Martha McCaughey

560 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 329 citations indexed

About

Martha McCaughey is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha McCaughey has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 329 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Gender Studies, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Martha McCaughey's work include Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (4 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (3 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 papers). Martha McCaughey is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (4 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (3 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 papers). Martha McCaughey collaborates with scholars based in United States. Martha McCaughey's co-authors include Phyllis L. Baker, Neal King and Laura Grindstaff and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Sex Roles and Gender & Society.

In The Last Decade

Martha McCaughey

21 papers receiving 267 citations

Hit Papers

Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Def... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 40 80 120
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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. Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense
    1998 132 citations Phyllis L. Baker, Martha McCaughey Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers

Martha McCaughey
Todd Crosset United States
Joanne Baker Australia
Lisa A. Harrison United States
Jackson Katz United States
Marc D. Rich United States
Janet Sigal United States
Nancy J. Finley United States
Andrea Parrot United States
Gwendolyn L. Gerber United States
Mike Adams United States
Todd Crosset United States
Martha McCaughey
Citations per year, relative to Martha McCaughey Martha McCaughey (= 1×) peers Todd Crosset

Countries citing papers authored by Martha McCaughey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martha McCaughey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martha McCaughey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Martha McCaughey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Martha McCaughey 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 Martha McCaughey. Martha McCaughey 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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McCaughey, Martha, et al.. (2022). Self-Defense as an Effective and Neglected Form of Sexual Assault Prevention: A Commentary and Overdue Correction to the Literature. Sex Roles. 86(9-10). 493–503. 5 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha, et al.. (2022). Violations of Sexual and Information Privacy: Understanding Dataraid in a (Cyber)Rape Culture. Violence Against Women. 28(15-16). 3955–3976. 4 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2020). Real Knockouts. New York University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha, et al.. (2015). What's Wrong with the CDC's Public Health Model for Rape Prevention. Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education. 5(6). 1 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2014). Copyright for Academics in the Digital Age. NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). 98(5). 10–17. 2 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2013). Victim Vaginas: The V-Day Campaign and the Vagina as Symbol of Female Vulnerability. Women s Studies. 42(8). 923–935. 6 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha, et al.. (2013). Ethnic Online Communities: Between Profit and Purpose. 243–264. 3 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2012). The Caveman Mystique. 3 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2011). Theorizing Sexual Violence. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 35(2). 340–341. 1 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2010). Got Milk?: Breastfeeding as an ‘Incurably Informed’ Feminist STS Scholar. Science as Culture. 19(1). 79–100. 3 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2007). The Caveman Mystique: Pop-Darwinism and the Debates Over Sex, Violence, and Science. 27 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (2003). Windows without Curtains: Computer Privacy and Academic Freedom. Academe. 89(5). 39–39. 1 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha & Neal King. (2001). Reel knockouts : violent women in the movies. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha, et al.. (2001). Women’s sex-toy parties: Technology, orgasm, and commodification. Sexuality & Culture. 5(3). 77–96. 23 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha & Neal King. (2001). Reel Knockouts: Violent Women in Film. 1 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha. (1998). The Fighting Spirit. Gender & Society. 12(3). 277–300. 52 indexed citations
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Baker, Phyllis L. & Martha McCaughey. (1998). Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 27(4). 355–355. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCaughey, Martha. (1996). Perverting Evolutionary Narratives of Heterosexual Masculinity: Or, Getting Rid of the Heterosexual Bug. GLQ A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. 3(2-3). 261–287. 1 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Martha & Neal King. (1995). Rape Education Videos: Presenting Mean Women Instead of Dangerous Men. Teaching Sociology. 23(4). 374–374. 8 indexed citations

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