David Wellman

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David Wellman is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David Wellman has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David Wellman's work include Global Health Workforce Issues (3 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (3 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (3 papers). David Wellman is often cited by papers focused on Global Health Workforce Issues (3 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (3 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (3 papers). David Wellman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David Wellman's co-authors include Julian E. Orr, Ronald E. Chennault, Shirley R. Steinberg, Joe L. Kincheloe, Nelson M. Rodriguez, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, Katherine O’Sullivan See, Rhonda Nay, Laura Tarzia and Michael Bauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Industrial and Labor Relations Review and American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

In The Last Decade

David Wellman

28 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Talking about Machines: An Ethnography of a Modern Job 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 400 800 1.2k
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. Talking about Machines: An Ethnography of a Modern Job
    1997 1.3k citations David Wellman, Julian E. Orr Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Wellman United States 10 832 369 291 284 247 31 1.9k
Carmen Sirianni United States 12 1.1k 1.4× 425 1.2× 393 1.4× 301 1.1× 206 0.8× 29 2.7k
Julian E. Orr United States 12 820 1.0× 588 1.6× 490 1.7× 449 1.6× 210 0.9× 19 2.4k
Lotte Bailyn United States 23 833 1.0× 487 1.3× 217 0.7× 186 0.7× 250 1.0× 55 2.1k
Ramkrishnan V. Tenkasi United States 11 560 0.7× 456 1.2× 926 3.2× 709 2.5× 141 0.6× 18 2.4k
Frank Blackler United Kingdom 15 698 0.8× 893 2.4× 1.0k 3.5× 620 2.2× 331 1.3× 33 2.9k
Mike Molesworth United Kingdom 21 761 0.9× 250 0.7× 178 0.6× 154 0.5× 490 2.0× 54 2.0k
Eivor Oborn United Kingdom 24 504 0.6× 368 1.0× 363 1.2× 176 0.6× 113 0.5× 58 2.0k
Melissa Mazmanian United States 24 1.1k 1.4× 426 1.2× 123 0.4× 272 1.0× 177 0.7× 48 2.2k
Neil Howe United States 8 1.1k 1.4× 391 1.1× 99 0.3× 237 0.8× 691 2.8× 13 3.2k
Felix C. Brodbeck Germany 24 561 0.7× 758 2.1× 322 1.1× 344 1.2× 170 0.7× 63 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by David Wellman

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Wellman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Wellman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Wellman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Wellman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Wellman. David Wellman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bauer, Michael, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, Laura Tarzia, et al.. (2012). ‘I always look under the bed for a man’. Needs and barriers to the expression of sexuality in residential aged care: the views of residents with and without dementia. Psychology and Sexuality. 4(3). 296–309. 65 indexed citations
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Walker, Arlene, et al.. (2007). Mapping Postgraduate Nurse Education in Australia 2001-2002. Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. 14(2). 32–40. 3 indexed citations
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Wellman, David. (2007). Not Quite White: White Trash and the Boundaries of Whiteness. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 36(6). 556–557. 6 indexed citations
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OʼConnell, Bev, et al.. (2006). Does a Continence Educational Brochure Promote Health-Seeking Behavior?. Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing. 33(4). 389–395. 10 indexed citations
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OʼConnell, Bev, et al.. (2005). Fall risk factors and the nature of falls in inpatient oncology and palliative care settings. Contemporary Nurse. 18(3). 247–257. 26 indexed citations
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Brown, Michael K. & David Wellman. (2005). EMBEDDING THE COLOR LINE: The Accumulation of Racial Advantage and the Disaccumulation of Opportunity in Post-Civil Rights America. Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race. 2(2). 187–207. 8 indexed citations
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Walker, Arlene, et al.. (2002). Nursing educations and graduates : profiles for 2001 and projections for 2002. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 1 indexed citations
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Wellman, David, Joe L. Kincheloe, Shirley R. Steinberg, Nelson M. Rodriguez, & Ronald E. Chennault. (2001). White Reign: Deploying Whiteness in America. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(4). 339–339. 104 indexed citations
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Wellman, David. (2000). From evil to illness: Medicalizing racism.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 70(1). 28–32. 8 indexed citations
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Wellman, David. (1997). Constructing Common Ground: borderland Experiences in America.. PubMed. 3(1). 13–21. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, David & Julian E. Orr. (1997). Talking about Machines: An Ethnography of a Modern Job. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 26(5). 626–626. 1291 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holm, Karyn, et al.. (1996). Teachable moments : practical suggestions for teaching ethics across the curriculum. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. 16(1).
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Nelson, Daniel & David Wellman. (1996). The Union Makes Us Strong: Radical Unionism on the San Francisco Waterfront.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 49(4). 752–752.
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Wellman, David. (1993). Portraits of White Racism. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 163–172. 234 indexed citations
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Wellman, David & Gary Gerstle. (1990). Working-Class Americanism: The Politics of Labor in a Textile City, 1914-1960.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(6). 837–837.
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Wellman, David. (1988). THE POLITICS OF HERBERT BLUMER'S SOCIOLOGICAL METHOD. Symbolic Interaction. 11(1). 59–68. 7 indexed citations
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Warner, Richard, David Wellman, & Lenore J. Weitzman. (1981). Le héros, le pauvre type et le combinard: trois spécifications des opprimés. Espaces et sociétés. 87–110. 1 indexed citations
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Matza, David & David Wellman. (1980). The ordeal of consciousness. Theory and Society. 9(1). 1–27. 9 indexed citations
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Ballard, Roger & David Wellman. (1979). Portraits of White Racism. RAIN. 11–11. 6 indexed citations
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Wellman, David. (1968). Thewrong way to find jobs for negroes. Trans-action. 5(5). 9–18. 4 indexed citations

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