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Margaret Wetherell

Margaret Wetherell

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
57
Citations
53133
World Ranking
1696
National Ranking
14

Margaret Wetherell publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Margaret Wetherell sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 137 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Margaret Wetherell D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Margaret Wetherell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Margaret Wetherell is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and works primarily in the Social Sciences, with a focus on Gender Studies as well as Sociology and Political Science. Their research encompasses various topics related to gender, feminism, media, and social dynamics.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Emotional Labor in Professions
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Recent publications by Margaret Wetherell include:

  • Looking on the bright side: Positivity discourse, affective practices and new femininities, 2021, Feminism & Psychology
  • Being a positive influence(r): exploring affective pedagogies of wellbeing and positivity on Instagram, 2024, Feminist Media Studies
  • Friends tell it like it is: Therapy culture, postfeminism and friendships between women, 2021, European Journal of Cultural Studies

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Octavia Calder-Dawe
  • Maree Martinussen
  • Alex Tant
  • Cherie Lacey
  • Michael Daubs

Margaret Wetherell's research has been published in venues such as:

  • Feminism & Psychology
  • Feminist Media Studies
  • European Journal of Cultural Studies

In 2017, Wetherell was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Best Publications

  • Discourse and Social Psychology: Beyond Attitudes and Behaviour

    Jonathan Potter;Margaret Wetherell

  • Rediscovering the social group: A self-categorization theory.

    John C. Turner;Michael A. Hogg;Penelope J. Oakes;Stephen D. Reicher

  • Mapping the Language of Racism: Discourse and the Legitimation of Exploitation

    Margaret Wetherell;Jonathan Potter

  • Positioning and Interpretative Repertoires: Conversation Analysis and Post-Structuralism in Dialogue:

    Margaret Wetherell

  • Affect and Emotion: A New Social Science Understanding

    Margaret Wetherell

  • Discourse Theory and Practice: A Reader

    Margaret Wetherell;Stephanie Taylor;Simeon J. Yates

  • Discourse as Data: A Guide for Analysis

    Margaret Wetherell;Stephanie Taylor;Simeon J. Yates

  • Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinity: Imaginary Positions and Psycho-Discursive Practices:

    Margaret Wetherell;Nigel Edley

  • Knowing what to think by knowing who you are: self-categorization and the nature of norm formation, conformity and group polarization.

    Dominic Abrams;Margaret Wetherell;Sandra Cochrane;Michael A. Hogg

  • Jockeying for position: The construction of masculine identities

    Nigel Edley;Margaret Wetherell

  • Mapping the language of racism

    Margaret Wetherell

  • Men in Perspective

    Nigel Edley;Margaret Wetherell

  • Discourse: Noun, Verb or Social Practice?

    Jonathan Potter;Margaret Wetherell;Rosalind Gill;Derek Edwards

  • Trends in the Turn to Affect: A Social Psychological Critique

    Margaret Wetherell

  • Affect and discourse – What’s the problem? From affect as excess to affective/discursive practice

    Margaret Wetherell

  • Unequal egalitarianism: A preliminary study of discourses concerning gender and employment opportunities

    Margaret Wetherell;Hilda Stiven;Jonathan Potter

  • The Discursive Climate of Singleness: The Consequences for Women's Negotiation of a Single Identity

    Jill Reynolds;Margaret Wetherell

  • ‘My Wife Ordered Me to Come!’: A Discursive Analysis of Doctors’ and Nurses’ Accounts of Men’s Use of General Practitioners

    Sarah Seymour-Smith;Margaret Wetherell;Ann Phoenix

  • A step too far: Discursive psychology, linguistic ethnography and questions of identity

    Margaret Wetherell

  • A Model of Discourse in Action

    Jonathan Potter;Derek Edwards;Margaret Wetherell

  • Self-categorization and the nature of norm formation, conformity, and group polarization

    Dominic Abrams;Margaret Wetherell;Sandra Cochrane;Michael A. Hogg

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Potter
Jonathan Potter Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tim McCreanor
Tim McCreanor Massey University
Michael A. Hogg
Michael A. Hogg Claremont Graduate University
John C. Turner
John C. Turner Australian National University
Derek Edwards
Derek Edwards Loughborough University
Laurajane Smith
Laurajane Smith Australian National University
Dominic Abrams
Dominic Abrams University of Kent
Christine Griffin
Christine Griffin University of Bath
Virginia Braun
Virginia Braun University of Auckland
Penelope J. Oakes
Penelope J. Oakes Australian National University

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