Tom Smith

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Tom Smith is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Smith has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Tom Smith's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 papers). Tom Smith is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (10 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 papers). Tom Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Tom Smith's co-authors include James A. Davis, Jibum Kim, Alison Park, Achim Koch, Robert Y. Shapiro, Jeong‐han Kang, John Powell, Jing Shi, Jeom Kee Paik and Robert E. Whaley and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Public Opinion Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Tom Smith

28 papers receiving 912 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

General Social Surveys: 1972 - 1994; cumulative codebook

1994 580 citations James A. Davis, Tom Smith profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Smith United States	14	626	224	215	172	165	36	1.0k
Tom W. Smith United States	13	829 1.3×	250 1.1×	351 1.6×	129 0.8×	149 0.9×	26	1.2k
Robert W. Oldendick United States	19	650 1.0×	366 1.6×	204 0.9×	77 0.4×	142 0.9×	36	1.2k
Maureen Baker New Zealand	17	474 0.8×	199 0.9×	149 0.7×	129 0.8×	377 2.3×	64	1.0k
Merlin Schaeffer Germany	14	756 1.2×	284 1.3×	105 0.5×	121 0.7×	90 0.5×	37	1.1k
Giulia Maria Dotti Sani Italy	17	500 0.8×	180 0.8×	92 0.4×	115 0.7×	274 1.7×	35	890
Arthur B. Shostak United States	14	402 0.6×	127 0.6×	78 0.4×	157 0.9×	135 0.8×	80	1.0k
Jochem Tolsma Netherlands	18	1.1k 1.8×	290 1.3×	120 0.6×	155 0.9×	61 0.4×	61	1.4k
Rudy Fenwick United States	12	559 0.9×	107 0.5×	122 0.6×	193 1.1×	157 1.0×	18	956
Trenton D. Mize United States	12	686 1.1×	109 0.5×	156 0.7×	241 1.4×	271 1.6×	22	1.2k
Erik van Ingen Netherlands	23	765 1.2×	141 0.6×	243 1.1×	158 0.9×	55 0.3×	42	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Smith

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Smith, Tom, et al.. (2017). Scary Monsters And Super Creeps. University of the Arts London Research Online (University of the Arts London). 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (2016). Autobiologies: Charles Darwin and the Natural History of the Self. Life Writing. 14(1). 127–131.

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Smith, Tom. (2016). The Archive and the Closet: Same-sex Desire and GDR Military Service in Stefan Wolter's Autobiographical Writing. Oxford German Studies. 45(2). 198–211. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Jibum, Tom Smith, & Jeong‐han Kang. (2014). Religious Affiliation, Religious Service Attendance, and Mortality. Journal of Religion and Health. 54(6). 2052–2072. 22 indexed citations

5.

Powell, John, Jing Shi, Tom Smith, & Robert E. Whaley. (2007). The persistent presidential dummy; differences turn out to be insignificant. The Journal of Portfolio Management. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (2006). The National Spiritual Transformation Study. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 45(2). 283–296. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Jibum, Tom Smith, Alison Park, & Achim Koch. (2006). Social-Science Research and the General Social Surveys. Comparative Sociology. 5(1). 33–43. 36 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom, Jibum Kim, Achim Koch, & Alison Park. (2005). Social-science research and the general social surveys. UCL Discovery (University College London). 29(56). 68–77. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom & Celia Whitchurch. (2002). L'avenir de la mission tripartite. 14(2). 43–59. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1999). The First International Conference on Auto/Biography: Approaching the Auto/Biographical Turn. 21–24 June 1999, Beijing, China. a/b Auto/Biography Studies. 14(1). 146–155. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1998). Introduction: Autobiography in Fresh Contexts. a/b Auto/Biography Studies. 13(1). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1997). . Public Opinion Quarterly. 61(3). 508–508. 1 indexed citations

13.

Davis, James A. & Tom Smith. (1994). General Social Surveys: 1972 - 1994; cumulative codebook. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Tom. (1994). IS THERE REAL OPINION CHANGE?. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 6(2). 187–203. 21 indexed citations

15.

Smith, Tom, et al.. (1989). Observing "The Observers Observed": A Comment. Social Problems. 36(3). 310–312. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1987). A Report: The Welfare State in Cross-National Perspective. Public Opinion Quarterly. 51(3). 404–404. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1985). Working wives and women's rights: The connection between the employment status of wives and the feminist attitudes of husbands. Sex Roles. 12(5-6). 501–508. 56 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1983). The Polls: American Attitudes Toward the Soviet Union and Communism. Public Opinion Quarterly. 47(2). 277–277. 20 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1980). America's Most Important Problem-A Trend Analysis, 1946-1976. Public Opinion Quarterly. 44(2). 164–164. 50 indexed citations

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Smith, Tom. (1980). The 75% Solution: An Analysis of the Structure of Attitudes on Gun Control, 1959-1977. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 71(3). 300–300. 40 indexed citations

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