Heather Sykes

1.2k total citations
34 papers, 721 citations indexed

About

Heather Sykes is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Sykes has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 721 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Gender Studies, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Heather Sykes's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (18 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (12 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (9 papers). Heather Sykes is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (18 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (12 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (9 papers). Heather Sykes collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Thailand. Heather Sykes's co-authors include Sheila L. Cavanagh, Deborah McPhail, Jesse Bazzul, Tara Goldstein, Manal Hamzeh, Jennifer Chapman, Brian Pronger, Eric Anderson and Michael A. Messner and has published in prestigious journals such as Quest, Journal of Curriculum Studies and Sport Education and Society.

In The Last Decade

Heather Sykes

31 papers receiving 650 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 Sykes Canada 13 467 457 203 178 71 34 721
Brian Pronger Canada 5 360 0.8× 350 0.8× 111 0.5× 73 0.4× 10 0.1× 7 514
Gill Clarke United Kingdom 13 277 0.6× 395 0.9× 200 1.0× 272 1.5× 118 1.7× 31 687
Faye Linda Wachs United States 12 325 0.7× 283 0.6× 80 0.4× 41 0.2× 79 1.1× 22 523
Lisa Hunter lisahunter Australia 14 137 0.3× 326 0.7× 206 1.0× 252 1.4× 125 1.8× 51 606
Anne Bolin United States 8 311 0.7× 281 0.6× 151 0.7× 31 0.2× 7 0.1× 26 538
Anita White United Kingdom 7 294 0.6× 443 1.0× 275 1.4× 113 0.6× 14 0.2× 12 670
Dillon Landi United States 12 144 0.3× 261 0.6× 141 0.7× 277 1.6× 51 0.7× 25 506
Alison Wrench Australia 17 58 0.1× 365 0.8× 129 0.6× 359 2.0× 285 4.0× 41 693
Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson United States 10 90 0.2× 234 0.5× 94 0.5× 167 0.9× 218 3.1× 42 499
Jeffrey O. Segrave United States 13 167 0.4× 225 0.5× 158 0.8× 57 0.3× 26 0.4× 33 430

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Sykes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Sykes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather Sykes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather Sykes 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 Heather Sykes. Heather Sykes 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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Sykes, Heather, et al.. (2019). An ‘Olympics without Apartheid’: Brazilian-Palestinian solidarity against Israeli securitisation. Race & Class. 60(4). 27–45. 1 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2016). The Sexual and Gender Politics of Sport Mega-Events. 6 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2015). Gay Pride on Stolen Land: Homonationalism and Settler Colonialism at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Sociology of Sport Journal. 33(1). 54–65. 10 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2014). Un-settling sex: researcher self-reflexivity, queer theory and settler colonial studies. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 6(4). 583–595. 16 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2011). Queer bodies : sexualities, genders, & fatness in physical education. Peter Lang eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2011). Queer Bodies. 86 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2011). Hetero‐ and Homo‐Normativity: Critical Literacy, Citizenship Education and Queer Theory. Curriculum Inquiry. 41(4). 419–432. 12 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2010). Queer Bodies: Sexualities, Genders, and Fatness in Physical Education. 26 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2009). The qBody Project: From Lesbians in Physical Education to Queer Bodies In/Out of School. Journal of Lesbian Studies. 13(3). 238–254. 31 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2008). Narratives in Aboriginal, History and Place-Based Education. Curriculum Inquiry. 38(5). 541–544. 2 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather & Deborah McPhail. (2008). Unbearable Lessons: Contesting Fat Phobia in Physical Education. Sociology of Sport Journal. 25(1). 66–96. 69 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2007). Anxious identification in ‘The Sopranos’ and sport: psychoanalytic and queer theories of embodiment. Sport Education and Society. 12(2). 127–139. 10 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2007). Reworking Discourse and Narrative in Curriculum History and Language Arts. Curriculum Inquiry. 37(2). 99–102.
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Cavanagh, Sheila L. & Heather Sykes. (2006). Transsexual Bodies at the Olympics: The International Olympic Committee's Policy on Transsexual Athletes at the 2004 Athens Summer Games. Body & Society. 12(3). 75–102. 91 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2004). Pedagogies of censorship, injury, and masochism: teacher responses to homophobic speech in physical education. Journal of Curriculum Studies. 36(1). 75–99. 44 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2003). The Angel's Playground. 1(1). 3–31. 8 indexed citations
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Chapman, Jennifer, et al.. (2003). Wearing the Secret Out: Performing Stories of Sexual Identities. Youth Theatre Journal. 17(1). 27–37. 7 indexed citations
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Sykes, Heather. (2001). Pedagogies and Life Histories of Non-Heterosexual Physical Educators.. 1 indexed citations
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