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Emile Durkheim and Sociology

Emile Durkheim and Sociology is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 2.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of Durkheimian and Tardean sociology, focusing on the emergence of social phenomena and cultural conditions in modern society. It delves into topics such as imitation, solidarity, and the societal implications of individual and collective behaviors. The cluster also touches on the relevance of these theories in contemporary cultural studies and anthropology.

  • Durkheim
  • Tarde
  • sociology
  • emergence
  • social conditions
  • imitation
  • solidarity
  • modern society
  • cultural studies
  • anthropology
Research works
2.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
223
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-7%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
France
35% of the 10 largest, 2022-now

Which countries lead Emile Durkheim and Sociology research?

By volume, France and the United Kingdom publish the most (101 and 51 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 France 101 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 51 works
  3. 3 United States 43 works
  4. 4 Germany 24 works
  5. 5 Brazil 24 works
  6. 6 Canada 14 works
  7. 7 Italy 10 works
  8. 8 Switzerland 8 works
  9. 9 Austria 7 works
  10. 10 Belgium 7 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

France: 35.0%United Kingdom: 17.5%United States: 14.8%Germany: 8.4%6 others listed: 24.3%35%largest
France101 · 35.0%United Kingdom51 · 17.5%United States43 · 14.8%Germany24 · 8.4%6 others listed70 · 24.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Emile Durkheim and Sociology research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Emile Durkheim and Sociology research, followed by University of Portsmouth and École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

Who are the leading researchers in Emile Durkheim and Sociology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Emile Durkheim and Sociology include Pierre Bourdıeu, F. Stuart Chapin and Bruno Latour.

  1. 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 268k citations
  2. 2 F. Stuart Chapin United States 185k citations
  3. 3 Bruno Latour France 129k citations
  4. 4 Anthony Giddens United States 121k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Emile Durkheim and Sociology?

The most cited paper in Emile Durkheim and Sociology is "Foundations of Social Theory" (Frederick C. Gamst, 1991), with 8,033 citations. Next come "For Public Sociology" (1,915) and "For An Anthropology Of Ethics And Freedom" (626).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Foundations of Social Theory Frederick C. Gamst · Anthropology of Work Review Sep 1991 8,033
2 For Public Sociology Michael Burawoy · American Sociological Review Feb 2005 1,915
3 For An Anthropology Of Ethics And Freedom James C. Laidlaw · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Jun 2002 626
4 Why Is Classical Theory Classical? Raewyn W. Connell · American Journal of Sociology May 1997 548
5 Symbolic capital and social classes Pierre Bourdıeu, Loic J. D. Wacquant · Journal of Classical Sociology May 2013 390
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Where is Emile Durkheim and Sociology research done?

The largest centres of Emile Durkheim and Sociology research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Portsmouth (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Portsmouth and Paris.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 43 works
  2. 2 PortsmouthUnited Kingdom 28 works
  3. 3 New YorkUnited States 8 works
  4. 4 LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works
  5. 5 LyonFrance 6 works
  6. 6 ViennaAustria 4 works
  7. 7 NanterreFrance 4 works
  8. 8 MontrealCanada 4 works
  9. 9 MoscowRussia 4 works
  10. 10 Rio de JaneiroBrazil 4 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. PortsmouthGB · 27.8 works423×
  2. ParisFR · 43.1 works14×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Emile Durkheim and Sociology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Emile Durkheim and Sociology?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Portsmouth score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom 10.07.0%573.0×28 +142.0%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Emile Durkheim and Sociology, country by country

Is Emile Durkheim and Sociology research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Emile Durkheim and Sociology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Emile Durkheim and Sociology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

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