Catherine A. MacKinnon

1.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
7 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Catherine A. MacKinnon is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine A. MacKinnon has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Gender Studies, 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Catherine A. MacKinnon's work include Labor Movements and Unions (1 paper), Political Science Research and Education (1 paper) and Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues (1 paper). Catherine A. MacKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Labor Movements and Unions (1 paper), Political Science Research and Education (1 paper) and Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues (1 paper). Catherine A. MacKinnon collaborates with scholars based in . Catherine A. MacKinnon's co-authors include Marianne Wesson, Nadine Taub, Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, Mari Matsuda, Charles R. Lawrence, Janet Clark, Judith R. Walkowitz, Susan Welch and Carol Mueller and has published in prestigious journals such as The Canadian Journal of Sociology, Ethics and Columbia Law Review.

In The Last Decade

Catherine A. MacKinnon

7 papers receiving 814 citations

Hit Papers

Feminism Unmodified: Disc... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1989 1980 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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. Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law
    1989 539 citations Marianne Wesson, Catherine A. MacKinnon Frontiers A Journal of Women Studies profile →
  2. Sexual Harassment of Working Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination
    1980 384 citations Nadine Taub, Catherine A. MacKinnon Columbia Law Review profile →
  3. Sexuality, Pornography, and Method: "Pleasure under Patriarchy
    1989 126 citations Catherine A. MacKinnon Ethics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Catherine A. MacKinnon 6 667 565 165 144 141 7 1.1k
Angela P. Harris United States 15 257 0.4× 641 1.1× 54 0.3× 140 1.0× 149 1.1× 56 1.0k
Kristin Bumiller United States 13 322 0.5× 461 0.8× 135 0.8× 117 0.8× 191 1.4× 20 926
Clare McGlynn United Kingdom 17 801 1.2× 715 1.3× 483 2.9× 150 1.0× 240 1.7× 71 1.3k
Michelle M. Lazar Singapore 14 729 1.1× 481 0.9× 94 0.6× 100 0.7× 31 0.2× 34 1.4k
Estelle B. Freedman United States 18 354 0.5× 742 1.3× 229 1.4× 157 1.1× 26 0.2× 40 1.2k
Ann Russo United States 10 437 0.7× 650 1.2× 154 0.9× 199 1.4× 17 0.1× 24 1.1k
Kathleen E. Hull United States 17 309 0.5× 463 0.8× 64 0.4× 115 0.8× 164 1.2× 39 1.0k
Linda M. Perkins United States 7 421 0.6× 676 1.2× 68 0.4× 110 0.8× 15 0.1× 21 1.1k
Joel Best United States 14 98 0.1× 517 0.9× 126 0.8× 67 0.5× 53 0.4× 36 765
Anna C. Korteweg Canada 16 289 0.4× 1.1k 2.0× 135 0.8× 420 2.9× 39 0.3× 40 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine A. MacKinnon

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All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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MacKinnon, Catherine A. & Kimberlé W. Crenshaw. (2020). Reconstituting the Future: An Equality Amendment. eYLS (Yale Law School). 109. 3 indexed citations
2.
MacKinnon, Catherine A., et al.. (1994). "Speech" and Some of Its Wounds. diacritics. 24(1). 63–63. 23 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Catherine A., et al.. (1993). Toward a Feminist Theory of the State. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 18(1). 103–103. 9 indexed citations
4.
Darcy, R., Susan Welch, Janet Clark, et al.. (1990). What Happened to the Feminist Revolution in Political Science?: A Review Essay. The Western Political Quarterly. 43(4). 887–887. 6 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Catherine A.. (1989). Sexuality, Pornography, and Method: "Pleasure under Patriarchy. Ethics. 99(2). 314–346. 126 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wesson, Marianne & Catherine A. MacKinnon. (1989). Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law. Frontiers A Journal of Women Studies. 10(3). 91–91. 539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taub, Nadine & Catherine A. MacKinnon. (1980). Sexual Harassment of Working Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination. Columbia Law Review. 80(8). 1686–1686. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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