Gavin Kitching

873 total citations
40 papers, 508 citations indexed

About

Gavin Kitching is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Kitching has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 508 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Gavin Kitching's work include Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (4 papers) and Russia and Soviet political economy (4 papers). Gavin Kitching is often cited by papers focused on Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (4 papers) and Russia and Soviet political economy (4 papers). Gavin Kitching collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Gavin Kitching's co-authors include A. J. H. Latham, M. P. K. Sorrenson, Michael G. Schatzberg, Richard D. Wolff, G. John Ikenberry, A Reidy, Robert L. Tignor and W. S. Craig and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Kitching

34 papers receiving 344 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gavin Kitching United Kingdom 11 216 125 89 79 64 40 508
Ross Marlay United States 6 328 1.5× 221 1.8× 83 0.9× 83 1.1× 62 1.0× 14 568
Raymond Apthorpe Netherlands 14 288 1.3× 145 1.2× 42 0.5× 61 0.8× 46 0.7× 51 600
Robert Shenton Canada 9 259 1.2× 95 0.8× 72 0.8× 116 1.5× 52 0.8× 16 552
Karuti Kanyinga Kenya 13 356 1.6× 172 1.4× 87 1.0× 48 0.6× 54 0.8× 55 612
Ann Long United Kingdom 1 223 1.0× 86 0.7× 126 1.4× 40 0.5× 38 0.6× 2 563
Neil Harvey United States 10 340 1.6× 308 2.5× 110 1.2× 99 1.3× 40 0.6× 19 655
John W. Harbeson United States 15 319 1.5× 341 2.7× 78 0.9× 92 1.2× 38 0.6× 55 636
León Zámosc United States 9 396 1.8× 334 2.7× 118 1.3× 129 1.6× 27 0.4× 25 715
Ann Seidman United States 14 164 0.8× 129 1.0× 39 0.4× 43 0.5× 73 1.1× 70 490
Monique Nuijten Netherlands 13 201 0.9× 190 1.5× 108 1.2× 88 1.1× 24 0.4× 32 561

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gavin Kitching

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Kitching

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

All Works

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Kitching, Gavin. (2020). No such thing as society: Thatcher, Wittgenstein and the philosophy of social science. The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 31(4). 565–583.
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Kitching, Gavin. (2020). The Trouble with Theory. 1 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (2015). The Origins of Football: History, Ideology and the Making of 'The People's Game'. History Workshop Journal. 79(1). 127–153. 9 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (2012). Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective. 5 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (2011). What's in a Name? Playing “Football” in the Mid-Victorian North-Eastern England. Ethnologie française. Vol. 41(4). 601–614. 3 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (2011). ‘From Time Immemorial’: The Alnwick Shrovetide Football Match and the Continuous Remaking of Tradition 1828–1890. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 28(6). 831–852. 6 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (2001). Seeking Social Justice Through Globalization. Penn State University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Reidy, A & Gavin Kitching. (1986). Primary health care: Our sacred cow, their white elephant?. Public Administration and Development. 6(4). 425–433. 2 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (1985). Suggestions for a Fresh Start on an Exhausted Debate. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 19(1). 116–126. 9 indexed citations
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Tignor, Robert L. & Gavin Kitching. (1983). Class and Economic Change in Kenya: The Making of an African Petite-Bourgeoisie, 1905-1970. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 16(2). 320–320. 2 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (1983). Proto-Industrialization and Demographic Change: A Thesis and some Possible African Implications. The Journal of African History. 24(2). 221–240. 9 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (1983). Rethinking socialism: A theory for a better practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (1983). Capitalism and colonialism in Mozambique: review article. Journal of Southern African Studies. 9(2). 258–263. 2 indexed citations
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Latham, A. J. H. & Gavin Kitching. (1983). Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective: Populism, Nationalism, and Industrialization.. The Economic History Review. 36(2). 321–321. 79 indexed citations
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Wolff, Richard D. & Gavin Kitching. (1982). Class and Economic Change in Kenya: The Making of an African Petite-Bourgeoisie. African Economic History. 160–160. 26 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin, et al.. (1979). Economic Planning and Social Justice in Developing Countries.. The Economic Journal. 89(355). 724–724. 7 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (1978). Simulation Exercises for the Teaching of Planning: The Example of Ruritania. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 9(3). 53–59. 2 indexed citations
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Kitching, Gavin. (1977). Modes of production and Kenyan dependency. Review of African Political Economy. 4(8). 14 indexed citations

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