Vassil Girginov

1.1k total citations
51 papers, 762 citations indexed

About

Vassil Girginov is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Vassil Girginov has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 762 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 31 papers in Gender Studies and 4 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Vassil Girginov's work include Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (39 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (31 papers) and Doping in Sports (8 papers). Vassil Girginov is often cited by papers focused on Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (39 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (31 papers) and Doping in Sports (8 papers). Vassil Girginov collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Vassil Girginov's co-authors include Laura Hills, David Shilbury, Jim Parry, Annick Willem, Kristine Toohey, Holger Preuß, Dimitra Papadimitriou, Nils Olsen, Israel Teoldo and Chang-Hwan Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review and International Review for the Sociology of Sport.

In The Last Decade

Vassil Girginov

47 papers receiving 714 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Vassil Girginov 655 443 175 101 52 51 762
E. Nicole Melton 487 0.7× 535 1.2× 201 1.1× 117 1.2× 56 1.1× 34 721
John Sugden 572 0.9× 495 1.1× 64 0.4× 171 1.7× 51 1.0× 35 699
Michael P. Sam 696 1.1× 453 1.0× 71 0.4× 158 1.6× 34 0.7× 59 821
Allan Edwards 374 0.6× 276 0.6× 92 0.5× 70 0.7× 84 1.6× 32 564
Svenja Feiler 463 0.7× 210 0.5× 149 0.9× 100 1.0× 12 0.2× 29 589
Carla A. Costa 786 1.2× 439 1.0× 290 1.7× 85 0.8× 18 0.3× 15 868
Lisa A. Kihl 402 0.6× 298 0.7× 54 0.3× 126 1.2× 37 0.7× 38 533
Brad Hill 639 1.0× 431 1.0× 170 1.0× 150 1.5× 26 0.5× 26 842
Paul Michael Brannagan 802 1.2× 609 1.4× 98 0.6× 246 2.4× 36 0.7× 29 912
Girish Ramchandani 736 1.1× 568 1.3× 192 1.1× 511 5.1× 16 0.3× 52 953

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vassil Girginov

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Girginov, Vassil, et al.. (2023). Government policy responses to Covid-19 in sport: a comparative study of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK and the USA. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 15(2). 229–248. 1 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2023). The Olympics.
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Girginov, Vassil & Holger Preuß. (2021). Towards a conceptual definition of intangible Olympic legacy. International Journal of Event and Festival Management. 13(1). 1–17. 17 indexed citations
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Park, Jae-Hyeon, et al.. (2019). How should sports match fixing be classified?. Cogent Social Sciences. 5(1). 12 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil & Jim Parry. (2018). Protecting or undermining the integrity of sport? The science and politics of the McLaren report. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 10(2). 393–407. 3 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2018). Rethinking Olympic Legacy. 10 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil, et al.. (2017). Leveraging Mega Events for Capacity Building in Voluntary Sport Organisations. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 28(5). 2081–2102. 23 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil, Kristine Toohey, & Annick Willem. (2015). Creating and leveraging knowledge to promote sport participation: the role of public governing bodies of sport. European Sport Management Quarterly. 15(5). 555–578. 19 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2013). Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games : making the games. Routledge eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil & Jim Parry. (2012). Chapter 13 - SPORT, ART AND THE OLYMPICS. 1(11). 200–215. 1 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2010). The Olympics : a critical reader. Routledge eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Shilbury, David & Vassil Girginov. (2009). Management of Sports Development. Sport Management Review. 12(4). 263–264. 48 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil & Laura Hills. (2009). The political process of constructing a sustainable London Olympics sports development legacy. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 1(2). 161–181. 48 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil, et al.. (2006). Cultural Orientations of Sport Managers. European Sport Management Quarterly. 6(1). 35–66. 14 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2006). Creating a Corporate Anti-doping Culture: The Role of Bulgarian Sports Governing Bodies. Sport in Society. 9(2). 252–268. 11 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil, et al.. (2004). From Participants to Competitors: The Transformation of British Gymnastics and the Role of the Eastern European Model of Sport. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 21(5). 815–832. 17 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2004). Totalitarian sport: towards an understanding of its logic, practice and legacy. Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions. 5(1). 25–58. 6 indexed citations
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Girginov, Vassil. (2004). Eastern European Sport:Nomen. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 21(5). 690–709. 2 indexed citations
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