Most-cited articles by year
American Journal of Sociology
University of Chicago Press · ISSN 0002-9602 · 28,014 works in OpenAlex · h-index 391
Lists by publication year
Each list ranks the articles American Journal of Sociology published that year by citations counted in OpenAlex on the snapshot date. Ranks are frozen once published.
- 2024Top 10 of 35 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2023Top 10 of 58 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2022Top 10 of 36 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2021Top 10 of 35 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2019Top 10 of 30 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2018Top 10 of 32 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2017Top 10 of 45 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
- 2016Top 10 of 44 articles · snapshot 29 Oct 2026
About these lists
American Journal of Sociology published between 30 and 58 eligible articles a year in the years covered, so each list shows the top 10. Every entry shows its rank, the share of the year’s cohort it beats, its citation count and, where OpenAlex has one, the abstract. Authors can claim an entry for a badge and a CV line, or ask to have their name withheld.
Read the methodology for cohort rules, exclusions and the snapshot policy.
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