Michael A. Messner

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Messner is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Messner has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Gender Studies, 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Messner's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (38 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (27 papers) and Gender Roles and Identity Studies (13 papers). Michael A. Messner is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (38 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (27 papers) and Gender Roles and Identity Studies (13 papers). Michael A. Messner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Ireland. Michael A. Messner's co-authors include Cheryl Cooky, Donald F. Sabo, Michela Musto, Michael S. Kimmel, Margaret Carlisle Duncan, Margaret L. Andersen, Jay Coakley, Susan Jeffords, Sean Nixon and Don Sabo and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Cognition.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Messner

75 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sport, Men, and the Gender Order Critical Feminist Perspe... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2015 100 200 300 400 500

Peers

Michael A. Messner
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
  • Gender Studies 4.7k
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.8k
  • Social Psychology 920
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 690
  • Economics and Econometrics 497
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Kathy Davis Netherlands
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Joseph A. Vandello United States
Joy Stapp United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Michael A. Messner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael A. Messner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael A. Messner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 7
2 87
3 0
4 45
5 17
6
Child's Play: Sport in Kids' Worlds
37
7 86
8 53
9 5
10 192
11
On patriarchs and losers: Rethinking men's interests
7
12 9
13 173
14 163
15 122
16 164
17 2
18 3
19 33
20 6

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