Sociological Theory 46.0k citations
790 papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Social and Cultural Dynamics Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Management and Organizational Studies Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Sociological Theory
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Sociology and Political Science 27.3k Political Science and International Relations 7.0k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4.9k Social Psychology 4.2k Gender Studies 4.0k Sociological Methodology United States
Work and Occupations United States
European Journal of Social Theory United Kingdom
Politics & Society United States
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography United States
Scandinavian Journal of Management Sweden
Global Networks United Kingdom
Communication Theory United States
Organizational Research Methods United States
Personality and Social Psychology Review United States
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About Sociological Theory The 790 papers published in Sociological Theory in the last decades have received a total of 46.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Sociological Theory usually cover Sociology and Political Science (613 papers), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (100 papers) and History and Philosophy of Science (34 papers) specifically the topics of Social and Cultural Dynamics (238 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (173 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (100 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Sociological Theory are Mark Granovetter , Pierre Bourdıeu , Iddo Tavory , Neil Fligstein , Stefan Timmermans , Michael Burawoy , Jeffrey C. Alexander , Loïc Wacquant , Randall Collins and Jeffrey K. Olick .
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