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Nancy Foner publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nancy Foner sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 158 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Nancy Foner D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nancy Foner sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Nancy Foner is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Sociology and Political Science, and additional contributions to Demography, Anthropology, Archeology, and Cultural Studies.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • Philippine History and Culture
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Cultural Identity and Heritage

Frequent publication venues for Nancy Foner's research include:

  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Appartenances & Altérités
  • Ethnic and Racial Studies
  • Labor Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas
  • New York University Press eBooks

Some of the recent papers featuring Nancy Foner's research are:

  • Immigration and the transformation of American society: politics, the economy, and popular culture (2023), Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Past in the present: migration and the uses of history in the contemporary era (2020), Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Assimilation and integration in the twenty-first century: where have we been and where are we going? Introduction to a special issue in honour of Richard Alba (2024), Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Re-thinking assimilation and why it matters: an intellectual, career and life journey - Richard Alba in conversation with Paul Statham (2024), Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Introduction: Nativisme et nostalgie. Temporalités et politiques de la race et de l'ethnicité en Europe et aux États-Unis (2022), Appartenances & Altérités

Nancy Foner has collaborated frequently with a number of scholars in migration and ethnic studies, including:

  • Christophe Bertossi
  • Jan Willem Duyvendak
  • Paul Statham
  • Richard Alba
  • Kate Wahl

The scholar's book publications include works released by prestigious academic presses:

  • One Quarter of the Nation (2022), published twice by Princeton University Press
  • In a New Land (2022), New York University Press eBooks

Nancy Foner has been recognized by notable institutions with the following awards:

  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011)

Best Publications

  • From Ellis Island to JFK

    Nancy Foner

  • The immigrant family: cultural legacies and cultural changes.

    Nancy Foner

  • Immigrant Religion in the U.S. and Western Europe: Bridge or Barrier to Inclusion?

    Nancy Foner;Richard D. Alba

  • What's New About Transnationalism?: New York Immigrants Today and at the Turn of the Century

    Nancy Foner

  • Strangers No More

    Richard Alba;Nancy Foner

  • In a New Land : A Comparative View of Immigration

    Nancy Foner

  • Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe

    Richard D. Alba;Nancy Foner

  • Pride Against Prejudice : Haitians in the United States

    Alex Stepick;Nancy Foner

  • From Ellis Island to JFK: New York`s Two Great Waves of Immigration

    Nancy Foner

  • Jamaica Farewell: Jamaican Migrants in London

    Nancy Foner

  • Relations Between the Generations in Immigrant Families

    Nancy Foner;Joanna Dreby

  • New immigrants in New York

    Nancy Foner

  • WEST INDIANS IN NEW YORK CITY AND LONDON: A Comparative Analysis

    Nancy Foner

  • Across Generations: Immigrant Families in America

    Nancy Foner

  • Islands in the City: West Indian Migration to New York

    Nancy Foner

  • Comparing Immigrant Integration in North America and Western Europe: How Much Do the Grand Narratives Tell Us?

    Richard D. Alba;Nancy Foner

  • Nursing Home Aides: Saints or Monsters?

    Nancy Foner

  • Race and color: Jamaican migrants in London and New York City.

    Nancy Foner

  • Ages in conflict: A cross-cultural perspective on inequality between old and young

    Nancy Foner

  • How exceptional is New York? Migration and multiculturalism in the empire city

    Nancy Foner

  • Benefits and burdens: Immigrant women and work in New York City

    Nancy Foner

  • Mixed Unions and Immigrant-Group Integration in North America and Western Europe:

    Richard Alba;Nancy Foner

  • Immigration Research for a New Century: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

    Nancy Foner;Ruben G. Rumbaut;Steven J. Gold

  • American Arrivals: Anthropology Engages the New Immigration

    Nancy Foner

  • Islands in the City

    Nancy Foner

  • New Diasporas: The Mass Exodus, Dispersal and Regrouping of Migrant Communities

    Nancy Foner;Nicholas Van Hear

  • Jamaica Farewell: Jamaican Migrants in London.

    Douglas Midgett;Nancy Foner

  • From Ellis Island to JFK: New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration

    Jennifer Karas;Nancy Foner

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Alba
Richard D. Alba City University of New York
Rubén G. Rumbaut
Rubén G. Rumbaut University of California, Irvine
Jan Willem Duyvendak
Jan Willem Duyvendak University of Amsterdam
Mary C. Waters
Mary C. Waters Harvard University
Roger Waldinger
Roger Waldinger University of California, Los Angeles
Kay Deaux
Kay Deaux New York University
Peter Kivisto
Peter Kivisto Augustana College

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