Rhoda K. Unger

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Rhoda K. Unger is a scholar working on General Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rhoda K. Unger has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in General Psychology, 18 papers in Social Psychology and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Rhoda K. Unger's work include Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (20 papers), Social Representations and Identity (10 papers) and Gender Roles and Identity Studies (9 papers). Rhoda K. Unger is often cited by papers focused on Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (20 papers), Social Representations and Identity (10 papers) and Gender Roles and Identity Studies (9 papers). Rhoda K. Unger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Rhoda K. Unger's co-authors include Mary Crawford, Paul J. Locher, Virginia E. O’Leary, Barbara Strudler Wallston, Georgene H. Seward, John P. Seward, Alexandra Main, Alexandra Rutherford, Frances Cherry and Lisa A. Serbin and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Psychologist and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Rhoda K. Unger

67 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 1979 2026 1994 2010 1992 1979 250 500 750
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. Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
    1992 818 citations Rhoda K. Unger Psychology of Women Quarterly profile →
  2. Toward a redefinition of sex and gender.
    1979 356 citations Rhoda K. Unger American Psychologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rhoda K. Unger United States 19 970 751 530 330 286 67 2.2k
Bernice Lott United States 24 815 0.8× 1.1k 1.5× 936 1.8× 111 0.3× 345 1.2× 81 2.7k
Mary Glenn Wiley United States 18 653 0.7× 942 1.3× 428 0.8× 67 0.2× 280 1.0× 32 2.1k
Stephen Frosh United Kingdom 27 868 0.9× 1.3k 1.7× 599 1.1× 114 0.3× 857 3.0× 130 2.8k
Janice D. Yoder United States 30 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 569 1.1× 95 0.3× 262 0.9× 71 2.6k
Paul S. Rosenkrantz United States 8 1.4k 1.4× 953 1.3× 858 1.6× 158 0.5× 650 2.3× 9 2.9k
Susan R. Vogel United States 6 1.8k 1.9× 1.2k 1.6× 945 1.8× 171 0.5× 751 2.6× 8 3.4k
Inge K. Broverman United States 11 1.4k 1.4× 946 1.3× 835 1.6× 166 0.5× 699 2.4× 15 3.0k
Jean Giles-Sims United States 14 714 0.7× 1.3k 1.7× 651 1.2× 44 0.1× 998 3.5× 29 3.1k
Bruno Bettelheim United States 23 270 0.3× 776 1.0× 419 0.8× 116 0.4× 1.1k 3.7× 106 3.5k
Arnold S. Kahn United States 25 996 1.0× 964 1.3× 498 0.9× 69 0.2× 602 2.1× 51 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rhoda K. Unger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (2020). Representations: Social Constructions of Gender. 3 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (2017). 4. Imperfect Reflections of Reality Psychology Constructs Gender. Yale University Press eBooks. 102–149. 7 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (2010). What We Look For is What We Find. Quaderns de Psicologia. 12(2). 21–21. 2 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (2010). What We Look For is What We Find. Quaderns de Psicologia. 12(2). 35–35. 1 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (2010). Leave No Text Behind: Teaching the Psychology of Women During the Emergence of Second Wave Feminism. Sex Roles. 62(3-4). 153–158. 13 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K., Karen C. Gareis, & Paul J. Locher. (2007). Positivism and patriotic militancy: The influence of covert ideologies on students' reactions to September 11, 2001.. Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology. 13(2). 201–220. 4 indexed citations
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Esses, Victoria M., John F. Dovidio, & Rhoda K. Unger. (2005). Kenneth Lucien Dion (1944-2004).. American Psychologist. 60(7). 729–729. 1 indexed citations
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Capdevila, Rose & Rhoda K. Unger. (2005). Feminisms without Borders: Exploring the Relationships between Feminist and Political Psychology. Feminism & Psychology. 16(1). 5–11. 4 indexed citations
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Crawford, Mary & Rhoda K. Unger. (2004). Women and gender: A feminist psychology, 4th ed.. 26 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K. & Arnold S. Kahn. (1998). `Bias in Psychology': A Reappraisal. Feminism & Psychology. 8(1). 51–57. 3 indexed citations
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Crawford, Mary & Rhoda K. Unger. (1997). In our own words : readings on the psychology of women and gender. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (1995). From the Heart and the Mind: Nancy Datan. Feminism & Psychology. 5(4). 441–448. 1 indexed citations
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Locher, Paul J., et al.. (1993). At first glance: Accessibility of the physical attractiveness stereotype. Sex Roles. 28(11-12). 729–743. 60 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K. & Janis Sanchez‐Hucles. (1993). Integrating Culture. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 17(4). 365–372. 5 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (1988). Diversity and Commonality in Feminist Research. Contemporary Psychology. 33(2). 134–135. 1 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (1982). Advocacy Versus Scholarship Revisited: Issues in the Psychology of Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 7(1). 5–17. 37 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (1981). Sex as a Social Reality: Field and Laboratory Research. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 5(4). 645–653. 29 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K.. (1979). Female and male : psychological perspectives. Harper & Row eBooks. 86 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K., et al.. (1974). External Criteria as Predictors of Values: The Importance of Race and Attire. The Journal of Social Psychology. 93(2). 295–296. 7 indexed citations
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Unger, Rhoda K., et al.. (1972). „The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man”: Cooperation with Deviant and Conventional Youths. The Journal of Social Psychology. 87(1). 75–82. 32 indexed citations

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