D. P. Walker

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 481 citations indexed

About

D. P. Walker is a scholar working on History, History and Philosophy of Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, D. P. Walker has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 481 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in History, 4 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in D. P. Walker's work include Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (3 papers), Musicology and Musical Analysis (3 papers) and Renaissance Literature and Culture (3 papers). D. P. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (3 papers), Musicology and Musical Analysis (3 papers) and Renaissance Literature and Culture (3 papers). D. P. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Australia. D. P. Walker's co-authors include Roy E. Schreiber, Penelope Gouk and J. B. Trapp and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Modern Language Review and The Classical World.

In The Last Decade

D. P. Walker

14 papers receiving 290 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Spiritual and Demonic Magic: From Ficino to Campanella

1958 150 citations D. P. Walker Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. P. Walker United Kingdom	12	180	105	104	72	68	19	481
Charles G. Nauert United States	12	143 0.8×	66 0.6×	101 1.0×	57 0.8×	64 0.9×	34	388
Eugenio Garin Italy	10	177 1.0×	63 0.6×	78 0.8×	66 0.9×	98 1.4×	97	448
E. J. Ashworth Canada	10	96 0.5×	176 1.7×	235 2.3×	76 1.1×	45 0.7×	53	474
Jill Kraye United States	10	145 0.8×	72 0.7×	121 1.2×	64 0.9×	76 1.1×	37	387
Richard Kieckhefer Brazil	13	186 1.0×	41 0.4×	103 1.0×	61 0.8×	144 2.1×	42	558
Brian P. Copenhaver United States	11	79 0.4×	98 0.9×	83 0.8×	50 0.7×	45 0.7×	35	318
Margaret J. Osler Canada	12	113 0.6×	175 1.7×	126 1.2×	74 1.0×	27 0.4×	28	436
Richard C. Dales United States	11	61 0.3×	95 0.9×	116 1.1×	35 0.5×	57 0.8×	44	371
C. A. Patrides United States	9	82 0.5×	24 0.2×	60 0.6×	24 0.3×	54 0.8×	46	314
Gerhart B. Ladner United States	9	119 0.7×	15 0.1×	66 0.6×	39 0.5×	111 1.6×	28	334

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. P. Walker

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All Works

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19 of 19 papers shown

1.

Walker, D. P.. (2025). The Decline of Hell.

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Walker, D. P. & Penelope Gouk. (1985). Music, spirit, and language in the Renaissance. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 16 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P., et al.. (1982). Enemies of God: The Witch-Hunt in Scotland. The American Historical Review. 87(4). 1098–1098. 58 indexed citations

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Schreiber, Roy E. & D. P. Walker. (1982). Unclean Spirits: Possession and Exorcism in France and England in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries. The History Teacher. 15(3). 438–438. 32 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P., et al.. (1980). Studies in Musical Science in the Late Renaissance. Journal of Music Theory. 24(1). 107–107. 19 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1976). JOAN ALBERT BAN AND MERSENNE'S MUSICAL COMPETITION OF 1640. Music and Letters. LVII(3). 233–255.

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Walker, D. P., et al.. (1975). The Ancient Theology. The Classical World. 68(7). 469–469. 26 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1973). Some Aspects of the Musical Theory of Vincenzo Galilei and Galileo Galilei. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association. 100. 33–47. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1973). Essay Review: The Elusive Rosicrucians: The Rosicrucian Enlightenment. History of Science. 11(4). 306–310. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1972). The ancient theology: studies in Christian Platonism from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 55 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1967). Kepler's Celestial Music. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 30(1). 228–250. 16 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P., et al.. (1967). The Decline of Hell. Seventeenth-Century Discussions of Eternal Torment. The Modern Language Review. 62(3). 521–521. 48 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P., et al.. (1962). Ronsard Poet of Nature. The Modern Language Review. 57(3). 440–440. 2 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1959). : Paracelsus. An Introduction to Philosophical Medicine in the Era of the Renaissance.. 12(2). 107–109. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1959). Review. Concordia Mundi: The Career and Thought of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581). Bouwsma, William J.. French Studies. 13(2). 159–160.

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Walker, D. P.. (1958). Spiritual and Demonic Magic: From Ficino to Campanella. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 150 indexed citations breakdown →

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Walker, D. P.. (1958). The Astral Body in Renaissance Medicine. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 21(1-2). 119–133. 17 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1954). The Prisca Theología in France. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 17(3-4). 204–259. 17 indexed citations

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Walker, D. P.. (1953). Orpheus the Theologian and Renaissance Platonists. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 16(1-2). 100–120. 21 indexed citations

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