Susan A. Ostrander

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Susan A. Ostrander is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan A. Ostrander has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Susan A. Ostrander's work include Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (7 papers), Social Work Education and Practice (3 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 papers). Susan A. Ostrander is often cited by papers focused on Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (7 papers), Social Work Education and Practice (3 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 papers). Susan A. Ostrander collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Susan A. Ostrander's co-authors include Nancy Goldberger, Jill Mattuck Tarule, Mary Field Belenky, Blythe McVicker Clinchy, Judith Lorber, Peter J. Stein, George E. Marcus, Peter Dobkin Hall, Francie Ostrower and Elisabeth S. Clemens and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Journal of Marriage and the Family.

In The Last Decade

Susan A. Ostrander

36 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, ... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind.
    1988 1.6k citations Susan A. Ostrander, Mary Field Belenky et al. 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
Susan A. Ostrander United States 14 1.0k 952 345 331 277 38 2.5k
A. S. Byatt Bulgaria 11 880 0.8× 622 0.7× 122 0.4× 209 0.6× 281 1.0× 36 2.5k
Judith Preissle United States 10 1.9k 1.9× 1.0k 1.1× 550 1.6× 147 0.4× 364 1.3× 27 3.7k
Gail Pool Canada 5 863 0.8× 555 0.6× 114 0.3× 196 0.6× 270 1.0× 14 2.2k
Ewa M. Thompson United States 11 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 330 1.0× 191 0.6× 325 1.2× 44 4.8k
Susan E. Chase United States 12 624 0.6× 856 0.9× 79 0.2× 550 1.7× 243 0.9× 20 1.9k
Elizabeth Adams St. Pierre United States 28 1.5k 1.5× 2.4k 2.5× 175 0.5× 418 1.3× 348 1.3× 51 4.6k
Mary McMahon Australia 28 1.8k 1.7× 592 0.6× 323 0.9× 232 0.7× 787 2.8× 178 3.3k
Richard Arum United States 22 1.9k 1.8× 1.0k 1.1× 257 0.7× 125 0.4× 282 1.0× 64 3.1k
Alexandra Georgakopoulou United Kingdom 25 448 0.4× 1.0k 1.1× 156 0.5× 333 1.0× 231 0.8× 71 3.5k
Phil Hodkinson United Kingdom 31 2.6k 2.5× 1.1k 1.2× 490 1.4× 145 0.4× 399 1.4× 80 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan A. Ostrander

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan A. Ostrander

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (2012). Agency and initiative by community associations in relations of shared governance: between civil society and local state. Community Development Journal. 48(4). 511–524. 13 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (2012). Women at Work: Tupperware, Passion Parties, and Beyond. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 41(2). 246–247. 5 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (2007). Innovation, accountability, and independence at three private foundations funding higher education civic engagement, 1995 to 2005. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 18(2). 237–253. 10 indexed citations
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Hammack, David C., et al.. (2001). Best Book Award. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 30(4). 797–797. 1 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (2001). Review Essay: Social Relationships in Rural and Urban Communities: Key to Poverty Amelioration. Qualitative Sociology. 24(4). 527–531.
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Ostrander, Susan A., Walter W. Powell, & Elisabeth S. Clemens. (1999). Private Action and the Public Good. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 28(3). 303–303. 30 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A., et al.. (1997). Money for Change: Social Movement Philanthropy at Haymarket People's Fund.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 26(1). 91–91. 48 indexed citations
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Galaskiewicz, Joseph, Susan A. Ostrander, & Francie Ostrower. (1997). Money for Change: Social Movement Philanthropy at Haymarket People's Fund.. Social Forces. 75(4). 1470–1470. 6 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (1995). Money for change. 8 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A. & Joan M. Fisher. (1995). Women giving money, women raising money: What difference for philanthropy?. New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising. 1995(8). 67–78. 4 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A., Mary Field Belenky, Blythe McVicker Clinchy, Nancy Goldberger, & Jill Mattuck Tarule. (1988). Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 17(6). 745–745. 1554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Monti, Daniel J., et al.. (1988). Shifting the Debate: Public/Private Sector Relations in the Modern Welfare State.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 17(6). 810–810. 20 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (1987). Toward Implications for Research, Theory, and Policy on Nonprofits and Voluntarism. Journal of Voluntary Action Research. 16(1-2). 126–133. 8 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (1985). Voluntary Social Service Agencies in the United States. Social Service Review. 59(3). 435–454. 5 indexed citations
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Lorber, Judith & Susan A. Ostrander. (1984). Women of the Upper Class. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 46(4). 989–989. 89 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (1983). Women of the upper class. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 51 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A.. (1982). The impact of clients' rights legislation on hospital staff. PubMed. 9(4). 257–271. 1 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A., et al.. (1982). Institutional advocacy: Impact one year after legislative change. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 10(2). 136–144. 1 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A., et al.. (1982). An Observational Study of a Juvenile Court. Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 33(3). 53–69. 9 indexed citations
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Ostrander, Susan A., et al.. (1978). Toward overcoming problems in evaluation research: A beginning perspective on power. Evaluation and Program Planning. 1(3). 187–193. 6 indexed citations

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