Stephen R. Couch

780 total citations
21 papers, 543 citations indexed

About

Stephen R. Couch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen R. Couch has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 543 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Social Psychology and 2 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Stephen R. Couch's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (6 papers), Risk Perception and Management (3 papers) and Rhetoric and Communication Studies (2 papers). Stephen R. Couch is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (6 papers), Risk Perception and Management (3 papers) and Rhetoric and Communication Studies (2 papers). Stephen R. Couch collaborates with scholars based in United States. Stephen R. Couch's co-authors include J. Stephen Kroll‐Smith, Steve Kroll‐Smith, Richard J. Bord, Eleanor Singer, Phyllis M. Endreny, Stella M. Čapek and Brent K. Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Public Health and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Stephen R. Couch

18 papers receiving 472 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen R. Couch United States 10 439 63 61 61 37 21 543
Brent K. Marshall United States 10 331 0.8× 66 1.0× 40 0.7× 71 1.2× 45 1.2× 15 464
J. Stephen Kroll‐Smith United States 8 293 0.7× 33 0.5× 30 0.5× 35 0.6× 18 0.5× 15 344
Rebecca Whittle United Kingdom 14 337 0.8× 52 0.8× 38 0.6× 207 3.4× 35 0.9× 25 591
Adeline G. Levine United States 5 332 0.8× 21 0.3× 60 1.0× 20 0.3× 35 0.9× 12 480
Roberto E. Barrios United States 9 265 0.6× 56 0.9× 43 0.7× 52 0.9× 11 0.3× 13 404
Scott McKinnon Australia 12 296 0.7× 28 0.4× 110 1.8× 68 1.1× 22 0.6× 39 457
Francis O. Adeola United States 13 393 0.9× 45 0.7× 35 0.6× 89 1.5× 76 2.1× 17 575
JC Gaillard New Zealand 15 489 1.1× 84 1.3× 57 0.9× 160 2.6× 11 0.3× 24 637
David W. McIvor United States 9 363 0.8× 124 2.0× 27 0.4× 103 1.7× 19 0.5× 22 471
Ashley D. Ross United States 13 289 0.7× 48 0.8× 56 0.9× 107 1.8× 30 0.8× 39 490

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen R. Couch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen R. Couch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Couch, Stephen R., et al.. (2011). Community Stress, Psychosocial Hazards, and EPA Decision-Making in Communities Impacted by Chronic Technological Disasters. American Journal of Public Health. 101(S1). S140–S148. 51 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (2011). Catastrophe in the Making: The Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow. Sociological Inquiry. 81(1). 133–134. 3 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R., et al.. (2008). Victims’ Groups Following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. Sociological Inquiry. 78(2). 248–257. 4 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (2008). Handbook of Disaster Research. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 37(2). 146–147. 53 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (2004). A Tale of Three Discourses: Doing Action Research in a Research Methods Class. Social Problems. 51(1). 146–153. 6 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R., et al.. (2003). “I Want to Barbecue bin Laden” Humor after 9/11. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 21(3). 67–86. 1 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (2000). The Cultural Scene of Disasters: Conceptualizing the Field of Disasters and Popular Culture. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 18(1). 21–37. 14 indexed citations
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Kroll‐Smith, Steve, Stephen R. Couch, & Brent K. Marshall. (1997). Sociology, Extreme Environments and Social Change. Current Sociology. 45(3). 1–18. 29 indexed citations
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Čapek, Stella M., Stephen R. Couch, J. Stephen Kroll‐Smith, Eleanor Singer, & Phyllis M. Endreny. (1994). Communities at Risk: Collective Responses to Technological Hazards.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(4). 517–517. 72 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R. & Steve Kroll‐Smith. (1994). Environmental Controversies, Interactional Resources, and Rural Communities: Siting Versus Exposure Disputes1. Rural Sociology. 59(1). 25–44. 64 indexed citations
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Kroll‐Smith, Steve & Stephen R. Couch. (1992). The sociology of technological hazards. 6(2). 79–81. 1 indexed citations
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Kroll‐Smith, J. Stephen & Stephen R. Couch. (1991). What is a Disaster? An Ecological-Symbolic Approach to Resolving the Definitional Debate. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 9(3). 355–366. 79 indexed citations
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Bord, Richard J., J. Stephen Kroll‐Smith, & Stephen R. Couch. (1991). The Real Disaster is Above Ground: A Mine Fire and Social Conflict.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 20(4). 574–574. 88 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R., et al.. (1990). The Real Disaster is above Ground: A Mine Fire and Social Conflict.. Social Forces. 69(2). 639–639. 42 indexed citations
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Kroll‐Smith, J. Stephen & Stephen R. Couch. (1987). A Chronic Technical Disaster and the Irrelevance of Religious Meaning: The Case of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 26(1). 25–25. 21 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (1981). Selling and Reclaiming State Sovereignty: the Case of Coal and Iron Police. Insurgent Sociologist. 11(1). 85–91. 7 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R., et al.. (1980). Sourcebook on the new immigration : inplications [i.e. implications] for the United States and the international community. 1 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R., et al.. (1979). Quantitative data and immigration research. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (1976). Class, politics, and symphony orchestras. Society. 14(1). 24–29. 2 indexed citations
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Couch, Stephen R.. (1973). Aspiring performers and aspiring teachers : some aspects of the socialization of music students. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

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