Colin Smith

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Colin Smith is a scholar working on Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Smith has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Philosophy, 2 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Colin Smith's work include Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 papers), Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (2 papers) and Philosophy, Science, and History (2 papers). Colin Smith is often cited by papers focused on Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (2 papers), Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (2 papers) and Philosophy, Science, and History (2 papers). Colin Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Australia. Colin Smith's co-authors include Mary Warnock, Albert Rabil and Alan Montefiore and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Quarterly, The Modern Language Review and Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Colin Smith

5 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Phenomenology of Perception.

1964 2.2k citations Mary Warnock, Colin Smith et al. The Philosophical Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin Smith United Kingdom	4	524	419	410	381	342	10	2.2k
Aron Gurwitsch United Kingdom	14	455 0.9×	395 0.9×	377 0.9×	426 1.1×	305 0.9×	37	2.1k
Anthony Manser United Kingdom	6	488 0.9×	290 0.7×	371 0.9×	264 0.7×	275 0.8×	24	1.7k
Herbert S. Gross United States	11	250 0.5×	161 0.4×	472 1.2×	426 1.1×	393 1.1×	28	2.0k
Ivan Leudar United Kingdom	26	392 0.7×	406 1.0×	467 1.1×	358 0.9×	384 1.1×	81	2.1k
Elaine Scarry United States	11	998 1.9×	480 1.1×	359 0.9×	230 0.6×	298 0.9×	30	2.8k
David Sudnow	11	596 1.1×	157 0.4×	314 0.8×	653 1.7×	131 0.4×	14	2.6k
Carl Gustav Jung United States	23	488 0.9×	646 1.5×	1.1k 2.8×	254 0.7×	204 0.6×	82	3.3k
Louis L. Lunsky	22	700 1.3×	412 1.0×	792 1.9×	381 1.0×	271 0.8×	50	3.7k
Gustav Jahoda United Kingdom	33	677 1.3×	105 0.3×	927 2.3×	661 1.7×	380 1.1×	116	2.9k
Peter Goldie United Kingdom	22	523 1.0×	547 1.3×	997 2.4×	388 1.0×	793 2.3×	70	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Smith

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Smith

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All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Smith, Colin, et al.. (2018). Missional Conversations: A Dialogue between Theory and Praxis in World Mission. 1 indexed citations

2.

Smith, Colin. (2014). In Search of the Spirit in Spiritual Assets. Transformation An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies. 32(1). 38–49. 4 indexed citations

3.

Smith, Colin, et al.. (1987). French Literature and the Philosophy of Consciousness: Phenomenological Essays. The Modern Language Review. 82(1). 195–195. 1 indexed citations

4.

Smith, Colin. (1970). Sartre and Merleau-Ponty: The case for a Modified Essentialism. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. 1(2). 73–79. 1 indexed citations

5.

Smith, Colin & Albert Rabil. (1969). Merleau-Ponty, Existentialist of the Social World.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 19(77). 362–362. 11 indexed citations

6.

Montefiore, Alan & Colin Smith. (1966). Contemporary French Philosophy: A Study in Norms and Values.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 16(63). 187–187.

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Smith, Colin. (1964). The Notion Of Object In The Phenomenology Of Merleau-Ponty. Philosophy. 39(148). 110–119. 4 indexed citations

8.

Warnock, Mary, et al.. (1964). Phenomenology of Perception.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 14(57). 372–372. 2201 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Colin. (1960). Philosophical Survey: Philosophy in France. Philosophy. 35(134). 265–271. 1 indexed citations

10.

Smith, Colin. (1957). The Philosophy Of Vladimir Jankélévitch. Philosophy. 32(123). 315–324.

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