Jane Pilcher

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 981 citations indexed

About

Jane Pilcher is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane Pilcher has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 981 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Gender Studies and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Jane Pilcher's work include Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (9 papers), Gender Roles and Identity Studies (5 papers) and Child Welfare and Adoption (4 papers). Jane Pilcher is often cited by papers focused on Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (9 papers), Gender Roles and Identity Studies (5 papers) and Child Welfare and Adoption (4 papers). Jane Pilcher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Vietnam. Jane Pilcher's co-authors include Imelda Whelehan, Stephen Wagg, Amanda Coffey, Christopher Pole, John Williams, Teresa Rees, Sara Delamont, Tim Edwards, Sharon Boden and Hannah Deakin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, British Journal of Sociology and Sex Roles.

In The Last Decade

Jane Pilcher

39 papers receiving 830 citations

Hit Papers

Mannheim's Sociology of Generations: An Undervalued Legacy 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Mannheim's Sociology of Generations: An Undervalued Legacy
    1994 334 citations Jane Pilcher profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jane Pilcher United Kingdom 14 584 260 103 99 98 42 981
Steven Mintz United States 18 464 0.8× 179 0.7× 94 0.9× 89 0.9× 123 1.3× 75 1.3k
Deirdre D. Johnston United States 8 477 0.8× 277 1.1× 154 1.5× 79 0.8× 45 0.5× 13 952
Linda Hamilton Krieger United States 13 475 0.8× 271 1.0× 92 0.9× 78 0.8× 130 1.3× 27 1.0k
Carolyn Pedwell United Kingdom 14 414 0.7× 195 0.8× 75 0.7× 50 0.5× 92 0.9× 30 802
Christine E. Bose United States 17 924 1.6× 371 1.4× 62 0.6× 152 1.5× 155 1.6× 28 1.4k
Linda A. Bell United States 13 368 0.6× 251 1.0× 102 1.0× 89 0.9× 117 1.2× 35 839
Heinrich Best Italy 2 485 0.8× 131 0.5× 114 1.1× 79 0.8× 163 1.7× 4 938
E. Doyle McCarthy United States 11 616 1.1× 203 0.8× 180 1.7× 111 1.1× 109 1.1× 23 1.1k
Barbara Laslett United States 15 590 1.0× 205 0.8× 69 0.7× 118 1.2× 146 1.5× 42 975
David Cheal Canada 15 637 1.1× 184 0.7× 63 0.6× 95 1.0× 102 1.0× 37 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jane Pilcher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane Pilcher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pilcher, Jane, et al.. (2025). Renaming in Adoption: Exploring Name Ambivalence in Adoptive Parents' Name Stories. Child & Family Social Work.
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Pilcher, Jane, et al.. (2024). The pronunciation of students’ names in higher education: identity work by academics and professional services staff. Oxford Review of Education. 51(4). 528–544.
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Pilcher, Jane, et al.. (2024). Name changing and gender. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 101–136. 1 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane, et al.. (2024). The research politics of (re)naming participants: A sociology of names perspective. Qualitative Research. 25(3). 629–647. 4 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane, et al.. (2023). Surnames in Adoption: (Re)creating Identities of Belonging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(4). 92–92. 3 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane, et al.. (2020). Names and naming in adoption: Birth heritage and family‐making. Child & Family Social Work. 25(3). 568–575. 7 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (2017). Names and “Doing Gender”: How Forenames and Surnames Contribute to Gender Identities, Difference, and Inequalities. Sex Roles. 77(11-12). 812–822. 67 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane & Imelda Whelehan. (2017). Key Concepts in Gender Studies. 22 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (2017). Women of Their Time: Generation, Gender Issues and Feminism. Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository). 4 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (2012). ‘Small, but Very Determined’: A Novel Theorization of Children’s Consumption of Clothing. Cultural Sociology. 7(1). 86–100. 9 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (2005). School sex education: policy and practice in England 1870 to 2000. Sex Education. 5(2). 153–170. 32 indexed citations
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Pole, Christopher, Jane Pilcher, & John Williams. (2005). Young People in Transition. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane, Christopher Pole, & Sharon Boden. (2004). New consumers? Children, fashion and consumption. Figshare. 1 indexed citations
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Boden, Sharon, Christopher Pole, Jane Pilcher, & Tim Edwards. (2004). New consumers? The social and cultural significance of children's fashion consumption. Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository). 3 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (2004). Sex in Health Education: Official Guidance for Schools in England, 1928–1977. Journal of Historical Sociology. 17(2-3). 185–208. 10 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane & Imelda Whelehan. (2004). Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies. DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University). 111 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (2000). Domestic Divisions of Labour in the Twentieth Century: ‘Change Slow A-Coming’. Work Employment and Society. 14(4). 771–780. 2 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (1997). Contrary to Gillick: British children and sexual rights since 1985. The International Journal of Children s Rights. 5(3). 299–317. 9 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane & Amanda Coffey. (1996). Gender and qualitative research. Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository). 25 indexed citations
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Pilcher, Jane. (1995). Age and generation in modern Britain. Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository). 67 indexed citations

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