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Washington State Historical Society

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Research works
5
fractional, all time
Citations
27
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Washington State Historical Society

Not ranked overall: Washington State Historical Society is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Washington State Historical Society work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Washington State Historical Society is in Physical Sciences, 47% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (53%), Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 53.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 53.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 53.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 46.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 30.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 10.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 10.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 6.6% of its workALL ITS WORKWashington StateHistorical…5fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences53%Social Sciences47%

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Its 2 domains and 4 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science353.4%
    1. Social Sciences230.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities010.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting06.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Who are the top researchers at Washington State Historical Society?

Ranked on the quality score, David L. Nicandri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington State Historical Society.

  1. 1 David L. Nicandri United States · #4,314,101 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Washington State Historical Society

What are the most cited papers from Washington State Historical Society?

The most cited paper from Washington State Historical Society is "Indian Life on the Northwest Coast of North America: As Seen by the Early Explorers and Fur Traders during the Last Decades of the Eighteenth Century" (Warren L. Cook, Erna Günther, 1974), with 21 citations. Next come "By His Own Hand?: The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis" (4) and "The Park Builders: A History of State Parks in the Pacific Northwest" (2).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Indian Life on the Northwest Coast of North America: As Seen by the Early Explorers and Fur Traders during the Last Decades of the Eighteenth Century Warren L. Cook, Erna Günther · The American Historical Review Apr 1974 21
2 By His Own Hand?: The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis David L. Nicandri, John D. W. Guice · Western Historical Quarterly Dec 2007 4
3 The Park Builders: A History of State Parks in the Pacific Northwest David L. Nicandri, Thomas R. Cox · Western Historical Quarterly May 1990 2
4 Indian Life on the Northwest Coast of North America as Seen by the Early Explorers and Fur Traders during the Last Decades of the Eighteenth Century Frank L. Green, Erna Günther · Western Historical Quarterly Apr 1974 0
5 The Forested Land: A History of Lumbering in Western Washington. By Robert E. Ficken. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1987.) Cloth, $25.00 David L. Nicandri · Environmental History Review Dec 1990 0
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Which research topics does Washington State Historical Society publish most on?

By volume: American Environmental and Regional History, Archaeology and Natural History, Mormonism, Religion, and History and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

American Environmental a…3American Environmental and Regional History: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural …1Archaeology and Natural History: 1 fractional worksMormonism, Religion, and…0Mormonism, Religion, and History: 0 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …0American Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional worksAmerican History and Cul…0American History and Culture: 0 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…0Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 0 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawAnthropologyHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 1 works
  3. 3 Mormonism, Religion, and History History 0 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 American History and Culture Marketing 0 works
  6. 6 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 0 works

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