Sandra Kirby

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 829 citations indexed

About

Sandra Kirby is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Kirby has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 829 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Gender Studies, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sandra Kirby's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (10 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (7 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (5 papers). Sandra Kirby is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (10 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (7 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (5 papers). Sandra Kirby collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Canada and United States. Sandra Kirby's co-authors include Celia Brackenridge, Lorraine Greaves, Olena Hankivsky, Margo Mountjoy, Kari Fasting, Kathy Martin, Cheri Blauwet, Trisha Leahy, Saul Marks and Richard Budgett and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Sports Medicine, Frontiers in Psychology and The Canadian Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Kirby

23 papers receiving 749 citations

Hit Papers

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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. International Olympic Committee consensus statement: harassment and abuse (non-accidental violence) in sport
    2016 316 citations Margo Mountjoy, Celia Brackenridge et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Kirby New Zealand 12 358 268 256 187 159 23 829
John J. Miller United States 10 108 0.3× 113 0.4× 156 0.6× 66 0.4× 132 0.8× 55 483
Lone Friis Thing Denmark 12 157 0.4× 61 0.2× 252 1.0× 44 0.2× 100 0.6× 37 554
Hayley Fitzgerald United Kingdom 18 215 0.6× 49 0.2× 833 3.3× 224 1.2× 104 0.7× 48 1.1k
Ian Brittain United Kingdom 14 184 0.5× 78 0.3× 596 2.3× 79 0.4× 87 0.5× 40 788
Clara Selva Olid Spain 8 41 0.1× 83 0.3× 52 0.2× 121 0.6× 122 0.8× 44 375
Ian Wellard United Kingdom 13 396 1.1× 17 0.1× 515 2.0× 75 0.4× 272 1.7× 27 759
Remco Hoekman Netherlands 11 96 0.3× 22 0.1× 223 0.9× 24 0.1× 96 0.6× 25 386
Reinhard Haudenhuyse Belgium 12 134 0.4× 31 0.1× 353 1.4× 39 0.2× 173 1.1× 30 545
Jay Johnson United States 11 77 0.2× 14 0.1× 131 0.5× 41 0.2× 135 0.8× 48 379
Ronald A. Smith United States 14 168 0.5× 24 0.1× 164 0.6× 29 0.2× 41 0.3× 47 587

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Kirby

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandra Kirby

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Kirby

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sandra Kirby. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sandra Kirby 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 Sandra Kirby. Sandra Kirby 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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Mountjoy, Margo, et al.. (2024). Association of self-reported health problems and interpersonal violence in sport: a cross-sectional study in world-level performing athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(22). 1360–1368. 3 indexed citations
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Tuakli‐Wosornu, Yetsa A., Kari Fasting, Mike Hartill, et al.. (2024). IOC consensus statement: interpersonal violence and safeguarding in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(22). 1322–1344. 16 indexed citations
3.
Tuakli‐Wosornu, Yetsa A. & Sandra Kirby. (2022). Safeguarding Reimagined: Centering Athletes’ Rights and Repositioning Para Sport to Chart a New Path. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 815038–815038. 9 indexed citations
4.
Benham, Helen, Merrin Rutherford, Sandra Kirby, et al.. (2019). Treat‐to‐target in rheumatoid arthritis: Evaluating the patient perspective using the Patient Opinion Real‐Time Anonymous Liaison system: The RA T2T PORTAL study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 22(5). 874–879. 8 indexed citations
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Mountjoy, Margo, Celia Brackenridge, Cheri Blauwet, et al.. (2016). International Olympic Committee consensus statement: harassment and abuse (non-accidental violence) in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(17). 1019–1029. 316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harrison, Andrew, et al.. (2014). Comparison of rates of referral and diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis before and after an ankylosing spondylitis public awareness campaign. Clinical Rheumatology. 33(7). 963–968. 16 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra, et al.. (2008). Vulnerability/prevention: Considering the needs of disabled and gay athletes in the context of sexual harassment and abuse. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 6(4). 407–426. 35 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra & Lorraine Greaves. (2005). Un jeu interdit : le harcèlement sexuel dans le sport. Recherches féministes. 10(1). 5–33. 11 indexed citations
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Kypri, Kypros, et al.. (2005). ‘Think before you buy under-18s drink’: evaluation of a community alcohol intervention. Drug and Alcohol Review. 24(1). 13–20. 40 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra & Colin D. Howell. (2003). Blood, Sweat, and Cheers: Sport and the Making of Modern Canada. Labour / Le Travail. 51. 297–297. 31 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra & Judith D. Huebner. (2002). Talking About Sex: Biology and the Social Interpretations of Sex in Sport. Canadian women's studies. 21(3). 5 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra, Lorraine Greaves, & Olena Hankivsky. (2002). Women Under the Dome of Silence: Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Female Athletes. Canadian women's studies. 21(3). 4 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra, et al.. (2002). Running the gauntlet: An examination of initiation/hazing and sexual abuse in sport. Journal of Sexual Aggression. 8(2). 49–68. 43 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra, Lorraine Greaves, & Olena Hankivsky. (2000). The dome of silence : sexual harassment and abuse in sport. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 130 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra, et al.. (1999). Feminist Success Stories - Célébrons nos réussites féministes. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations
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Brackenridge, Celia & Sandra Kirby. (1997). PLAYING SAFE. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 32(4). 407–418. 90 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra & Jennifer Hargreaves. (1996). Sporting Females: Critical Issues in the History of Sociology of Women's Sports. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 21(4). 571–571. 3 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra, et al.. (1996). An Ethic of Care: Feminist and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 21(2). 277–277. 9 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra. (1995). Not in My Backyard: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport. Canadian women's studies. 15(4). 2489–2495. 11 indexed citations
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Kirby, Sandra. (1986). High performance female athlete retirement. University of Alberta Library. 5 indexed citations

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