Research by faculty and graduate students in the University of Toronto’s Department of Sociology has been recognized among the Top-Cited Articles across journals published by the American Sociological Association (ASA). The recognition highlights the department’s strong research impact and its continued contributions to influential sociological scholarship.
The ASA recently released its annual list of most-cited articles across its journals. Among articles published in 2025, two papers with University of Toronto Sociology authors ranked among the top five most-cited articles across all ASA journals:
- Melissa A. Milkie, Liana C. Sayer, Kei Nomaguchi, and Hope Xu Yan, “Who’s Doing the Housework and Childcare in America Now? Differential Convergence in Twenty-First-Century Gender Gaps in Home Tasks.”
- Andy Holmes and Amin Ghaziani, “Situational Fluidity and the Use of Identity Labels in Interactions.”
Additional work by University of Toronto Sociology faculty and collaborators was recognized among the most-cited articles in 2025 across several ASA journals, regardless of publication year:
- David Pettinicchio, Michelle Maroto, and Jennifer D. Brooks, “The Sociology of Disability-Based Economic Inequality.”
- Hae Yeon Choo and Myra Marx Ferree, “Practicing Intersectionality in Sociological Research: A Critical Analysis of Inclusions, Interactions, and Institutions in the Study of Inequalities.”
- Kelly Joyce, Laurel Smith-Doerr, Sharla Alegria, Susan Bell, Taylor Cruz, Steve G. Hoffman, Safiya Umoja Noble, and Benjamin Shestakofsky, “Toward a Sociology of Artificial Intelligence: A Call for Research on Inequalities and Structural Change.”
- Scott Schieman, Philip J. Badawy, Melissa A. Milkie, and Alex Bierman, "Work-Life Conflict During the COVID-19 Pandemic."
These recognitions underscore the breadth and influence of research produced by University of Toronto sociologists and their collaborators. With multiple scholars represented across ASA journals and research areas, including gender and family, identity, inequality, disability, intersectionality, and the sociology of technology, the department continues to demonstrate a strong publication record and broad scholarly impact within the discipline.