Alison Assiter

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 930 citations indexed

About

Alison Assiter is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Assiter has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 930 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Philosophy, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Alison Assiter's work include Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence (4 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (3 papers) and Higher Education and Employability (3 papers). Alison Assiter is often cited by papers focused on Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence (4 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (3 papers) and Higher Education and Employability (3 papers). Alison Assiter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Alison Assiter's co-authors include Jean Bethke Elshtain, Jeff Noonan, Graham R. Gibbs, Lena Gunnarsson, Sarah Cornell, Jonathan Joseph, Tuukka Kaidesoja, Leigh Price, Derek Robbins and Douglas V. Porpora and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Sociology, Feminist Review and Labour / Le Travail.

In The Last Decade

Alison Assiter

29 papers receiving 687 citations

Hit Papers

Feminist Politics and Human Nature 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Feminist Politics and Human Nature
    1985 672 citations Alison Assiter et al. Feminist Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Assiter United Kingdom 10 440 288 180 101 96 33 930
Moira Gatens Australia 12 389 0.9× 242 0.8× 140 0.8× 53 0.5× 219 2.3× 47 877
Linda A. Bell United States 13 368 0.8× 251 0.9× 117 0.7× 102 1.0× 77 0.8× 35 839
R. A. Sydie Canada 9 483 1.1× 184 0.6× 95 0.5× 116 1.1× 78 0.8× 19 1.0k
Jacek Sobczak Poland 3 457 1.0× 112 0.4× 154 0.9× 126 1.2× 79 0.8× 34 962
Rosemary Hennessy United States 12 577 1.3× 341 1.2× 230 1.3× 153 1.5× 49 0.5× 22 1.0k
Leslie J. Calman United States 6 369 0.8× 284 1.0× 147 0.8× 49 0.5× 76 0.8× 11 731
Rita Laura Segato Brazil 16 674 1.5× 354 1.2× 136 0.8× 76 0.8× 33 0.3× 64 1.2k
Vikki Bell United Kingdom 14 488 1.1× 153 0.5× 90 0.5× 48 0.5× 47 0.5× 57 782
Jane Flax United States 12 481 1.1× 303 1.1× 128 0.7× 110 1.1× 157 1.6× 32 1.2k
Carolyn Pedwell United Kingdom 14 414 0.9× 195 0.7× 92 0.5× 75 0.7× 31 0.3× 30 802

Countries citing papers authored by Alison Assiter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alison Assiter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Assiter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alison Assiter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alison Assiter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alison Assiter. Alison Assiter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Assiter, Alison. (2019). Review of The Muslims are Coming!. 287–295. 1 indexed citations
2.
Assiter, Alison. (2017). Transferable Skills in Higher Education. 15 indexed citations
3.
Assiter, Alison. (2017). Skills: A Social Perspective. 26–34. 2 indexed citations
4.
Assiter, Alison. (2016). Why Universalism?. 35–63. 5 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (2015). Kierkegaard, Eve and Metaphors of Birth. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 1 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (2015). DEBATE: Response to McWherter. Journal of Critical Realism. 14(5). 508–517. 1 indexed citations
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Price, Leigh, Lena Gunnarsson, Douglas V. Porpora, et al.. (2015). Reviews. Journal of Critical Realism. 14(4). 416–446. 1 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (2013). Speculative and Critical Realism. Journal of Critical Realism. 12(3). 283–300. 3 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (2013). Kant and Kierkegaard on Freedom and Evil. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement. 72. 275–296. 2 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (2012). Kierkegaard and the political. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol).
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Assiter, Alison. (2011). Kierkegaard, Battersby and Feminism. Women a Cultural Review. 22(2-3). 180–191. 1 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (2009). Kierkegaard, Metaphysics and Political Theory: Unfinished Selves. 2. 88–96. 7 indexed citations
13.
Assiter, Alison & Graham R. Gibbs. (2007). student retention and motivation. European Political Science. 6(1). 79–93. 14 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison & Jeff Noonan. (2007). Human needs: A realist perspective. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol).
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Assiter, Alison. (2005). Enlightened Women. 1 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison, et al.. (1995). Luce Irigaray: Two Reviews of a New Study. 11–12.
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Assiter, Alison, et al.. (1993). Pornography, Feminism and the Individual. Labour / Le Travail. 32. 374–374. 11 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison, et al.. (1993). Using Records of Achievement in Higher Education. 22 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison & Jean Bethke Elshtain. (1985). The Family in Political Thought. Feminist Review. 105–105. 40 indexed citations
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Assiter, Alison. (1983). Did Man Make Language. Radical philosophy. 34. 2 indexed citations

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