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D-Index
36
Citations
13986
World Ranking
6325
National Ranking
3034

Verta Taylor 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 Verta Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 109 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Verta Taylor 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 Verta Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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

  • 2011 - Jessie Bernard Award, American Sociological Association
  • 2008 - John D. McCarthy Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Movements
  • 2008 - Simon and Gagnon Award for Lifetime of Scholarly Contributions to the Study of Sexuality
  • 2008 - Simon and Gagnon Award for Lifetime of Scholarly Contributions to the Study of Sexuality
  • 2008 - John D. McCarthy Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Movements

Overview

Verta Taylor is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, gender studies, history, genetics, and general health professions.

Their work covers various topics including:

  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
  • American Political and Social Dynamics
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Public Health Policies and Education

Key publications by Verta Taylor include the following recent papers:

  • "Abeyance" (2022), published in The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • "Health Movements (United States)" (2022), published in The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • "How Social Movements (Sometimes) Matter" (2023), published in American Journal of Sociology

They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements (4 publications)
  • American Journal of Sociology (1 publication)
  • The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (1 publication)

Verta Taylor has collaborated with several frequent coauthors throughout their career, including:

  • Leila J. Rupp
  • Alison Dahl Crossley
  • Mary Bernstein
  • Mayer N. Zald

In 2011, they received the Jessie Bernard Award from the American Sociological Association. This recognition is among their notable professional distinctions.

Best Publications

  • Collective identity in social movement communities: Lesbian feminist mobilization.

    Verta Taylor;Nancy E. Whittier

  • SOCIAL MOVEMENT CONTINUITY: THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN ABEYANCE*

    Verta Taylor

  • Survival in the Doldrums: The American Women's Rights Movement, 1945 to the 1960s

    Leila J. Rupp;Verta A. Taylor

  • Survival in the Doldrums: The American Women's Rights Movement, 1945 to the 1960s.

    Athena Theodore;Leila J. Rupp;Verta Taylor

  • “Get up, Stand up”: Tactical Repertoires of Social Movements

    Verta Taylor;Nella Van dyke

  • Rock-a-by Baby: Feminism, Self-Help and Postpartum Depression

    Verta A. Taylor

  • GENDER AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: Gender Processes in Women's Self-Help Movements

    Verta Taylor

  • Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret

    Leila J. Rupp;Verta A. Taylor

  • Women's Culture and Lesbian Feminist Activism: A Reconsideration of Cultural Feminism

    Verta Taylor;Leila J. Rupp

  • Identity politics as high-risk activism: career consequences for lesbian, gay, and bisexual sociologists

    Verta Taylor;Nicole C. Raeburn

  • Forging Feminist Identity in an International Movement: A Collective Identity Approach to Twentieth-Century Feminism

    Leila J. Rupp;Verta Taylor

  • Repertoires and Cycles of Collective Action.

    Verta Taylor;Mark Traugott

  • THE TARGETS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: BEYOND A FOCUS ON THE STATE

    Nella Van Dyke;Sarah A. Soule;Verta A. Taylor

  • Culture and Mobilization: Tactical Repertoires, Same-Sex Weddings, and the Impact on Gay Activism:

    Verta Taylor;Katrina Kimport;Nella Van Dyke;Nella Van Dyke;Ellen Ann Andersen;Ellen Ann Andersen

  • Whatever Happened to The Women's Movement?

    Suzanne Staggenborg;Verta Taylor

  • Feminist Methodology in Social Movements Research

    Verta Taylor

  • Human systems in extreme environments : a sociological perspective

    Dennis S. Mileti;Thomas E. Drabek;J. Eugene Haas

  • Loving Internationalism: The Emotion Culture of Transnational Women's Organizations, 1888-1945

    Verta Taylor;Leila Rupp

  • Cycles of Sameness and Difference in LGBT Social Movements

    Amin Ghaziani;Verta Taylor;Amy Stone

  • Chicks with dicks, men in dresses: what it means to be a drag queen.

    Verta Taylor;Leila J Rupp

  • Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America.

    Verta Taylor;John D'Emilio;Estelle B. Freedman

Frequent Co-Authors

E. L. Quarantelli
E. L. Quarantelli University of Delaware
Paula England
Paula England New York University Abu Dhabi
Sarah A. Soule
Sarah A. Soule Stanford University

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