Iona Opie

2.0k total citations
24 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Iona Opie is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Philosophy and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iona Opie has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 3 papers in Philosophy and 1 paper in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Iona Opie's work include Themes in Literature Analysis (5 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (4 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (3 papers). Iona Opie is often cited by papers focused on Themes in Literature Analysis (5 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (4 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (3 papers). Iona Opie collaborates with scholars based in . Iona Opie's co-authors include Peter Opie, Beatrice B. Whiting, Basil Bernstein, Sheldon L. Messinger and Maurice Sendak and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology and British Journal of Educational Studies.

In The Last Decade

Iona Opie

21 papers receiving 722 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iona Opie 12 368 354 267 129 121 24 1.2k
Peter Opie United Kingdom 11 352 1.0× 344 1.0× 245 0.9× 121 0.9× 124 1.0× 23 1.1k
Carolyn L. Burke United States 13 361 1.0× 323 0.9× 484 1.8× 151 1.2× 344 2.8× 20 1.5k
Roger D. Abrahams United States 20 400 1.1× 466 1.3× 124 0.5× 111 0.9× 59 0.5× 106 1.6k
Joseph Falaky Nagy United States 4 426 1.2× 195 0.6× 132 0.5× 145 1.1× 40 0.3× 27 932
Vivian Gussin Paley United States 14 208 0.6× 342 1.0× 888 3.3× 65 0.5× 195 1.6× 39 1.2k
A. McHoul Australia 11 410 1.1× 231 0.7× 187 0.7× 68 0.5× 107 0.9× 46 1.3k
Geneva Smitherman United States 20 884 2.4× 703 2.0× 575 2.2× 154 1.2× 183 1.5× 59 2.5k
Ray McDermott United States 16 162 0.4× 322 0.9× 644 2.4× 20 0.2× 187 1.5× 41 1.2k
Amy Shuman United States 14 406 1.1× 585 1.7× 237 0.9× 141 1.1× 103 0.9× 40 1.6k
Joanne Tompkins Canada 12 155 0.4× 413 1.2× 493 1.8× 60 0.5× 71 0.6× 55 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Opie, Iona. (2014). A lifetime in the playground (inaugural address to ‘The State of Play’ conference, University of Sheffield, 1998). International Journal of Play. 3(3). 198–204. 1 indexed citations
2.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1997). Children's Games with Things: Marbles, Fivestones, Throwing and Catching, Gambling, Hopscotch, Chucking and Pitching, Ball-Bouncing, Skipping, Tops and Tipcat. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
3.
Opie, Iona, et al.. (1997). The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
4.
Opie, Iona. (1993). The people in the playground. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 49 indexed citations
5.
Opie, Iona, Peter Opie, & Maurice Sendak. (1992). I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
6.
Opie, Iona. (1989). The Making of Folklore Books: Chiefly the Experiences of the Revd. John Brand and the Opies. Folklore. 100(1). 53–62. 2 indexed citations
7.
Opie, Iona, et al.. (1989). The treasures of childhood: books toys and games from the Opie collection. 9 indexed citations
8.
Opie, Iona. (1988). Tail feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie rhyme book. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
9.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1985). The singing game. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 75 indexed citations
10.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1984). Children's games in street and playground : chasing, catching, seeking, hunting, racing, duelling, exerting, daring, guessing, acting, pretending. Oxford University Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations
11.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1983). The Oxford book of narrative verse. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
12.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1980). The classic fairy tales. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 127 indexed citations
13.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1980). A nursery companion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
14.
Opie, Iona & Peter Opie. (1973). The Oxford book of children's verse. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
15.
Opie, Iona, et al.. (1971). Children's Games in Street and Playground.. Man. 6(4). 728–728. 267 indexed citations
16.
Messinger, Sheldon L., Iona Opie, & Peter Opie. (1964). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren.. American Sociological Review. 29(1). 130–130. 9 indexed citations
17.
Whiting, Beatrice B., Peter Opie, & Iona Opie. (1961). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. Journal of American Folklore. 74(293). 278–278. 88 indexed citations
18.
Opie, Iona, et al.. (1960). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. British Journal of Educational Studies. 8(2). 180–180. 62 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Basil, Peter Opie, & Iona Opie. (1960). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. British Journal of Sociology. 11(2). 178–178. 65 indexed citations
20.
Opie, Iona, et al.. (1960). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. Western Folklore. 19(3). 211–211. 216 indexed citations

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