American Journal of Sociology 474.7k citations
5.2k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Social and Cultural Dynamics 398 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 377 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice 313 Crime Patterns and Interventions 202 Social Capital and Networks 187 Religion and Society Interactions 177 Management and Organizational Studies 173 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics 169 Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers American Journal of Sociology
Comparison fields: 5 of 243 Sociology and Political Science 246.5k Public Administration 17.8k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 51.6k Gender Studies 44.4k Strategy and Management 59.4k Communication 26.7k Management of Technology and Innovation 22.0k Demography 34.7k Health 24.4k Political Science and International Relations 57.3k Urban Studies 14.4k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3.6k Accounting 25.0k Safety Research 17.6k Economics and Econometrics 52.7k General Health Professions 48.3k Business and International Management 3.7k Social Psychology 33.7k Marketing 14.5k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 18.8k Management Information Systems 11.5k Information Systems and Management 8.7k Finance 12.1k Management Science and Operations Research 14.5k Education 33.8k Development 4.0k Clinical Psychology 22.4k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 11.9k Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1.2k Transportation 4.9k Music 2.1k General Social Sciences 2.2k General Decision Sciences 1.2k Applied Psychology 3.4k Computer Science Applications 3.3k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4.7k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4.6k Anthropology 4.9k General Psychology 628 Geography, Planning and Development 2.6k Cultural Studies 3.8k Museology 1.6k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2.1k Philosophy 4.9k Law 4.1k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3.0k Language and Linguistics 4.2k Literature and Literary Theory 4.2k Human Factors and Ergonomics 867 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4.2k History 3.6k Linguistics and Language 1.6k Statistics and Probability 2.8k History and Philosophy of Science 1.4k Developmental and Educational Psychology 3.6k Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.2k Information Systems 5.5k Global and Planetary Change 4.9k Human-Computer Interaction 1.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 3.8k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5.5k Research and Theory 166 Modeling and Simulation 838 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 908 Pharmacy 854 Health Information Management 786 Media Technology 1.4k Library and Information Sciences 236 Artificial Intelligence 5.0k Leadership and Management 195 Building and Construction 2.0k Epidemiology 4.9k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2.6k Food Science 2.4k Emergency Medical Services 921 Reproductive Medicine 1.0k Issues, ethics and legal aspects 144 Speech and Hearing 771 Psychiatry and Mental health 1.7k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1.5k Religious studies 513 Soil Science 977 General Energy 94 Computer Networks and Communications 2.1k Archeology 918 Conservation 301 Family Practice 196 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 380 Life-span and Life-course Studies 73 Plant Science 2.9k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 660 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 688 Computational Mathematics 36 Archeology 60 Genetics 1.6k Computational Theory and Mathematics 898 Environmental Engineering 792 Occupational Therapy 226 Pharmacology 457 Infectious Diseases 960 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.0k Health Informatics 69 Space and Planetary Science 63 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 797 Pollution 535 Architecture 67 Medical Terminology 11 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 871 Ecology 1.1k Behavioral Neuroscience 146 Ecological Modeling 173 Physiology 1.0k Ocean Engineering 571 Geriatrics and Gerontology 138 Paleontology 245 Geometry and Topology 287 Automotive Engineering 391 Developmental Biology 70 Signal Processing 321 Pharmacology 476 Emergency Medicine 269 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 227 Nutrition and Dietetics 409 Obstetrics and Gynecology 205 Forestry 102 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 456 Sensory Systems 123 General Arts and Humanities 27 Classics 82 Agronomy and Crop Science 224 Periodontics 100 Molecular Biology 1.3k Horticulture 17 Industrial relations 10 Aging 30 Biological Psychiatry 40 Rehabilitation 106 Toxicology 53 Mathematical Physics 136 Civil and Structural Engineering 321 Complementary and alternative medicine 118 Environmental Chemistry 136 Medical Laboratory Technology 20 Mechanical Engineering 481 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 103 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 37 Oncology 312 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 23 Small Animals 83 Control and Systems Engineering 256 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 185 Astronomy and Astrophysics 177 Theoretical Computer Science 12 Insect Science 131 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 67 Software 37 Water Science and Technology 135 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 210 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 165 Microbiology 54 Atmospheric Science 152 Virology 40 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 181 Chemical Health and Safety 5 Dermatology 66 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 419 Transplantation 18 Anatomy 9 Neurology 53 Condensed Matter Physics 72 Biomedical Engineering 264 Complementary and Manual Therapy 13 Applied Mathematics 59 Neurology 80 General Dentistry 9 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 160 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 15 Hepatology 37 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 40 Endocrinology 22 Geology 23 Surgery 182 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 14 Rheumatology 60 Nephrology 28 Oceanography 47 Ophthalmology 32 Oral Surgery 24 Cell Biology 53 Analytical Chemistry 29 Urology 18 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 86 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 15 Animal Science and Zoology 27 Parasitology 17 Orthodontics 11 Immunology 52 Numerical Analysis 13 Hematology 27 Aquatic Science 17 Biochemistry 16 Developmental Neuroscience 9 Biochemistry 13 Computational Mechanics 43 Aerospace Engineering 51 Earth-Surface Processes 14 Cancer Research 31 Hardware and Architecture 13 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 10 Genetics 20 Otorhinolaryngology 8 Mechanics of Materials 41 Gastroenterology 9 Geophysics 21 Biophysics 9 Geochemistry and Petrology 9 Materials Chemistry 69 Immunology and Allergy 9 Fuel Technology 1 Clinical Biochemistry 8 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Algebra and Number Theory 5 Filtration and Separation 2 Spectroscopy 15 General Engineering 1 Internal Medicine 3 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 Biomaterials 10 Organic Chemistry 20 Radiation 6 Physiology 3 Polymers and Plastics 9 Equine 1 Inorganic Chemistry 8 Ceramics and Composites 3 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9 Electrochemistry 3 Catalysis 3 Molecular Medicine 2 Biotechnology 2 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1
Sociology and Political Science 246.5k Public Administration 17.8k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 51.6k Gender Studies 44.4k Strategy and Management 59.4k Social Forces United States
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About American Journal of Sociology The 5.2k papers published in American Journal of Sociology in the last decades have received a total of 474.7k indexed citations . Papers published in American Journal of Sociology usually cover Sociology and Political Science (2.7k papers), Public Administration (179 papers) and Gender Studies (423 papers) specifically the topics of Social and Cultural Dynamics (398 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (377 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (313 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (202 papers), Social Capital and Networks (187 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (177 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (173 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (169 papers). The most active scholars publishing in American Journal of Sociology are Mark Granovetter , James S. Coleman , John W. Meyer , Brian Rowan , Ronald S. Burt , Mustafa Emirbayer , Howard S. Becker , Oliver E. Williamson , Robert J. Sampson and Michael T. Hannan .
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