Cecilia L. Ridgeway

18.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
77 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Cecilia L. Ridgeway is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Cecilia L. Ridgeway has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Gender Studies and 9 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Cecilia L. Ridgeway's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (27 papers), Social Power and Status Dynamics (27 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (19 papers). Cecilia L. Ridgeway is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (27 papers), Social Power and Status Dynamics (27 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (19 papers). Cecilia L. Ridgeway collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Cecilia L. Ridgeway's co-authors include Shelley J. Correll, Cathryn Johnson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin, Joseph R. Berger, Timothy J. Dowd, David A. Diekema, Deborah Tannen, Joseph Berger, Tamar Kricheli‐Katz and Sandra Lipsitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Organization Science.

In The Last Decade

Cecilia L. Ridgeway

75 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Unpacking the Gender System 1991 2026 2002 2014 2004 2011 2001 1997 2006 250 500 750 1000
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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. Unpacking the Gender System
    2004 1.2k citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Shelley J. Correll Gender & Society profile →
  2. Framed by Gender
    2011 940 citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway Oxford University Press eBooks profile →
  3. Gender, Status, and Leadership
    2001 818 citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway profile →
  4. Interaction and the Conservation of Gender Inequality: Considering Employment
    1997 634 citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway American Sociological Review profile →
  5. Legitimacy as a Social Process
    2006 594 citations Cathryn Johnson, Timothy J. Dowd et al. Annual Review of Sociology profile →
  6. Why Status Matters for Inequality
    2013 552 citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway American Sociological Review profile →
  7. THE GENDER SYSTEM AND INTERACTION
    1999 523 citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Lynn Smith‐Lovin Annual Review of Sociology profile →
  8. The Social Construction of Status Value: Gender and Other Nominal Characteristics
    1991 460 citations Cecilia L. Ridgeway Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cecilia L. Ridgeway United States 45 6.8k 5.3k 1.9k 1.9k 829 77 11.6k
Madeline E. Heilman United States 46 5.9k 0.9× 8.2k 1.5× 1.9k 1.0× 3.3k 1.8× 384 0.5× 104 12.1k
Peter J. Burke United States 40 7.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.4× 2.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.3× 969 1.2× 71 13.6k
Joan Acker United States 26 5.1k 0.8× 7.1k 1.3× 857 0.4× 1.8k 1.0× 880 1.1× 50 10.1k
Laurie A. Rudman United States 47 7.7k 1.1× 6.5k 1.2× 3.5k 1.8× 1.3k 0.7× 516 0.6× 76 12.6k
Herminia Ibarra United States 27 3.9k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 3.9k 2.1× 656 0.8× 55 10.8k
Dominic Abrams United Kingdom 65 11.1k 1.6× 2.9k 0.5× 7.0k 3.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 268 17.5k
Jeanne M. Brett United States 50 4.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.3× 2.9k 1.5× 3.3k 1.8× 729 0.9× 188 10.0k
William G. Austin United States 14 12.8k 1.9× 3.2k 0.6× 6.9k 3.5× 2.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 29 19.6k
Ann Marie Ryan United States 52 3.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 3.9k 2.1× 586 0.7× 195 9.1k
Kay Deaux United States 43 6.0k 0.9× 4.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.8× 886 0.5× 577 0.7× 118 11.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Correll, Shelley J., et al.. (2017). It’s the Conventional Thought That Counts. American Sociological Review. 82(2). 297–327. 133 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L., et al.. (2016). INTERACTION AND THE CONSERVATION OF GENDER INEQUALITY. 20 indexed citations
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Munsch, Christin L., Cecilia L. Ridgeway, & Joan C. Williams. (2014). Pluralistic Ignorance and the Flexibility Bias: Understanding and Mitigating Flextime and Flexplace Bias at Work. Work and Occupations. 41(1). 40–62. 94 indexed citations
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Phelan, Jo C., et al.. (2014). Stigma, status, and population health. Social Science & Medicine. 103. 15–23. 131 indexed citations
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Simpson, Brent, Robb Willer, & Cecilia L. Ridgeway. (2012). Status Hierarchies and the Organization of Collective Action. Sociological Theory. 30(3). 149–166. 66 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L.. (2011). Framed by Gender. Oxford University Press eBooks. 940 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Ya-Ru, Randall S. Peterson, Damon J. Phillips, Joel M. Podolny, & Cecilia L. Ridgeway. (2011). Introduction to the Special Issue: Bringing Status to the Table—Attaining, Maintaining, and Experiencing Status in Organizations and Markets. Organization Science. 23(2). 299–307. 85 indexed citations
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Faigman, David L., Nilanjana Dasgupta, & Cecilia L. Ridgeway. (2008). A Matter of Fit: The Law of Discrimination and the Science of Implicit Bias. Hastings law journal. 59(6). 1389. 8 indexed citations
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Johnson, Cathryn, Timothy J. Dowd, & Cecilia L. Ridgeway. (2008). Legitimacy as a Social Process. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L.. (2008). Framed Before We Know It. Gender & Society. 23(2). 145–160. 481 indexed citations
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Hogg, Michael A. & Cecilia L. Ridgeway. (2003). Social identity: sociological and social psychological perspectives. Social Psychology Quarterly. 66(2). 97–100. 86 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L.. (2001). The emergence of status beliefs: From structural inequality to legitimizing ideology.. 61 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L. & Lynn Smith‐Lovin. (1999). THE GENDER SYSTEM AND INTERACTION. Annual Review of Sociology. 25(1). 191–216. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berger, Joseph R., Cecilia L. Ridgeway, M. Hamit Fişek, & Robert Z. Norman. (1998). The Legitimation and Delegitimation of Power and Prestige Orders. American Sociological Review. 63(3). 379–379. 244 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L.. (1997). Interaction and the Conservation of Gender Inequality: Considering Employment. American Sociological Review. 62(2). 218–218. 634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L., Cathryn Johnson, & David A. Diekema. (1994). External Status, Legitimacy, and Compliance in Male and Female Groups. Social Forces. 72(4). 1051–1051. 49 indexed citations
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Burke, Peter J., Edward J. Lawler, Barry Markovsky, Cecilia L. Ridgeway, & Henry A. Walker. (1991). Advances in Group Processes: A Research Annual, Vol. 7.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(6). 947–947. 1 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L.. (1978). Predicting College Women's Aspirations From Evaluations of the Housewife and Work Role. Sociological Quarterly. 19(2). 281–291. 13 indexed citations
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Ridgeway, Cecilia L. & Cardell K. Jacobson. (1977). Sources of Status and Influence in All Female and Mixed Sex Groups. Sociological Quarterly. 18(3). 413–425. 13 indexed citations

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