Val Burris

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Val Burris is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Val Burris has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Val Burris's work include Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism (9 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (6 papers). Val Burris is often cited by papers focused on Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism (9 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers) and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (6 papers). Val Burris collaborates with scholars based in United States. Val Burris's co-authors include Leslie Sklair, Christopher Lasch, Scott G. McNall, Clifford L. Staples, Amy Wharton, Jerry Lembcke, Rhonda F. Levine, Leon Grunberg, Stephen F. Diamond and Paul Phillips 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

Val Burris

40 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Transnational Capitalist Class 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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. The Transnational Capitalist Class
    2002 647 citations Val Burris 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
Val Burris United States 16 1.4k 580 409 269 217 43 2.5k
Robert M. Marsh United States 21 1.3k 0.9× 436 0.8× 244 0.6× 211 0.8× 339 1.6× 98 2.5k
Roger Friedland United States 24 1.3k 0.9× 569 1.0× 412 1.0× 96 0.4× 338 1.6× 71 2.7k
Tony J. Watson United Kingdom 33 1.0k 0.7× 195 0.3× 428 1.0× 299 1.1× 123 0.6× 80 3.5k
Robert R. Alford United States 23 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 289 0.7× 188 0.7× 469 2.2× 46 3.3k
Richard Scase United Kingdom 22 611 0.4× 533 0.9× 277 0.7× 226 0.8× 312 1.4× 70 2.2k
Barbara Townley United Kingdom 24 1.1k 0.8× 335 0.6× 746 1.8× 216 0.8× 139 0.6× 44 3.7k
R.J. Friedland 3 711 0.5× 281 0.5× 602 1.5× 111 0.4× 184 0.8× 6 2.2k
Robert B. Reich United States 25 701 0.5× 484 0.8× 442 1.1× 228 0.8× 548 2.5× 84 2.5k
Michael Rowlinson United Kingdom 27 780 0.5× 278 0.5× 548 1.3× 110 0.4× 238 1.1× 72 2.9k
Ralf Dahrendorf United Kingdom 24 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 176 0.4× 264 1.0× 329 1.5× 164 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Val Burris

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Fields of papers citing papers by Val Burris

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Val Burris

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burris, Val. (2007). Fordism and Positivism in U.S. Sociology. Social Science History. 31(1). 93–105. 3 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (2005). Overeducation. Work and Occupations. 32(3). 319–321. 11 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (2005). Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Volume 20. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 34(2). 136–137. 1 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (2001). The Two Faces of Capital: Corporations and Individual Capitalists as Political Actors. American Sociological Review. 66(3). 361–381. 44 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (2001). Small Business, Status Politics, and the Social Base of New Christian Right Activism. Critical Sociology. 27(1). 29–55. 7 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (2000). The Myth of Old Money Liberalism: The Politics of the "Forbes" 400 Richest Americans. Social Problems. 47(3). 360–378. 1 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1999). Class Structure and Political Ideology. Critical Sociology. 25(2-3). 308–332. 7 indexed citations
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Burris, Val & Christopher Lasch. (1995). The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 24(6). 765–765. 319 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1992). La síntesis neomarxista de Marx y Weber sobre las clases. 127–156. 4 indexed citations
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Burris, Val & Stephen F. Diamond. (1991). Academic Freedom, Conspicuous Benevolence, and the National Association of Scholars. Critical Sociology. 18(3). 125–142. 1 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1988). REIFICATION: A MARXIST PERSPECTIVE. 13 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1987). The Political Partisanship of American Business: A Study of Corporate Political Action Committees. American Sociological Review. 52(6). 732–732. 80 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1987). Class Structure and Political Ideology. Insurgent Sociologist. 14(2). 5–46. 6 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1986). The discovery of the new middle class. Theory and Society. 15(3). 34 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1983). Who Opposed the ERA? An Analysis of the Social Bases of Antifeminism.. Social Science Quarterly. 64(2). 28 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1983). The Social and Political Consequences of Overeducation. American Sociological Review. 48(4). 454–454. 142 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1982). The Dialectic of Women's Oppression: Notes on the Relation Between Capitalims and Patriarchy. 51–74. 4 indexed citations
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Burris, Val & Amy Wharton. (1982). Sex Segregation in the U.S. Labor Force. Review of Radical Political Economics. 14(3). 43–56. 23 indexed citations
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Burris, Val & Scott G. McNall. (1981). Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(3). 471–471. 70 indexed citations
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Burris, Val. (1980). Capital Accumulation and the Rise of the New Middle Class. Review of Radical Political Economics. 12(1). 17–34. 14 indexed citations

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