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Cecilia L. Ridgeway

Cecilia L. Ridgeway

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
55
Citations
27141
World Ranking
4282
National Ranking
2383

Cecilia L. Ridgeway publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cecilia L. Ridgeway sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 93 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Cecilia L. Ridgeway D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cecilia L. Ridgeway sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Jessie Bernard Award, American Sociological Association

Overview

Cecilia L. Ridgeway is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the social sciences, with significant work conducted in sociology and political science as well as gender studies. They have a particular emphasis on topics related to gender diversity and inequality.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Documenting the Routine Burden of Devalued Difference in the Professional Workplace," 2022, Gender & Society
  • "The Significance of Status: What It Is and How It Shapes Inequality," 2022, RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
  • "Sociology and Psychology," 2022, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology
  • "Diversifying Gender Categories and the Sex/Gender System," 2024, Annual Review of Sociology
  • "The Significance of Status: What It Is and How It Shapes Inequality," 2022, RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Frequent co-authors in Ridgeway's work include:

  • Hazel Rose Markus
  • Rachel Korn
  • Joan C. Williams
  • Aliya Saperstein

Their publications are often found in these venues:

  • RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
  • Gender & Society
  • Annual Review of Sociology
  • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology

The main fields of study for Ridgeway are within the social sciences, with specific subfields including sociology and political science, gender studies, social psychology, language and linguistics, and general health professions. Their work encompasses a range of topics such as:

  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Emotional Labor in Professions
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

They have been recognized with awards including the Jessie Bernard Award from the American Sociological Association in 2009 and election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science the same year.

Best Publications

  • Unpacking the Gender System A Theoretical Perspective on Gender Beliefs and Social Relations

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Shelley J. Correll

  • Framed by Gender: How Gender Inequality Persists in the Modern World

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Gender, Status, and Leadership

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Framed by Gender

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Interaction and the Conservation of Gender Inequality: Considering Employment

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Legitimacy as a Social Process

    Cathryn Johnson;Timothy J. Dowd;Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • THE GENDER SYSTEM AND INTERACTION

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Why Status Matters for Inequality

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • The Social Construction of Status Value: Gender and Other Nominal Characteristics

    Cecilia Ridgeway

  • Framed Before We Know It: How Gender Shapes Social Relations

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Expectation states theory.

    Shelley J. Correll;Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Expectations, legitimation, and dominance behavior in task groups.

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Joseph Berger

  • Motherhood as a Status Characteristic

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Shelley J. Correll

  • The legitimation and delegitimation of power and prestige orders.

    Joseph Berger;Cecelia L. Ridgeway;M. Hamit Fisek;Robert Z. Norman

  • Status in Groups: The Importance of Motivation.

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • How do status beliefs develop ? The role of resources and interactional experience*

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Elizabeth Heger Boyle;Kathy J. Kuipers;Dawn T. Robinson

  • Consensus and the Creation of Status Beliefs

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Shelley Joyce Correll

  • Creating and spreading status beliefs.

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Kristan Glasgow Erickson

  • Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Group Processes

    Michael A. Hogg;R. Scott Tindale

  • Nonverbal behavior, dominance, and the basis of status in task groups.

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway

  • Nonverbal Cues and Status: An Expectation States Approach

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Joseph Berger;LeRoy Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Berger
Joseph Berger University of Massachusetts Amherst
Edward J. Lawler
Edward J. Lawler Cornell University
Lynn Smith-Lovin
Lynn Smith-Lovin Duke University
Joel M. Podolny
Joel M. Podolny Apple (United States)
Michael A. Hogg
Michael A. Hogg Claremont Graduate University
Jo C. Phelan
Jo C. Phelan Columbia University
Paula England
Paula England New York University Abu Dhabi
Nilanjana Dasgupta
Nilanjana Dasgupta University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wendy Wood
Wendy Wood University of Southern California
Robb Willer
Robb Willer Stanford University

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