Antony Black

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 908 citations indexed

About

Antony Black is a scholar working on History, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Antony Black has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 908 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in History, 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Antony Black's work include Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (8 papers), Islamic Studies and History (6 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (6 papers). Antony Black is often cited by papers focused on Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (8 papers), Islamic Studies and History (6 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (6 papers). Antony Black collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Mexico. Antony Black's co-authors include John M. Najemy, Geoffrey Vickers, Richard Kay, Otto Friedrich von Gierke, J.P. Canning, J. H. Burns, Janet L. Nelson, Henry Chadwick, Raoul van Caenegem and Janet Coleman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, American Political Science Review and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Antony Black

33 papers receiving 717 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Weirdest People in the World: how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous
    2022 322 citations Antony Black History of European Ideas profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Antony Black United Kingdom 13 371 261 156 117 100 42 908
Bruce Mazlish United States 17 378 1.0× 220 0.8× 143 0.9× 45 0.4× 98 1.0× 96 955
Peter Stallybrass United States 15 590 1.6× 161 0.6× 260 1.7× 83 0.7× 159 1.6× 37 1.8k
Janet Lloyd United Kingdom 18 378 1.0× 126 0.5× 93 0.6× 48 0.4× 150 1.5× 57 1.2k
Paul Veyne France 16 425 1.1× 155 0.6× 159 1.0× 42 0.4× 116 1.2× 103 1.2k
Roland A. Champagne United States 13 568 1.5× 156 0.6× 198 1.3× 94 0.8× 271 2.7× 61 1.7k
William M. Reddy United States 16 806 2.2× 304 1.2× 695 4.5× 251 2.1× 81 0.8× 46 1.8k
Jerrold Seigel United States 14 369 1.0× 136 0.5× 155 1.0× 47 0.4× 125 1.3× 53 852
Georges Bataille Brazil 17 579 1.6× 185 0.7× 141 0.9× 80 0.7× 407 4.1× 113 1.6k
Rachel Bowlby United Kingdom 13 593 1.6× 199 0.8× 119 0.8× 61 0.5× 246 2.5× 54 1.4k
Rita Felski United States 18 749 2.0× 161 0.6× 187 1.2× 123 1.1× 269 2.7× 72 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Antony Black

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Fields of papers citing papers by Antony Black

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antony Black

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All Works

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Black, Antony. (2022). The Weirdest People in the World: how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous. History of European Ideas. 49(2). 483–486. 322 indexed citations breakdown →
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Black, Antony. (2017). Black Wind, White Snow: The Rise of Russia’s New Nationalism. The European Legacy. 22(3). 353–356. 35 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (2017). The ordinary virtues: moral order in a divided world. Global Intellectual History. 3(3). 381–383. 14 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (2011). The History of Islamic Political Thought. Edinburgh University Press eBooks. 41 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (2011). Ibn Khaldun: l’homme et le théoricien de la civilisation. Journal of Early Modern History. 15(3). 289–291.
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Black, Antony. (2010). Religion and Politics in Western and Islamic Political Thought: A Clash of Epistemologies?. The Political Quarterly. 81(1). 116–122. 3 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (2009). Worlds at War: the 2,500-year Struggle between East and West. Journal of Early Modern History. 13(1). 93–95. 10 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (2003). Critical Testing Process: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect. Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc. eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Black, Antony, et al.. (2003). El pensamiento político en Europa, 1250-1450. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 32(3). 339–41. 4 indexed citations
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Seneviratne, Suranjith L., Louise Jones, Abigail Selzer King, et al.. (2002). Allergen-specific CD8+ T cells and atopic disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(9). 1283–1291. 6 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (1997). Christianity and Republicanism: From St. Cyprian to Rousseau. American Political Science Review. 91(3). 647–656. 10 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (1993). Classical Islam and Medieval Europe: A Comparison of Political Philosophies and Cultures. Political Studies. 41(1). 58–69. 7 indexed citations
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Burns, J. H., Henry Chadwick, Peter Stein, et al.. (1988). The Cambridge History of Medieval Political Thought c.350–c.1450. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (1984). Guild and State: European Political Thought from the Twelfth Century to the Present. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Black, Antony, et al.. (1981). Council and Commune: The Conciliar Movement and the Fifteenth-Century Heritage. The American Historical Review. 86(1). 124–124. 20 indexed citations
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Black, Antony, et al.. (1977). Facultas S. Theologiae Lovaniensis 1432-1797. Bijdragen tot haar geschiedenis. Contributions to its History. Contributions a son histoire.. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Black, Antony & Geoffrey Vickers. (1972). Freedom in a Rocking Boat: Changing Values in an Unstable Society.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 22(86). 87–87. 48 indexed citations
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Kay, Richard & Antony Black. (1972). Monarchy and Community: Political Ideas in the Later Conciliar Controversy, 1430-1450. The American Historical Review. 77(3). 762–762. 29 indexed citations
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Black, Antony. (1970). Panormitanus on the Decretum. Traditio. 26. 440–444. 1 indexed citations

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