Matt Dawson

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 700 citations indexed

About

Matt Dawson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Matt Dawson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 700 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Matt Dawson's work include Zygmunt Bauman's Sociology (7 papers), Emile Durkheim and Sociology (6 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (6 papers). Matt Dawson is often cited by papers focused on Zygmunt Bauman's Sociology (7 papers), Emile Durkheim and Sociology (6 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (6 papers). Matt Dawson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Matt Dawson's co-authors include Deborah Lockhart, Andrew Smith, Andrew Pye, Susie Scott, Liz McDonnell, Fergus McNeill, Vanessa May, M J Kinirons, Richard Welbury and Marie Thérèse Hosey and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Sociology and Journal of Hospital Infection.

In The Last Decade

Matt Dawson

34 papers receiving 641 citations

Hit Papers

A review of dental implants and infection 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 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. A review of dental implants and infection
    2009 356 citations Andrew Pye, Deborah Lockhart et al. Journal of Hospital Infection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matt Dawson United Kingdom 12 214 195 171 124 108 40 700
James Dudley Australia 22 231 1.1× 332 1.7× 146 0.9× 225 1.8× 155 1.4× 120 1.8k
Felix Koch Sweden 19 189 0.9× 103 0.5× 139 0.8× 29 0.2× 33 0.3× 69 1.3k
Emily J. Clarke United Kingdom 9 137 0.6× 205 1.1× 64 0.4× 86 0.7× 32 0.3× 23 603
Jacob John Malaysia 16 127 0.6× 473 2.4× 59 0.3× 359 2.9× 36 0.3× 55 1.2k
Dominic O’Sullivan Australia 20 190 0.9× 951 4.9× 452 2.6× 573 4.6× 23 0.2× 91 1.8k
Maria Helena Santos Portugal 11 68 0.3× 170 0.9× 275 1.6× 146 1.2× 12 0.1× 53 663
Julie L. P. Jessop United States 17 239 1.1× 110 0.6× 93 0.5× 243 2.0× 29 0.3× 50 1.4k
J F McCord United Kingdom 23 137 0.6× 527 2.7× 44 0.3× 458 3.7× 165 1.5× 87 1.7k
David Clark United States 16 108 0.5× 460 2.4× 22 0.1× 289 2.3× 44 0.4× 82 1.0k
Katherine W. O. Kramer United States 9 43 0.2× 272 1.4× 44 0.3× 40 0.3× 47 0.4× 13 499

Countries citing papers authored by Matt Dawson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matt Dawson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matt Dawson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dawson, Matt. (2025). Marxism on Musk: reflections on Baum et al’s ‘Twenty-First Century Alienation and Health’. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 79(7). 477–478. 1 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2023). The iron cage of efficiency: analytics, basketball and the logic of modernity. Sport in Society. 26(11). 1785–1801. 1 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2023). The Political Durkheim. 1 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2022). Durkheim and the possible connections between social theory and colonialism. Journal of Classical Sociology. 22(4). 416–422. 2 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2021). Book review: Bauman: A Biography. European Journal of Social Theory. 24(4). 637–641.
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Dawson, Matt. (2020). The war against forgetfulness: Sociological lessons from Bauman’s writings on European Jewry. Thesis Eleven. 156(1). 86–101. 1 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2019). Book Review: Metaphysical Sociology: On the Work of John Carroll. Cultural Sociology. 13(2). 257–258. 1 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2018). Book review: Sketches in the Theory of Culture. European Journal of Social Theory. 22(3). 432–436.
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Dawson, Matt, Susie Scott, & Liz McDonnell. (2017). Freedom and foreclosure: Intimate consequences for asexual identities. Families Relationships and Societies. 8(1). 7–22. 9 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2017). Book review: Restoring the Classic in Sociology: Traditions, Texts and the Canon. Journal of Classical Sociology. 17(3). 256–261.
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McDonnell, Liz, Susie Scott, & Matt Dawson. (2016). A multidimensional view? Evaluating the different and combined contributions of diaries and interviews in an exploration of asexual identities and intimacies. Qualitative Research. 17(5). 520–536. 10 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2015). ‘An Apotheosis of Well-Being’: Durkheim on austerity and double-dip recessions. Journal of Classical Sociology. 15(4). 321–336. 1 indexed citations
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Scott, Susie & Matt Dawson. (2015). Rethinking asexuality: A Symbolic Interactionist account. Sexualities. 18(1-2). 3–19. 17 indexed citations
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McNeill, Fergus & Matt Dawson. (2014). Social Solidarity, Penal Evolution and Probation. The British Journal of Criminology. 54(5). 892–907. 7 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2012). Reviewing the critique of individualization. Acta Sociologica. 55(4). 305–319. 61 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2012). Optimism and agency in the sociology of Zygmunt Bauman. European Journal of Social Theory. 15(4). 555–570. 15 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt. (2012). Against the Big Society: A Durkheimian socialist critique. Critical Social Policy. 33(1). 78–96. 6 indexed citations
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Dawson, Matt, et al.. (2009). A study of the management of 55 traumatically intruded permanent incisor teeth in children. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry. 10(1). 25–28. 17 indexed citations
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Pye, Andrew, et al.. (2009). A review of dental implants and infection. Journal of Hospital Infection. 72(2). 104–110. 356 indexed citations breakdown →
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Phillips, Jordan M., et al.. (2008). A study of patients attending a multidisciplinary hypodontia clinic over a five year period. BDJ. 205(12). 649–652. 12 indexed citations

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