Janet Lever

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Janet Lever is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet Lever has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Gender Studies, 12 papers in Clinical Psychology and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Janet Lever's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (7 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (5 papers). Janet Lever is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (7 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (5 papers). Janet Lever collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Spain. Janet Lever's co-authors include David A. Frederick, Letitia Anne Peplau, Brian Joseph Gillespie, Justin R. Garcia, Christian Grov, Natalya C. Maisel, Negin Ghavami, Mark A. Schuster, Rosanna Hertz and Anne Peplau and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Sociological Review and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Janet Lever

32 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Sex Differences in the Complexity of Children's Play and ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

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. Sex Differences in the Complexity of Children's Play and Games
    1978 290 citations Janet Lever American Sociological Review profile →

Peers

Janet Lever
Carol K. Sigelman United States
Barbara A. Winstead United States
Hannah Frith United Kingdom
Tomi‐Ann Roberts United States
Melanie A. Morrison Canada
Ann R. Fischer United States
Diana T. Sanchez United States
Richard P. Eibach Canada
Shelly Grabe United States
Pepper Schwartz United States
Carol K. Sigelman United States
Janet Lever
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Countries citing papers authored by Janet Lever

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Fields of papers citing papers by Janet Lever

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janet Lever

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Janet Lever. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Janet Lever 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 Janet Lever. Janet Lever 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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Frederick, David A., Brian Joseph Gillespie, Janet Lever, Vincent Berardi, & Justin R. Garcia. (2021). Debunking Lesbian Bed Death: Using Coarsened Exact Matching to Compare Sexual Practices and Satisfaction of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 50(8). 3601–3619. 12 indexed citations
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Gillespie, Brian Joseph, Gretchen Peterson, & Janet Lever. (2019). Gendered perceptions of fairness in housework and shared expenses: Implications for relationship satisfaction and sex frequency. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0214204–e0214204. 12 indexed citations
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Frederick, David A., Janet Lever, Brian Joseph Gillespie, & Justin R. Garcia. (2016). What Keeps Passion Alive? Sexual Satisfaction Is Associated With Sexual Communication, Mood Setting, Sexual Variety, Oral Sex, Orgasm, and Sex Frequency in a National U.S. Study. The Journal of Sex Research. 54(2). 186–201. 164 indexed citations
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Gillespie, Brian Joseph, et al.. (2014). Close adult friendships, gender, and the life cycle. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 32(6). 709–736. 77 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet, et al.. (2011). Does gender bias against female leaders persist? Quantitative and qualitative data from a large-scale survey. Human Relations. 64(12). 1555–1578. 131 indexed citations
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Grov, Christian, et al.. (2010). Perceived Consequences of Casual Online Sexual Activities on Heterosexual Relationships: A U.S. Online Survey. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 40(2). 429–439. 115 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet, et al.. (2008). Searching for Love in all the “Write” Places: Exploring Internet Personals Use by Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Age. International Journal of Sexual Health. 20(4). 233–246. 42 indexed citations
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Beals, Kristin P., et al.. (2008). Age Cohort Differences in the Developmental Milestones of Gay Men. Journal of Homosexuality. 54(4). 381–399. 36 indexed citations
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Peplau, Letitia Anne, et al.. (2008). Body Image Satisfaction in Heterosexual, Gay, and Lesbian Adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 38(5). 713–725. 191 indexed citations
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Frederick, David A., Janet Lever, & Letitia Anne Peplau. (2007). Interest in Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image: Views of Men and Women across the Lifespan. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 120(5). 1407–1415. 147 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet, et al.. (2006). Tall Women’s Satisfaction with their Height: General Population Data Challenge Assumptions behind Medical Interventions to Stunt Girls’ Growth. Journal of Adolescent Health. 40(2). 192–194. 22 indexed citations
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Frederick, David A., Letitia Anne Peplau, & Janet Lever. (2006). The swimsuit issue: Correlates of body image in a sample of 52,677 heterosexual adults. Body Image. 3(4). 413–419. 161 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet, David A. Frederick, & Letitia Anne Peplau. (2006). Does size matter? Men's and women's views on penis size across the lifespan.. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 7(3). 129–143. 168 indexed citations
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Diamant, Allison, Janet Lever, & Mark A. Schuster. (2000). Lesbians' Sexual Activities and Efforts to Reduce Risks for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 4(2). 41–48. 31 indexed citations
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Kanouse, David E., Sandra H. Berry, Naihua Duan, et al.. (1999). Drawing a probability sample of female street prostitutes in Los Angeles county. The Journal of Sex Research. 36(1). 45–51. 17 indexed citations
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Diamant, Allison, Mark A. Schuster, Kimberly A. McGuigan, & Janet Lever. (1999). Lesbians' Sexual History With Men. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 159(22). 2730–2730. 14 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet & Stanton Wheeler. (1984). The Chicago Tribune Sports Page, 1900 - 1975. Sociology of Sport Journal. 1(4). 299–313. 10 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet. (1978). Sex Differences in the Complexity of Children's Play and Games. American Sociological Review. 43(4). 471–471. 290 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lever, Janet. (1976). Sex Differences in the Games Children Play. Social Problems. 23(4). 478–487. 55 indexed citations
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Lever, Janet & Pepper Schwartz. (1971). Women at Yale: Liberating a College Campus. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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