Most cited papers in Historical and Literary Studies

Historical and Literary Studies

What are the most cited papers in Historical and Literary Studies?

The most cited paper in Historical and Literary Studies is "Kinematics of the western Mediterranean" (John Frederick Dewey, Mark Helman, Steven D. Knott et al., 1989), with 1,641 citations. Next come "Meaning and understanding in the history of ideas" (1,132) and "1911 Encyclopedia Britannica" (1,038).

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Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 110 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Kinematics of the western Mediterranean John Frederick Dewey, Mark Helman, Steven D. Knott et al. · Geological Society London Special Publications	1989	1,641
2	Meaning and understanding in the history of ideas Quentin Skinner · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	4 Aug 2010	1,132
3	1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Jetta Carol Culpepper · Reference Reviews	Apr 2006	1,038
4	A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal Thomas G. Palaima, E. Courtney · The Classical World Open access	1982	455
5	Separate Spheres and Public Places: Reflections on the History of Science Popularization and Science in Popular Culture Roger Cooter, Stephen Pumfrey · History of Science	Sep 1994	432
6	A Concise Genealogy and Anatomy of Habitus Loic J. D. Wacquant · The Sociological Review Open access	Feb 2016	368
7	Driven by drink: The role of drinking in the political economy and the case of Early Iron Age France Michael Dietler · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Open access	Dec 1990	356
8	Politics, Persuasion and the People before the Social War (150–90 B.C.) Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar · The Journal of Roman Studies	Nov 1986	353
9	The Complete Prose Works of John Milton Douglas Bush · Renaissance News	Oct 1961	352
10	Natural Philosophy and Public Spectacle in the Eighteenth Century Simon Schaffer · History of Science	Mar 1983	332
11	Science in the Pub: Artisan Botanists in Early Nineteenth-Century Lancashire Anne Secord · History of Science	Sep 1994	327
12	The sense of touch Brian P. O'Shaughnessy · Australasian Journal of Philosophy	Mar 1989	304
13	Newton and the ‘Pipes of Pan’ James E. Mcguire, Piyo M. Rattansi · Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science	31 Dec 1966	290
14	Demography Bruce Woodward Frier · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	12 Oct 2000	242
15	Technological innovation and economic progress in the ancient world: M. I. Finley re‐considered Kevin T. Greene · The Economic History Review	Feb 2000	235
16	Théorie du Magnétisme André Herpin, Daniel Charles Mattis · Physics Today	Feb 1970	230
17	How the dithyramb got its shape Armand D’Angour · The Classical Quarterly	Dec 1997	222
18	Poetic inspiration in early Greece Penelope Murray · The Journal of Hellenic Studies	Nov 1981	222
19	The concept of function up to the middle of the 19th century A. P. Youschkevitch · Archive for History of Exact Sciences	Mar 1976	220
20	Occult Qualities and the Experimental Philosophy: Active Principles in Pre-Newtonian Matter Theory John Henry · History of Science	Dec 1986	219
21	Social distance and its origins. Emory S. Bogardus · Applied Sociology	1992	218
22	The competence of theatre audiences in fifth- and fourth-century Athens Martin Revermann · The Journal of Hellenic Studies Open access	Nov 2006	217
23	Fourier's heat conduction equation: History, influence, and connections T. N. Narasimhan · Reviews of Geophysics Open access	Feb 1999	216
24	The Census in the First Century B.C. T. P. Wiseman · The Journal of Roman Studies	Nov 1969	215
25	Corantes têxteis Cláudia C. I. Guaratini, Maria Valnice Boldrín Zanoni · Química Nova Open access	Feb 2000	207
26	Fabulae Praetextaein context: when were plays on contemporary subjects performed in Republican Rome? Harriet I. Flower · The Classical Quarterly	May 1995	207
27	“WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF BOOKS?” REVISITED Robert Darnton · Modern Intellectual History Open access	4 Oct 2007	205
28	Imperialism, empire and the integration of the Roman economy Greg D. Woolf · World Archaeology	Feb 1992	197
29	TRANSFER OF A HUMAN ZYGOTE Deborah Kretzer, Peter M. Dennis, B.P. Hudson et al. · The Lancet	Sep 1973	192
30	Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt: the Museum and Library of Alexandria Andrew H. Erskine · Greece and Rome Open access	Apr 1995	190
31	Money and Exchange in the Roman World Michael H. Crawford · The Journal of Roman Studies	Nov 1970	186
32	The relationship between accounting and spatial practices in the factory Salvador Carmona, Mahmoud Ezzamel, Fernando Gutiérrez Hidalgo · Accounting Organizations and Society	Apr 2002	184
33	MECHANICS OF FORM CLOSURE. Kannan Lakshminarayan	1978	183
34	The digital publishing communications circuit Padmini Ray Murray, Claire Squires · Book 2 0 Open access	Jun 2013	178
35	Ondelettes sur l'intervalle Yves Meyer · Revista Matemática Iberoamericana Open access	31 Aug 1991	175
36	New Dictionary of the History of Ideas Stuart James · Reference Reviews	Oct 2005	174
37	The Oxford English Dictionary Sarah Ogilvie · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	22 Sep 2020	173
38	Statistics and the Conversion of the Roman Aristocracy Timothy David Barnes · The Journal of Roman Studies	Nov 1995	173
39	Utopia's Garden: French Natural History from Old Regime to Revolution Emma C. Spary	2000	168
40	What difference did Christianity make? A. D. Lee · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	29 Aug 2013	164
41	Medieval Latin Aristotle Commentaries Authors A-F Charles H. Lohr · Traditio	1967	163
42	Can Mathematics Education and History of Mathematics Coexist? Michael N Fried · Science & Education	Jul 2001	161
43	The Genesis of Double Entry Bookkeeping Alan J Sangster · The Accounting Review Open access	Mar 2015	160
44	Popular science periodicals in Paris and London: The emergence of a low scientific culture, 1820–1875 Susan Sheets-Pyenson · Annals of Science	Nov 1985	158
45	Reading Strategies for Coping with Information Overload ca. 1550-1700 Ann Blair · Journal of the History of Ideas Open access	2003	155
46	On the Need to Rewrite the History of Greek Mathematics Sabetai Unguru · Boston studies in the philosophy of science Book chapter	2004	155
47	The Life and Times of Calpurnius Siculus Edward Champlin · The Journal of Roman Studies	Nov 1978	153
48	A New History of Libraries and Books in the Hellenistic Period Sharon J. Johnstone · Classical Antiquity	Oct 2014	151
49	THE VOCABULARY OF THE SPEECHES IN TACITUS‘ HISTORICAL WORKS John N. Adams · Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies	Dec 1973	148
50	The Social Status of Italian Mathematicians, 1450–1600 Mario Biagioli · History of Science	Mar 1989	148

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