Ross Haenfler

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 600 citations indexed

About

Ross Haenfler is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Music and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross Haenfler has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 600 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Music and 3 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Ross Haenfler's work include Music History and Culture (5 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (5 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 papers). Ross Haenfler is often cited by papers focused on Music History and Culture (5 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (5 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 papers). Ross Haenfler collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Arab Emirates. Ross Haenfler's co-authors include Ellis Jones, Brett Johnson, Eric Madfis, Glenn W. Muschert, Jaclyn Schildkraut, H. Jaymi Elsass and Jessica Strübel and has published in prestigious journals such as Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Inquiry and Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.

In The Last Decade

Ross Haenfler

15 papers receiving 526 citations

Hit Papers

Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifest... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 50 100 150 200
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. Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements
    2012 249 citations Ross Haenfler, Brett Johnson et al. Social movement studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ross Haenfler United States 10 330 157 137 84 52 16 600
Regina Bendix Germany 18 396 1.2× 130 0.8× 77 0.6× 75 0.9× 26 0.5× 76 1.1k
Michael Hitchcock United Kingdom 9 386 1.2× 52 0.3× 62 0.5× 40 0.5× 23 0.4× 17 614
Mark Liechty United States 9 454 1.4× 32 0.2× 73 0.5× 96 1.1× 28 0.5× 15 859
Ken Gelder Australia 10 374 1.1× 120 0.8× 110 0.8× 70 0.8× 30 0.6× 38 714
Frank Mort United Kingdom 16 421 1.3× 30 0.2× 248 1.8× 114 1.4× 22 0.4× 46 927
Arun Saldanha United States 14 525 1.6× 84 0.5× 50 0.4× 108 1.3× 14 0.3× 45 1.0k
Ben Highmore United Kingdom 14 330 1.0× 21 0.1× 65 0.5× 91 1.1× 28 0.5× 56 739
David Grazian United States 10 415 1.3× 48 0.3× 158 1.2× 312 3.7× 10 0.2× 21 882
Paul Sweetman United Kingdom 6 345 1.0× 21 0.1× 63 0.5× 80 1.0× 13 0.3× 9 629
Claudio E. Benzecry United States 12 332 1.0× 79 0.5× 33 0.2× 119 1.4× 19 0.4× 38 522

Countries citing papers authored by Ross Haenfler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ross Haenfler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ross Haenfler. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ross Haenfler. The network helps show where Ross Haenfler may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ross Haenfler

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Haenfler, Ross. (2025). Punk Rock Preachers, Straight Edge, and the Prophetic Imagination. Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. 37(2-3). 31–49.
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Elsass, H. Jaymi, et al.. (2021). Moral Panic, Fear of Crime, and School Shootings: Does Location Matter?. Sociological Inquiry. 91(2). 426–454. 6 indexed citations
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Strübel, Jessica, et al.. (2020). Sold out or bought in? Complexities of the X Swatch as subcultural accessory for the straight edge scene. Fashion Style & Popular Culture. 9(1). 43–64. 4 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2019). Straight Edge. Rutgers University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2019). Changing the world one virgin at a time: abstinence pledgers, lifestyle movements, and social change. Social movement studies. 18(4). 425–443. 8 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2017). The Entrepreneurial (Straight) Edge: How Participation in DIY Music Cultures Translates to Work and Careers. Cultural Sociology. 12(2). 174–192. 30 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2013). Subcultures: The Basics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross, Brett Johnson, & Ellis Jones. (2012). Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements. Social movement studies. 11(1). 1–20. 249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Haenfler, Ross. (2009). Goths, Gamers, and Grrrls: Deviance and Youth Subcultures. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2006). Straight Edge. Rutgers University Press eBooks. 83 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2006). Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean Living Youth, and Social Change. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 22 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2004). Rethinking Subcultural Resistance. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 33(4). 406–436. 79 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross. (2004). Manhood in Contradiction. Men and Masculinities. 7(1). 77–99. 22 indexed citations
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Haenfler, Ross, et al.. (2001). The Better World Handbook : From Good Intentions to Everyday Actions. 10 indexed citations

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