Most cited papers in Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
What are the most cited papers in Diaspora, migration, transnational identity?
The most cited paper in Diaspora, migration, transnational identity is "Methodological nationalism and beyond: nation–state building, migration and the social sciences" (Andreas Wimmer, Nina Glick Schiller, 2002), with 3,715 citations. Next come "Beyond “Culture”: Space, Identity, and the Politics of Difference" (3,466) and "Conceptualizing Simultaneity: A Transnational Social Field Perspective on Society" (2,754).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 467 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodological nationalism and beyond: nation–state building, migration and the social sciences Andreas Wimmer, Nina Glick Schiller · Global Networks | Oct 2002 | 3,715 |
| 2 | Beyond “Culture”: Space, Identity, and the Politics of Difference Akhil Gupta, JAMES G. FERGUSON · Cultural Anthropology | Feb 1992 | 3,466 |
| 3 | Conceptualizing Simultaneity: A Transnational Social Field Perspective on Society Peggy Levitt, Nina Glick Schiller · International Migration Review | Sep 2004 | 2,754 |
| 4 | Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Return William Safran · Diaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies | Mar 1991 | 2,580 |
| 5 | Migration and Development: A Theoretical Perspective Hein de Haas · International Migration Review | Mar 2010 | 2,249 |
| 6 | Diasporas James Lowry Clifford · Cultural Anthropology | Aug 1994 | 1,871 |
| 7 | Transnationalism: A New Analytic Framework for Understanding Migration Nina Glick Schiller, Linda Basch, Cristina Blanc‐Szanton · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences | Jul 1992 | 1,822 |
| 8 | Conceiving and researching transnationalism Steven Vertovec · Ethnic and Racial Studies | 1999 | 1,770 |
| 9 | The ‘diaspora’ diaspora Rogers Brubaker · Ethnic and Racial Studies | 5 Nov 2004 | 1,725 |
| 10 | Refugees and Exile: From "Refugee Studies" to the National Order of Things Liisa H. Malkki · Annual Review of Anthropology | Oct 1995 | 1,650 |
| 11 | Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration Richard Alba, Victor G. Nee · International Migration Review | Dec 1997 | 1,630 |
| 12 | Methodological Nationalism, the Social Sciences, and the Study of Migration: An Essay in Historical Epistemology Andreas Wimmer, Nina Glick Schiller · International Migration Review | Sep 2003 | 1,617 |
| 13 | Family and Personal Networks in International Migration: Recent Developments and New Agendas Mónica Boyd · International Migration Review | Sep 1989 | 1,574 |
| 14 | Social Remittances: Migration Driven Local-Level Forms of Cultural Diffusion Peggy Levitt · International Migration Review | Dec 1998 | 1,461 |
| 15 | Ethnicity and the Multicultural City: Living with Diversity Ash Amin · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space | Jun 2002 | 1,392 |
| 16 | Regimes of Mobility Across the Globe Nina Glick Schiller, Noël B. Salazar · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | 21 Nov 2012 | 1,376 |
| 17 | Liminal Legality: Salvadoran and Guatemalan Immigrants' Lives in the United States Cecilia Menjívar · American Journal of Sociology | 2006 | 1,374 |
| 18 | Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture Joane Nagel · Social Problems | Feb 1994 | 1,346 |
| 19 | Bright vs. blurred boundaries: Second-generation assimilation and exclusion in France, Germany, and the United States Richard Alba · Ethnic and Racial Studies | 5 Nov 2004 | 1,323 |
| 20 | Transnational Migration Studies: Past Developments and Future Trends Peggy Levitt, Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky · Annual Review of Sociology | 25 Jun 2007 | 1,286 |
| 21 | The Global Situation Anna Tsing · Cultural Anthropology | Aug 2000 | 1,178 |
| 22 | Assimilation and Transnationalism: Determinants of Transnational Political Action among Contemporary Migrants Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Alejandro Portes, William J. Haller · American Journal of Sociology | May 2003 | 1,174 |
| 23 | A theory of migration: the aspirations-capabilities framework Hein de Haas · Comparative Migration Studies | 23 Feb 2021 | 1,082 |
| 24 | More Labels, Fewer Refugees: Remaking the Refugee Label in an Era of Globalization Roger Zetter · Journal of Refugee Studies | Jun 2007 | 1,031 |
| 25 | Transnationalization in international migration: implications for the study of citizenship and culture Thomas Faist · Ethnic and Racial Studies | 2000 | 1,027 |
| 26 | Transnational Entrepreneurs: An Alternative Form of Immigrant Economic Adaptation Alejandro Portes, Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, William J. Haller · American Sociological Review | Apr 2002 | 973 |
| 27 | Transnationalism and identity Steven Vertovec · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | Oct 2001 | 970 |
| 28 | Spaces of dependence, spaces of engagement and the politics of scale, or: looking for local politics Kevin R. Cox · Political Geography | 1998 | 953 |
| 29 | Limits of citizenship: migrants and postnational membership in Europe Helen M. Hintjens · International Affairs | Oct 1995 | 942 |
| 30 | Revisiting Ethnic Entrepreneurship: Convergencies, Controversies, and Conceptual Advancements Min Zhou · International Migration Review | Sep 2004 | 893 |
| 31 | Migrant Transnationalism and Modes of Transformation Steven Vertovec · International Migration Review | Sep 2004 | 892 |
| 32 | Time and the other: how anthropology makes its object Sasan Samiei · Ethnic and Racial Studies | 3 Feb 2015 | 874 |
| 33 | Collective Feelings Sara Ahmed · Theory Culture & Society | Apr 2004 | 849 |
| 34 | A plea for the ‘de-migranticization' of research on migration and integration Janine Dahinden · Ethnic and Racial Studies | 13 Jan 2016 | 816 |
| 35 | Transnational Migration: Bringing Gender In Patricia R. Pessar, Sarah J. Mahler · International Migration Review | Sep 2003 | 802 |
| 36 | Social Remittances Revisited Peggy Levitt, Deepak Lamba‐Nieves · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | 5 Nov 2010 | 789 |
| 37 | Towards a new map of European migration Russell King · International Journal of Population Geography | Mar 2002 | 774 |
| 38 | The Emerging Migration State James F. Hollifield · International Migration Review | Sep 2004 | 767 |
| 39 | Assessing Immigrant Assimilation: New Empirical and Theoretical Challenges Mary C. Waters, Tomás R. Jiménez · Annual Review of Sociology | 7 Apr 2005 | 765 |
| 40 | International migration, remittances and development: myths and facts Hein de Haas · Third World Quarterly | Nov 2005 | 761 |
| 41 | Towards a Sociology of Forced Migration and Social Transformation Stephen Castles · Sociology | Feb 2003 | 757 |
| 42 | Long distance intimacy: class, gender and intergenerational relations between mothers and children in Filipino transnational families Rhacel Salazar Parreñas · Global Networks | Oct 2005 | 754 |
| 43 | Contemporary Immigration: Theoretical Perspectives on its Determinants and Modes of Incorporation Alejandro Portes, József Böröcz · International Migration Review | Sep 1989 | 730 |
| 44 | Home and away Sara Ahmed · International Journal of Cultural Studies | Dec 1999 | 714 |
| 45 | Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism Rogers Brubaker · Annual Review of Sociology | 6 Jul 2009 | 705 |
| 46 | MIGRANT FILIPINA DOMESTIC WORKERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE LABOR Rhacel Salazar Parreñas · Gender & Society | Aug 2000 | 695 |
| 47 | How social media transform migrant networks and facilitate migration Rianne Dekker, Godfried Engbersen · Global Networks | 18 Oct 2013 | 674 |
| 48 | New Keywords: Migration and Borders Maribel Casas‐Cortés, Sebastián Cobarrubias, Nicholas De Genova et al. · Cultural Studies | 19 Mar 2014 | 669 |
| 49 | INTERFACIAL SEGREGATION Yip‐Wah Chung · Elsevier eBooks | 2001 | 664 |
| 50 | The Politics of Space, Time and Substance: State Formation, Nationalism, and Ethnicity Ana Alonso · Annual Review of Anthropology | Oct 1994 | 661 |
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