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health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
155
355,389
Feminist theory
Sociology of sport
Physical culture
Action sports
Sport for Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
115
7,598
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
97
7,984
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Agriculture
Sociology of Food
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
104
7,204
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
113
4,770
medical sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
77
4,303
Gender
sexuality
girlhood studies
popular culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
41
4,103
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
50
3,141
gender and diversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
5,731
public health
health promotion
program evaluation
gender/sexual diversity
age-friendly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
48
1,725
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migration
population
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
1,776
Crime
criminal justice
corrections
history
Metrics
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
1,569
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
49
1,611
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
2,078
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
46
1,869
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,582
Sexuality
gender
symbolic interactionism
cultural history
visual history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
32
2,175
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
945
sociology of sport
qualitative research
young people's experiences of sport
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
784
socially sustainable architecture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
688
Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
25
1,684
family demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,986
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
993
Social Work
Māori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,130
Gender politics
sexual violence
feminisms
governmentality
digital media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
988
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
155
355,389
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Holly Thorpe
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
115
7,598
Feminist theory
Sociology of sport
Physical culture
Action sports
Sport for Development
Louisa Allen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
97
7,984
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
Hugh Campbell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
104
7,204
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Agriculture
Sociology of Food
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural
Richard Bedford
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
113
4,770
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
Kevin Dew
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
77
4,303
Sue Jackson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
41
4,103
Gender
sexuality
girlhood studies
popular culture
Lisette Burrows
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
50
3,141
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
Judith Pringle
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
42
5,731
Jeffery Adams
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
48
1,725
public health
health promotion
program evaluation
gender/sexual diversity
age-friendly
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Wardlow Friesen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
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23
36
1,776
Greg Newbold
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
38
1,569
Crime
criminal justice
corrections
history
Tracey Mcintosh
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
49
1,611
Steve Matthewman
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
27
2,078
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
Charles Crothers
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
46
1,869
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
Avril Bell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,582
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
Chris Brickell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Metrics
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i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
32
2,175
Sexuality
gender
symbolic interactionism
cultural history
visual history
David Mayeda
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
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i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
26
945
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
Simon Walters
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
27
784
sociology of sport
qualitative research
young people's experiences of sport
Jacqueline McIntosh
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Metrics
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i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
27
688
Bruce Curtis
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Metrics
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i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
25
1,684
Bryndl Hohmann Marriott
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,986
Nicola Atwool
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
20
993
Shayne Walker
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,130
Carol Harrington
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
13
988
Gender politics
sexual violence
feminisms
governmentality
digital media