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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 45 Citations 10,380 221 World Ranking 2114 National Ranking 1060

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Education

His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Public relations, Human services, Sample and Psychiatry. His studies in Social psychology integrate themes in fields like Unpaid work and Voluntary sector. Ram A. Cnaan combines subjects such as Popularity, Cross-cultural, Service and Public administration with his study of Public relations.

Ram A. Cnaan has included themes like Social Welfare and Personality in his Human services study. His Social Welfare study combines topics in areas such as Government, Economic growth and Human resource management. His work carried out in the field of Psychiatry brings together such families of science as Gerontology and Outreach.

His most cited work include:

  • Measuring motivation to volunteer in human services. (485 citations)
  • Defining Who is a Volunteer: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations (456 citations)
  • Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Religion: Findings from a National Study. (307 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ram A. Cnaan spends much of his time researching Social work, Social psychology, Public relations, Social Welfare and Faith. His study in Social work is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Higher education, Pedagogy and Social policy. His Social psychology study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Latter Day Saints.

Ram A. Cnaan works in the field of Public relations, namely Community organization. The concepts of his Social Welfare study are interwoven with issues in Human services, Public economics, Welfare and Public administration. His Public administration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Government and Politics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social work (25.00%)
  • Social psychology (22.41%)
  • Public relations (20.26%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Public relations (20.26%)
  • Social psychology (22.41%)
  • Social policy (9.48%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ram A. Cnaan focuses on Public relations, Social psychology, Social policy, Social work and Sense of community. His work deals with themes such as Government, Globalization, Social capital and Faith, which intersect with Public relations. His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Applied psychology and Individualism.

His research integrates issues of Developmental psychology and Scholarship in his study of Social policy. The Social work study combines topics in areas such as Criminal justice, Criminology, Recidivism and Doctoral education. His biological study deals with issues like Loneliness, which deal with fields such as Public health and Mental health.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Faith-Based International Development Work: A Review (22 citations)
  • The Multifaceted Nature of Civic Participation: A Literature Review (22 citations)
  • Religious Attendance and Volunteering: Testing National Culture as a Boundary Condition (11 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Education

His primary scientific interests are in Public relations, Social change, Poverty, Financial development and Corporate governance. His Public relations research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Media studies, Doctoral education, Higher education, Social work and Professional development. His research in Social change intersects with topics in Welfare, Social Welfare, Public economics and Social work education.

His work carried out in the field of Welfare brings together such families of science as Denial, Social policy, Only child and Policy analysis. The subject of his Poverty research is within the realm of Economic growth.

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Best Publications

Measuring motivation to volunteer in human services.

Ram A. Cnaan;Robin S. Goldberg-Glen.
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (1991)

1049 Citations

Defining Who is a Volunteer: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations

Ram A. Cnaan;Femida Handy;Margaret Wadsworth.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (1996)

1012 Citations

Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Religion: Findings from a National Study.

Jill W. Sinha;Ram A. Cnaan;Richard J. Gelles.
Journal of Adolescence (2007)

569 Citations

Navigating Theories of Volunteering: A Hybrid Map for a Complex Phenomenon

Lesley Hustinx;Ram A. Cnaan;Femida Handy.
Journal for The Theory of Social Behaviour (2010)

458 Citations

The invisible caring hand

Ram Cnaan;John DiIulio.
(2002)

415 Citations

Performance and Commitment: Issues in Management of Volunteers in Human Service Organizations

Ram A. Cnaan;Toni A. Cascio.
Journal of Social Service Research (1998)

357 Citations

Public Perception of "Who is a Volunteer": An Examination of the Net-Cost Approach from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

Femida Handy;Ram A. Cnaan;Jeffrey L. Brudney;Ugo Ascoli.
(2000)

353 Citations

The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare

Ram Cnaan;John DiIulio.
Sociology of Religion (2004)

281 Citations

A Cross-cultural Examination of Student Volunteering: is it all about Resume building?

Femida Handy;Ram A. Cnaan;Lesley Hustinx;Chulhee Kang.
(2010)

276 Citations

Mapping Volunteer Activity

Ram A. Cnaan;Laura Amrofell.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (1994)

241 Citations

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