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SOCIOLOGIST

Randall Collins

1941 - Today

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Randall Collins (born July 29, 1941) is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing. He has taught in many notable universities around the world and his academic works have been translated into various languages. Collins is currently the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randall Collins has received more than 231,803 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Randall Collins is the 54th most popular sociologist, the 4,477th most popular biography from United States and the 19th most popular American Sociologist.

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  • 230k

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  • 50.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Randall Collins ranks 54 out of 54Before him are James Samuel Coleman, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Lewis A. Coser, Robert N. Bellah, George C. Homans, and Ernest Burgess. After him are Raewyn Connell, Claus Offe, Michael Mann, George Ritzer, Erik Olin Wright, and Robert Nisbet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Randall Collins ranks 275Before him are Chieko Baisho, Pak Seung-zin, Rafael Albrecht, Tatyana Kuznetsova, David Crystal, and Bakili Muluzi. After him are Gorden Kaye, Christopher Hogwood, Navi Pillay, Anne Tyler, Ivanka Khristova, and Ed Roberts.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randall Collins ranks 4,477 out of 18,182Before him are William Porter (1926), Thom Barry (1950), Holt McCallany (1963), Ira Sprague Bowen (1898), Pat Benatar (1953), and Neal McDonough (1966). After him are Lainie Kazan (1940), Kevin McCarthy (1914), Mike Bongiorno (1924), Amanda Plummer (1957), Fred Niblo (1874), and Michael Berryman (1948).

Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Randall Collins ranks 19Before him are Mark Granovetter (1943), Howard S. Becker (1928), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), James Samuel Coleman (1926), Robert N. Bellah (1927), and George C. Homans (1910). After him are George Ritzer (1940), Erik Olin Wright (1947), Robert Nisbet (1913), Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), Jeffrey C. Alexander (1947), and Theda Skocpol (1947).