Alison Light

1.1k total citations
21 papers, 304 citations indexed

About

Alison Light is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Light has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 304 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Alison Light's work include Crime and Detective Fiction Studies (3 papers), Irish and British Studies (3 papers) and Archaeological Research and Protection (1 paper). Alison Light is often cited by papers focused on Crime and Detective Fiction Studies (3 papers), Irish and British Studies (3 papers) and Archaeological Research and Protection (1 paper). Alison Light collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Alison Light's co-authors include Sally Alexander, Gareth Stedman Jones, Raphael Samuel, Dávid Fröhlich, Matthew Jones and Lynne Dunckley and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of American History, Feminist Review and History Workshop Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alison Light

16 papers receiving 186 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Light United Kingdom 7 128 102 94 48 25 21 304
Leonard Tennenhouse 9 100 0.8× 90 0.9× 165 1.8× 37 0.8× 25 1.0× 38 358
Billie Melman Israel 9 162 1.3× 143 1.4× 48 0.5× 71 1.5× 22 0.9× 23 303
Robert Colls United Kingdom 7 144 1.1× 91 0.9× 34 0.4× 60 1.3× 44 1.8× 29 294
José Álvarez Junco Spain 9 93 0.7× 133 1.3× 63 0.7× 51 1.1× 22 0.9× 72 276
Erika Rappaport United States 8 162 1.3× 127 1.2× 56 0.6× 36 0.8× 91 3.6× 20 357
Sarah Maza United States 10 118 0.9× 160 1.6× 49 0.5× 95 2.0× 49 2.0× 43 381
Dena Goodman United States 10 99 0.8× 89 0.9× 44 0.5× 94 2.0× 30 1.2× 31 336
Felicity Nussbaum United States 12 138 1.1× 170 1.7× 204 2.2× 58 1.2× 52 2.1× 45 478
Gary Kelly Canada 10 122 1.0× 175 1.7× 277 2.9× 62 1.3× 38 1.5× 40 512
Matt Houlbrook United Kingdom 10 225 1.8× 223 2.2× 44 0.5× 94 2.0× 48 1.9× 25 384

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alison Light

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Light

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Light, Alison. (2021). Alison Light - Inside History. Edinburgh University Press eBooks.
2.
Light, Alison. (2017). Between Private and Public: Writing a Memoir of Raphael and Myself. History Workshop Journal. 83(1). 11–26. 2 indexed citations
3.
Light, Alison. (2015). Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors. 1 indexed citations
4.
Light, Alison. (2015). Common People. 5 indexed citations
5.
Light, Alison. (2014). Common People: The History of An English Family. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (2013). Forever England. 5 indexed citations
7.
Light, Alison. (2013). Daphne du Maurier's romance with the past. 169–220. 1 indexed citations
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Fröhlich, Dávid, et al.. (2009). Stepping in: an outsiders guide to crossing the digital divide. Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey). 8(3). 12. 1 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (2008). Mrs Woolf And The Servants. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (2007). Mrs. Woolf and the Servants: An Intimate History of Domestic Life in Bloomsbury. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (2007). Mrs Woolf and the Servants: The Hidden Heart of Domestic Service. 12 indexed citations
12.
Samuel, Raphael, et al.. (2000). Theatres of Memory. Vol. 2: Island Stories: Unravelling Britain.. Journal of American History. 86(4). 1734–1734. 4 indexed citations
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Samuel, Raphael, Alison Light, Sally Alexander, & Gareth Stedman Jones. (1998). Island Stories: Unravelling Britain. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 49 indexed citations
14.
Light, Alison. (1994). Outside History? Stevie Smith, Women Poets and the National Voice. Changing English. 1(2). 46–63. 1 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (1993). The importance of being ordinary. Sight & sound/Sight and sound. 3(9). 16–19. 1 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (1991). Forever England: Femininity, Literature and Conservatism Between the Wars. 159 indexed citations
17.
Light, Alison. (1989). ‘Young Bess’: Historical Novels and Growing Up. Feminist Review. 33(1). 57–71. 7 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (1989). 'Young Bess': Historical Novels and Growing up. Feminist Review. 57–57. 2 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (1984). ‘Returning to Manderley’—Romance Fiction, Female Sexuality and Class. Feminist Review. 16(1). 7–25. 28 indexed citations
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Light, Alison. (1984). 'Returning to Manderley': Romance Fiction, Female Sexuality and Class. Feminist Review. 7–7. 5 indexed citations

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