Most cited papers in World Systems and Global Transformations
What are the most cited papers in World Systems and Global Transformations?
The most cited paper in World Systems and Global Transformations is "Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies" (Francis Fukuyama, Ronald Inglehart, 1997), with 4,848 citations. Next come "World Society and the Nation‐State" (4,712) and "Modernization, Cultural Change, and the Persistence of Traditional Values" (4,575).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 204 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies Francis Fukuyama, Ronald Inglehart · Foreign Affairs | 1997 | 4,848 |
| 2 | World Society and the Nation‐State John W. Meyer, John Boli, GEORGE M. THOMAS et al. · American Journal of Sociology | Jul 1997 | 4,712 |
| 3 | Modernization, Cultural Change, and the Persistence of Traditional Values Ronald F. Inglehart, Wayne E. Baker · American Sociological Review | Feb 2000 | 4,575 |
| 4 | Path dependence in historical sociology James Mahoney · Theory and Society | Aug 2000 | 3,444 |
| 5 | Soft Systems Methodology in Action Thomas Gough, Peter B. Checkland, Jim Scholes · Journal of the Operational Research Society | Sep 1991 | 3,400 |
| 6 | The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order Felipe Fernández‐Armesto · International Affairs | Jul 1997 | 1,981 |
| 7 | Reassembling the social an introduction to actor-network-theory Bruno Latour | 2005 | 1,953 |
| 8 | Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty Zia Obaid · International Review of Public Administration | Apr 2013 | 1,761 |
| 9 | A Structural Theory of Imperialism Johan Galtung · Journal of Peace Research | Jun 1971 | 1,751 |
| 10 | The second image reversed: the international sources of domestic politics Peter Gourevitch · International Organization | 1978 | 1,605 |
| 11 | Globalization and its discontents Duncan Green, Matthew Griffith · International Affairs | 2002 | 1,535 |
| 12 | Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement Peter P. Ekeh · Comparative Studies in Society and History | 1975 | 1,507 |
| 13 | State Power and the Structure of International Trade Stephen D. Krasner · World Politics | Apr 1976 | 1,216 |
| 14 | Globalization and Its Discontents Richard Feinberg · Journal of Asian Economics | 2003 | 1,183 |
| 15 | Chains and networks, territories and scales: towards a relational framework for analysing the global economy Peter Dicken, Philip F. Kelly, Kris Olds et al. · Global Networks | Apr 2001 | 1,064 |
| 16 | World Culture in the World Polity: A Century of International Non-Governmental Organization John Boli, GEORGE M. THOMAS · American Sociological Review | Apr 1997 | 1,063 |
| 17 | Global Shadows: Africa in the Neoliberal World Order Misty L. Bastian · Comparative Studies in Society and History | 29 Jun 2007 | 1,040 |
| 18 | Global Transformations Cecilia Ann Winters · Journal of Economic Issues | Mar 2000 | 831 |
| 19 | Is Globalization Civilizing, Destructive or Feeble? A Critique of Five Key Debates in the Social Science Literature Mauro F. Guillén · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 2001 | 825 |
| 20 | The Third Debate: On the Prospects of International Theory in a Post-Positivist Era Yosef Lapid · International Studies Quarterly | Sep 1989 | 779 |
| 21 | Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languages Sonia MacPherson, Daniel Nettle, Suzanne E. Romaine · TESOL Quarterly | 2001 | 753 |
| 22 | The Sociology of Globalization Dominique Elizabeth Martin, Jean-Luc Metzger, Philippe Pierre · International Sociology | 21 Jun 2006 | 738 |
| 23 | The Level-of-Analysis Problem in International Relations J. David Singer · DergiPark (Istanbul University) | Sep 2006 | 730 |
| 24 | On the Rise and Decline of Nations Charles Poor Kindleberger · International Studies Quarterly | Mar 1983 | 685 |
| 25 | The Logic of Political Survival PAUL V. WARWICK · Canadian Journal of Political Science | Dec 2004 | 639 |
| 26 | Bureaucracy in Modern Society. Robert Saueressig, Peter M. Blau, Marshall W. Meyer · Industrial and Labor Relations Review | Jul 1973 | 614 |
| 27 | The Empathic Civilization : The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis Jérémy Rifkin | 2010 | 598 |
| 28 | War before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage R. Brian Ferguson · American Anthropologist | Jun 1997 | 592 |
| 29 | ETHNICITY, PATRONAGE AND THE AFRICAN STATE: THE POLITICS OF UNCIVIL NATIONALISM Bruce J. Berman · African Affairs | Jul 1998 | 569 |
| 30 | Marxist Theories of Imperialism: A Critical Survey Jan S. Hogendorn, Anthony Brewer · The International Journal of African Historical Studies | 1982 | 561 |
| 31 | Rapid Growth as a Destabilizing Force Mancur Olson · The Journal of Economic History | Dec 1963 | 523 |
| 32 | Beyond the State: Civil Society and Associational Life in Africa Michaël Bratton · World Politics | Apr 1989 | 521 |
| 33 | Prosperity without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow Tim P. Jackson | 8 Dec 2016 | 467 |
| 34 | The Modern World System: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century, by Immanuel Wallerstein Lewis A. Coser · Political Science Quarterly | 1975 | 467 |
| 35 | Economic Development and Democracy Reconsidered Larry Jay Diamond · American Behavioral Scientist | Mar 1992 | 463 |
| 36 | Structure and Dynamics of the Global Economy: Network Analysis of International Trade 1965-1980 D. A. Smith, Dougľas R. White · Social Forces | Jun 1992 | 452 |
| 37 | The Development of a Dual Economy Dale W. Jorgenson · The Economic Journal | Jun 1961 | 438 |
| 38 | The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation and Social Rigidities David A. Deese, Mancur Olson · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | 1983 | 438 |
| 39 | World-Systems Analysis Christopher K. Chase-Dunn, Peter Grimes · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1995 | 437 |
| 40 | Structural Transformation in Africa: Static Gains, Dynamic Losses Gaaitzen J. de Vries, Marcel P. Timmer, Klaas de Vries · The Journal of Development Studies | 3 Jun 2015 | 431 |
| 41 | The Next Waves: Migration Theory for a Changing World Aristide R. Zolberg · International Migration Review | Sep 1989 | 424 |
| 42 | The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, by Samuel P. Huntington Robert L. Jervis · Political Science Quarterly | 1997 | 423 |
| 43 | Globalization Pressures and the State: The Worldwide Spread of Central Bank Independence Simone Polillo, Mauro F. Guillén · American Journal of Sociology | May 2005 | 418 |
| 44 | Trade Globalization since 1795: Waves of Integration in the World-System Christopher K. Chase-Dunn, Yukio Kawano, Benjamin D. Brewer · American Sociological Review | Feb 2000 | 401 |
| 45 | Exogenous Shocks or Endogenous Constructions? The Meanings of Wars and Crises Wesley W. Widmaier, Mark M. Blyth, Leonard Seabrooke · International Studies Quarterly | Dec 2007 | 393 |
| 46 | Political Geography: World Economy, Nation-State and Locality George Joffé, Philip Taylor, George Joffé · Geographical Journal | Nov 1994 | 389 |
| 47 | Adaptive Informal Institutions and Endogenous Institutional Change in China Kellee S. Tsai · World Politics | Oct 2006 | 382 |
| 48 | Globalization or denationalization? Saskia Sassen · Review of International Political Economy | 2003 | 373 |
| 49 | International Commodity Prices, Growth and the Outbreak of Civil War in Sub‐Saharan Africa Markus Brückner, Antonio Ciccone · The Economic Journal | May 2010 | 361 |
| 50 | Timing and Temporality in the Analysis of Institutional Evolution and Change Kathleen Thelen · Studies in American Political Development | Apr 2000 | 351 |
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