George Sessions

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 709 citations indexed

About

George Sessions is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Sociology and Political Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, George Sessions has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 709 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in George Sessions's work include Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (4 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers) and American Environmental and Regional History (2 papers). George Sessions is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (4 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers) and American Environmental and Regional History (2 papers). George Sessions collaborates with scholars based in . George Sessions's co-authors include Bill Devall, Ken Wilber, Margaret J. Wheatley, Alan Drengson, Harold Glasser and Arne Næss and has published in prestigious journals such as Public Administration Review, The Journal of Environmental Education and Inquiry.

In The Last Decade

George Sessions

15 papers receiving 515 citations

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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.

Deep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered

1985 467 citations Bill Devall, George Sessions profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George Sessions	8	325	262	176	92	88	17	709
Bill Devall United States	9	450 1.4×	266 1.0×	206 1.2×	105 1.1×	89 1.0×	22	898
Karen J. Warren United States	10	408 1.3×	237 0.9×	153 0.9×	84 0.9×	161 1.8×	27	892
Anthony Weston United States	13	393 1.2×	204 0.8×	148 0.8×	110 1.2×	57 0.6×	40	843
Andrew Light United States	16	422 1.3×	281 1.1×	175 1.0×	302 3.3×	130 1.5×	52	1.0k
Alan Drengson Malaysia	11	160 0.5×	133 0.5×	102 0.6×	53 0.6×	39 0.4×	34	409
Warwick Fox United Kingdom	8	192 0.6×	190 0.7×	94 0.5×	54 0.6×	70 0.8×	20	425
Robin Attfield United Kingdom	15	322 1.0×	232 0.9×	120 0.7×	180 2.0×	38 0.4×	111	913
Bron Taylor United States	19	667 2.1×	310 1.2×	224 1.3×	212 2.3×	214 2.4×	53	1.2k
Ronald Rees Canada	10	418 1.3×	130 0.5×	134 0.8×	181 2.0×	474 5.4×	19	1.4k
John Brinckerhoff Jackson United States	9	374 1.2×	64 0.2×	132 0.8×	143 1.6×	268 3.0×	15	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by George Sessions

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Sessions

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Sessions

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

All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Sessions, George. (2014). Deep Ecology, New Conservation, and the Anthropocene Worldview. The Trumpeter. 30(2). 106–114. 4 indexed citations

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Sessions, George. (2006). Wildness, Cyborgs, and Our Ecological Future: Reassessing the Deep Ecology Movement. The Trumpeter. 22(2). 6 indexed citations

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Næss, Arne, Harold Glasser, Alan Drengson, Bill Devall, & George Sessions. (2005). Deep ecology of wisdom : explorations in unities of nature and cultures : selected papers. Springer eBooks. 7 indexed citations

4.

Sessions, George. (1996). Reinventing Nature, ...? A Response to Cronon's Uncommon Ground. The Trumpeter. 13(1). 2 indexed citations

5.

Wheatley, Margaret J., et al.. (1996). The New Paradigm in Science and Public Administration. Public Administration Review. 56(5). 495–495. 12 indexed citations

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Sessions, George. (1995). Postmodernism, Environmental Justice, and the Demise of the Ecology Movement?. The Trumpeter. 12(4). 1 indexed citations

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Sessions, George. (1995). Postmodernism and Environmental Justice: The Demise Of The Ecology Movement?. The Trumpeter. 12(3). 4 indexed citations

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Sessions, George. (1994). Deep Ecology for the Twenty-First Century. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 111 indexed citations

9.

Sessions, George. (1992). Arne Naess & The Union of Theory & Practice. The Trumpeter. 9(2). 1 indexed citations

10.

Sessions, George. (1988). Ecocentrism and The Greens: Deep Ecology and the Enviromental Task. The Trumpeter. 5(2). 1 indexed citations

11.

Sessions, George. (1987). The Deep Ecology Movement: A Review. 11(2). 105–125. 42 indexed citations

12.

Devall, Bill & George Sessions. (1985). Deep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Devall, Bill & George Sessions. (1984). The Development of Nature Resources and the Integrity of Nature. Environmental Ethics. 6(4). 293–322. 22 indexed citations

14.

Sessions, George. (1983). Ecophilosophy, Utopias, and Education. The Journal of Environmental Education. 15(1). 27–42. 7 indexed citations

15.

Sessions, George. (1981). The Soul of the World. Environmental Ethics. 3(3). 275–281. 2 indexed citations

16.

Sessions, George. (1981). Shallow and Deep Ecology：Review of the Philosophical Literature. 391–462. 4 indexed citations

17.

Sessions, George. (1977). Spinoza and Jeffers on man in nature. Inquiry. 20(1-4). 481–528. 16 indexed citations

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