Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo1967 · 3.4k citations
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if any of the following hold:
it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the
threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
Countries citing papers authored by William McCormack
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Fields of papers citing papers by William McCormack
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Co-authors
The 5 scholars most cited alongside William McCormack, linked wherever they
have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers
they share.
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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
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