Paul Atkinson

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Paul Atkinson is a scholar working on Museology, Urban Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Atkinson has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Museology, 10 papers in Urban Studies and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Paul Atkinson's work include Crafts, Textile, and Design (11 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (10 papers) and Art, Technology, and Culture (4 papers). Paul Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Crafts, Textile, and Design (11 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (10 papers) and Art, Technology, and Culture (4 papers). Paul Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Singapore. Paul Atkinson's co-authors include Martyn Hammersley, Jacqueline A. Gibbons, Sara Delamont, Richard Williams, Joseph W. Sakshaug, Alexandru Cernat, Amanda Coffey, Evelyn Parsons, Katie Featherstone and Angus Clarke and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Review of Educational Research and Qualitative Health Research.

In The Last Decade

Paul Atkinson

54 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ethnography: Principles in Practice.

1986 1.1k citations Paul Atkinson et al. profile →
SAGE Research Methods Foundations

2021 417 citations Paul Atkinson, Sara Delamont et al. profile →

Peers

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Douglas Harper United States

Tony E. Adams United States

Marianne Winther Jörgensen Sweden

Mary Brydon‐Miller United States

Patricia Leavy United States

Barry M. Kātz United States

Alison Hood Ireland

Pertti Alasuutari Finland

Tom Wengraf United Kingdom

Udo Kelle Germany

Douglas Harper United States

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2.2k ×2.7

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538 ×1.2

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411 ×1.4

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166 ×1.1

CP

277 ×1.9

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Citations per year, relative to Paul Atkinson Paul Atkinson (= 1×) peers Douglas Harper

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Atkinson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Atkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Atkinson

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2021). All Change: Reflections on Design Research Journal Publishing, 2014–2021. The Design Journal. 24(6). 833–841. 2 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul, Sara Delamont, Alexandru Cernat, Joseph W. Sakshaug, & Richard Williams. (2021). SAGE Research Methods Foundations. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atkinson, Paul. (2017). All Together Now …. The Design Journal. 20(5). 543–547. 1 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (2017). Design for Non-Designers. The Design Journal. 20(3). 303–305. 2 indexed citations

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Phillips, Robert, et al.. (2016). Standard Deviation: standardization and quality control in the mash-up era. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University). 1 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (2014). Room with a VDU: The Development of the “Glass House” in the Corporate Workplace. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University). 5(1). 89–116. 1 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (2013). Delete: A Design History of Computer Vapourware. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University). 3 indexed citations

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Stephens, Neil, Jamie Lewis, & Paul Atkinson. (2012). Closing the regulatory regress: GMP accreditation in stem cell laboratories. Sociology of Health & Illness. 35(3). 345–360. 13 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (2012). Drivers and Barriers. The Design Journal. 15(1). 5–7. 8 indexed citations

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Stephens, Neil, Paul Atkinson, & Peter Glasner. (2011). Globalising standards, banking on trust:Stem cell banking in three national systems. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff. 9 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2010). Brands and booze: a vintage year?. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. 5(12). 853–861. 1 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (2010). The Curious Case of the Kitchen Computer: Products and Non-Products in Design History. Journal of Design History. 23(2). 163–179. 7 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul & Sara Delamont. (2008). Representing Ethnography. 9 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2007). Generative Craft and Digital Production. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 1 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2007). AutoMAKE : generative systems, digital manufacture and craft production. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University). 1 indexed citations

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Latimer, Joanna, Katie Featherstone, Paul Atkinson, et al.. (2006). Rebirthing the Clinic. Science Technology & Human Values. 31(5). 599–630. 55 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2005). Future factories : inverting the mass-production paradigm. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 1 indexed citations

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Featherstone, Katie, et al.. (2005). Dysmorphology and the spectacle of the clinic. Sociology of Health & Illness. 27(5). 551–574. 42 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (2000). The (In)Difference Engine: Explaining the Disappearance of Diversity in the Design of the Personal Computer. Journal of Design History. 13(1). 59–72. 7 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Paul. (1998). Computer memories: The history of computer form. History and Technology. 15(1-2). 89–120. 6 indexed citations

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