Past & Present 40.9k citations
2.1k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Medieval Literature and History Byzantine Studies and History Reformation and Early Modern Christianity Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes Scottish History and National Identity Papers in i Reformation and Early Modern Christianity 133 Scottish History and National Identity 100 European Political History Analysis 73 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis 126 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Past & Present
Comparison fields: 5 of 200 Classics 5.5k History 13.9k Anthropology 8.2k History and Philosophy of Science 2.1k Economics and Econometrics 10.2k Political Science and International Relations 9.2k Archeology 3.1k Religious studies 1.6k Sociology and Political Science 12.6k Museology 805 Literature and Literary Theory 2.1k Philosophy 1.9k Demography 1.6k Space and Planetary Science 178 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 597 Cultural Studies 993 Geography, Planning and Development 654 Archeology 104 Gender Studies 846 Finance 699 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 593 Paleontology 473 Music 208 Public Administration 225 Urban Studies 359 Law 516 Conservation 164 General Psychology 64 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 73 Language and Linguistics 512 Development 163 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 352 Linguistics and Language 162 Marketing 301 Communication 234 Clinical Psychology 597 Health 187 Library and Information Sciences 38 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 298 Soil Science 222 Strategy and Management 360 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 225 Safety Research 182 General Health Professions 475 Accounting 242 Education 605 General Social Sciences 65 Social Psychology 372 Theoretical Computer Science 23 Atmospheric Science 262 Genetics 378 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 182 General Arts and Humanities 16 Global and Planetary Change 298 Business and International Management 26 Life-span and Life-course Studies 10 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 181 Food Science 195 Management Information Systems 100 Endocrinology 51 Management of Technology and Innovation 70 Modeling and Simulation 40 Nature and Landscape Conservation 93 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 193 General Decision Sciences 14 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 142 Information Systems and Management 48 General Energy 7 Cognitive Neuroscience 115 Astronomy and Astrophysics 91 Transportation 37 Management Science and Operations Research 66 Ecology 120 Building and Construction 64 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 77 Reproductive Medicine 33 Human Factors and Ergonomics 10 Dermatology 32 Pharmacy 16 Developmental and Educational Psychology 47 Water Science and Technology 51 Plant Science 130 Human-Computer Interaction 20 Infectious Diseases 55 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 43 Organic Chemistry 90 Computer Science Applications 18 Psychiatry and Mental health 40 Earth-Surface Processes 21 Anatomy 4 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 4 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 46 Virology 11 Statistics and Probability 21 Forestry 10 Information Systems 59 Speech and Hearing 14 Artificial Intelligence 77 Ocean Engineering 34 Applied Psychology 10 Health Information Management 9 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 25 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 13 Parasitology 11 Geology 10 Pollution 20 Nutrition and Dietetics 25 Oceanography 21 Neurology 13 Agronomy and Crop Science 17 Epidemiology 50 Ecological Modeling 7 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 Health Informatics 2 Environmental Engineering 21 Small Animals 9 Architecture 2 Media Technology 11 Molecular Biology 79 Emergency Medical Services 7 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 23 Physiology 26 Insect Science 13 Complementary and alternative medicine 8 Biomedical Engineering 45 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 22 Rehabilitation 6 Periodontics 4 Pharmacology 8 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 8 Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Neurology 10 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Microbiology 4 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 12 Family Practice 1 Environmental Chemistry 6 Catalysis 4 Urology 3 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 Occupational Therapy 2 Orthodontics 2 Pharmacology 8 Geochemistry and Petrology 3 Animal Science and Zoology 5 Automotive Engineering 6 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 3 Developmental Biology 1 Geophysics 6 Sensory Systems 2 Signal Processing 5 Transplantation 1 Surgery 14 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Cell Biology 5 Genetics 3 Hematology 3 Mechanical Engineering 11 Computer Networks and Communications 7 Biochemistry 2 Instrumentation 1 Radiation 2 Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 Geometry and Topology 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 Rheumatology 3 Mathematical Physics 2 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Control and Systems Engineering 5 Oncology 5 Analytical Chemistry 2 Immunology and Allergy 1 Bioengineering 1 Biochemistry 1 Oral Surgery 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Immunology 3 Cancer Research 2 Hepatology 1 Aquatic Science 1 Civil and Structural Engineering 3 Ophthalmology 1 Emergency Medicine 1 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 Aerospace Engineering 3 Biotechnology 1 Materials Chemistry 5 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 Applied Mathematics 1 Mechanics of Materials 2 Biomaterials 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1
Classics 5.5k History 13.9k Anthropology 8.2k History and Philosophy of Science 2.1k Economics and Econometrics 10.2k History and Theory United States
Comparative Literature United States
Eighteenth-Century Studies United States
Journal of the History of Ideas United States
Critical Inquiry United States
The Historical Journal United Kingdom
History of European Ideas United States
Renaissance and Reformation Canada
Comparative Studies in Society and History United States
Journal of Historical Geography United Kingdom
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About Past & Present The 2.1k papers published in Past & Present in the last decades have received a total of 40.9k indexed citations . Papers published in Past & Present usually cover History (506 papers), History and Philosophy of Science (140 papers), Classics (109 papers), Anthropology (230 papers) and Museology (52 papers) specifically the topics of Historical Economic and Social Studies (264 papers), Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (133 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (126 papers), Scottish History and National Identity (100 papers), Medieval Literature and History (79 papers), European Political History Analysis (73 papers), Irish and British Studies (68 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (64 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Past & Present are Robert Brenner , Lawrence Stone , J. H. Elliott , E. J. Hobsbawm , Brent D. Shaw , E. A. Wrigley , W. D. Rubinstein , Natalie Zemon Davis , Alexandra Walsham and Chris Wickham .
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