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35
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World Ranking
6578
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3183

Philip Smith 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 Philip Smith sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 101 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Smith 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 Philip Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

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

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

Overview

Philip Smith is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their academic work spans the fields of Arts and Humanities as well as Social Sciences, with notable contributions in literature, sociology, and cultural studies.

Their research has focused on several main topics, including:

  • Themes in Literature Analysis
  • Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Comics and Graphic Narratives
  • Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising
  • Travel Writing and Literature

Smith's work explores numerous subfields, including:

  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts
  • Music
  • Gender Studies

Their recent publications include:

  • "Paddington Bear and the Erasure of Difference," 2020, Children's Literature Association quarterly
  • "The neuro-cognitive turn in cultural sociology: from 1.0 to 2.0," 2020, American Journal of Cultural Sociology

Other selected papers relevant to their field but authored by co-authors include:

  • "COVID-19 and symbolic action: global pandemic as code, narrative, and cultural performance," 2020, American Journal of Cultural Sociology
  • "Water quality benefits from an advice-led approach to reducing water pollution from agriculture in England," 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "From artistic consecration to degradation: The case of Sven Hassel," 2021, Acta Sociologica

Smith frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • American Journal of Cultural Sociology
  • Manchester University Press eBooks
  • Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics
  • Children's Literature Association quarterly
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Their book publication includes the title "Printing Terror," released in 2021 by Winchester University Press.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Michael Goodrum (13 co-authored works)
  • Jeffrey C. Alexander (2 co-authored works)
  • Florian Stoll (2 co-authored works)
  • Andrew J. H. Davey (1 co-authored work)
  • Letitia Bailey (1 co-authored work)

Best Publications

  • Sociology Themes and Perspectives

    Robert Van Krieken;Daphne Habibis;Philip Smith;Brett Hutchins

  • The discourse of American civil society: A new proposal for cultural studies

    Jeffrey C. Alexander;Philip Smith

  • Cultural Theory : An Introduction

    Philip Smith;Alexander Riley

  • Researching the visual

    Michael Emmison;Philip Smith;Margery Mayall

  • Strong Program in Cultural Sociology

    Jeffrey C. Alexander;Philip Smith

  • The Strong Program in Cultural Theory: Elements of a Structural Hermeneutics

    Jeffrey Alexander;Philip Smith

  • Punishment and Culture

    Philip Smith

  • Diversity and Commonality in National Identities: an exploratory analysis of cross-national patterns

    Frank L. Jones;Philip Smith

  • Researching the visual : images, objects, contexts and interactions in social and cultural inquiry

    Michael Emmison;Philip Smith

  • Individual and Societal Bases of National Identity. A Comparative Multi‐Level Analysis

    Frank L Jones;Philip Smith

  • Why War?: The Cultural Logic of Iraq, the Gulf War, and Suez

    Philip Smith

  • The Cambridge Companion to Durkheim

    Jeffrey C. Alexander;Philip Smith

  • Introduction: the new Durkheim

    Philip Smith;Jeffrey C. Alexander

  • Culture and Charisma: Outline of a Theory:

    Philip Smith

  • Social Science and Salvation: Risk Society as Mythical Discourse

    Jeffrey C. Alexander;Philip Smith

  • Romance, irony, and solidarity

    Ronald N. Jacobs;Philip Smith

  • Everyday incivility: towards a benchmark

    Tim Phillips;Philip Smith

  • The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Sociology

    Jeffrey C. Alexander;Ronald N. Jacobs;Philip Smith

  • The New American Cultural Sociology

    Philip Smith

  • What is 'Australian'? Knowledge and Among a Gallery of Contemporary Australians

    Tim Phillips;Philip Smith

  • Codes and conflict

    Philip Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey C. Alexander
Jeffrey C. Alexander Yale University
Timothy D. Phillips
Timothy D. Phillips Texas A&M University
Mara Olekalns
Mara Olekalns University of Melbourne
Daniel Druckman
Daniel Druckman George Mason University
Lawrence Grossberg
Lawrence Grossberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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