Noel Ignatiev

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 418 citations indexed

About

Noel Ignatiev is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Noel Ignatiev has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 418 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Demography. Recurrent topics in Noel Ignatiev's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 papers), Race, History, and American Society (2 papers) and Irish and British Studies (1 paper). Noel Ignatiev is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 papers), Race, History, and American Society (2 papers) and Irish and British Studies (1 paper). Noel Ignatiev collaborates with scholars based in United States. Noel Ignatiev's co-authors include Matthew Frye Jacobson, Cornel West, Alexander Saxton and David Roediger and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, American Anthropologist and International Migration Review.

In The Last Decade

Noel Ignatiev

10 papers receiving 320 citations

Hit Papers

How the Irish Became White 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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  1. How the Irish Became White
    2012 359 citations Noel Ignatiev profile →

Peers

Noel Ignatiev
Elizabeth J. Clifford United States
Eva Mackey Canada
Earl Lewis United States
Ruth Frankenberg United States
Kenan Malik
Rosalyn Terborg-Penn United States
Sneja Gunew Canada
Satya P. Mohanty United States
Sucheng Chan United States
Nigel C. Gibson United States
Elizabeth J. Clifford United States
Noel Ignatiev
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Countries citing papers authored by Noel Ignatiev

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Fields of papers citing papers by Noel Ignatiev

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Noel Ignatiev

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Noel Ignatiev. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Noel Ignatiev 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 Noel Ignatiev. Noel Ignatiev is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Ignatiev, Noel. (2012). How the Irish Became White. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ignatiev, Noel. (2006). Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness. American Anthropologist. 108(2). 408–409. 4 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel. (2003). Whiteness and Class Struggle. Historical Materialism. 11(4). 227–235. 7 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel & Matthew Frye Jacobson. (2000). Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race. The American Historical Review. 105(4). 1305–1305. 17 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel, et al.. (1997). How the Irish Became White.. International Migration Review. 31(2). 486–486. 8 indexed citations
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West, Cornel, et al.. (1997). I'm Ofay, You're Ofay. Transition. 176–176. 5 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel, et al.. (1997). How the Irish Became White.. The American Historical Review. 102(2). 571–571. 1 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel, et al.. (1996). The New Abolitionism. Minnesota Review. 47(1). 105–108. 9 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel, et al.. (1996). How the Irish Became White. The New England Quarterly. 69(4). 667–667. 1 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel, et al.. (1996). How the Irish Became White.. Journal of American History. 83(2). 614–614. 2 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel. (1995). Reply to Martin Glaberman. Labour / Le Travail. 36. 215–215. 1 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel. (1994). The Revolution as an African-American Exuberance. Eighteenth-Century Studies. 27(4). 605–605.
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Ignatiev, Noel. (1993). "The American Blindspot": Reconstruction According to Eric Foner and W.E.B. Du Bois. Labour / Le Travail. 31. 243–243. 3 indexed citations
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Ignatiev, Noel, Alexander Saxton, & David Roediger. (1992). The Paradox of the White Worker: Studies in Race Formation. Labour / Le Travail. 30. 233–233. 1 indexed citations

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