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Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory

Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 5.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers revolves around the contributions of Max Weber to sociology and social theory. It encompasses topics such as ideal types, rationalization, charisma, religion, capitalism, the Protestant ethic, and cultural analysis.

  • Max Weber
  • sociology
  • ideal type
  • rationalization
  • charisma
  • religion
  • capitalism
  • protestant ethic
  • social science
  • cultural analysis
Research works
5.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
514
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-23%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Germany
29% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory

Which countries lead Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory research?

By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (168 and 133 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Germany 168 works
  2. 2 United States 133 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 61 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 45 works
  5. 5 France 33 works
  6. 6 Italy 30 works
  7. 7 China 30 works
  8. 8 Brazil 30 works
  9. 9 Canada 23 works
  10. 10 Russia 20 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: 29.3%United States: 23.3%United Kingdom: 10.7%Türkiye: 7.8%6 others listed: 28.9%29%largest
Germany168 · 29.3%United States133 · 23.3%United Kingdom61 · 10.7%Türkiye45 · 7.8%6 others listed166 · 28.9%

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

Which institutions lead Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory research, followed by Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden and Heidelberg University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 13 works
  2. 2 Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken WiesbadenGermany 12 works
  3. 3 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 10 works
  4. 4 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 10 works
  5. 5 LVR-Klinik KölnGermany 7 works
  6. 6 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 7 works
  7. 7 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 6 works
  8. 8 University of GrazAustria 5 works
  9. 9 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 5 works
  10. 10 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory include Pierre Bourdıeu and Anthony Giddens.

  1. 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 268k 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 Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory?

The most cited paper in Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory is "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" (Karl Marx, 1996), with 2,316 citations. Next come "Institutional Contradictions, Praxis, and Institutional Change: A Dialectical Perspective" (2,086) and "Personnel Selection in Organizations" (1,640).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Karl Marx · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapterOpen access 18 Jan 1996 2,316
2 Institutional Contradictions, Praxis, and Institutional Change: A Dialectical Perspective Myeong‐Gu Seo, W. E. Douglas Creed · Academy of Management Review Apr 2002 2,086
3 Personnel Selection in Organizations Kevin R. Murphy, Neal Schmitt, Walter C. Borman · Academy of Management Review Oct 1993 1,640
4 The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, by Mancur Olson Earl G. Latham · Political Science Quarterly Mar 1967 1,561
5 Religion in the Public Sphere Jürgen Habermas · European Journal of Philosophy 14 Mar 2006 1,447
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Where is Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory research done?

The largest centres of Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory research in 2022-now are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), Wiesbaden (Germany) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 16 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 12 works
  3. 3 WiesbadenGermany 12 works
  4. 4 MoscowRussia 12 works
  5. 5 Frankfurt am MainGermany 12 works
  6. 6 BerlinGermany 11 works
  7. 7 HeidelbergGermany 10 works
  8. 8 CologneGermany 10 works
  9. 9 ViennaAustria 9 works
  10. 10 BeijingChina 8 works
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Where is the best place to study Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory?

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

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
1Heidelberg UniversityGermany 88.34.8%19.3×10 +13.2%
2Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 0.03.4%31.6×10 -20.6%

Universities only. The score blends 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 Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory, country by country

Is Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0030% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory 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

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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