Sheila Shaver

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Sheila Shaver is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheila Shaver has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Sheila Shaver's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (9 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (4 papers). Sheila Shaver is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (9 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (4 papers). Sheila Shaver collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Sheila Shaver's co-authors include Julia S. O’Connor, Ann Shola Orloff, Nancy A. Naples, Jane Lewis, Jonathan Bradshaw, Peter Beilharz, Mark Considine, Rob Watts, Mary Ruggie and Ceri Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and The Gerontologist.

In The Last Decade

Sheila Shaver

30 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

States, Markets, Families 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300
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. States, Markets, Families
    1999 393 citations Julia S. O’Connor, Ann Shola Orloff et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sheila Shaver Australia 12 727 590 464 397 183 33 1.3k
Julia S. O’Connor United Kingdom 15 869 1.2× 530 0.9× 444 1.0× 440 1.1× 202 1.1× 28 1.3k
Diane Sainsbury Sweden 17 1.2k 1.7× 930 1.6× 633 1.4× 465 1.2× 174 1.0× 45 1.8k
Gillian Pascall United Kingdom 18 431 0.6× 529 0.9× 412 0.9× 215 0.5× 93 0.5× 38 1.1k
Joel F. Handler United States 20 629 0.9× 594 1.0× 208 0.4× 403 1.0× 273 1.5× 65 1.5k
Birgit Pfau‐Effinger Germany 21 898 1.2× 970 1.6× 459 1.0× 604 1.5× 138 0.8× 56 1.7k
Francesca Bettio Italy 16 669 0.9× 1.0k 1.7× 439 0.9× 647 1.6× 91 0.5× 44 1.7k
Fiona Williams United Kingdom 16 529 0.7× 666 1.1× 157 0.3× 518 1.3× 187 1.0× 35 1.3k
Anneli Anttonen Finland 15 667 0.9× 644 1.1× 152 0.3× 514 1.3× 102 0.6× 28 1.3k
Kimberly J. Morgan United States 16 767 1.1× 561 1.0× 318 0.7× 251 0.6× 103 0.6× 41 1.2k
Martin Seeleib‐Kaiser United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.5× 492 0.8× 189 0.4× 531 1.3× 236 1.3× 59 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Sheila Shaver

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheila Shaver

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheila Shaver

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

All Works

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Beilharz, Peter, Trevor Hogan, & Sheila Shaver. (2015). The Martin Presence: Jean Martin and the Making of the Social Sciences in Australia. eSpace (Curtin University). 3 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (2014). How a study lost its funding: Jean Martin and public knowledge of the refugee experience. Journal of sociology. 51(2). 285–298. 2 indexed citations
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Rawsthorne, Margot & Sheila Shaver. (2008). Government /Non/Government Relations: The Impact of Department of Family and Community Services Contractual Reporting and Accountability Requirements. UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). 4 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (2007). Culture, multiculturalism and welfare state citizenship. 1 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (2002). Australian Welfare Reform: From Citizenship to Supervision. Social Policy and Administration. 36(4). 331–345. 30 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (2002). Gender, Welfare, Regimes, and Agency. Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society. 9(2). 203–211. 11 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (2001). AUSTRALIAN WELFARE REFORM: FROM CITIZENSHIP TO SOCIAL ENGINEERING. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 36(4). 277–293. 16 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila, et al.. (2001). Public Duty and Private Responsibilities in the Employment to Retirement Transition. 1 indexed citations
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Naples, Nancy A., Julia S. O’Connor, Ann Shola Orloff, & Sheila Shaver. (2000). States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 29(6). 858–858. 361 indexed citations
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Ruggie, Mary, Julia S. O’Connor, Ann Shola Orloff, & Sheila Shaver. (2000). States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism, and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and the United States.. Social Forces. 78(4). 1577–1577. 14 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Julia S., Sheila Shaver, & Ann Shola Orloff. (1999). States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great. 1 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (1997). Universality and Selectivity in Income Support: An Assessment of the Issues. Econstor (Econstor). 8 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila, Peter Beilharz, Mark Considine, & Rob Watts. (1994). Arguing about the Welfare State: The Australian Experience.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(4). 541–541. 28 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila & Jane Lewis. (1994). Women and Social Policies in Europe: Work, Family and the State.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(6). 803–803. 125 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila, et al.. (1992). Homelessness Wardship and Commonwealth-State Relations. UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). 6 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila, et al.. (1991). Aging, the Baby Boom, and the Crisis in Retirement Income. The Gerontologist. 31(6). 841–843. 1 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (1989). Gender, Class and the Welfare State: The Case of Income Security in Australia. Feminist Review. 90–90. 5 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (1985). Aborigines and the Australian Welfare State: An Editor's Commentary. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 20(3). 188–190. 1 indexed citations
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Shaver, Sheila. (1982). AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 17(4). 316–319. 143 indexed citations

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