Robert Darnton
Impact in
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.5%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- History top 0.05%
- European Political History Analysis
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
Papers in
- Anthropology 32
- Historical and Literary Studies 30
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- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis 24
- Co-authors
- Raymond Birn (1 shared paper)Jack R. Censer (2 shared papers)Philip Stewart (1 shared paper)Daniel Roche (4 shared papers)Carlos Manuel (1 shared paper)Lionel Gossman (1 shared paper)John McManners (1 shared paper)Michael Kraus (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The American Historical Review (9 papers)Eighteenth-Century Studies (7 papers)Representations (5 papers)The Journal of Modern History (4 papers)Daedalus (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyBrazil
In The Last Decade
Robert Darnton
104 papers receiving 1.8k citations
Robert Darnton's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 112
- History and Philosophy of Science 404
- History 769
- Literature and Literary Theory 682
- Anthropology 546
- Classics 170
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert Darnton, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 130 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 469 |
| 2 | Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France Hit paper breakdown → | 1968 | 264 |
| 3 | What is the History of Books | 1982 | 256 |
| 4 | 1983 | 224 | |
| 5 | 1996 | 154 | |
| 6 | 1979 | 138 | |
| 7 | Writing News and Telling Stories | 1975 | 115 |
| 8 | The business of enlightenment : a publishing history of the Encyclopédie, 1775-1800 | 1979 | 106 |
| 9 | 1971 | 92 | |
| 10 | 1983 | 90 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 89 | |
| 12 | 2009 | 72 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 72 | |
| 14 | 2000 | 68 | |
| 15 | 1985 | 62 | |
| 16 | The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future | 2009 | 60 |
| 17 | 1969 | 54 | |
| 18 | 1986 | 50 | |
| 19 | La gran matanza de gatos y otros episodios en la historia de la cultura francesa | 1987 | 42 |
| 20 | Revolution in print : the press in France, 1775-1800 | 1989 | 38 |
About Robert Darnton
Robert Darnton is a scholar working on Anthropology, History and Philosophy of Science, Literature and Literary Theory, History and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 130 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Historical and Literary Studies (30 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (24 papers), Historical and Literary Analyses (17 papers), European Political History Analysis (12 papers), Renaissance Literature and Culture (6 papers), Historical Influence and Diplomacy (5 papers), Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought (4 papers) and Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (404 citations), History (769 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (682 citations), Anthropology (546 citations) and Classics (170 citations). Robert Darnton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Raymond Birn, Jack R. Censer, Philip Stewart, Daniel Roche, Carlos Manuel, Lionel Gossman, John McManners, Michael Kraus, Hervé Varenne and Roger Chartier. Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Representations, The Journal of Modern History and Daedalus.
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