American Journal of Sociology
Journal · University of Chicago Press · ISSN 0002-9602
28,006 papers · 799,890 citations · h-index 390 · impact 1
Journal websiteOpenAlexContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial and Cultural DynamicsReligion and Society InteractionsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Capital and NetworksLabor Movements and Unions
Latest papers
- The Less Agreeable Side of Charisma: Donald Trump, Incredulous Onlooking, and Antistructural PowerPaul Joosse · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- <i>Where the Hood At? Fifty Years of Change in Black Neighborhoods</i>Jacob Faber · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- <i> Not in <u>My</u> Gayborhood: Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen </i>Shae Miller · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- <i>Be Water: Collective Improvisation in Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Protests</i>Victoria Tin-bor Hui · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- <i>Conservatorship: Inside California’s System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness</i>Mary Ellen Stitt · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- <i>Walled-In: Arctic Housing and a Sociology of Walls</i>Nathanael Lauster · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- <i>How the Heartland Went Red: Why Local Forces Matter in an Age of Nationalized Politics</i>Dante J. Scala · American Journal of Sociology · 2026
- Front MatterAmerican Journal of Sociology · 2026
Most cited
- The Strength of Weak TiesMark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 197338,715cited
- Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of EmbeddednessMark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 198528,395cited
- Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and CeremonyJohn W. Meyer, Brian Rowan · American Journal of Sociology · 197727,600cited
- Social Capital in the Creation of Human CapitalJames S. Coleman · American Journal of Sociology · 198825,648cited
- The Population Ecology of OrganizationsMichael T. Hannan, John H. Freeman · American Journal of Sociology · 19777,546cited
- Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial TheoryJohn D. McCarthy, Mayer N. Zald · American Journal of Sociology · 19777,294cited
- The Economics of Organization: The Transaction Cost ApproachOliver E. Williamson · American Journal of Sociology · 19816,405cited
- Threshold Models of Collective BehaviorMark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 19786,082cited
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