Isaac West

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 765 citations indexed

About

Isaac West is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Isaac West has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 765 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Philosophy and 5 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Isaac West's work include Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers), Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 papers) and African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 papers). Isaac West is often cited by papers focused on Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers), Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 papers) and African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 papers). Isaac West collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Isaac West's co-authors include Jeffrey W. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Archives of Sexual Behavior, Western Journal of Communication and Philosophy and Rhetoric.

In The Last Decade

Isaac West

13 papers receiving 579 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transgender Studies Reader

2014 648 citations Isaac West QED A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Isaac West United States	7	331	318	316	123	67	14	765
Jay Prosser United Kingdom	8	310 0.9×	288 0.9×	269 0.9×	130 1.1×	84 1.3×	17	774
Viviane Namaste Canada	6	387 1.2×	371 1.2×	417 1.3×	124 1.0×	43 0.6×	10	769
C. Riley Snorton United States	7	220 0.7×	313 1.0×	196 0.6×	74 0.6×	98 1.5×	22	607
Talia Mae Bettcher United States	11	317 1.0×	357 1.1×	308 1.0×	106 0.9×	33 0.5×	20	684
Julian Gill-Peterson United States	8	188 0.6×	233 0.7×	183 0.6×	124 1.0×	80 1.2×	11	574
Paisley Currah United States	11	190 0.6×	216 0.7×	214 0.7×	55 0.4×	50 0.7×	36	481
Ann Ferguson United States	14	313 0.9×	612 1.9×	160 0.5×	105 0.9×	22 0.3×	39	1.1k
Gayle Salamon United States	10	126 0.4×	211 0.7×	128 0.4×	91 0.7×	57 0.9×	23	467
Shane Phelan United States	9	210 0.6×	311 1.0×	203 0.6×	37 0.3×	41 0.6×	22	540
Stuart F. Chen‐Hayes United States	9	248 0.7×	268 0.8×	519 1.6×	215 1.7×	22 0.3×	17	793

Countries citing papers authored by Isaac West

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Fields of papers citing papers by Isaac West

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isaac West

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All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

1.

West, Isaac. (2019). Wedding cakes, equality, and rhetorics of religious freedom. 53(1-2). 1–21. 3 indexed citations

2.

West, Isaac. (2016). Transforming Citizenships. New York University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations

3.

West, Isaac. (2015). Analogizing Interracial and Same-Sex Marriage. Philosophy and Rhetoric. 48(4). 561–582.

4.

West, Isaac. (2014). Transgender Studies Reader. QED A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking. 1(3). 162–164. 648 indexed citations breakdown →

5.

West, Isaac, et al.. (2014). This Could Be the Place: Queer Acceptance in Lars and the Real Girl. QED A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking. 1(3). 59–84. 4 indexed citations

6.

West, Isaac. (2013). Queer Generosities. Western Journal of Communication. 77(5). 538–541. 6 indexed citations

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West, Isaac, et al.. (2013). Queer Worldmaking in the “It Gets Better” Campaign. QED A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking. 0(1). 49–85. 14 indexed citations

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West, Isaac, et al.. (2013). Queer Worldmaking in the “It Gets Better” Campaign. QED A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking. 0(1). 49–86. 11 indexed citations

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West, Isaac. (2011). What's the Matter with Kansas and New York City? Definitional Ruptures and the Politics of Sex. Argumentation and Advocacy. 47(3). 163–177. 3 indexed citations

10.

West, Isaac. (2010). PISSAR's Critically Queer and Disabled Politics. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 7(2). 156–175. 33 indexed citations

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Bennett, Jeffrey W. & Isaac West. (2009). “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”: AIDS, Armorettes, and the Tactical Repertoires of Drag. Southern Communication Journal. 74(3). 300–313. 5 indexed citations

12.

West, Isaac. (2008). Debbie Mayne's Trans/scripts: Performative Repertoires in Law and Everyday Life. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 5(3). 245–263. 11 indexed citations

13.

West, Isaac. (2007). Performing Resistance in/from the Kitchen: The Practice of Maternal Pacifist Politics and La WISP's Cookbooks. Women s Studies in Communication. 30(3). 358–383. 12 indexed citations

14.

West, Isaac. (2006). True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism—For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 35(2). 235–236. 3 indexed citations

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