Thomas S. Smith

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas S. Smith is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas S. Smith has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Thomas S. Smith's work include Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (3 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers). Thomas S. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (3 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers). Thomas S. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas S. Smith's co-authors include Ulf Hannerz, Peter M. Blau, Robert Κ. Merton, Stacey J. Oliker, Claude E. Welch, Robert Reiner, David D. Franks, Craig R. Barclay, Raymond J. Murphy and Clive Emsley 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 S. Smith

23 papers receiving 894 citations

Hit Papers

Cultural Complexity: Studies in the Social Organization o... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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. Cultural Complexity: Studies in the Social Organization of Meaning.
    1994 769 citations Thomas S. Smith, Ulf Hannerz 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
Thomas S. Smith United States 12 659 189 134 119 116 23 1.2k
Ferdinand Tönnies 12 965 1.5× 244 1.3× 164 1.2× 111 0.9× 62 0.5× 29 1.7k
Rémi Clignet United States 15 579 0.9× 205 1.1× 79 0.6× 96 0.8× 114 1.0× 80 1.4k
Florian Znaniecki 13 1.0k 1.6× 185 1.0× 165 1.2× 218 1.8× 63 0.5× 30 1.7k
Beryl Langer Australia 6 772 1.2× 218 1.2× 112 0.8× 80 0.7× 159 1.4× 10 1.7k
Stjepan G. Meštrović United States 22 786 1.2× 225 1.2× 137 1.0× 40 0.3× 60 0.5× 79 1.4k
Donald A. Nielsen United States 9 655 1.0× 119 0.6× 119 0.9× 45 0.4× 94 0.8× 31 1.1k
Brigitte Berger United States 7 681 1.0× 315 1.7× 155 1.2× 95 0.8× 43 0.4× 20 1.3k
Charles Lemert United States 17 837 1.3× 157 0.8× 101 0.8× 48 0.4× 64 0.6× 87 1.5k
Tamotsu Shibutani United States 13 1.0k 1.6× 134 0.7× 230 1.7× 60 0.5× 73 0.6× 28 1.8k
Arthur G. Neal United States 14 492 0.7× 121 0.6× 227 1.7× 96 0.8× 34 0.3× 49 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas S. Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Thomas S.. (2005). Dialogicality and Social Representations. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 34(3). 331–332. 36 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S., et al.. (2002). Hyperstructures and the Biology of Interpersonal Dependence: Rethinking Reciprocity and Altruism. Sociological Theory. 20(1). 106–130. 11 indexed citations
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Franks, David D. & Thomas S. Smith. (1999). Mind, brain, and society : toward a neurosociology of emotion. JAI Press eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S., et al.. (1999). The Architecture of Small Networks: Strong Interaction and Dynamic Organization in Small Social Systems. American Sociological Review. 64(3). 403–420. 5 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S., et al.. (1999). The Architecture of Small Networks: Strong Interaction and Dynamic Organization in Small Social Systems. American Sociological Review. 64(3). 403–403. 20 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S., et al.. (1996). Emergence, Self-Organization, and Social Interaction: Arousal-Dependent Structure in Social Systems. Sociological Theory. 14(2). 131–131. 22 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S.. (1994). Catastrophies in Interaction: A Note on Arousal-Dependent Discontinuities in Attachment Behavior. Social Psychology Quarterly. 57(3). 274–274. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S. & Ulf Hannerz. (1994). Cultural Complexity: Studies in the Social Organization of Meaning.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(1). 133–133. 769 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barclay, Craig R. & Thomas S. Smith. (1993). Autobiographical remembering and self-composing. 6(3). 231–251. 9 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S., et al.. (1991). The adolescent mentally ill chemical abuser: Special considerations in dual diagnosis. 1(4). 79–113. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S. & Clive Emsley. (1985). Policing and Its Context, 1750-1870.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 14(1). 87–87. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S., Peter M. Blau, & Robert Κ. Merton. (1984). Continuities in Structural Inquiry.. Social Forces. 63(1). 263–263. 84 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S. & Raymond J. Murphy. (1984). Conflicting Criteria of Success in the Careers of Symphony Musicians. Empirical Studies of the Arts. 2(2). 149–172. 7 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S.. (1982). The Vietnam Era in Iowa Politics. 63(5). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S.. (1981). A Martyr for Prohibition: The Murder of Reverend George C Haddock. 62(6). 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S. & Robert Reiner. (1981). The Blue-Coated Worker: A Sociological Study of Police Unionism.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(2). 299–299. 39 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S. & Claude E. Welch. (1978). Civilian Control of the Military: Theory and Cases from the Developing Countries.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(4). 454–454. 42 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S.. (1976). Inverse Distance Variations for the Flow of Crime in Urban Areas. Social Forces. 54(4). 802–802. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S.. (1974). Aestheticism and Social Structure: Style and Social Network in the Dandy Life. American Sociological Review. 39(5). 725–725. 32 indexed citations
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Smith, Thomas S.. (1969). Structural Crystallization, Status Inconsistency and Political Partisanship. American Sociological Review. 34(6). 907–907. 15 indexed citations

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