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.
A Theory of Structure: Duality, Agency, and Transformation
19922.9k citationsWilliam H. SewellAmerican Journal of Sociologyprofile →
Equality of Educational Opportunity.
19672.1k citationsWilliam H. Sewell et al.profile →
The Educational and Early Occupational Attainment Process
19691.1k citationsWilliam H. Sewell et al.profile →
Countries citing papers authored by William H. Sewell
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This map shows the geographic impact of William H. Sewell's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by William H. Sewell with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites William H. Sewell more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by William H. Sewell
This network shows the impact of papers produced by William H. Sewell. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by William H. Sewell. The network helps show where William H. Sewell may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of William H. Sewell
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William H. Sewell.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William H. Sewell 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 H. Sewell. William H. Sewell is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
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Protagonisme et crises politiques : histoire et sciences sociales
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