citations

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