Allan Megill

2.0k total citations
52 papers, 662 citations indexed

About

Allan Megill is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan Megill has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 662 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in History and 11 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Allan Megill's work include Philosophy, History, and Historiography (6 papers), Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel (5 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (5 papers). Allan Megill is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy, History, and Historiography (6 papers), Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel (5 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (5 papers). Allan Megill collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and China. Allan Megill's co-authors include John S. Nelson, Theodore S. Hamerow, Donald N. McCloskey, George L. Dillon, Linda Brodkey, B. McH., David A. Hollinger, John E. Toews, Martin Jay and Peter Jelavich and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Journal of Politics and History and Theory.

In The Last Decade

Allan Megill

46 papers receiving 476 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan Megill United States 14 283 117 114 96 92 52 662
F.R. Ankersmit Netherlands 14 349 1.2× 262 2.2× 132 1.2× 87 0.9× 145 1.6× 46 789
Jerrold Seigel United States 14 369 1.3× 155 1.3× 125 1.1× 88 0.9× 136 1.5× 53 852
Michael S. Roth United States 16 394 1.4× 135 1.2× 106 0.9× 83 0.9× 173 1.9× 43 926
Alun Munslow United Kingdom 11 410 1.4× 228 1.9× 62 0.5× 59 0.6× 89 1.0× 51 756
Russell Jacoby United States 15 425 1.5× 85 0.7× 87 0.8× 59 0.6× 119 1.3× 48 943
Meaghan Morris Australia 14 453 1.6× 58 0.5× 83 0.7× 108 1.1× 106 1.2× 54 947
Nannerl O. Keohane United States 10 178 0.6× 93 0.8× 85 0.7× 31 0.3× 217 2.4× 37 538
Anne Tedeschi United States 9 302 1.1× 244 2.1× 70 0.6× 115 1.2× 151 1.6× 11 905
François Dosse France 14 272 1.0× 91 0.8× 127 1.1× 55 0.6× 77 0.8× 86 639
Dennis L. Sepper United States 5 407 1.4× 32 0.3× 167 1.5× 75 0.8× 187 2.0× 12 870

Countries citing papers authored by Allan Megill

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Fields of papers citing papers by Allan Megill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allan Megill

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Allan Megill. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Allan Megill based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Allan Megill. Allan Megill is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Megill, Allan. (2023). Prophets of Extremity.
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Megill, Allan, et al.. (2017). MISREPRESENTING MARX: A LESSON IN HISTORICAL METHOD. History and Theory. 56(2). 288–306. 2 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (2016). Theological presuppositions of the evolutionary epic: From Robert Chambers to E. O. Wilson. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 58. 24–32.
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Megill, Allan. (2015). “Big History” Old and New: Presuppositions, Limits, Alternatives. Journal of the Philosophy of History. 9(2). 306–326. 3 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan & Xupeng Zhang. (2013). Questions on the history of ideas and its neighbours. Rethinking History. 17(3). 333–353. 1 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (2011). Five questions on intellectual history. Rethinking History. 15(4). 489–510. 2 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (2004). Intellectual History and History. Rethinking History. 8(4). 549–557. 3 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (2004). The Formation of the Historical World in the Human Sciences. New Vico Studies. 22. 145–147. 7 indexed citations
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Maffesoli, Michel, et al.. (2004). The Return of the Tragic in Postmodern Societies. New Literary History. 35(1). 133–149. 8 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (2000). Imagining the History of ideas. Rethinking History. 4(3). 333–340. 2 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1998). On the edge of the cliff: History, language, and practices. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. 34(3). 279–281. 28 indexed citations
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Downes, Stephen, Robert Hariman, Allan Megill, et al.. (1997). A journal of knowledge, culture and policy. 7 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1995). Relativism, or the different senses of objectivity. Academic Questions. 8(3). 33–39. 5 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1993). Relatando el pasado: "Descripción", Explicación y Narrativa en la Historiografía. Historia social. 71–96. 1 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1991). Fragmentation and the Future of Historiography. The American Historical Review. 96(3). 693–693. 5 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1987). The Reception of Foucault by Historians. Journal of the History of Ideas. 48(1). 117–117. 33 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1987). Provocation on belief:Part 4. Social Epistemology. 1(1). 106–108. 1 indexed citations
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Wagar, W. Warren & Allan Megill. (1986). Prophets of Extremity: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida. The American Historical Review. 91(1). 99–99. 7 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1983). Responses to wander. Central States Speech Journal. 34(2). 114–119. 16 indexed citations
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Megill, Allan. (1975). Theory and Experience in Adam Smith. Journal of the History of Ideas. 36(1). 79–79. 11 indexed citations

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