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42
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20713
World Ranking
4548
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2159

Michael Hechter 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 Michael Hechter sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Hechter 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 Michael Hechter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Michael Hechter is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology, political science, and economics. Their scholarly work encompasses 36 publications primarily within social sciences, highlighting subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics, Demography, and Anthropology.

Their research addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Asian Studies and History
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Colonialism, Slavery, and Trade
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Military History and Strategy

Michael Hechter has authored numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Containing Nationalism: Culture, Economics and Indirect Rule in Corsica," 2020, Comparative Political Studies
  • "National polarization and international agreements," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Internal Colonialism, Alien Rule, and Famine in Ireland and Ukraine," 2021, East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies
  • "Status Reversal and Its Discontents," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Index," 2020, Cambridge University Press eBooks

Their publication venues reflect a diverse range of outlets, including:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Comparative Political Studies
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles and papers, Michael Hechter has contributed to book publications, notably through Cambridge University Press with the book titled "The Genesis of Rebellion" published in 2020.

Hechter collaborates frequently with various scholars, including:

  • David S. Siroky
  • André Fazi
  • Steven Pfaff
  • Sean Müller
  • Sean Mueller

The academic career of Michael Hechter also includes recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Internal colonialism: The Celtic fringe in British national development, 1536-1966

    Michael Hechter

  • The Modern World-System: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century.

    Michael Hechter;Immanuel Wallerstein

  • Principles of group solidarity

    Michael Hechter

  • Sociological rational choice theory

    Michael Hechter;Satoshi Kanazawa

  • Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development

    Michael Hechter

  • A theory of the value of children

    Debra Friedman;Michael Hechter;Satoshi Kanazawa

  • The Role of General Theory in Comparative-Historical Sociology

    Edgar Kiser;Michael Hechter

  • Group Formation and the Cultural Division of Labor

    Michael Hechter

  • The contribution of rational choice theory to macrosociological research

    Debra Friedman;Michael Hechter

  • The Dynamics of Secession

    Michael Hechter

  • The Debate on Historical Sociology: Rational Choice Theory and Its Critics

    Edgar Kiser;Michael Hechter

  • Theories of social order : a reader

    Michael Hechter;Christine Horne

  • From class to culture

    Michael Hechter

  • The comparative analysis of ethnoregional movements

    Michael Hechter;Margaret Levi

  • The Role of Values in Rational Choice Theory

    Michael Hechter

  • A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action

    Michael Hechter;Debra Friedman;Malka Appelbaum

  • The Political Economy of Ethnic Change

    Michael Hechter

  • The Microfoundations of Macrosociology

    Michael Hechter

  • Political Consequences of Minority Group Formation

    M. Hechter;D. Okamoto

  • Principles of Group Solidarity.

    Mark Abrahamson;Michael Hechter

  • Principles of Group Solidarity

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  • Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development, 1536-1966.

    Rosemary C. R. Taylor;Michael Hechter

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Kanazawa
Satoshi Kanazawa London School of Economics and Political Science
Karl-Dieter Opp
Karl-Dieter Opp Leipzig University
Margaret Levi
Margaret Levi Stanford University
Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein Yale University
Shirley Dex
Shirley Dex University College London
Richard E. Michod
Richard E. Michod University of Arizona
Guillermina Jasso
Guillermina Jasso New York University
Craig Calhoun
Craig Calhoun Arizona State University
Lynn Nadel
Lynn Nadel University of Arizona
Edward J. Lawler
Edward J. Lawler Cornell University

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