Rik Scarce

921 total citations
20 papers, 640 citations indexed

About

Rik Scarce is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Rik Scarce has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 640 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Rik Scarce's work include Forest Management and Policy (3 papers), Legal Education and Practice Innovations (3 papers) and Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 papers). Rik Scarce is often cited by papers focused on Forest Management and Policy (3 papers), Legal Education and Practice Innovations (3 papers) and Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 papers). Rik Scarce collaborates with scholars based in United States and Uzbekistan. Rik Scarce's co-authors include Riley E. Dunlap, Michael Mascarenhas, Raymond M. Lee and Richard G. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Public Opinion Quarterly and Futures.

In The Last Decade

Rik Scarce

18 papers receiving 532 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rik Scarce United States 10 279 175 92 75 68 20 640
Julia B. Corbett United States 12 482 1.7× 223 1.3× 54 0.6× 80 1.1× 44 0.6× 19 884
Bill Devall United States 9 450 1.6× 206 1.2× 35 0.4× 105 1.4× 55 0.8× 22 898
George Sessions 8 325 1.2× 176 1.0× 25 0.3× 92 1.2× 42 0.6× 17 709
Edward H. Huijbens Iceland 18 575 2.1× 53 0.3× 52 0.6× 64 0.9× 49 0.7× 57 950
Marianna Strzelecka Sweden 17 811 2.9× 147 0.8× 122 1.3× 64 0.9× 27 0.4× 48 1.0k
Jim Butcher United Kingdom 18 688 2.5× 64 0.4× 71 0.8× 48 0.6× 41 0.6× 40 910
Maria Ryan Australia 15 391 1.4× 95 0.5× 190 2.1× 19 0.3× 26 0.4× 38 771
Susanna Öhman Sweden 14 368 1.3× 101 0.6× 63 0.7× 45 0.6× 28 0.4× 42 603
Stephanie L. Witt United States 12 231 0.8× 98 0.6× 29 0.3× 29 0.4× 66 1.0× 29 481
Michael Allen United States 14 336 1.2× 48 0.3× 39 0.4× 33 0.4× 31 0.5× 60 794

Countries citing papers authored by Rik Scarce

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rik Scarce

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rik Scarce

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scarce, Rik. (2016). Eco-Warriors. 10 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (2015). Creating Sustainable Communities. State University of New York Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (2013). Surviving Dictatorship: A Work of Visual Sociology. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 43(1). 62–63.
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Scarce, Rik. (2010). Social Theories of the Environment. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. 1 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (2005). Contempt of Court: A Scholar's Battle for Free Speech from Behind Bars. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Mascarenhas, Michael & Rik Scarce. (2004). "The Intention Was Good": Legitimacy, Consensus-Based Decision Making, and the Case of Forest Planning in British Columbia, Canada. Society & Natural Resources. 17(1). 17–38. 9 indexed citations
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Mascarenhas, Michael & Rik Scarce. (2004). “The Intention Was Good”: Legitimacy, Consensus-Based Decision Making, and the Case of Forest Planning in British Columbia, Canada. Society & Natural Resources. 17(1). 17–38. 69 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (2002). Doing Time as an Act of Survival. Symbolic Interaction. 25(3). 303–321. 25 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1999). Who or What is in Control Here? Understanding the Social Context of Salmon Biology. Society & Natural Resources. 12(8). 763–776. 4 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1999). Good Faith, Bad Ethics: When Scholars Go the Distance and Scholarly Associations Do Not. Law & Social Inquiry. 24(4). 977–986. 10 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1998). What do wolves mean? Conflicting social constructions ofCanis lupusin “bordertown”. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 3(3). 26–45. 39 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1997). Field Trips as Short-Term Experiential Education. Teaching Sociology. 25(3). 219–219. 70 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1997). Socially Constructing Pacific Salmon. Society and Animals. 5(2). 117–135. 6 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1995). Scholarly ethics and courtroom antics: Where researchers stand in the eyes of the law. The American Sociologist. 26(1). 87–112. 18 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1994). (NO) TRIAL (BUT) TRIBULATIONS. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 23(2). 123–149. 50 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik, Raymond M. Lee, & Richard G. Mitchell. (1994). Doing Research on Sensitive Topics.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(3). 464–464. 56 indexed citations
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Dunlap, Riley E. & Rik Scarce. (1991). Poll Trends: Environmental Problems and Protection. Public Opinion Quarterly. 55(4). 651–651. 261 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1990). Eco-Warriors: Understanding the Radical Environmental Movement, Updated Edition. 5 indexed citations
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Scarce, Rik. (1987). Women of tomorrow. Futures. 19(6). 701–706. 3 indexed citations

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