Stephen J. Scanlan

905 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 571 citations indexed

About

Stephen J. Scanlan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen J. Scanlan has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 571 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Stephen J. Scanlan's work include Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (5 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (3 papers). Stephen J. Scanlan is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (5 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (3 papers). Stephen J. Scanlan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. Stephen J. Scanlan's co-authors include J. Craig Jenkins, Seth Feinberg, A. Wren Montgomery, Melissa Aronczyk, Stephanie Hill, Francesco N. Tubiello, Pete Smith, Doreen Stabinsky, Simon L. Lewis and Liz Grauerholz and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, World Development and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Scanlan

20 papers receiving 533 citations

Hit Papers

An Integrated Framework to Assess Greenwashing 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75 100
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. An Integrated Framework to Assess Greenwashing
    2022 104 citations Stephen J. Scanlan, Pete Smith et al. Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen J. Scanlan United States 12 207 120 106 73 68 22 571
Kate Bird United Kingdom 14 289 1.4× 136 1.1× 48 0.5× 133 1.8× 80 1.2× 37 707
Joshua Eastin United States 8 214 1.0× 160 1.3× 47 0.4× 60 0.8× 28 0.4× 16 507
Sarah Skerratt United Kingdom 14 307 1.5× 161 1.3× 96 0.9× 23 0.3× 44 0.6× 35 867
Dan Banik Norway 15 156 0.8× 54 0.5× 47 0.4× 43 0.6× 40 0.6× 36 408
Nicky Pouw Netherlands 14 220 1.1× 218 1.8× 60 0.6× 25 0.3× 65 1.0× 43 822
Ben D’Exelle United Kingdom 12 131 0.6× 140 1.2× 60 0.6× 50 0.7× 17 0.3× 50 476
Huong Van Vu Vietnam 13 162 0.8× 198 1.6× 29 0.3× 75 1.0× 70 1.0× 26 567
Pierluigi Conzo Italy 13 160 0.8× 139 1.2× 61 0.6× 31 0.4× 38 0.6× 42 509
William A. Sundstrom United States 13 186 0.9× 261 2.2× 95 0.9× 38 0.5× 83 1.2× 36 634
Alessandra Voena United States 10 158 0.8× 372 3.1× 68 0.6× 89 1.2× 77 1.1× 23 797

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen J. Scanlan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen J. Scanlan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen J. Scanlan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen J. Scanlan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen J. Scanlan 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 Stephen J. Scanlan. Stephen J. Scanlan 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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Hill, Stephanie, et al.. (2025). Testing the greenwashing assessment framework. Ecology and Society. 30(2). 2 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J., Pete Smith, Melissa Aronczyk, et al.. (2022). An Integrated Framework to Assess Greenwashing. Sustainability. 14(8). 4431–4431. 104 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2021). A recipe for gentrification: food, power, and resistance in the city. Food Culture & Society. 26(2). 521–523. 1 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2020). Feeding the Planet or Feeding Us a Line? Agribusiness, ‘Grainwashing’ and Hunger in the World Food System. International journal of sociology of agriculture and food. 20(3). 357–382. 5 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2017). Framing fracking: scale-shifting and greenwashing risk in the oil and gas industry. Local Environment. 22(11). 1311–1337. 39 indexed citations
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Wilson, William R., et al.. (2014). Identifying with the Gunks: Investigating the effect of serious leisure participation and place attachment on environmental concern among traditional climbers. Journal of Outdoor Recreation Education and Leadership. 6(2). 114–132. 8 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J., et al.. (2012). COMMUNICATING INJUSTICE?. Information Communication & Society. 15(4). 572–590. 28 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2012). Plunder: The Crime of Our Time. Teaching Sociology. 40(1). 81–83.
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2010). Gender, development, and HIV/AIDS: Implications for child mortality in less industrialized countries. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 51(3). 211–232. 31 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J., et al.. (2010). The Scarcity Fallacy. Contexts. 9(1). 34–39. 3 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J. & Liz Grauerholz. (2009). 50 Years of C. Wright Mills and The Sociological Imagination. Teaching Sociology. 37(1). 1–7. 9 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2009). New Direction and Discovery on the Hunger Front: Toward a Sociology of Food Security/Insecurity. Humanity & Society. 33(4). 292–316. 11 indexed citations
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Jenkins, J. Craig, et al.. (2007). Military Famine, Human Rights, and Child Hunger. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 51(6). 823–847. 31 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J. & J. Craig Jenkins. (2001). Military Power and Food Security: A Cross-National Analysis of Less-Developed Countries, 1970-1990. International Studies Quarterly. 45(1). 159–187. 31 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J.. (2001). . Sociological Forum. 16(2). 231–262. 26 indexed citations
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Jenkins, J. Craig & Stephen J. Scanlan. (2001). Food Security in Less Developed Countries, 1970 to 1990. American Sociological Review. 66(5). 718–744. 36 indexed citations
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Jenkins, J. Craig & Stephen J. Scanlan. (2001). Food Security in Less Developed Countries, 1970 to 1990. American Sociological Review. 66(5). 718–718. 107 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J. & Seth Feinberg. (2000). The Cartoon Society: Using "The Simpsons" to Teach and Learn Sociology. Teaching Sociology. 28(2). 127–127. 35 indexed citations

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