Madeline Davis

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 547 citations indexed

About

Madeline Davis is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Madeline Davis has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 547 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Madeline Davis's work include Race, History, and American Society (2 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (1 paper) and Canadian Identity and History (1 paper). Madeline Davis is often cited by papers focused on Race, History, and American Society (2 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (1 paper) and Canadian Identity and History (1 paper). Madeline Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States. Madeline Davis's co-authors include Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Christina Simmons, Ray W. Shepherd, Rosemary C. Sarri, Clare Winnicott, Lillian Faderman, George Chauncey and Matti Bunzl and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and Journal of American History.

In The Last Decade

Madeline Davis

7 papers receiving 362 citations

Hit Papers

Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesb... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400
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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. Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community.
    1994 413 citations Christina Simmons, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy et al. The American Historical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Madeline Davis United States 5 287 189 157 102 70 9 547
Christina Simmons Canada 7 364 1.3× 171 0.9× 185 1.2× 168 1.6× 53 0.8× 15 643
Shane Phelan United States 9 311 1.1× 203 1.1× 210 1.3× 31 0.3× 37 0.5× 22 540
Ann Snitow United States 9 297 1.0× 112 0.6× 276 1.8× 69 0.7× 102 1.5× 27 568
Sally R. Munt United Kingdom 12 291 1.0× 133 0.7× 179 1.1× 35 0.3× 86 1.2× 36 566
Chris Brickell New Zealand 9 238 0.8× 96 0.5× 215 1.4× 47 0.5× 70 1.0× 47 453
Sue‐Ellen Case United States 10 259 0.9× 92 0.5× 200 1.3× 53 0.5× 57 0.8× 33 717
Suzanna Danuta Walters United States 10 230 0.8× 116 0.6× 229 1.5× 29 0.3× 34 0.5× 24 468
Nicola Beisel United States 8 254 0.9× 43 0.2× 79 0.5× 68 0.7× 35 0.5× 11 387
Didier Éribon France 11 216 0.8× 60 0.3× 71 0.5× 51 0.5× 26 0.4× 42 407
Esther Newton United States 6 278 1.0× 118 0.6× 197 1.3× 61 0.6× 64 0.9× 17 539

Countries citing papers authored by Madeline Davis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Madeline Davis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Madeline Davis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Madeline Davis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Madeline Davis 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 Madeline Davis. Madeline Davis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
1.
Davis, Madeline. (2014). Heart in Expression: An Art Therapy Program for Adolescents. 1 indexed citations
2.
Kennedy, Elizabeth Lapovsky & Madeline Davis. (2014). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold. 18 indexed citations
3.
Bunzl, Matti, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Madeline Davis, & George Chauncey. (1995). Between Oppression and Affirmation: Historical Ethnography of Lesbian and Gay Pasts. Anthropological Quarterly. 68(2). 121–121. 1 indexed citations
4.
Kennedy, Elizabeth Lapovsky & Madeline Davis. (1994). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community // Review. 23. 38. 1 indexed citations
5.
Faderman, Lillian, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, & Madeline Davis. (1994). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community.. Journal of American History. 81(1). 330–330. 28 indexed citations
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Simmons, Christina, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, & Madeline Davis. (1994). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community.. The American Historical Review. 99(4). 1416–1416. 413 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sarri, Rosemary C., Clare Winnicott, Ray W. Shepherd, & Madeline Davis. (1986). Deprivation and Delinquency.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(2). 230–230. 41 indexed citations
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Davis, Madeline & Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy. (1986). Oral History and the Study of Sexuality in the Lesbian Community: Buffalo, New York, 1940-1960. Feminist Studies. 12(1). 7–7. 41 indexed citations
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Davis, Madeline. (1983). Boots of Leather. 3 indexed citations

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