Robin Wagner‐Pacifici

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Robin Wagner‐Pacifici is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Wagner‐Pacifici has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Philosophy and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Robin Wagner‐Pacifici's work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (5 papers) and Computational and Text Analysis Methods (5 papers). Robin Wagner‐Pacifici is often cited by papers focused on Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (5 papers) and Computational and Text Analysis Methods (5 papers). Robin Wagner‐Pacifici collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. Robin Wagner‐Pacifici's co-authors include John R. Gillis, Barry Schwartz, Ronald L. Breiger, John W. Mohr, Franco Ferrarotti, Stuart A. Wright, Petko Bogdanov, Iddo Tavory, Barry Schwartz and Roger Friedland and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Robin Wagner‐Pacifici

42 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Commemorations: The Politics of National Identity. 1991 2026 2002 2014 1995 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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. Commemorations: The Politics of National Identity.
    1995 516 citations Robin Wagner‐Pacifici et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Commemorating a Difficult Past
    1991 380 citations Robin Wagner‐Pacifici, Barry Schwartz American Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers

Robin Wagner‐Pacifici
Iwona Irwin-Zarecka
John Bodnar United States
Andreas Huyssen United States
René Girard United States
Jacques Le Goff France
Richard Fardon United Kingdom
Mieke Bal Netherlands
Roy Rosenzweig United States
Linda Hutcheon Canada
Barbara A. Misztal United Kingdom
Iwona Irwin-Zarecka
Robin Wagner‐Pacifici
Citations per year, relative to Robin Wagner‐Pacifici Robin Wagner‐Pacifici (= 1×) peers Iwona Irwin-Zarecka

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Wagner‐Pacifici

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Wagner‐Pacifici

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Wagner‐Pacifici

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2021). Portraits of courage: Caught in the sovereign’s gaze. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 24(1). 107–122. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2021). At the intersection of existence, events, and milestones: A response to “Existence theory”. Journal of Classical Sociology. 22(1). 85–89. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2020). What is an Event and Are We in One?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(1). 11–20. 6 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2015). Reconceptualizing memory as event. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin, John W. Mohr, & Ronald L. Breiger. (2015). Ontologies, methodologies, and new uses of Big Data in the social and cultural sciences. Big Data & Society. 2(2). 49 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2014). Narrating Trauma: On the Impact of Collective Suffering. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 43(4). 525–526. 17 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2009). When Futures Meet the Present. Sociological Forum. 24(3). 705–709. 8 indexed citations
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Perrin, Andrew J., et al.. (2006). Contest time: time, territory, and representation in the postmodern electoral crisis. Theory and Society. 35(3). 351–391. 8 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2003). Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. By Eric Klinenberg. University of Chicago Press, 2002. 305 pp. $27.50. Social Forces. 81(4). 1499–1501. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin & Barry Schwartz. (2002). Abraham Lincoln and the Forge of National Memory. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(3). 286–286. 21 indexed citations
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Friedland, Roger & Robin Wagner‐Pacifici. (2001). Theorizing the Standoff: Contingency in Action. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(3). 257–257. 11 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (2001). Prolegomena to a Paradigm: Narratives of Surrender. Qualitative Sociology. 24(2). 269–281. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (1998). Come teorizzare la contingenza, ovvero l'analisi degli stalli. Rassegna italiana di sociologia. 39(3). 387–412. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin & Lyn Spillman. (1998). Nation and Commemoration: Creating National Identities in the United States and Australia. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 27(2). 192–192. 6 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin, et al.. (1997). The Glory of Van Gogh: An Anthropology of Admiration. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 26(3). 379–379. 11 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin. (1996). Memories in the making: The shapes of things that went. Qualitative Sociology. 19(3). 301–321. 60 indexed citations
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Wright, Stuart A. & Robin Wagner‐Pacifici. (1996). Discourse and Destruction: The City of Philadelphia versus MOVE.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(3). 352–352. 59 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin, et al.. (1993). Portents or Confessions: Authoritative Readings of a Dream Text. Symbolic Interaction. 16(2). 129–143. 5 indexed citations
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Wagner‐Pacifici, Robin & Barry Schwartz. (1991). The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Commemorating a Difficult Past. American Journal of Sociology. 97(2). 376–420. 380 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ferrarotti, Franco & Robin Wagner‐Pacifici. (1987). The Moro Morality Play: Terrorism as Social Drama. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(6). 827–827. 104 indexed citations

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