Wilbur Zelinsky

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Wilbur Zelinsky is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Geography, Planning and Development and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilbur Zelinsky has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Wilbur Zelinsky's work include American History and Culture (5 papers), Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (5 papers) and American Environmental and Regional History (5 papers). Wilbur Zelinsky is often cited by papers focused on American History and Culture (5 papers), Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (5 papers) and American Environmental and Regional History (5 papers). Wilbur Zelinsky collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Wilbur Zelinsky's co-authors include Marvin W. Mikesell, Barrett A. Lee, Norman Myers, Amos H. Hawley, Thomas Bender, Susan Hanson, Janice Monk, James R. Shortridge, Barry Schwartz and Philip Gleason and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Forces, The American Historical Review and Demography.

In The Last Decade

Wilbur Zelinsky

97 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Hypothesis of the Mobility Transition 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 250 500 750

Peers

Wilbur Zelinsky
Comparison fields: 5 of 135
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.0k
  • Demography 610
  • Geography, Planning and Development 540
  • Economics and Econometrics 407
  • Urban Studies 383
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Fields of papers citing papers by Wilbur Zelinsky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wilbur Zelinsky

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 0
2 31
3 2
4 69
5 9
6 105
7 71
8 7
9 9
10 16
11
The cultural geography of the United States
85
12 16
13 2
14 17
15 4
16 1
17 7
18 1
19 5
20 1

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