Synthia Sydnor

462 total citations
17 papers, 343 citations indexed

About

Synthia Sydnor is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Synthia Sydnor has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 343 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Gender Studies and 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Synthia Sydnor's work include Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (7 papers) and Diversity and Impact of Dance (3 papers). Synthia Sydnor is often cited by papers focused on Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (7 papers) and Diversity and Impact of Dance (3 papers). Synthia Sydnor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kazakhstan and United Kingdom. Synthia Sydnor's co-authors include Robert E. Rinehart, Caitlin Clarke, Brynn Adamson, Robert Fagen, Emma V. Richardson, Na Ri Shin and Toni Bruce and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Sociology of Sport Journal and Journal of Sport and Social Issues.

In The Last Decade

Synthia Sydnor

15 papers receiving 323 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Synthia Sydnor United States 5 230 165 138 120 41 17 343
Kerrie J. Kauer United States 5 191 0.8× 115 0.7× 66 0.5× 274 2.3× 53 1.3× 10 414
Philippa Velija United Kingdom 11 235 1.0× 94 0.6× 132 1.0× 165 1.4× 34 0.8× 31 341
Janelle Joseph Canada 12 251 1.1× 84 0.5× 73 0.5× 229 1.9× 20 0.5× 38 381
Susanna Soler Prat Spain 13 142 0.6× 145 0.9× 219 1.6× 197 1.6× 45 1.1× 70 464
T. J. L. Chandler United States 11 154 0.7× 112 0.7× 95 0.7× 107 0.9× 62 1.5× 35 305
Henning Eichberg Denmark 10 193 0.8× 53 0.3× 42 0.3× 116 1.0× 14 0.3× 83 300
Michael Burke Australia 10 211 0.9× 58 0.4× 35 0.3× 139 1.2× 57 1.4× 37 321
Louisa Webb United Kingdom 12 250 1.1× 120 0.7× 335 2.4× 110 0.9× 69 1.7× 14 452
Michele D. Dunbar United States 7 177 0.8× 50 0.3× 40 0.3× 194 1.6× 19 0.5× 8 278
R. Vivian Acosta United States 11 221 1.0× 83 0.5× 138 1.0× 326 2.7× 78 1.9× 17 446

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Fields of papers citing papers by Synthia Sydnor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Synthia Sydnor

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2023). Landscapes for Sport: Histories of Physical Exercise, Sport, and Health. Journal of Sport History. 50(3). 435–436.
2.
Adamson, Brynn, et al.. (2022). Social Justice Through Sport and Exercise Studies: A Manifesto. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 46(5). 407–444. 11 indexed citations
3.
Shin, Na Ri, et al.. (2020). Ice Dancing to Arirang in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games: The Intersection of Music, Identity, and Sport. Sociology of Sport Journal. 38(1). 78–87. 5 indexed citations
4.
Sydnor, Synthia. (2017). Ethnography to be. 1(1). 25–32. 1 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2016). A history of synchronized swimming. Common Library Network (Der Gemeinsame Bibliotheksverbund). 21–38. 3 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2015). On the Nature of Sport: A Treatise in Light of Universality and Digital Culture. 203–226.
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2014). Tag, Catch, and Other Unnatural Acts at Recess (Circa 2014). Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 85(1). 1–5. 4 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2012). Cultural Anthropology of the Penn State Tragedy. Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies. 12(4). 333–341. 2 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia & Robert Fagen. (2012). Plotlessness, Ethnography, Ethology. Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies. 12(1). 72–81. 4 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia, et al.. (2006). “Lovely”. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 30(4). 374–382. 2 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2005). Moving Souls: History Offers Insights into Physical Activity that Go beyond Fitness and Fun.. 76(8). 34. 1 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2005). Man, Play and Games – A Review Essay. Sport in History. 25(3). 536–544. 2 indexed citations
13.
Rinehart, Robert E. & Synthia Sydnor. (2003). To the Extreme: Alternative Sports, Inside and Out. State University of New York Press eBooks. 129 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2001). New Times, Physical Education, and Cyberspace. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 25(4). 430–436. 3 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2000). Sport, celebrity and liminality. 221–241. 5 indexed citations
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Sydnor, Synthia. (2000). Critical Postmodernism in Human Movement, Physical Education and Sport. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. 27(1). 108–110. 170 indexed citations
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Rinehart, Robert E., et al.. (1998). Sport and Postmodern Times. 1 indexed citations

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