Biography

909 papers and 2.6k indexed citations

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The 909 papers published in Biography in the last decades have received a total of 2.6k indexed citations. Papers published in Biography usually cover Sociology and Political Science (304 papers), Literature and Literary Theory (269 papers) and History (176 papers) specifically the topics of Autobiographical and Biographical Writing (94 papers), Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis (40 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (38 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Biography are Leigh Gilmore, Laurie S. McNeill, Gillian Whitlock, Julie Rak, Julia Watson, Allen Feldman, Sidonie Smith, Paul John Eakin, Anna Poletti and Madeleine Sorapure.

In The Last Decade

Biography

429 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Fields of papers published in Biography

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Biography

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