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D-Index
74
Citations
29582
World Ranking
570
National Ranking
271

Gary Alan Fine publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary Alan Fine sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 664 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Gary Alan Fine D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary Alan Fine sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Gary Alan Fine is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed to the field of social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology and political science. Their publication record spans 41 works in social sciences and extensively covers various subfields including sociology and political science, gender studies, visual arts and performing arts, food science, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research addresses several main topics:

  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Culinary Culture and Tourism
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice

Among frequently collaborating coauthors are Chris Robertson, Cal Abbo, Hannah Wohl, Claire Whitlinger, and Iddo Tavory.

Gary Alan Fine has published in a variety of academic venues multiple times. These include:

  • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (3 publications)
  • Theory and Society (2 publications)
  • Qualitative Sociology (2 publications)
  • American Journal of Cultural Sociology (2 publications)
  • Symbolic Interaction (2 publications)

Recent papers highlight their diverse research interests. Notable works include:

  • "Dark Fun: The Cruelties of Hedonic Communities" (2021, Sociological Forum)
  • "Convivial Quarantines: Cultivating Co-presence at a Distance" (2022, Qualitative Sociology)
  • "Art markets in crisis: how personal bonds and market subcultures mediate the effects of COVID-19" (2020, American Journal of Cultural Sociology)
  • "Names and Selves: Transnational Identities and Self-Presentation among Elite Chinese International Students" (2020, Qualitative Sociology)
  • "Disruption and the theory of the interaction order" (2020, Theory and Society)

The scientist has been recognized with several awards including the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and Fellowship at the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds

    Gary Alan Fine

  • With the Boys: Little League Baseball and Preadolescent Culture

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Knowing Children: Participant Observation with Minors

    Gary Alan Fine;Kent L. Sandstrom

  • TEN LIES OF ETHNOGRAPHY: Moral Dilemmas of Field Research

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Small Groups and Culture Creation: The Idioculture of Little League Baseball Teams

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Rumor and Gossip: The Social Psychology of Hearsay

    Ralph L. Rosnow;Gary Alan Fine

  • Sociological Perspectives On Social Psychology

    Karen S. Cook;Gary Alan Fine;James S. House

  • Rethinking Subculture: An Interactionist Analysis

    Gary Alan Fine;Sherryl Kleinman

  • The Sad Demise, Mysterious Disappearance, and Glorious Triumph of Symbolic Interactionism

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Justifying work: Occupational rhetorics as resources in restaurant kitchens.

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Negotiated Orders and Organizational Cultures

    G A Fine

  • The Presentation of Ethnic Authenticity: Chinese Food as a Social Accomplishment

    Shun Lu;Gary Alan Fine

  • Crafting authenticity: The validation of identity in self-taught art

    Gary Alan Fine

  • Socially Shared Cognition, Affect, and Behavior: A Review and Integration

    Leigh Thompson;Gary Alan Fine

  • Public Narration and Group Culture: Discerning Discourse in Social Movements

    Gary A Fine

  • Joking cultures: Humor themes as social regulation in group life

    Gary Alan Fine;Michaela de Soucey

  • Secrecy, Trust, and Dangerous Leisure: Generating Group Cohesion in Voluntary Organizations

    Gary Alan Fine;Lori Holyfield

  • Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology

    Kent L. Sandstrom;Kathryn J. Lively;Daniel D. Martin;Gary Alan Fine

  • Three principles of Serendip : insight, chance, and discovery in qualitative research

    Gary Alan Fine;James G. Deegan

  • Advances in experimental social psychology, Vol. 13.

    Gary Alan Fine;Leonard Berkowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen S. Cook
Karen S. Cook Stanford University
James S. House
James S. House University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ralph L. Rosnow
Ralph L. Rosnow Temple University
Ronald F. Levant
Ronald F. Levant University of Akron
Jeylan T. Mortimer
Jeylan T. Mortimer University of Minnesota
Muzafer Sherif
Muzafer Sherif University of Oklahoma
Judith A. Hall
Judith A. Hall Northeastern University
Leigh Thompson
Leigh Thompson Northwestern University
Leonard Berkowitz
Leonard Berkowitz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Alice H. Eagly
Alice H. Eagly Northwestern University

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