Edward Webster

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Edward Webster is a scholar working on Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Webster has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Public Administration, 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 26 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Edward Webster's work include Labor Movements and Unions (58 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (26 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (14 papers). Edward Webster is often cited by papers focused on Labor Movements and Unions (58 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (26 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (14 papers). Edward Webster collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Canada. Edward Webster's co-authors include David Francis, Carmen Ludwig, Stefan Schmalz, Rob Lambert, Geoffrey Wood, Andries Bezuidenhout, Glenn Adler, Pauline Dibben, Sakhela Buhlungu and Peter Fairbrother and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Personnel Psychology and The American Journal of Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Edward Webster

78 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Power Resources Approach: Developments and Challenges 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 50 100 150
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. The Power Resources Approach: Developments and Challenges
    2018 194 citations Carmen Ludwig, Edward Webster et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  2. Poverty and inequality in South Africa: critical reflections
    2019 121 citations David Francis, Edward Webster Development Southern Africa profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edward Webster South Africa 20 607 605 378 336 180 93 1.5k
Joel Rogers United States 19 760 1.3× 435 0.7× 262 0.7× 593 1.8× 225 1.3× 44 1.8k
Terry L. Cooper United States 17 523 0.9× 702 1.2× 166 0.4× 490 1.5× 188 1.0× 59 1.5k
Michael Wallace United States 26 970 1.6× 478 0.8× 489 1.3× 423 1.3× 103 0.6× 80 1.9k
Camilla Stivers United States 18 711 1.2× 602 1.0× 118 0.3× 397 1.2× 113 0.6× 79 1.4k
Gjalt de Graaf Netherlands 23 763 1.3× 567 0.9× 163 0.4× 269 0.8× 382 2.1× 70 1.8k
Kim Hoque United Kingdom 24 444 0.7× 523 0.9× 558 1.5× 213 0.6× 320 1.8× 59 1.9k
Laurence E. Lynn United States 26 659 1.1× 971 1.6× 254 0.7× 716 2.1× 331 1.8× 91 2.2k
Thomas Janoski United States 20 1.4k 2.2× 168 0.3× 222 0.6× 686 2.0× 150 0.8× 47 2.2k
Jay M. Shafritz United States 14 431 0.7× 466 0.8× 95 0.3× 368 1.1× 280 1.6× 48 1.6k
Kerry Jacobs Australia 26 382 0.6× 618 1.0× 105 0.3× 236 0.7× 395 2.2× 81 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Edward Webster

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edward Webster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Webster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edward Webster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edward Webster 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 Edward Webster. Edward Webster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Webster, Edward & Carmen Ludwig. (2023). Contesting Digital Technology through New Forms of Transnational Activism. Global Labour Journal. 14(1). 1 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward, et al.. (2021). Beyond traditional trade unionism: innovative worker responses in three African cities. Globalizations. 18(8). 1363–1376. 24 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward, et al.. (2021). The return of the labour process: race, skill and technology in South African labour studies. 1(1-2). 13–32. 7 indexed citations
4.
Webster, Edward & Robert O’Brien. (2020). Ten Years of the Global Labour Journal: Reflecting on the Rise of the New Global Labour Studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). 5 indexed citations
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Francis, David & Edward Webster. (2019). Poverty and inequality in South Africa: critical reflections. Development Southern Africa. 36(6). 788–802. 121 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dibben, Pauline, Chris Brewster, Michael Brookes, et al.. (2016). Institutional legacies and HRM: similarities and differences in HRM practices in Portugal and Mozambique. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 28(18). 2519–2537. 28 indexed citations
7.
Webster, Edward. (2015). The shifting boundaries of industrial relations: Insights from South Africa. International Labour Review. 154(1). 27–36. 8 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward. (2015). Se redefinen las fronteras de las relaciones laborales. Aportaciones desde Sudáfrica. Revista Internacional del Trabajo. 134(1). 31–41. 1 indexed citations
9.
Webster, Edward, et al.. (2015). Una herramienta de diagnóstico y un instrumento de política para lograr el trabajo decente. Revista Internacional del Trabajo. 134(2). 135–160.
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Webster, Edward, et al.. (2015). Un outil de diagnostic et d'action pour la réalisation du travail décent. Revue internationale du Travail. 154(2). 139–163. 1 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward. (2015). Labour after Globalisation: Old and New Sources of Power. 15 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward, et al.. (2014). Developing a Diagnostic Tool and Policy Instrument for the Realisation of Decent Work. International Labour Review. n/a–n/a. 1 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward. (2010). 'There shall be work and security': utopian thinking or a necessary condition for development and social cohesion?. Transformation. 72(1). 225–246. 3 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward, Geoffrey Wood, & Michael Brookes. (2006). International Homogenization or the Persistence of National Practices?. Relations industrielles. 61(2). 247–270. 14 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward. (2004). South African labour studies in a global perspective, 1973-2006. 37(1). 258–282. 6 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward & Andries Bezuidenhout. (2003). Fair globalization in Southern Africa: a response to the ILO's World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization. 36(2). 261–296. 3 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward, et al.. (2002). At the chalk face: managerialism and the changing academic workplace 1995-2001. Transformation. 59–82. 29 indexed citations
18.
Webster, Edward. (1981). 'Stay-aways' and the black working class: evaluating a strategy. 14(1). 10–38. 4 indexed citations
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Webster, Edward, Leonard W. Ferguson, Robert Glaser, et al.. (1963). Industrial Psychology. The American Journal of Psychology. 76(2). 343–343. 4 indexed citations
20.
Webster, Edward, et al.. (1951). Selection Tests for Engineers: Some Preliminary Findings. Personnel Psychology. 4(4). 339–345. 14 indexed citations

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