Heather Paxson

1.6k total citations
20 papers, 835 citations indexed

About

Heather Paxson is a scholar working on Food Science, Gender Studies and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Paxson has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 835 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Food Science, 4 papers in Gender Studies and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Heather Paxson's work include Culinary Culture and Tourism (9 papers), Organic Food and Agriculture (4 papers) and Geographies of human-animal interactions (4 papers). Heather Paxson is often cited by papers focused on Culinary Culture and Tourism (9 papers), Organic Food and Agriculture (4 papers) and Geographies of human-animal interactions (4 papers). Heather Paxson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and United Kingdom. Heather Paxson's co-authors include Stefan Helmreich, Harry G. West, Cristina Grasseni, Susanne Freidberg and Jim Bingen and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Heather Paxson

19 papers receiving 704 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Paxson United States 12 271 260 176 170 87 20 835
Marianne Elisabeth Lien Norway 18 303 1.1× 95 0.4× 242 1.4× 85 0.5× 61 0.7× 53 989
Emiko Ohnuki‐Tierney United States 18 116 0.4× 153 0.6× 450 2.6× 65 0.4× 34 0.4× 61 1.3k
Allison Hayes‐Conroy United States 15 302 1.1× 237 0.9× 226 1.3× 240 1.4× 43 0.5× 33 899
Emily Yates‐Doerr United States 15 123 0.5× 113 0.4× 154 0.9× 60 0.4× 79 0.9× 40 662
Lynda Johnston New Zealand 22 488 1.8× 132 0.5× 1.0k 5.8× 54 0.3× 23 0.3× 54 1.7k
Marvin Harris United States 13 108 0.4× 60 0.2× 204 1.2× 28 0.2× 42 0.5× 20 1.0k
Carole Counihan United States 12 81 0.3× 452 1.7× 251 1.4× 173 1.0× 9 0.1× 47 874
Jessica Hayes‐Conroy United States 11 212 0.8× 159 0.6× 176 1.0× 164 1.0× 26 0.3× 22 633
Carol J. Adams United States 18 414 1.5× 91 0.3× 287 1.6× 112 0.7× 266 3.1× 53 1.3k
Richard Twine United Kingdom 14 212 0.8× 151 0.6× 86 0.5× 120 0.7× 118 1.4× 34 638

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Paxson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Paxson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Paxson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Paxson, Heather. (2021). Protecting Perishable Values. Current Anthropology. 62(S24). S333–S342. 10 indexed citations
2.
Paxson, Heather. (2019). “Don’t pack a pest”: parts, wholes, and the porosity of food borders. Food Culture & Society. 22(5). 657–673. 10 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather, et al.. (2019). Editors’ Introduction. Cultural Anthropology. 34(1). 1–2.
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Grasseni, Cristina, et al.. (2014). Introducing a Special Issue on the Reinvention of Food. Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture. 14(4). 1–6. 16 indexed citations
5.
Paxson, Heather & Stefan Helmreich. (2013). The perils and promises of microbial abundance: Novel natures and model ecosystems, from artisanal cheese to alien seas. Social Studies of Science. 44(2). 165–193. 131 indexed citations
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West, Harry G., et al.. (2012). Naming Cheese. Food Culture & Society. 15(1). 7–41. 9 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2012). The Life of Cheese. 5 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2012). The Life of Cheese. 86 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2011). The ‘art’ and ‘science’ of handcrafting cheese in the United States. Endeavour. 35(2-3). 116–124. 11 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2010). Locating Value in Artisan Cheese: Reverse EngineeringTerroirfor New‐World Landscapes. American Anthropologist. 112(3). 444–457. 122 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2010). Cheese Cultures: Transforming American Tastes and Traditions. Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture. 10(4). 35–47. 11 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2010). Placing the Taste of Vermont Cheese. Érudit (Université de Montréal). 2(2). 1 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2008). POST-PASTEURIAN CULTURES: The Microbiopolitics of Raw-Milk Cheese in the United States. Cultural Anthropology. 23(1). 15–47. 264 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2006). Reproduction as spiritual kin work: Orthodoxy, ivf, and the moral economy of motherhood in greece. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 30(4). 481–505. 20 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2005). Slow Food in a Fat Society: Satisfying Ethical Appetites. Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture. 5(1). 14–18. 17 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2004). Making Modern MothersEthics and Family Planning in Urban Greece. 81 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2003). With or against nature? IVF, gender and reproductive agency in Athens, Greece. Social Science & Medicine. 56(9). 1853–1866. 15 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2002). Rationalizing Sex: Family Planning And The Making Of Modern Lovers In Urban Greece. American Ethnologist. 29(2). 307–334. 22 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (2001). Contraception Across Cultures: Technologies, Choices, Constraints. American Ethnologist. 28(3). 716–717. 1 indexed citations
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Paxson, Heather. (1997). Demographics and Diaspora, Gender and Genealogy: Anthropological Notes on Greek Population Policy. South European Society & Politics. 2(2). 34–56. 3 indexed citations

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