Marjorie L. DeVault

15.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
38 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Marjorie L. DeVault is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Marjorie L. DeVault has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Gender Studies and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Marjorie L. DeVault's work include Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (10 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers) and Emotional Labor in Professions (3 papers). Marjorie L. DeVault is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (10 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (4 papers) and Emotional Labor in Professions (3 papers). Marjorie L. DeVault collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Marjorie L. DeVault's co-authors include Yvonna S. Lincoln, Norman K. Denzin, Margaret K. Nelson, Robert Bogdan, Steven J. Taylor, Ruth Behar, Martyn Hammersley, Stephen Mennell, A.H. van Otterloo and Anne Murcott and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Marjorie L. DeVault

36 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Qualitative Research. 1990 2026 2002 2014 1995 1993 2015 1992 1990 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Handbook of Qualitative Research.
    1995 4.3k citations Marjorie L. DeVault et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work.
    1993 917 citations Marjorie L. DeVault et al. Industrial and Labor Relations Review profile →
  3. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
    2015 709 citations Marjorie L. DeVault et al. profile →
  4. Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work.
    1992 586 citations Margaret K. Nelson, Marjorie L. DeVault Social Forces profile →
  5. Talking and Listening from Women's Standpoint: Feminist Strategies for Interviewing and Analysis
    1990 400 citations Marjorie L. DeVault Social Problems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marjorie L. DeVault United States 20 3.3k 1.7k 1.2k 932 795 38 8.3k
Mark Ritter 7 6.0k 1.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 635 0.7× 537 0.7× 9 10.8k
Edward F. McQuarrie United States 29 3.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 646 0.5× 910 1.0× 629 0.8× 91 9.3k
W. Lawrence Neuman United States 13 3.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 916 0.7× 547 0.6× 607 0.8× 27 10.3k
Annemarie Mol Netherlands 35 4.1k 1.2× 672 0.4× 1.9k 1.6× 389 0.4× 836 1.1× 82 12.0k
Paul Atkinson United Kingdom 33 3.9k 1.2× 2.7k 1.6× 1.9k 1.6× 674 0.7× 914 1.1× 81 10.8k
Christina Goulding United Kingdom 32 2.6k 0.8× 822 0.5× 534 0.4× 658 0.7× 583 0.7× 57 6.7k
David Morgan United States 13 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 422 0.5× 802 1.0× 49 7.4k
Robert M. Emerson United States 22 4.6k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.6k 1.3× 799 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 47 10.0k
Richard Williams United States 30 2.7k 0.8× 872 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 537 0.6× 971 1.2× 94 8.5k
Linda L. Shaw United States 4 3.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 634 0.7× 667 0.8× 5 7.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (2023). Dorothy Smith’s Sociology for People: Theory for Discovery. Sociological Theory. 41(4). 314–323. 1 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (2013). Institutional Ethnography. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 42(3). 332–340. 6 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (2008). People at Work: Life, Power, and Social Inclusion in the New Economy. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 24 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L. & Martyn Hammersley. (2001). Taking Sides in Social Research: Essays on Partisanship and Bias. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(5). 539–539. 62 indexed citations
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Lempert, Lora Bex & Marjorie L. DeVault. (2000). GUEST EDITORS' INTRODUCTION. Gender & Society. 14(1). 6–10. 7 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1999). Comfort and Struggle: Emotion Work in Family Life. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 561(1). 52–63. 84 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L. & Ruth Behar. (1998). The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology that Breaks Your Heart. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 27(6). 668–668. 303 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1996). Talking Back to Sociology: Distinctive Contributions of Feminist Methodology. Annual Review of Sociology. 22(1). 29–50. 178 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L., Reed Larson, & Maryse H. Richards. (1996). Divergent Realities: The Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(6). 783–783. 13 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1996). In defense of textual experimentation: A response to Michael Schwalbe. Qualitative Sociology. 19(4). 529–531. 4 indexed citations
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Paget, Marianne A. & Marjorie L. DeVault. (1993). A complex sorrow : reflections on cancer and an abbreviated life. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 33 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L., et al.. (1993). Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 47(1). 139–139. 917 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Margaret K. & Marjorie L. DeVault. (1992). Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work.. Social Forces. 71(2). 554–554. 586 indexed citations breakdown →
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1991). Family discourse and everyday practice: gender and class at the dinner table. 11(1). 2. 2 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1990). Novel Readings: The Social Organization of Interpretation. American Journal of Sociology. 95(4). 887–921. 54 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1987). Doing housework: feeding and family life. 32 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L., et al.. (1984). Surplus and Scarcity: Hunger and the Origins of the Food Stamp Program. Social Problems. 31(5). 545–557. 10 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L. & Margaret W. Rossiter. (1984). Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 13(3). 306–306. 10 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L., et al.. (1984). Surplus and Scarcity: Hunger and the Origins of the Food Stamp Program. Social Problems. 31(5). 545–557. 1 indexed citations
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DeVault, Marjorie L.. (1977). Curricula, Personnel Resources, and Grouping Strategies.. 12 indexed citations

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