Charles Heller

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 609 citations indexed

About

Charles Heller is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Heller has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 609 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Charles Heller's work include Migration, Refugees, and Integration (14 papers), Migration, Identity, and Health (4 papers) and Global Security and Public Health (4 papers). Charles Heller is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Refugees, and Integration (14 papers), Migration, Identity, and Health (4 papers) and Global Security and Public Health (4 papers). Charles Heller collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. Charles Heller's co-authors include Lorenzo Pezzani, Sebastián Cobarrubias, Maribel Casas‐Cortés, Martina Tazzioli, Glenda Garelli, Sandro Mezzadra, Bernd Kasparek, Brett Neilson, Sabine Heß and Irene Peano and has published in prestigious journals such as American Behavioral Scientist, Antipode and The Journal of Interdisciplinary History.

In The Last Decade

Charles Heller

20 papers receiving 559 citations

Hit Papers

New Keywords: Migration and Borders 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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. New Keywords: Migration and Borders
    2014 327 citations Maribel Casas‐Cortés, Sebastián Cobarrubias et al. Cultural Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Heller United Kingdom 10 516 145 112 87 49 27 609
Glenda Garelli United Kingdom 11 720 1.4× 221 1.5× 192 1.7× 85 1.0× 60 1.2× 21 812
Maurice Stierl United Kingdom 15 693 1.3× 210 1.4× 204 1.8× 71 0.8× 17 0.3× 30 789
Philippe M. Frowd Canada 9 508 1.0× 115 0.8× 153 1.4× 60 0.7× 20 0.4× 24 560
Barak Kalir Netherlands 14 482 0.9× 142 1.0× 134 1.2× 84 1.0× 20 0.4× 33 572
Nöel Parker Denmark 9 440 0.9× 64 0.4× 277 2.5× 48 0.6× 22 0.4× 20 574
Kate Coddington United States 12 478 0.9× 164 1.1× 73 0.7× 36 0.4× 21 0.4× 28 595
Polly Pallister‐Wilkins Netherlands 15 791 1.5× 239 1.6× 262 2.3× 44 0.5× 24 0.5× 23 929
Jessaca B. Leinaweaver United States 13 306 0.6× 47 0.3× 64 0.6× 100 1.1× 27 0.6× 42 482
Anne McNevin Australia 12 565 1.1× 139 1.0× 175 1.6× 86 1.0× 13 0.3× 27 632
Prem Kumar Rajaram Austria 8 519 1.0× 124 0.9× 177 1.6× 75 0.9× 7 0.1× 21 639

Countries citing papers authored by Charles Heller

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Heller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Heller

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All Works

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Cobarrubias, Sebastián, Paolo Cuttitta, Maribel Casas‐Cortés, et al.. (2023). Interventions on the concept of externalisation in migration and border studies. Political Geography. 105. 102911–102911. 18 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles, et al.. (2020). Mediterranea: Thinking through a Political Invention in Tumultuous Times. 1 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles & Lorenzo Pezzani. (2019). The perils of migration: Conflictual mediations of risk at the maritime frontiers of the European Union. Critique internationale. 101–123. 1 indexed citations
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Pezzani, Lorenzo & Charles Heller. (2019). AIS Politics: The Contested Use of Vessel Tracking at the EU’s Maritime Frontier. Science Technology & Human Values. 44(5). 881–899. 20 indexed citations
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Coleman, Mathew, et al.. (2019). Open Borders: In Defense of Free Movement. 7 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles & Lorenzo Pezzani. (2019). Contentious Crossings. South Atlantic Quarterly. 118(3). 644–653. 6 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles, et al.. (2019). Vers une politique de la liberté de mouvement. Communications. n° 104(1). 79–93. 1 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles & Antoine Pécoud. (2017). Compter les morts aux frontières : des contre-statistiques de la société civile à la récupération (inter)gouvernementale. Revue européenne de migrations internationales. 33(2-3). 63–90. 7 indexed citations
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Garelli, Glenda, Charles Heller, Lorenzo Pezzani, & Martina Tazzioli. (2017). Shifting Bordering and Rescue Practices in the Central Mediterranean Sea, October 2013–October 2015. Antipode. 50(3). 813–821. 9 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles, Lorenzo Pezzani, & Maurice Stierl. (2017). Disobedient Sensing and Border Struggles at the Maritime Frontier of Europe. MEDIAREP. 4. 1–15. 11 indexed citations
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Casas‐Cortés, Maribel, Sebastián Cobarrubias, Charles Heller, & Lorenzo Pezzani. (2015). Clashing Cartographies, Migrating Maps: The Politics of Mobility at the External Borders of E.U.rope. Zaguan (University of Zaragoza Repository). 16(1). 1–33. 19 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles & Lorenzo Pezzani. (2014). Traces liquides : enquête sur la mort de migrants dans la zone-frontière maritime de l’Union européenne. Revue européenne de migrations internationales. 30(3-4). 71–107. 14 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles & Lorenzo Pezzani. (2014). 'All they did was taking pictures': Photography and the violence of borders. 5(2). 93–97. 1 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles. (2014). Perception management – Deterring potential migrants through information campaigns. Global Media and Communication. 10(3). 303–318. 51 indexed citations
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Casas‐Cortés, Maribel, Sebastián Cobarrubias, Nicholas De Genova, et al.. (2014). New Keywords: Migration and Borders. Cultural Studies. 29(1). 55–87. 327 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heller, Charles. (2012). Distribution and Variation between Populations of Pacific Sand Lance in the San Juan Archipelago. ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington). 1 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles, et al.. (1986). Searching for Nineteenth-Century Farm Tenants: An Evaluation of Methods. Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History. 19(2). 55–61. 5 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles. (1982). Errors in Transmission as Indicators of East-West Differences: A Study of Jewish Music in Toronto. 10.
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Heller, Charles. (1979). Mirrors of the new world: Images and image-makers in the settlement process. Journal of Historical Geography. 5(1). 106–108. 5 indexed citations
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Heller, Charles. (1969). Variations in the trade areas of glen innes and inverell, N.S.W.. Australian Geographer. 11(1). 52–65. 2 indexed citations

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