Stacy De Coster

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Stacy De Coster is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stacy De Coster has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stacy De Coster's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (11 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (7 papers). Stacy De Coster is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (11 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (7 papers). Stacy De Coster collaborates with scholars based in United States and New Zealand. Stacy De Coster's co-authors include Karen Heimer, Thomas J. Scheff, Charles W. Mueller, Sarah Beth Estes, Lisa A. Kort‐Butler, Jonathan R. Brauer and Maxine Seaborn Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Criminology and Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

In The Last Decade

Stacy De Coster

21 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Theory 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 50 100 150 200 250
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. Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Theory
    2001 273 citations Stacy De Coster, Thomas J. Scheff Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stacy De Coster United States 16 760 396 336 263 254 21 1.2k
Jeremy E. Uecker United States 22 968 1.3× 311 0.8× 296 0.9× 391 1.5× 240 0.9× 54 1.6k
Paula Reavey United Kingdom 20 369 0.5× 510 1.3× 305 0.9× 275 1.0× 151 0.6× 76 1.2k
Thema Bryant‐Davis United States 21 815 1.1× 1.0k 2.6× 269 0.8× 344 1.3× 446 1.8× 32 1.8k
Linda Williams United States 21 592 0.8× 638 1.6× 304 0.9× 95 0.4× 251 1.0× 67 1.7k
Elissa P. Benedek United States 20 468 0.6× 680 1.7× 146 0.4× 175 0.7× 130 0.5× 98 1.2k
Marlene Matos Portugal 20 644 0.8× 824 2.1× 169 0.5× 427 1.6× 219 0.9× 100 1.5k
Bianca Fileborn Australia 22 611 0.8× 344 0.9× 227 0.7× 280 1.1× 696 2.7× 72 1.5k
Stephen W. Cook United States 15 354 0.5× 524 1.3× 168 0.5× 443 1.7× 308 1.2× 27 1.2k
Laina Y. Bay‐Cheng United States 22 646 0.8× 583 1.5× 554 1.6× 365 1.4× 869 3.4× 52 1.6k
Jason B. Whiting United States 20 533 0.7× 702 1.8× 193 0.6× 448 1.7× 173 0.7× 76 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Stacy De Coster

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stacy De Coster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stacy De Coster. 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 Stacy De Coster. The network helps show where Stacy De Coster may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stacy De Coster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stacy De Coster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stacy De Coster 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 Stacy De Coster. Stacy De Coster 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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Heimer, Karen, et al.. (2022). Trends in Women's Incarceration Rates in US Prisons and Jails: A Tale of Inequalities. 6(1). 85–106. 20 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, et al.. (2021). Impoverished Single Mother Households and Violent Delinquency: Bonding, Negative, and Bridging Social Capital. Youth & Society. 54(7). 1200–1224. 1 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De & Karen Heimer. (2020). Techniques of Identity Talk in Reentering Mothers’ Self-Narratives: (M)othering and Redemption Narratives. Feminist Criminology. 17(1). 3–25. 7 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De. (2018). Sisters in crime revisited: bringing gender into criminology. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 29(2). 313–316. 15 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, et al.. (2018). Reconsidering Labels and Primary Deviance. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 55(5). 609–648. 8 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, et al.. (2016). Family Structure, Maternal Dating, and Sexual Debut: Extending the Conceptualization of Instability. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45(5). 1003–1019. 25 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De & Maxine Seaborn Thompson. (2016). Race and General Strain Theory: Microaggressions As Mundane Extreme Environmental Stresses. Justice Quarterly. 34(5). 903–930. 18 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De & Karen Heimer. (2016). Choice within constraint: An explanation of crime at the intersections. Theoretical Criminology. 21(1). 11–22. 21 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, et al.. (2013). Maternal Roles and Adolescent Depression: Conditions and Processes of Influence. Sociological Perspectives. 56(1). 1–23. 3 indexed citations
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Brauer, Jonathan R. & Stacy De Coster. (2012). Social Relationships and Delinquency. Youth & Society. 47(3). 374–394. 29 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De. (2012). Mothers' Work and Family Roles, Gender Ideologies, Distress, and Parenting: Consequences for Juvenile Delinquency. Sociological Quarterly. 53(4). 585–609. 9 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, et al.. (2010). Gender and General Strain Theory: The Gendering of Emotional Experiences and Expressions. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 26(2). 224–245. 62 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De & Lisa A. Kort‐Butler. (2006). How General Is General Strain Theory? Assessing Determinacy and Indeterminacy across Life Domains. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 43(4). 297–325. 32 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, et al.. (2006). Neighborhood Disadvantage, Social Capital, Street Context, and Youth Violence. Sociological Quarterly. 47(4). 723–753. 107 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De. (2005). Depression and Law Violation: Gendered Responses to Gendered Stresses. Sociological Perspectives. 48(2). 155–187. 38 indexed citations
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Mueller, Charles W., Stacy De Coster, & Sarah Beth Estes. (2001). Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. Work and Occupations. 28(4). 411–446. 146 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De & Thomas J. Scheff. (2001). Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Theory. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(1). 90–90. 273 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coster, Stacy De & Karen Heimer. (2001). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW VIOLATION AND DEPRESSION: AN INTERACTIONS ANALYSIS*. Criminology. 39(4). 799–836. 50 indexed citations
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Heimer, Karen & Stacy De Coster. (1999). THE GENDERING OF VIOLENT DELINQUENCY*. Criminology. 37(2). 277–318. 233 indexed citations
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Coster, Stacy De, Sarah Beth Estes, & Charles W. Mueller. (1999). Routine Activities and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. Work and Occupations. 26(1). 21–49. 92 indexed citations

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