Bailey W. Diffie

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 484 citations indexed

About

Bailey W. Diffie is a scholar working on Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Bailey W. Diffie has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 484 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Anthropology, 6 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 6 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Bailey W. Diffie's work include Historical Education and Society (6 papers), Spanish Literature and Culture Studies (5 papers) and History of Colonial Brazil (5 papers). Bailey W. Diffie is often cited by papers focused on Historical Education and Society (6 papers), Spanish Literature and Culture Studies (5 papers) and History of Colonial Brazil (5 papers). Bailey W. Diffie collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bailey W. Diffie's co-authors include C. R. Boxer, George Winius, Charles Gibson, H. V. Livermore, Edwin J. Perkins, Rollie E. Poppino, R. S. Sayers, Samuel Eliot Morison, Francis A. Dutra and Marian Małowist and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, The American Historical Review and Hispanic American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Bailey W. Diffie

26 papers receiving 325 citations

Hit Papers

The Portuguese Seaborne Empire: 1415-1825. 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 50 100 150
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 Portuguese Seaborne Empire: 1415-1825.
    1970 170 citations Bailey W. Diffie, C. R. Boxer Hispanic American Historical Review profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bailey W. Diffie United States 10 197 113 81 65 62 30 484
Dauril Alden United States 13 313 1.6× 146 1.3× 108 1.3× 58 0.9× 63 1.0× 50 555
Charles E. Nowell United States 9 111 0.6× 92 0.8× 50 0.6× 52 0.8× 36 0.6× 48 332
Donald F. Lach United States 8 133 0.7× 180 1.6× 57 0.7× 92 1.4× 37 0.6× 45 399
Pierre Chaunu France 10 95 0.5× 88 0.8× 107 1.3× 50 0.8× 77 1.2× 111 373
Lyle N. McAlister United States 11 137 0.7× 116 1.0× 47 0.6× 120 1.8× 67 1.1× 36 456
Louis B. Wright United States 12 110 0.6× 183 1.6× 144 1.8× 103 1.6× 85 1.4× 65 693
John E. Fagg United States 9 70 0.4× 120 1.1× 41 0.5× 39 0.6× 42 0.7× 44 318
P. E. H. Hair United Kingdom 14 352 1.8× 170 1.5× 100 1.2× 72 1.1× 101 1.6× 106 705
Frédéric Mauro France 10 85 0.4× 68 0.6× 63 0.8× 56 0.9× 95 1.5× 104 353
James E. Seaver United States 9 104 0.5× 101 0.9× 59 0.7× 83 1.3× 41 0.7× 38 393

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bailey W. Diffie

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Diffie, Bailey W. & Edwin J. Perkins. (1987). A History of Colonial Brazil, 1500-1792. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Dutra, Francis A., Bailey W. Diffie, & George Winius. (1981). Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580. The History Teacher. 14(2). 264–264. 1 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W., et al.. (1979). "Foundations of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580", Bailey W. Diffie, Georges D. Winius, Minneapolis 1977 : [recenzja] / Marian Małowist.. Przegląd Historyczny : dwumiesięcznik naukowy. 70(4). 1 indexed citations
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Livermore, H. V., Bailey W. Diffie, & George Winius. (1979). Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 59(1). 134–134. 47 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W., et al.. (1978). Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580. The American Historical Review. 83(4). 1033–1033. 49 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W., et al.. (1977). The Discovery of South America and the Andalusian Voyages. The William and Mary Quarterly. 34(4). 662–662.
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Diffie, Bailey W., et al.. (1976). Negocios coloniais. Uma correspondencia comercial do seculo XVIII.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 56(1). 129–129. 6 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W. & Samuel Eliot Morison. (1975). The European Discovery of America: The Southern Voyages, A.D. 1492-1616. The William and Mary Quarterly. 32(3). 512–512. 2 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1970). The Portuguese Seaborne Empire: 1415-1825. Hispanic American Historical Review. 50(4). 767–769. 17 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1969). Foreigners in Portugal and the “Policy of Silence”. Terrae Incognitae. 1(1). 23–34. 4 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1969). Portugal and Brazil in Transition. Hispanic American Historical Review. 49(4). 763–764. 8 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W. & Rollie E. Poppino. (1969). Brazil: The Land and People. Modern Language Journal. 53(2). 118–118. 1 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W. & Charles Gibson. (1965). The Aztecs Under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico 1519-1810. Ethnohistory. 12(1). 64–64. 41 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W. & C. R. Boxer. (1962). Four Centuries of Portuguese Expansion, 1415-1825: A Succinct Survey. The William and Mary Quarterly. 19(4). 640–640. 20 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1960). Pan-Hispanism. Its Origin and Development to 1866. Hispanic American Historical Review. 40(1). 122–123. 16 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1958). Cartas dos primeiros jesuítas do Brasil. Hispanic American Historical Review. 38(2). 279–280. 2 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1954). The Structure of Spanish History. Hispanic American Historical Review. 34(4). 536–537. 32 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1953). A casa dos contos. Hispanic American Historical Review. 33(1). 104–106. 3 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W.. (1952). Contribuciones a la historia municipal de América. Hispanic American Historical Review. 32(3). 392–393. 2 indexed citations
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Diffie, Bailey W., et al.. (1952). The United States and Spain: An Interpretation.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 32(3). 415–415. 1 indexed citations

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