Ulf Himmelstrand

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ulf Himmelstrand is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulf Himmelstrand has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Ulf Himmelstrand's work include Economic Theory and Institutions (3 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (2 papers). Ulf Himmelstrand is often cited by papers focused on Economic Theory and Institutions (3 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (2 papers). Ulf Himmelstrand collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Nigeria and United Kingdom. Ulf Himmelstrand's co-authors include Margaret S. Archer, Robert Topel, Richard B. Freeman, Birgitta Swedenborg, Richard Swedberg, Göran Ahrne, Hans L. Zetterberg, Roger Friedland, Gail M. Gerhart and Claude Ake and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Foreign Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Ulf Himmelstrand

32 papers receiving 960 citations

Hit Papers

Being Human: The Problem ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulf Himmelstrand Sweden 10 637 248 223 136 132 37 1.2k
Christopher F. Armstrong United States 7 640 1.0× 314 1.3× 439 2.0× 82 0.6× 261 2.0× 8 1.3k
Moishe Postone United States 13 1.4k 2.3× 414 1.7× 199 0.9× 139 1.0× 111 0.8× 46 2.2k
Brian Fay United States 9 487 0.8× 154 0.6× 250 1.1× 88 0.6× 36 0.3× 29 1.1k
Bertell Ollman United States 15 611 1.0× 186 0.8× 95 0.4× 48 0.4× 79 0.6× 46 1.1k
Christopher T. Husbands United Kingdom 21 648 1.0× 645 2.6× 383 1.7× 40 0.3× 86 0.7× 66 1.4k
Harold Silver United Kingdom 18 349 0.5× 303 1.2× 583 2.6× 66 0.5× 49 0.4× 74 1.1k
Gilly Cantor United States 4 573 0.9× 162 0.7× 87 0.4× 122 0.9× 99 0.8× 7 1.0k
Ian Craib United Kingdom 17 686 1.1× 150 0.6× 166 0.7× 164 1.2× 40 0.3× 51 1.4k
Michael Oakeshott United Kingdom 17 684 1.1× 703 2.8× 384 1.7× 61 0.4× 87 0.7× 45 1.9k
Sylviane Ceccaldi 14 546 0.9× 158 0.6× 178 0.8× 48 0.4× 60 0.5× 207 894

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulf Himmelstrand

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All Works

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Himmelstrand, Ulf & Margaret S. Archer. (2002). Being Human: The Problem of Agency. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(3). 359–359. 847 indexed citations breakdown →
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (2000). Three Faces in Russian Sociology. Surviving intellectually as sociologists in a totalitarian society. International Review of Sociology. 1 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf, Richard B. Freeman, Robert Topel, & Birgitta Swedenborg. (1999). The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 53(1). 158–158. 64 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1997). "Soluciones sin problemas" y "Problemas con o sin solución": En el trabajo, el los mercados y en el estado. Sistema: Revista de ciencias sociales. 25–37.
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Gerhart, Gail M., et al.. (1996). African Perspectives on Development: Controversies, Dilemmas and Openings. Foreign Affairs. 75(5). 160–160. 16 indexed citations
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Samuels, Warren J. & Ulf Himmelstrand. (1994). Interfaces in Economic and Social Analysis. Southern Economic Journal. 60(3). 789–789. 1 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf, et al.. (1992). Beyond the Marketplace: Rethinking Economy and Society.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 21(1). 92–92. 15 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1987). The multiparadigmatic trend in sociology. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1986). The social reproduction of organization and culture. SAGE Publications eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1986). Sociology : from crisis to science?. SAGE Publications eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1986). The Sociology of structure and action. SAGE Publications eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf, et al.. (1983). Beyond Welfare Capitalism: Issues, Actors and Forces in Societal Change.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(1). 62–62. 14 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1982). Ideology, Science, and Policy Impact: Thoughts on the Tasks and Challenges of the Social Sciences.. International Social Science Journal. 34(3).
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1981). Innovative Processes in Social Change: Theory, Method, and Social Practice.. International Social Science Journal. 33(2). 1221–4. 5 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1981). Spontaneity and planning in social development. SAGE Publications eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf, et al.. (1978). Africa reports on the Nigerian Crisis: News, attitudes and background information : a study of press performance, government attitude to Biafra and ethnopolitical integration. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1969). Tribalism, Nationalism, Rank-Equilibration, and Social Structure. Journal of Peace Research. 6(2). 81–102. 7 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1962). A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Depoliticization and Political Involvement. Acta Sociologica. 6(1). 83–110. 5 indexed citations
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Rose, Richard & Ulf Himmelstrand. (1962). Social Pressures, Attitudes and Democratic Processes. British Journal of Sociology. 13(1). 86–86. 1 indexed citations
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Himmelstrand, Ulf. (1960). Verbal Attitudes and Behavior: A Paradigm for the Study of Message Transmission and Transformation. Public Opinion Quarterly. 24(2, Special Issue: Attitude Change). 224–224. 7 indexed citations

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