Mary Bernstein

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mary Bernstein is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Bernstein has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Mary Bernstein's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (8 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (6 papers). Mary Bernstein is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (8 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers) and Gender Politics and Representation (6 papers). Mary Bernstein collaborates with scholars based in United States and Latvia. Mary Bernstein's co-authors include Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Judith Stacey, Edwin Amenta, Scott Barclay, Anna‐Maria Marshall, Nancy A. Naples, Mary Burke, James M. Jasper, Michael Gordon and Blair T. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mary Bernstein

37 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Culture, Power, and Institutions: A Multi-Institutional P... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300
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. Culture, Power, and Institutions: A Multi-Institutional Politics Approach to Social Movements
    2008 338 citations Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Mary Bernstein Sociological Theory profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mary Bernstein United States 19 1.2k 569 510 479 178 37 2.0k
Nancy Whittier United States 18 1.7k 1.3× 756 1.3× 258 0.5× 597 1.2× 188 1.1× 31 2.5k
Verta Taylor United States 28 2.5k 2.0× 871 1.5× 715 1.4× 1.2k 2.4× 169 0.9× 64 3.9k
John Boswell United Kingdom 22 897 0.7× 526 0.9× 262 0.5× 234 0.5× 48 0.3× 72 2.2k
Patricia Ewick United States 11 1.2k 1.0× 451 0.8× 134 0.3× 240 0.5× 157 0.9× 31 2.1k
Jan Willem Duyvendak Netherlands 29 2.5k 2.0× 1.2k 2.0× 308 0.6× 411 0.9× 183 1.0× 157 3.7k
Jo Freeman United States 19 1.3k 1.0× 615 1.1× 211 0.4× 879 1.8× 146 0.8× 39 2.6k
Ange‐Marie Hancock United States 12 1.2k 1.0× 496 0.9× 445 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 43 0.2× 24 2.4k
Elizabeth A. Armstrong United States 12 1.3k 1.0× 352 0.6× 409 0.8× 1.0k 2.1× 79 0.4× 23 2.4k
Kathleen M. Blee United States 27 2.1k 1.7× 736 1.3× 318 0.6× 704 1.5× 55 0.3× 101 3.0k
Donald P. Haider‐Markel United States 33 2.1k 1.7× 2.1k 3.7× 889 1.7× 970 2.0× 543 3.1× 112 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Mary Bernstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mary Bernstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mary Bernstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mary Bernstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mary Bernstein 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 Mary Bernstein. Mary Bernstein 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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Bernstein, Mary, et al.. (2022). Community–Academic Partnerships: Addressing Health Inequities Through Community-Engaged Service Learning. Health Promotion Practice. 25(1). 5–7. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Blair T., et al.. (2021). Community-level factors and incidence of gun violence in the United States, 2014–2017. Social Science & Medicine. 280. 113969–113969. 35 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary. (2021). Protecting Black Lives: Ending Community Gun Violence and Police Violence. Sociological Inquiry. 92(1). 64–89. 2 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary & Nancy A. Naples. (2015). Altared States. American Sociological Review. 80(6). 1226–1249. 8 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary. (2015). Book Review: The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions Are Sabotaging Gay Equality by Suzanna Danuta Walters. Gender & Society. 30(2). 390–392. 1 indexed citations
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Burke, Mary & Mary Bernstein. (2014). How the Right Usurped the Queer Agenda: Frame Co‐optation in Political Discourse. Sociological Forum. 29(4). 830–850. 26 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary, et al.. (2014). Community Policing, Workplace Structure and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men and their Civil Liberties. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. 3. 284–299. 2 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary, et al.. (2012). Gay Officers In Their Midst: Heterosexual Police Employees' Anticipation of the Consequences for Coworkers Who Come Out. Journal of Homosexuality. 59(8). 1145–1166. 21 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary. (2012). The Sociology of Sexualities: Taking Stock of the Field. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 42(1). 22–31. 1 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary & Nancy A. Naples. (2010). Sexual Citizenship and the Pursuit of Relationship-Recognition Policies in Australia and the United States. Women's studies quarterly. 38(1-2). 132–156. 11 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary, et al.. (2009). Identity Deployment and Social Change: Understanding Identity as a Social Movement and Organizational Strategy 1. Sociology Compass. 3(6). 871–883. 21 indexed citations
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Barclay, Scott, Mary Bernstein, & Anna‐Maria Marshall. (2009). Queer Mobilizations: LGBT Activists Confront the Law. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 79 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary, et al.. (2009). "What are You?": Explaining Identity as a Goal of the Multiracial Hapa Movement. Social Problems. 56(4). 722–745. 29 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Elizabeth A. & Mary Bernstein. (2008). Culture, Power, and Institutions: A Multi-Institutional Politics Approach to Social Movements. Sociological Theory. 26(1). 74–99. 338 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bernstein, Mary. (2004). Paths to homophobia. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 1(2). 41–55. 21 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary. (2003). Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained? Conceptualizing Social Movement “Success” in the Lesbian and Gay Movement. Sociological Perspectives. 46(3). 353–379. 73 indexed citations
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Stacey, Judith, et al.. (2002). Queer Families, Queer Politics: Challenging Culture and the State. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(4). 411–411. 159 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary & James M. Jasper. (1998). Les tireurs d'alarme dans les conflits sur les risques technologiques. Entre intérêts particuliers et crédibilité. Politix. 11(44). 109–134. 2 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Mary. (1997). Celebration and Suppression: The Strategic Uses of Identity by the Lesbian and Gay Movement. American Journal of Sociology. 103(3). 531–565. 435 indexed citations
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Gordon, Michael & Mary Bernstein. (1970). Mate Choice and Domestic Life in the Nineteenth-Century Marriage Manual. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 32(4). 665–665. 13 indexed citations

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