Alejandro Portes Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map

Alejandro Portes's h-index is 135 (431 i10-index, 167,245+ total citations across 972+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of September 2026. Alejandro Portes is affiliated with Sociology, Princeton University.

Alejandro Portes is a researcher affiliated with Sociology, Princeton University, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 167,245 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, spanning a global audience.

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H-Index: 135
i10-Index: 431
Total Citations: 167,245
Citing Countries: 0

As of September 2026.

Alejandro Portes has an h-index of 135 and 167,245 total citations across 972 publications, with research cited by institutions in 0 countries.

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About Alejandro Portes's research

Alejandro Portes is a researcher at Sociology, Princeton University. Their work has been cited 167,245 times across 972 publications (h-index 135), according to Google Scholar.

Their most-cited work, “Social capital: Its origins and applications in modern sociology” (1998), has accumulated 24,755 citations. Other influential works include “Immigrant America: A Portrait” (1996) with 11,273 citations and “Legacies: The story of the immigrant second generation” (2001) with 10,137 citations.

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