Catherine Wessinger

478 total citations
24 papers, 132 citations indexed

About

Catherine Wessinger is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Wessinger has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 132 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Catherine Wessinger's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 papers). Catherine Wessinger is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 papers). Catherine Wessinger collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Catherine Wessinger's co-authors include Nancy Nason‐Clark, Nancy L. Eiesland, Susan J. Palmer, James T. Richardson, Eileen Barker and Linda Woodhead and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of American History and Sociology of Religion.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Wessinger

18 papers receiving 103 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Catherine Wessinger United States 6 94 31 29 17 13 24 132
Peter Heehs United States 7 85 0.9× 40 1.3× 46 1.6× 6 0.4× 14 1.1× 28 159
Chad E. Seales United States 4 93 1.0× 32 1.0× 25 0.9× 22 1.3× 24 1.8× 7 137
Michel Despland Canada 8 102 1.1× 79 2.5× 21 0.7× 8 0.5× 10 0.8× 36 176
Tracy Fessenden United States 6 141 1.5× 24 0.8× 89 3.1× 8 0.5× 16 1.2× 19 183
Paul A. Carter United States 4 65 0.7× 25 0.8× 33 1.1× 12 0.7× 18 1.4× 8 133
Jeffrey S. Siker United States 8 74 0.8× 22 0.7× 19 0.7× 12 0.7× 89 6.8× 26 152
Leland Ryken United States 6 63 0.7× 26 0.8× 11 0.4× 10 0.6× 68 5.2× 27 155
Ahmet T. Karamustafa Türkiye 3 68 0.7× 22 0.7× 91 3.1× 4 0.2× 29 2.2× 5 157
Colin Jager Netherlands 5 71 0.8× 37 1.2× 44 1.5× 6 0.4× 16 1.2× 18 126
Paul Lakeland United States 6 61 0.6× 16 0.5× 17 0.6× 8 0.5× 32 2.5× 31 105

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine Wessinger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Wessinger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Woodhead, Linda, et al.. (2018). Portrait. 9(1). 1–23. 1 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2015). Ellen Harmon White: American Prophet. Journal of American History. 101(4). 1267–1268. 1 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2011). Millennial Glossary. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2011). Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Millennialism. Oxford University Press eBooks. 41 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2009). In Memoriam: Bonnie Sue Haldeman. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 12(4). 136–137.
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2009). The Lee Hancock Collection: Federal and State Materials on the Branch Davidian Case. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 13(2). 114–125.
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Wessinger, Catherine, et al.. (2007). Memories of the Branch Davidians: The Autobiography of David Koresh's Mother.
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2003). Falun Gong Symposium Introduction and Glossary. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 6(2). 215–222. 5 indexed citations
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Palmer, Susan J. & Catherine Wessinger. (2001). Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases. Sociology of Religion. 62(3). 412–412. 12 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2000). Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 3(2). 396–397. 3 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (2000). Acknowledgments. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 4(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (1999). Religious Studies Scholars, FBI Agents, and the Montana Freemen Standoff. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 3(1). 36–44. 5 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (1997). The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 1(1). 122–138. 2 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (1997). Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 1(1). 122–138. 1 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (1997). Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 1(1). 122–138. 4 indexed citations
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Nason‐Clark, Nancy & Catherine Wessinger. (1997). Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles inside the Mainstream. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 36(2). 330–330. 18 indexed citations
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Eiesland, Nancy L. & Catherine Wessinger. (1994). Women's Leadership in Marginal Religions: Explorations outside the Mainstream. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 33(3). 287–287. 16 indexed citations
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Wessinger, Catherine. (1988). Annie Besant and Progressive Messianism: 1847-1933. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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