"rather than among" is correct and usable in written English.
You would use it in a sentence to compare two or more things, with the idea that one option is more preferable than the other. For example, "I chose to focus on this project rather than among the others."
Narrowing wealth disparities within nations rather than among them is now paramount.
Hudson's 62-film career had been one of solid distinction at the box office, rather than among critics.
To be in the flow of fashion rather than among its leaders is not necessarily a bad thing.
That speculation has been centered more among his colleagues in the Pentagon rather than among civilian law enforcement officials, however.
Rumour spreads most rapidly along preexisting social networks: among friends, associates, and peers rather than among persons of unequal standing.
That speculation has been centered more among his colleagues rather than among civilian law enforcement officials, however.
And so, when it came to the Occupy movement, Quinn found herself among those being met with demands, rather than among those doing the demanding.
For instance, additional research revealed that conversations based on media content are more frequent among opinion leaders themselves rather than among opinion leaders and less-informed individuals.
Today, the greatest need for dialogue, building relationships and learning what really animates another believer seems to lie in yawning and dangerous differences between Christianity and other religions, rather than among the different Christian churches, denominations and sects.
He argues that the responsibility rests with the wider society, though surely some responsibility also lies with Muslims themselves, who have tended to live alongside rather than among their fellow citizens.
Even when the study began, Room says, "we were studying drinking in the general population rather than among alcoholics, but we thought in terms of relationships at a given moment, not in terms of historical change".
