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Howard S. Becker

Active 1942–2017

58
Papers
32,969
Citations
52
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Citations

Citations per year for Howard S. Becker1967: 2 citations1968: 5 citations1969: 1 citations1970: 2 citations1971: 9 citations1972: 8 citations1973: 11 citations1974: 15 citations1975: 12 citations1976: 10 citations1977: 19 citations1978: 22 citations1979: 14 citations1980: 16 citations1981: 28 citations1982: 15 citations1983: 27 citations1984: 17 citations1985: 16 citations1986: 16 citations1987: 24 citations1988: 24 citations1989: 27 citations1990: 30 citations1991: 32 citations1992: 37 citations1993: 32 citations1994: 34 citations1995: 40 citations1996: 32 citations1997: 44 citations1998: 51 citations1999: 56 citations2000: 65 citations2001: 86 citations2002: 69 citations2003: 92 citations2004: 88 citations2005: 116 citations2006: 132 citations2007: 98 citations2008: 103 citations2009: 102 citations2010: 111 citations2011: 108 citations2012: 104 citations2013: 86 citations2014: 83 citations2015: 84 citations2016: 71 citations2017: 76 citations2018: 69 citations2019: 133 citations2020: 145 citations2021: 111 citations2022: 71 citations2023: 46 citations2024: 51 citations2025: 20 citations2026: 2 citations

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,135 citing papers, 42% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 363 citing papers, 13.4% of this breakdownCanada: 168 citing papers, 6.2% of this breakdownAustralia: 122 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownFrance: 78 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownNetherlands: 65 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownGermany: 64 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownChina: 55 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownSweden: 51 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownItaly: 41 citing papers, 1.5% of this breakdownNorway: 39 citing papers, 1.5% of this breakdownIsrael: 33 citing papers, 1.2% of this breakdown
0%42%Other 18.1%

Institutions

Fields

  • Social Sciences35.6%
  • Business, Management and Accounting14.8%
  • Computer Science8.8%
  • Psychology8.7%
  • Medicine8.2%
  • Health Professions6.8%
  • Other17.1%

Topics

  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior3.2%
  • Management and Organizational Studies1.7%
  • Homelessness and Social Issues1.6%
  • Advanced Topology and Set Theory1.5%
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions1.5%
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty1.3%
  • Other89.2%

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  1. Outsiders: Studies in The Sociology of Deviance.

    Authors: Gresham M. Sykes, Howard S. Becker - American Sociological Review 1964 cited by 1,785

  2. Notes on the Concept of Commitment

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - American Journal of Sociology 1960 cited by 3,880

  3. Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics.

    Authors: Howard S. Becker, Alfred Korzybski - American Sociological Review 1942 cited by 871

  4. The Descriptive Set Theory of Polish Group Actions

    Authors: Howard S. Becker, Alexander S. Kechris - Cambridge University Press eBooks 1996 cited by 479

  5. What Is a Case? Exploring the Foundations of Social Inquiry

    Authors: Nicolas Dodier, Charles C. Ragin, Howard S. Becker - Revue Française de Sociologie 1994 cited by 1,954

  6. Becoming a Marihuana User

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - American Journal of Sociology 1953 cited by 1,135

  7. Participant Observation and Interviewing: A Comparison

    Authors: Howard S. Becker, Blanche Geer - Human Organization 1957 cited by 641

  8. Art As Collective Action

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - American Sociological Review 1974 cited by 594

  9. Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance.

    Authors: Richard K. Kerckhoff, Howard S. Becker - Social Forces 1964 cited by 1,871

  10. Whose Side Are We On?

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - Social Problems 1967 cited by 1,555

  11. Tricks of the Trade

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - 1998 cited by 889

  12. Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - 1998 cited by 970

  13. Boys in White: Student Culture in Medical School.

    Authors: George G. Reader, Howard S. Becker, Blanche Geer, Everett C. Hughes, Anselm L. Strauss - American Sociological Review 1962 cited by 635

  14. On Scandal: Moral Disturbances in Society, Politics, and Art

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews 2009 cited by 224

  15. What About Mozart? What About Murder?

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - 2014 cited by 153

  16. The Etiquette of Improvisation

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - Mind Culture and Activity 2000 cited by 135

  17. Sociological Work: Method and Substance.

    Authors: Irving Louis Horowitz, Howard S. Becker - American Sociological Review 1971 cited by 636

  18. Problems of Inference and Proof in Participant Observation

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - American Sociological Review 1958 cited by 474

  19. Photography and Sociology

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication 1974 cited by 459

  20. The Professional Dance Musician and His Audience

    Authors: Howard S. Becker - American Journal of Sociology 1951 cited by 285

  21. The Development of Identification with an Occupation

    Authors: Howard S. Becker, James W. Carper - American Journal of Sociology 1956 cited by 274

  22. Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance

    Authors: Frank E. Hartung, Howard S. Becker - The Journal of Criminal Law Criminology and Police Science 1965 cited by 273

  23. Making the Grade: The Academic Side of College Life

    Authors: Neill Megaw, Howard S. Becker, Blanche Geer, Everett C. Hughes - AAUP Bulletin 1969 cited by 262

  24. Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article

    Authors: Howard S. Becker, P. Scott Richards - 2007 cited by 243