W. J. H. Sprott

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

W. J. H. Sprott is a scholar working on Philosophy, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. H. Sprott has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Philosophy, 0 papers in Infectious Diseases and 0 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. J. H. Sprott's work include Technology, Environment, Urban Planning (1 paper). W. J. H. Sprott is often cited by papers focused on Technology, Environment, Urban Planning (1 paper). W. J. H. Sprott collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. W. J. H. Sprott's co-authors include Gordon W. Āllport, Kurt Lewin, Alfred J. Marrow, Helen MacGill Hughes, Roy R. Grinker, J. C. Flügel, Maurice Halbwachs, Michael Argyle, Anthony Giddens and Raymond G. Hunt and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology and Sociology.

In The Last Decade

W. J. H. Sprott

10 papers receiving 468 citations

Hit Papers

The Nature of Prejudice 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 100 200 300
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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 Nature of Prejudice
    1955 310 citations W. J. H. Sprott, Gordon W. Āllport British Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. J. H. Sprott United Kingdom 5 271 124 71 62 61 14 617
Richard Centers United States 13 251 0.9× 169 1.4× 44 0.6× 61 1.0× 42 0.7× 34 649
Bernard N. Meltzer United States 9 308 1.1× 115 0.9× 95 1.3× 73 1.2× 53 0.9× 18 633
Verling C. Troldahl United States 9 268 1.0× 154 1.2× 60 0.8× 58 0.9× 35 0.6× 15 649
John H. Rohrer United States 9 195 0.7× 132 1.1× 29 0.4× 62 1.0× 18 0.3× 19 536
Frank R. Westie United States 11 394 1.5× 212 1.7× 111 1.6× 51 0.8× 46 0.8× 19 689
Jerome G. Manis United States 10 241 0.9× 128 1.0× 75 1.1× 109 1.8× 48 0.8× 31 613
Eugenia Hanfmann United States 9 259 1.0× 217 1.8× 96 1.4× 133 2.1× 38 0.6× 20 722
Salomon Rettig United States 14 205 0.8× 153 1.2× 27 0.4× 58 0.9× 30 0.5× 61 561
Raymond H. Potvin United States 15 398 1.5× 117 0.9× 63 0.9× 70 1.1× 50 0.8× 36 792
Elizabeth K. Nottingham United States 9 233 0.9× 105 0.8× 42 0.6× 72 1.2× 52 0.9× 20 631

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. J. H. Sprott

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Sprott, W. J. H., Alfred J. Marrow, & Kurt Lewin. (1971). The Practical Theorist: The Life and Work of Kurt Lewin. British Journal of Sociology. 22(3). 337–337. 207 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H.. (1969). Über die Präventivwirkung des Nichtwissens: Dunkelziffer, Norm und Strafe. Sociology. 3(1). 136–136.
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Giddens, Anthony, Paul F. Secord, Carl W. Backman, et al.. (1965). The Present Position of Social Psychology. British Journal of Sociology. 16(4). 365–365.
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Sprott, W. J. H.. (1963). Principia Sociologica II. British Journal of Sociology. 14(4). 307–307. 1 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H., et al.. (1963). Social Psychology Through Experiment. British Journal of Sociology. 14(2). 178–178. 4 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H., et al.. (1959). The Psychology of Social Class. British Journal of Sociology. 10(1). 74–74. 5 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H., Roy R. Grinker, & Helen MacGill Hughes. (1957). Toward a Unified Theory of Human Behavior.. American Sociological Review. 22(1). 110–110. 79 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H. & J. C. Flügel. (1956). Studies in Feeling and Desire. British Journal of Sociology. 7(2). 161–161. 3 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H., et al.. (1955). Science and Social Action. British Journal of Sociology. 6(3). 286–286. 3 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H. & Gordon W. Āllport. (1955). The Nature of Prejudice. British Journal of Sociology. 6(3). 290–290. 310 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sprott, W. J. H.. (1954). The Sensory Order. By F. A. Hayek. (Routledge and Kegan Paul. Pp. xxii + 209. Price 18s.). Philosophy. 29(109). 183–185. 2 indexed citations
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Sprott, W. J. H.. (1954). Introduction. The Sociological Review. 2(1_suppl). 5–11.
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Sprott, W. J. H.. (1952). Principia Sociologica. British Journal of Sociology. 3(3). 203–203. 3 indexed citations
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