Daniel J. Boorstin

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Boorstin is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Library and Information Sciences and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Boorstin has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 2 papers in Library and Information Sciences and 2 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Boorstin's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers), Library Science and Administration (2 papers) and Education, Psychology, and Social Research (2 papers). Daniel J. Boorstin is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers), Library Science and Administration (2 papers) and Education, Psychology, and Social Research (2 papers). Daniel J. Boorstin collaborates with scholars based in United States. Daniel J. Boorstin's co-authors include Robert E. Spiller, I. Bernard Cohen, William H. Riker, Page Smith, Samuel P. Hays, Arthur M. Johnson, Ralph H. Gabriel, Bruce Kuklick, Harvey Wish and Roy F. Nichols and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Marketing, PEDIATRICS and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Boorstin

50 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The image : a guide to pseudo-events in America 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 400 800 1.2k
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 image : a guide to pseudo-events in America
    1992 1.5k citations Daniel J. Boorstin Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel J. Boorstin United States 17 1.3k 365 345 306 239 58 2.5k
Mark Poster United States 27 1.5k 1.2× 446 1.2× 249 0.7× 351 1.1× 151 0.6× 107 3.4k
John Fiske United States 20 1.1k 0.8× 571 1.6× 429 1.2× 177 0.6× 125 0.5× 59 2.7k
Dick Hebdige United States 12 2.2k 1.7× 362 1.0× 858 2.5× 228 0.7× 230 1.0× 32 4.6k
Celia Lury United Kingdom 24 1.2k 1.0× 179 0.5× 373 1.1× 235 0.8× 265 1.1× 56 2.6k
Michel de Certeau 21 1.9k 1.5× 176 0.5× 224 0.6× 574 1.9× 64 0.3× 75 4.4k
A. L. Kroeber United States 18 951 0.7× 334 0.9× 66 0.2× 177 0.6× 100 0.4× 75 3.3k
Roy Rosenzweig United States 19 790 0.6× 142 0.4× 128 0.4× 131 0.4× 120 0.5× 67 1.7k
Michael McKeon Ireland 13 1.3k 1.0× 228 0.6× 147 0.4× 463 1.5× 57 0.2× 34 3.6k
Stephen Zelnick United States 5 1.0k 0.8× 150 0.4× 215 0.6× 315 1.0× 26 0.1× 7 2.2k
Joshua Meyrowitz United States 11 1.0k 0.8× 919 2.5× 230 0.7× 147 0.5× 55 0.2× 21 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel J. Boorstin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel J. Boorstin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Daniel J. Boorstin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Daniel J. Boorstin 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 Daniel J. Boorstin. Daniel J. Boorstin 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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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1998). The seekers : the story of man's continuing quest to understand his world. 10 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J., et al.. (1996). Library: The Drama Within. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J., et al.. (1995). Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected. The Antioch Review. 53(3). 379–379. 11 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1994). Cleopatra's nose. 3 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1992). The image : a guide to pseudo-events in America. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 1452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boorstin, Daniel J., et al.. (1991). Histoire des américains : l'aventure coloniale, naissance d'une nation, l'expérience démocratique. 2 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J., et al.. (1989). Empire of the czar : a journey through eternal Russia. Doubleday eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1984). Books in Our Future.. 4 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1981). The lost world of Thomas Jefferson : with a new preface. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J., et al.. (1976). The Americans: The Democratic Experience. Technology and Culture. 17(2). 385–385. 1 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1973). This beats working for a living : the dark secrets of a college professor. 3 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1969). The national experience. Penguin Books. 4 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1969). The decline of radicalism : reflections on America today. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 10 indexed citations
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Rutland, Robert A. & Daniel J. Boorstin. (1966). The Americans: The National Experience. The New England Quarterly. 39(3). 415–415. 6 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J.. (1965). The colonial experience. Penguin Books. 2 indexed citations
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Spiller, Robert E. & Daniel J. Boorstin. (1962). The Image; or, What Happened to the American Dream.. American Quarterly. 14(2). 216–216. 174 indexed citations
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Walker, Robert H. & Daniel J. Boorstin. (1960). America and the Image of Europe.. American Quarterly. 12(4). 529–529. 5 indexed citations
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Boorstin, Daniel J., et al.. (1959). The Americans: The Colonial Experience. The William and Mary Quarterly. 16(4). 585–585. 11 indexed citations
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Peckham, Howard H., et al.. (1958). The War for Independence: A Military History. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 45(2). 313–313. 3 indexed citations
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Riker, William H. & Daniel J. Boorstin. (1954). Democracy in the United States. Harvard Law Review. 67(4). 734–734. 84 indexed citations

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