William A. Westley

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

William A. Westley is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Westley has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Clinical Psychology and 2 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in William A. Westley's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (2 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (1 paper). William A. Westley is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (2 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (1 paper). William A. Westley collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. William A. Westley's co-authors include Frederick Elkin, Rodney Stark, Nathan B. Epstein and E. D. Wittkower and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

William A. Westley

21 papers receiving 973 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.

Violence and the Police

1953 386 citations William A. Westley American Journal of Sociology profile →
Violence and the Police: A Sociological Study of Law, Custom, and Morality.

1972 370 citations William A. Westley et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers

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Arthur Niederhoffer United States

David J. Bordua United States

Duncan Chappell Australia

David F. Luckenbill United States

Austin T. Turk United States

Victor E. Kappeler United States

Eric D. Poole United States

Robert M. Regoli United States

Herbert L. Packer United States

Ruth Shonle Cavan United States

Arthur Niederhoffer United States

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558 ×0.8

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175 ×1.0

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96 ×0.6

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94 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to William A. Westley William A. Westley (= 1×) peers Arthur Niederhoffer

Countries citing papers authored by William A. Westley

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Fields of papers citing papers by William A. Westley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Westley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William A. Westley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William A. Westley 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 William A. Westley. William A. Westley 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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Westley, William A., et al.. (1984). The working environment in Canadian hospitals: Constraints and opportunities. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Westley, William A.. (1979). Problems and Solutions in the Quality of Working Life. Human Relations. 32(2). 113–123. 86 indexed citations

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Westley, William A. & Rodney Stark. (1973). Police Riots: Collective Violence and Law Enforcement.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 2(2). 211–211. 43 indexed citations

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1972). Violence and the Police: A Sociological Study of Law, Custom, and Morality.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 1(2). 172–172. 370 indexed citations breakdown →

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1971). The Emerging Worker. MQUP eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1970). The Silent Majority: Families of Emotionally Healthy College Students.. American Sociological Review. 35(5). 947–947. 7 indexed citations

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1969). The Silent Majority: Families of Emotionally Healthy College Students. The Journal of Higher Education. 40(9). 744–744. 3 indexed citations

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Westley, William A.. (1966). The Escalation of Violence through Legitimation. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 364(1). 120–126. 7 indexed citations

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Epstein, Nathan B. & William A. Westley. (1960). Parental Interaction as Related to the Emotional Health of Children. Social Problems. 8(1). 87–92. 1 indexed citations

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Westley, William A. & Nathan B. Epstein. (1960). Family Structure and Emotional Health: A Case Study Approach. Marriage and Family Living. 22(1). 25–25. 4 indexed citations

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Epstein, Nathan B. & William A. Westley. (1960). Parental Interaction as Related to the Emotional Health of Children. Social Problems. 8(1). 87–92. 4 indexed citations

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1959). Their Mother's Daughters. Marriage and Family Living. 21(2). 201–201. 2 indexed citations

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Westley, William A. & Frederick Elkin. (1957). The Protective Environment and Adolescent Socialization. Social Forces. 35(3). 243–249. 17 indexed citations

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Westley, William A.. (1957). The Nature and Control of Hostile Crowds. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 23(1). 33–41. 3 indexed citations

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1956). The Homosexual Community. Social Problems. 3(4). 257–263. 19 indexed citations

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Westley, William A., et al.. (1956). The Homosexual Community. Social Problems. 3(4). 257–263. 100 indexed citations

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Wittkower, E. D., et al.. (1956). Emergent Social Structure Among Short-Term Psychiatric Patients. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2(2). 132–140. 2 indexed citations

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Elkin, Frederick & William A. Westley. (1955). The Myth of Adolescent Culture. American Sociological Review. 20(6). 680–680. 52 indexed citations

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Westley, William A.. (1953). Violence and the Police. American Journal of Sociology. 59(1). 34–41. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Westley, William A.. (1951). The police : a sociological study of law, custom and morality. 23 indexed citations

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