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D-Index
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6038
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Lawrence D. Bobo 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 Lawrence D. Bobo sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 104 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence D. Bobo 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 Lawrence D. Bobo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2007 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Lawrence D. Bobo is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the Social Sciences, focusing on several interconnected subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, as well as Law.

Their research encompasses a range of topics related to law and society, identity, and social dynamics. Key areas of study include Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Law in Society and Culture, Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research, Social and Intergroup Psychology, and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research.

Recent publications highlight their ongoing contributions to these fields. They include the following papers:

  • "Unfair by Design: The War on Drugs, Race, and the Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System" (2024) published in Social research
  • "New Bridges to Build: A Note on the Social Psychology of Race, Racism, and Discrimination" (2023) published in Social Psychology Quarterly
  • "AAPOR Awards for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement" (2021) published in Public Opinion Quarterly

Bobo has also authored book work, with "Deadly Injustice" published by New York University Press eBooks in 2020.

Collaborations with fellow researchers form a notable aspect of their scholarship. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Evelyn Higginbotham
  • Victor Thompson
  • Devon Johnson
  • Amy Farrell
  • Patricia Y. Warren

Their work has appeared across multiple academic venues, with repeated publications in:

  • Social research
  • Social Psychology Quarterly
  • Public Opinion Quarterly

Lawrence D. Bobo has received recognition through several fellowships and honors:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2007)
  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2007)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)

Best Publications

  • Racial Attitudes in America: Trends and Interpretations

    Howard Schuman;Charlotte G. Steeh;Lawrence Bobo

  • Perceptions of racial group competition: Extending Blumer's theory of group position to a multiracial social context

    Lawrence Bobo;Vincent L. Hutchings

  • RACE, SOCIOPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION, AND BLACK EMPOWERMENT

    Lawrence Bobo;Franklin D. Gilliam

  • Whites' opposition to busing: Symbolic racism or realistic group conflict?

    Lawrence Bobo

  • Opposition to race-targeting: Self-interest, stratification ideology, or racial attitudes?

    Lawrence Bobo;James R. Kluegel

  • Prejudice as Group Position: Microfoundations of a Sociological Approach to Racism and Race Relations

    Lawrence D. Bobo

  • Group Conflict, Prejudice, and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes

    Lawrence Bobo

  • EDUCATION AND POLITICAL TOLERANCE TESTING THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE SOPHISTICATION AND TARGET GROUP AFFECT

    Lawrence Bobo;Frederick C. Licari

  • Racism, conservatism, affirmative action, and intellectual sophistication : A matter of principled conservatism or group dominance ?

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Lawrence Bobo

  • Attitudes on Residential Integration: Perceived Status Differences, Mere In-Group Preference, or Racial Prejudice?

    Lawrence Bobo;Camille L. Zubrinsky

  • Social Dominance Orientation and the Political Psychology of Gender: A Case of Invariance?

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Lawrence Bobo

  • Racialized politics : the debate about racism in America

    David O. Sears;Jim Sidanius;Lawrence Bobo

  • A TASTE FOR PUNISHMENT: Black and White Americans' Views on the Death Penalty and the War on Drugs

    Lawrence D. Bobo;Devon Johnson

  • Dimensions of Tolerance: What Americans Believe about Civil Liberties.

    Lawrence Bobo;Herbert McClosky;Alida Brill

  • Unfair by Design: The War on Drugs, Race, and the Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System

    Lawrence D. Bobo;Victor Thompson

  • Prismatic Metropolis: Race and Residential Segregation in the City of the Angels

    Camille L. Zubrinsky;Lawrence Bobo

  • The Real Record on Racial Attitudes

    Lawrence D. Bobo;Camille Z. Charles;Maria Krysan;Alicia D. Simmons

  • Race, Racism, and Discrimination: Bridging Problems, Methods, and Theory in Social Psychological Research

    Lawrence D. Bobo;Cybelle Fox

  • Racial attitudes in America: Trends and interpretations, Rev. ed.

    Howard Schuman;Charlotte Steeh;Lawrence Bobo;Maria Krysan

  • Urban Inequality: Evidence From Four Cities

    Alice O'Connor;Chris Tilly;Lawrence D. Bobo

  • INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND GROUP PROCESSES Racism, Conservatism, Affirmative Action, and Intellectual Sophistication: A Matter of Principled Conservatism or Group Dominance?

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Lawrence Bobo

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Schuman
Howard Schuman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jim Sidanius
Jim Sidanius Harvard University
Felicia Pratto
Felicia Pratto University of Connecticut
Reynolds Farley
Reynolds Farley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sheldon Danziger
Sheldon Danziger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Claude M. Steele
Claude M. Steele Stanford University
David O. Sears
David O. Sears University of California, Los Angeles
Seymour Sudman
Seymour Sudman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
G. William Domhoff
G. William Domhoff University of California, Santa Cruz
John Mueller
John Mueller The Ohio State University

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