Thomas J. Fararo

4.0k total citations
79 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Fararo is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Fararo has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 12 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Fararo's work include Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (11 papers), Social Power and Status Dynamics (10 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (9 papers). Thomas J. Fararo is often cited by papers focused on Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (11 papers), Social Power and Status Dynamics (10 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (9 papers). Thomas J. Fararo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Belgium. Thomas J. Fararo's co-authors include John Skvoretz, Michael Thompson, James S. Coleman, Patrick Doreian, Mary Zey, Norman P. Hummon, Michael Sonis, Dimitrios S. Dendrinos, Siegwart Lindenberg and David G. Wagner 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

Thomas J. Fararo

76 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas J. Fararo United States	28	1.2k	433	294	232	205	79	2.4k
Scott A. Boorman United States	13	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 2.6×	343 1.2×	230 1.0×	181 0.9×	32	3.2k
Gerhard G. van de Bunt Netherlands	11	843 0.7×	532 1.2×	186 0.6×	109 0.5×	239 1.2×	16	2.2k
S. D. Berkowitz Canada	12	1.2k 1.0×	284 0.7×	171 0.6×	85 0.4×	273 1.3×	26	2.4k
Diana Crane United States	29	1.3k 1.1×	151 0.3×	414 1.4×	116 0.5×	288 1.4×	74	4.3k
Harriet Zuckerman United States	21	697 0.6×	103 0.2×	285 1.0×	116 0.5×	198 1.0×	50	3.3k
J. Miller McPherson United States	18	1.9k 1.6×	305 0.7×	196 0.7×	61 0.3×	247 1.2×	23	2.9k
B. Curtis Eaton	2	1.1k 0.9×	434 1.0×	751 2.6×	417 1.8×	61 0.3×	2	2.4k
George A. Barnett United States	35	1.5k 1.2×	821 1.9×	274 0.9×	109 0.5×	218 1.1×	138	3.8k
Bernard P. Cohen United States	17	1.2k 1.0×	117 0.3×	168 0.6×	164 0.7×	342 1.7×	34	2.4k
John F. Padgett United States	16	1.0k 0.9×	357 0.8×	457 1.6×	216 0.9×	403 2.0×	34	2.6k

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Doreian, Patrick & Thomas J. Fararo. (2012). The Problem of Solidarity. 2 indexed citations

Demeulenaere, Pierre, Raymond Boudon, Jon Elster, et al.. (2011). Analytical Sociology and Social Mechanisms. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 96 indexed citations

McClelland, Kent & Thomas J. Fararo. (2006). Purpose, meaning, and action : control systems theories in sociology. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 15 indexed citations

Fararo, Thomas J. & Kenji Kosaka. (2003). Generating Images of Stratification. 8 indexed citations

Fararo, Thomas J.. (2001). Theoretical Sociology in the 20th Century.. 2. 7 indexed citations

Doreian, Patrick, et al.. (2001). The Problem of Solidarity: Theories and Models. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(1). 91–91. 98 indexed citations

Fararo, Thomas J., et al.. (2001). Problems of Form. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(3). 306–306. 26 indexed citations

Fararo, Thomas J.. (1996). The human difference: Animals, computers, and the necessity of social science. History of European Ideas. 22(2). 158–159. 1 indexed citations

Berg, Axel van den, James S. Coleman, & Thomas J. Fararo. (1994). Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(4). 617–617. 17 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J.. (1992). Rationality and Formal Theory. Rationality and Society. 4(4). 437–450. 2 indexed citations

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Skvoretz, John & Thomas J. Fararo. (1992). Power and network exchange: an essay toward theoretical unification. Social Networks. 14(3-4). 325–344. 23 indexed citations

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Skvoretz, John & Thomas J. Fararo. (1989). Action structures and sociological action theory. Journal of Mathematical Sociology. 14(2-3). 111–137. 7 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J.. (1989). The Meaning of General Theoretical Sociology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 81 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J., et al.. (1987). Approaches to Social Theory. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(6). 900–900. 91 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J. & David G. Wagner. (1986). The Growth of Sociological Theories.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(1). 162–162. 45 indexed citations

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Doreian, Patrick & Thomas J. Fararo. (1985). Structural equivalence in a journal network. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 36(1). 28–37. 77 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J., et al.. (1976). The Information Processing Representation of Institutionalised Social Action. The Sociological Review. 24(1_suppl). 35–77. 8 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J.. (1970). Theoretical studies in status and stratification. 2 indexed citations

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Fararo, Thomas J.. (1968). Theory of status. 4 indexed citations

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Freeman, Linton C., et al.. (1963). Locating Leaders in Local Communities: A Comparison of Some Alternative Approaches. American Sociological Review. 28(5). 791–791. 31 indexed citations

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