| Validation of a brief sense of community scale: Confirmation of the principal theory of sense of community NA Peterson, PW Speer, DW McMillan Journal of community psychology 36 (1), 61-73, 2008 | 910 | 2008 |
| Community organizing: An ecological route to empowerment and power PW Speer, J Hughey American journal of community psychology 23 (5), 729-748, 1995 | 692 | 1995 |
| Community psychology perspectives on social capital theory and community development practice DD Perkins, J Hughey, PW Speer Community Development 33 (1), 33-52, 2002 | 454 | 2002 |
| Spatial dynamics of alcohol availability, neighborhood structure and violent crime. DM Gorman, PW Speer, PJ Gruenewald, EW Labouvie Journal of studies on alcohol 62 (5), 628-636, 2001 | 425 | 2001 |
| Psychometric properties of an empowerment scale: Testing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral domains PW Speer, NA Peterson Social work research 24 (2), 109-118, 2000 | 327 | 2000 |
| Intrapersonal and interactional empowerment: Implications for theory PW Speer Journal of community psychology 28 (1), 51-61, 2000 | 300 | 2000 |
| Sense of community in community organizations: Structure and evidence of validity J Hughey, PW Speer, NA Peterson Journal of community psychology 27 (1), 97-113, 1999 | 294 | 1999 |
| The relationship between social cohesion and empowerment: Support and new implications for theory PW Speer, CB Jackson, NA Peterson Health education & behavior 28 (6), 716-732, 2001 | 286 | 2001 |
| Academic performance among at-risk children: The role of developmentally appropriate practices LR Huffman, PW Speer Early Childhood Research Quarterly 15 (2), 167-184, 2000 | 230 | 2000 |
| Community participation and psychological empowerment: Testing reciprocal causality using a cross-lagged panel design and latent constructs BD Christens, NA Peterson, PW Speer Health Education & Behavior 38 (4), 339-347, 2011 | 228 | 2011 |
| Measuring the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment: Confirmatory factor analysis of the sociopolitical control scale NA Peterson, JB Lowe, J Hughey, RJ Reid, MA Zimmerman, PW Speer American journal of community psychology 38, 287-297, 2006 | 195 | 2006 |
| The influence of participation, gender and organizational sense of community on psychological empowerment: The moderating effects of income PW Speer, NA Peterson, TL Armstead, CT Allen American journal of community psychology 51, 103-113, 2013 | 188 | 2013 |
| Violent crime and alcohol availability: relationships in an urban community PW Speer, DM Gorman, EW Labouvie, MJ Ontkush Journal of public health policy 19, 303-318, 1998 | 188 | 1998 |
| Measuring sense of community: A methodological interpretation of the factor structure debate NA Peterson, PW Speer, J Hughey Journal of Community Psychology 34 (4), 453-469, 2006 | 180 | 2006 |
| Community organizational learning: Case studies illustrating a three‐dimensional model of levels and orders of change DD Perkins, KD Bess, DG Cooper, DL Jones, T Armstead, PW Speer Journal of community psychology 35 (3), 303-328, 2007 | 152 | 2007 |
| Community organizing: Practice, research, and policy implications BD Christens, PW Speer Social Issues and Policy Review 9 (1), 193-222, 2015 | 151 | 2015 |
| Contextual influences on participation in community organizing: A multilevel longitudinal study BD Christens, PW Speer American Journal of Community Psychology 47, 253-263, 2011 | 138 | 2011 |
| Linking organizational characteristics to psychological empowerment: Contextual issues in empowerment theory NA Peterson, PW Speer Administration in Social Work 24 (4), 39-58, 2000 | 128 | 2000 |
| Organizing for power: A comparative case study PW Speer, J Hughey, LK Gensheimer, W Adams‐Leavitt Journal of Community Psychology 23 (1), 57-73, 1995 | 115 | 1995 |
| Risk of assaultive violence and alcohol availability in New Jersey. DM Gorman, PW Speer, EW Labouvie, AP Subaiya American journal of public health 88 (1), 97-100, 1998 | 112 | 1998 |
