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Sociology and Norbert Elias

Sociology and Norbert Elias is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 2.3k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the interplay between violence and civilization from a sociological perspective, drawing heavily on the theories of Norbert Elias. It delves into topics such as the civilizing process, micro-sociological dynamics of violence, emotional entrainment, and the sociology of international relations. The cluster also examines the role of emotions, solidarity, and social change in shaping violent interactions within societies.

  • Norbert Elias
  • Civilizing Process
  • Sociology
  • Violence
  • Social Dynamics
  • Emotions
  • Micro-sociology
  • Figurational Sociology
  • Social Change
  • Solidarity
Research works
2.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
241
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+26%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Germany
23% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Sociology and Norbert Elias

Which countries lead Sociology and Norbert Elias research?

By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (89 and 83 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Germany 89 works
  2. 2 United States 83 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 58 works
  4. 4 France 41 works
  5. 5 Italy 31 works
  6. 6 Brazil 23 works
  7. 7 Spain 18 works
  8. 8 China 18 works
  9. 9 Poland 16 works
  10. 10 Austria 15 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.

Germany: 22.6%United States: 21.2%United Kingdom: 14.7%France: 10.5%6 others listed: 31.0%23%largest
Germany89 · 22.6%United States83 · 21.2%United Kingdom58 · 14.7%France41 · 10.5%6 others listed121 · 31.0%

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Which institutions lead Sociology and Norbert Elias research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Sociology and Norbert Elias research, followed by University College Dublin and University of Graz.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 14 works
  2. 2 University College DublinIreland 7 works
  3. 3 University of GrazAustria 6 works
  4. 4 University of FlorenceItaly 5 works
  5. 5 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 5 works
  6. 6 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 5 works
  7. 7 City University of New YorkUnited States 5 works
  8. 8 University of CopenhagenDenmark 4 works
  9. 9 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 3 works
  10. 10 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sociology and Norbert Elias?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sociology and Norbert Elias include Norman K. Denzin and Anthony Giddens.

  1. 1 Norman K. Denzin United States 130k citations
  2. 2 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 Sociology and Norbert Elias?

The most cited paper in Sociology and Norbert Elias is "ARE EMOTIONS A KIND OF PRACTICE (AND IS THAT WHAT MAKES THEM HAVE A HISTORY)? A BOURDIEUIAN APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING EMOTION" (Monique Scheer, 2012), with 1,164 citations. Next come "“New” and “Old” Civil Wars: A Valid Distinction?" (644) and "Ethnic and Nationalist Violence" (628).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ARE EMOTIONS A KIND OF PRACTICE (AND IS THAT WHAT MAKES THEM HAVE A HISTORY)? A BOURDIEUIAN APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING EMOTION Monique Scheer · History and Theory May 2012 1,164
2 “New” and “Old” Civil Wars: A Valid Distinction? Stathis N. Kalyvas · World Politics Oct 2001 644
3 Ethnic and Nationalist Violence Rogers Brubaker, David D. Laitin · Annual Review of Sociology Review Aug 1998 628
4 Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory Randall Collins · Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) 2008 580
5 Notes on the Sociology of Deviance Kai T. Erikson · Social Problems Apr 1962 547
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Where is Sociology and Norbert Elias research done?

The largest centres of Sociology and Norbert Elias research in 2022-now are Paris (France), New York (United States), Dublin (Ireland) and Madrid (Spain).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 16 works
  2. 2 New YorkUnited States 11 works
  3. 3 DublinIreland 10 works
  4. 4 MadridSpain 10 works
  5. 5 LondonUnited Kingdom 9 works
  6. 6 WarsawPoland 8 works
  7. 7 BerlinGermany 7 works
  8. 8 CopenhagenDenmark 7 works
  9. 9 GrazAustria 7 works
  10. 10 ManchesterUnited Kingdom 6 works
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Is Sociology and Norbert Elias research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Sociology and Norbert Elias.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sociology and Norbert Elias as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Sociology and Norbert Elias 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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Which topics inside it are moving

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