William George Black
William George Black publishes mostly in History, Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science, on topics such as Scottish History and National Identity, Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies and History and Developments in Astronomy.
- World rank
- #1,054,605 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #71,298 of 90,785
- Works
- 107
- Citations
- 21
- Citations per work
- 0.2
What does William George Black research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1History18% of their works
- 2Literature and Literary Theory15% of their works
- 3Sociology and Political Science8% of their works
- 4History and Philosophy of Science5% of their works
- 5Anthropology5% of their works
- 6Political Science and International Relations4% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe William George Black's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: History, Literature, Cultural Transmission, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Historical Figures, National Identity and Scotland.
- Science Circulation
- Musicology
- Mathematics Education
- Global History
- Transits of Venus
- Race
- Scotland
- Historical Figures
- Fairy Tales
- Literature
- History
- Cultural Transmission
- Folklore
- National Identity
- Postcolonialism
- Radio Astronomy
- Blood Transfusion
- Historical Sources
- Musical Theory
- Obstetrics
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 20 words, with their numbers
- History112 topics
- Literature112 topics
- Cultural Transmission102 topics
- Fairy Tales71 topic
- Folklore71 topic
- Historical Figures72 topics
- National Identity71 topic
- Scotland71 topic
- Postcolonialism41 topic
- Race41 topic
- Radio Astronomy41 topic
- Transits of Venus41 topic
- Blood Transfusion31 topic
- Global History31 topic
- Historical Sources31 topic
- Mathematics Education31 topic
- Musical Theory31 topic
- Musicology31 topic
- Obstetrics31 topic
- Science Circulation31 topic
Where does William George Black work?
William George Black's main affiliation in the publication record is Glasgow Life, United Kingdom.
How many publications and citations does William George Black have?
Science Explorer counts 107 works and 21 citations for William George Black, ranking #1,054,605 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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