Lyn Spillman

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Lyn Spillman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Lyn Spillman has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Lyn Spillman's work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (7 papers), Australian History and Society (5 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (4 papers). Lyn Spillman is often cited by papers focused on Social and Cultural Dynamics (7 papers), Australian History and Society (5 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (4 papers). Lyn Spillman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Ireland. Lyn Spillman's co-authors include John R. Searle, Connie L. McNeely, Karen A. Cerulo, Sarah M. Corse, Mark D. Jacobs, Michael Strand, Brian Conway, Nina Bandelj, Frederick F. Wherry and Robin Wagner‐Pacifici and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Annual Review of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Lyn Spillman

23 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Construction of Social Reality. 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750
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. The Construction of Social Reality.
    1996 861 citations Lyn Spillman, John R. Searle Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lyn Spillman United States 13 670 234 195 143 114 25 1.4k
Peter T. Manicas United States 14 758 1.1× 192 0.8× 230 1.2× 185 1.3× 100 0.9× 48 1.6k
Peter Lunt United Kingdom 21 906 1.4× 144 0.6× 206 1.1× 149 1.0× 302 2.6× 61 2.4k
David Weberman United States 7 806 1.2× 472 2.0× 121 0.6× 299 2.1× 68 0.6× 16 2.0k
C. Fred Alford United States 16 981 1.5× 357 1.5× 237 1.2× 294 2.1× 80 0.7× 81 2.3k
Celia Lury United Kingdom 24 1.2k 1.8× 235 1.0× 147 0.8× 71 0.5× 87 0.8× 56 2.6k
Bruce Kuklick United States 14 461 0.7× 269 1.1× 194 1.0× 128 0.9× 72 0.6× 91 1.3k
John Fiske United States 20 1.1k 1.6× 177 0.8× 190 1.0× 304 2.1× 121 1.1× 59 2.7k
Irving Schneider United States 5 838 1.3× 232 1.0× 217 1.1× 126 0.9× 64 0.6× 9 2.1k
Dieter Misgeld Canada 9 786 1.2× 358 1.5× 112 0.6× 246 1.7× 54 0.5× 33 1.8k
Karen A. Cerulo United States 22 1.4k 2.0× 222 0.9× 408 2.1× 128 0.9× 44 0.4× 61 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lyn Spillman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lyn Spillman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lyn Spillman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lyn Spillman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lyn Spillman 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 Lyn Spillman. Lyn Spillman 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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Spillman, Lyn. (2020). Uncertain Futures: Imaginaries, Narratives, and Calculation in the Economy. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 49(3). 242–244. 5 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (2017). Meta-Organization Matters. Journal of Management Inquiry. 27(1). 16–20. 28 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (2017). Culture and Economic Life. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Spillman, Lyn. (2016). Culture’s Coherence: How the Trees Compose the Woods. The American Sociologist. 47(4). 416–429. 8 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (2015). Ghosts of straw men: A reply to Lee and Martin. American Journal of Cultural Sociology. 3(3). 365–379. 5 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (2013). Symbols of Nations and Nationalism: Celebrating Nationhood. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 43(1). 83–85.
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Spillman, Lyn & Michael Strand. (2013). Interest-Oriented Action. Annual Review of Sociology. 39(1). 85–104. 23 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (2012). Solidarity in Strategy: Making Business Meaningful in American Trade Associations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 53 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn & Brian Conway. (2007). Texts, Bodies, and the Memory of Bloody Sunday. Symbolic Interaction. 30(1). 79–103. 14 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Mark D. & Lyn Spillman. (2005). Cultural sociology at the crossroads of the discipline. Poetics. 33(1). 1–14. 33 indexed citations
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Hughes, Colin A. & Lyn Spillman. (1999). Nation and Commemoration: Creating National Identities in the United States and Australia. Pacific Affairs. 72(1). 140–140. 2 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (1998). When Do Collective Memories Last?: Founding Moments in the United States and Australia. Social Science History. 22(4). 445–477. 44 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin & Lyn Spillman. (1998). Nation and Commemoration: Creating National Identities in the United States and Australia. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 27(2). 192–192. 6 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn & Sarah M. Corse. (1998). Nationalism and Literature: The Politics of Culture in Canada and the United States. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 27(3). 279–279. 52 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (1998). When Do Collective Memories Last? Founding Moments in the United States and Australia. Social Science History. 22(4). 445–445. 16 indexed citations
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McNeely, Connie L. & Lyn Spillman. (1998). Nation and Commemoration: Creating National Identities in the United States and Australia.. Social Forces. 76(4). 1556–1556. 121 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn & Karen A. Cerulo. (1997). Identity Designs: The Sights and Sounds of a Nation.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 26(2). 244–244. 66 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn & John R. Searle. (1996). The Construction of Social Reality.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(4). 547–547. 861 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spillman, Lyn. (1996). “Neither the same Nation Nor Different Nations”: Constitutional Conventions in the United States and Australia. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 38(1). 149–181. 6 indexed citations
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Spillman, Lyn. (1994). Imagining community and hoping for recognition: Bicentennial celebrations in 1976 and 1988. Qualitative Sociology. 17(1). 3–28. 10 indexed citations

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