David Abulafia

2.2k total citations
63 papers, 462 citations indexed

About

David Abulafia is a scholar working on History, Classics and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Abulafia has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 462 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in History, 27 papers in Classics and 16 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in David Abulafia's work include Medieval History and Crusades (23 papers), Byzantine Studies and History (18 papers) and Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia (7 papers). David Abulafia is often cited by papers focused on Medieval History and Crusades (23 papers), Byzantine Studies and History (18 papers) and Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia (7 papers). David Abulafia collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. David Abulafia's co-authors include James M. Powell, Michael J. Franklin, Miri Rubin, E. Ashtor, Michael F. Hendy, Richard W. Pfaff, Eliyahu Ashtor, Mark D. Meyerson, Robert Sabatino Lopez and Alan R. Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The American Historical Review and The Journal of Interdisciplinary History.

In The Last Decade

David Abulafia

53 papers receiving 336 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Abulafia United Kingdom 11 198 131 114 109 85 63 462
Benjamin Z. Kedar Israel 12 164 0.8× 99 0.8× 138 1.2× 109 1.0× 77 0.9× 50 367
Joseph F. O’Callaghan United States 9 164 0.8× 127 1.0× 66 0.6× 145 1.3× 63 0.7× 57 419
Kathleen Biddick United States 12 100 0.5× 99 0.8× 97 0.9× 36 0.3× 52 0.6× 44 359
Mario Caravale 4 327 1.7× 128 1.0× 115 1.0× 49 0.4× 119 1.4× 7 665
Robert I. Burns United States 10 232 1.2× 127 1.0× 102 0.9× 129 1.2× 44 0.5× 82 428
Peter Heather United Kingdom 11 127 0.6× 157 1.2× 43 0.4× 121 1.1× 41 0.5× 33 364
Archibald R. Lewis United States 12 126 0.6× 78 0.6× 93 0.8× 174 1.6× 75 0.9× 63 478
Christiane Klapisch‐Zuber France 11 235 1.2× 101 0.8× 88 0.8× 36 0.3× 143 1.7× 60 518
K. F. Drew United States 11 121 0.6× 95 0.7× 50 0.4× 36 0.3× 58 0.7× 37 415
M. E. Mallett United Kingdom 11 210 1.1× 39 0.3× 109 1.0× 49 0.4× 223 2.6× 25 573

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Abulafia

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Abulafia

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All Works

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Finlayson, Clive, José María Gutiérrez López, Antonio M. Sáez Romero, et al.. (2021). Where myth and archaeology meet: Discovering the Gorgon Medusa’s Lair. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0249606–e0249606.
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Abulafia, David. (2017). Introduction: Seven Types of Ambiguity, c. 1100–c. 1500. 17–50. 2 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (2014). Uomini d’affari e mercanti toscani nella Barcellona del Quattrocento, by Maria Elisa Soldani. The English Historical Review. 129(541). 1477–1478. 1 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David & Michael Bischoff. (2013). Das Mittelmeer : eine Biographie.
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Abulafia, David, et al.. (1999). The Golden Age of Aragonese Jewry. Community and Society in the Crown of Aragon, 1213-1327. The Jewish Quarterly Review. 90(1/2). 159–159. 10 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Mark D. & David Abulafia. (1995). A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca.. The American Historical Review. 100(5). 1549–1549. 2 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David, et al.. (1995). Villani e Cavalieri Nella Sicilia Medievale.. The American Historical Review. 100(1). 145–145. 2 indexed citations
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Pfaff, Richard W., David Abulafia, Michael J. Franklin, & Miri Rubin. (1994). Church and City 1000-1500: Essays in Honour of Christopher Brooke. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 24(4). 690–690. 15 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David, et al.. (1993). Federico II : un imperatore medievale. Einaudi eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David & Alan R. Harvey. (1992). The Economic Expansion of the Byzantine Empire, 900-1200.. The Economic History Review. 45(4). 811–811. 1 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1991). Herrscher zwischen den Kulturen : Friedrich II. von Hohenstaufen. 2 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1987). Italy, Sicily and the Mediterranean, 1100-1400. 5 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1986). The Merchants of Messina: Levant Trade and Domestic Economy. Papers of the British School at Rome. 54. 196–212. 4 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1984). Ancona, Byzantium and the Adriatic, 1155–1173. Papers of the British School at Rome. 52. 195–216. 3 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1977). The Two Italies. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1977). Genoa and the Security of the Seas: the Mission of Babilano Lomellino in 1350. Papers of the British School at Rome. 45. 272–279. 3 indexed citations
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Abulafia, David. (1974). Corneto-Tarquinia and the Italian Mercantile Republics: The Earliest Evidence. Papers of the British School at Rome. 42. 224–234. 3 indexed citations

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