Ruth Pearce

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ruth Pearce is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Pearce has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Social Psychology, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Pearce's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 papers), Reproductive Health and Technologies (7 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (4 papers). Ruth Pearce is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 papers), Reproductive Health and Technologies (7 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (4 papers). Ruth Pearce collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Ruth Pearce's co-authors include Ben Vincent, Sonja Erikainen, Francis Ray White, Sally Hines, Damien W. Riggs, Carla A. Pfeffer, Ryan M. Niemiec, Amrita Sarkar, Noah S. Adams and Jaimie F. Veale and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Pearce

29 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

TERF wars: An introduction

2020 161 citations Ruth Pearce, Sonja Erikainen et al. The Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth Pearce United Kingdom	16	413	328	306	260	170	33	1.5k
Susan Tanner United States	29	338 0.8×	336 1.0×	68 0.2×	259 1.0×	142 0.8×	78	2.3k
Darna L. Dufour United States	26	410 1.0×	230 0.7×	66 0.2×	92 0.4×	64 0.4×	74	2.1k
Scott Anderson United States	21	410 1.0×	47 0.1×	94 0.3×	133 0.5×	729 4.3×	73	1.5k
Deborah L. Miller United States	34	280 0.7×	356 1.1×	62 0.2×	371 1.4×	341 2.0×	132	3.3k
Dan T. A. Eisenberg United States	26	197 0.5×	53 0.2×	63 0.2×	138 0.5×	263 1.5×	63	2.3k
Rebecca Geary United Kingdom	18	118 0.3×	55 0.2×	50 0.2×	142 0.5×	87 0.5×	46	1.1k
Jonathan Stieglitz United States	30	418 1.0×	28 0.1×	135 0.4×	432 1.7×	94 0.6×	83	2.4k
G. Ainsworth Harrison United Kingdom	31	240 0.6×	65 0.2×	172 0.6×	259 1.0×	82 0.5×	131	2.6k
Claudia Valeggia United States	23	490 1.2×	15 0.0×	127 0.4×	204 0.8×	100 0.6×	75	1.9k
Kathleen O’Connor United States	28	239 0.6×	52 0.2×	66 0.2×	166 0.6×	245 1.4×	78	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Pearce

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pearce, Ruth, et al.. (2025). The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of Trans Children in Scotland. The International Journal of Children s Rights. 33(4). 859–889.

White, Francis Ray, Ruth Pearce, Damien W. Riggs, Carla A. Pfeffer, & Sally Hines. (2024). ‘Why Is the Chubby Guy Running?’: Trans Pregnancy, Fatness, and Cultural Intelligibility. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 42(1). 415–430.

Pearce, Ruth, et al.. (2023). Living our values in research and practice. Community Development Journal. 59(1). 1–7.

Pfeffer, Carla A., Sally Hines, Ruth Pearce, et al.. (2023). Medical uncertainty and reproduction of the “normal”: Decision-making around testosterone therapy in transgender pregnancy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100297–100297. 5 indexed citations

Robinson, Lisa, Ruth Pearce, & James Frith. (2022). Strategies to improve uptake and adherence of non-pharmacologic interventions for orthostatic hypotension in older people: a qualitative study. European Geriatric Medicine. 13(3). 685–692. 1 indexed citations

Niemiec, Ryan M. & Ruth Pearce. (2021). The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 590220–590220. 45 indexed citations

Riggs, Damien W., Carla A. Pfeffer, Ruth Pearce, Sally Hines, & Francis Ray White. (2020). Men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people negotiating conception: Normative resistance and inventive pragmatism. International Journal of Transgender Health. 22(1-2). 6–17. 31 indexed citations

Pearce, Ruth. (2020). A Methodology for the Marginalised: Surviving Oppression and Traumatic Fieldwork in the Neoliberal Academy. Sociology. 54(4). 806–824. 36 indexed citations

Riggs, Damien W., Ruth Pearce, Carla A. Pfeffer, et al.. (2020). Men, trans/masculine, and non-binary people’s experiences of pregnancy loss: an international qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20(1). 482–482. 40 indexed citations

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Pearce, Ruth, Sonja Erikainen, & Ben Vincent. (2020). Afterword: TERF wars in the time of COVID-19. The Sociological Review. 68(4). 882–888. 21 indexed citations

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Pearce, Ruth, et al.. (2019). Moderate feminism within or against the neoliberal university? The example of Athena SWAN. Gender Work and Organization. 26(8). 1191–1211. 91 indexed citations

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Riggs, Damien W., Ruth Pearce, Carla A. Pfeffer, et al.. (2019). Transnormativity in the psy disciplines: Constructing pathology in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and Standards of Care.. American Psychologist. 74(8). 912–924. 74 indexed citations

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Pearce, Ruth & Francis Ray White. (2019). Beyond the pregnant man: representing trans pregnancy in A Deal With The Universe. Feminist Media Studies. 19(5). 764–767. 9 indexed citations

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Robinson, Lucy J., Peter Gallagher, Stuart Watson, et al.. (2019). Impairments in cognitive performance in chronic fatigue syndrome are common, not related to co-morbid depression but do associate with autonomic dysfunction. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0210394–e0210394. 23 indexed citations

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Pearce, Ruth. (2018). Understanding Trans Health. Policy Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Robinson, Lisa, Ruth Pearce, & James Frith. (2018). Acceptability of non-drug therapies in older people with orthostatic hypotension: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics. 18(1). 315–315. 12 indexed citations

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Pearce, Ruth, et al.. (2018). De/constructing DIY identities in a trans music scene. Sexualities. 22(1-2). 97–113. 12 indexed citations

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Halbert, Julie, et al.. (2013). Advantages of Using Ceiling Mounted Lifts in Acute Stroke Rehabilitation. Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy. 4(2). 73–83. 1 indexed citations

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Pearce, Ruth, D. I. Jones, & Julia L. Newton. (2011). Development of an Evidence-Based Patient Information Medium: Empowering Newly Diagnosed Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 34(1). 4–13. 6 indexed citations

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Newton, Julia L., Kieren G. Hollingsworth, Roy Taylor, et al.. (2008). Cognitive impairment in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology. 48(2). 541–549. 111 indexed citations

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