Paul W. Speer

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Paul W. Speer is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul W. Speer has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in General Health Professions, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 13 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Paul W. Speer's work include Community Health and Development (46 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (27 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (15 papers). Paul W. Speer is often cited by papers focused on Community Health and Development (46 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (27 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (15 papers). Paul W. Speer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Paul W. Speer's co-authors include N. Andrew Peterson, Joseph Hughey, Brian D. Christens, David W. McMillan, Dennis M. Gorman, Erich W. Labouvie, Douglas D. Perkins, Paul J. Gruenewald, Courtney Jackson and Theresa L. Armstead and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Public Health and Journal of Social Issues.

In The Last Decade

Paul W. Speer

62 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Validation of A brief sense of community scale: Confirmation of the principal theory of sense of community

2007 464 citations N. Andrew Peterson, Paul W. Speer et al. Journal of Community Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul W. Speer United States	32	2.2k	1.3k	542	501	356	62	3.5k
Pennie G. Foster‐Fishman United States	24	1.5k 0.7×	904 0.7×	303 0.6×	429 0.9×	270 0.8×	46	3.0k
Russell K. Schutt United States	25	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	106 0.2×	456 0.9×	507 1.4×	89	3.1k
Paul Florin United States	21	1.7k 0.8×	740 0.6×	179 0.3×	207 0.4×	294 0.8×	32	2.4k
David J. Harding United States	29	1.5k 0.7×	2.9k 2.2×	195 0.4×	746 1.5×	598 1.7×	80	4.2k
Ram A. Cnaan United States	36	1.1k 0.5×	3.7k 2.9×	331 0.6×	462 0.9×	287 0.8×	165	5.2k
Jay D. Teachman United States	38	766 0.4×	2.9k 2.3×	263 0.5×	778 1.6×	413 1.2×	123	5.1k
Yeheskel Hasenfeld United States	28	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	166 0.3×	401 0.8×	293 0.8×	66	3.6k
Michael Sherraden United States	34	960 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	712 1.3×	876 1.7×	454 1.3×	207	4.7k
Kristian Bernt Karlson Denmark	19	742 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	139 0.3×	582 1.2×	488 1.4×	41	3.6k
Deborah A. Cobb‐Clark Australia	37	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 2.1×	335 0.6×	519 1.0×	602 1.7×	219	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul W. Speer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul W. Speer

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Christens, Brian D., Brian D. Christens, Jerusha Conner, et al.. (2024). The Cambridge Handbook of Community Empowerment. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

Christens, Brian D., et al.. (2023). Stories of self, us, and now: narrative and power for health equity in grassroots community organizing. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1144123–1144123. 7 indexed citations

Pastor, Manuel, et al.. (2022). Community Power and Health Equity: Closing the Gap between Scholarship and Practice. NAM Perspectives. 6. 9 indexed citations

Speer, Paul W., Brian D. Christens, & N. Andrew Peterson. (2021). Participation in community organizing: Cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of impacts on sociopolitical development. Journal of Community Psychology. 49(8). 3194–3214. 4 indexed citations

Nation, Maury, Brian D. Christens, Kimberly D. Bess, et al.. (2020). Addressing the problems of urban education: An ecological systems perspective. Journal of Urban Affairs. 42(5). 715–730. 20 indexed citations

Speer, Paul W. & Hahrie Han. (2018). Re-engaging social relationships and collective dimensions of organizing to revive democratic practice. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 6(2). 745–758. 22 indexed citations

Christens, Brian D., Paul W. Speer, & N. Andrew Peterson. (2016). Assessing Community Participation: Comparing Self-Reported Participation Data with Organizational Attendance Records. American Journal of Community Psychology. 57(3-4). 415–425. 22 indexed citations

Tesdahl, Eric A. & Paul W. Speer. (2014). Organization‐Level Predictors of Sustained Social Movement Participation. American Journal of Community Psychology. 55(1-2). 48–57. 10 indexed citations

Speer, Paul W. & Brian D. Christens. (2011). Local Community Organizing and Change: Altering Policy in the Housing and Community Development System in Kansas City. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. 22(5). 414–427. 22 indexed citations

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Peterson, N. Andrew, Paul W. Speer, & David W. McMillan. (2007). Validation of A brief sense of community scale: Confirmation of the principal theory of sense of community. Journal of Community Psychology. 36(1). 61–73. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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Christens, Brian D., et al.. (2007). Getting the social organism thinking: strategy for systems change. American Journal of Community Psychology. 39(3-4). 229–238. 35 indexed citations

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Perkins, Douglas D., Joseph Hughey, & Paul W. Speer. (2002). Community Psychology Perspectives on Social Capital Theory and Community Development Practice. Community Development Society Journal. 33(1). 33–52. 190 indexed citations

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Peterson, N. Andrew & Paul W. Speer. (2000). Linking Organizational Characteristics to Psychological Empowerment. Administration in Social Work. 24(4). 39–58. 37 indexed citations

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Speer, Paul W., et al.. (2000). Family Problems and Children's Competencies Over the Early Elementary School Years. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community. 20(1-2). 69–83. 2 indexed citations

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Speer, Paul W.. (2000). Intrapersonal and interactional empowerment: Implications for theory. Journal of Community Psychology. 28(1). 51–61. 128 indexed citations

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Speer, Paul W., et al.. (1998). Violent Crime and Alcohol Availability: Relationships in an Urban Community. Journal of Public Health Policy. 19(3). 303–303. 104 indexed citations

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Gorman, Dennis M., et al.. (1998). Alcohol Availability and Domestic Violence. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 24(4). 661–673. 38 indexed citations

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Speer, Paul W. & Joseph Hughey. (1996). Mechanisms of Empowerment: Psychological Processes for Members of Power‐based Community Organizations. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. 6(3). 177–187. 2 indexed citations

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O’Leary, Daniel, et al.. (1995). The sale of alcoholic beverages to minors.. PubMed. 109(6). 816–8. 13 indexed citations

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Speer, Paul W. & Joseph Hughey. (1995). Community organizing: An ecological route to empowerment and power. American Journal of Community Psychology. 23(5). 729–748. 268 indexed citations

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