David Donald

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

David Donald is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, David Donald has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in David Donald's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (24 papers), American History and Culture (12 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (8 papers). David Donald is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (24 papers), American History and Culture (12 papers) and Race, History, and American Society (8 papers). David Donald collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Africa. David Donald's co-authors include David Brion Davis, Stanley Elkins, David J. Garrow, C. Vann Woodward, Sandy Lazarus, Jill Swart-Kruger, Richard N. Current, David M. Potter, Wood Gray and Avery Craven and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

David Donald

56 papers receiving 742 citations

Hit Papers

The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture 1960 2026 1982 2004 1967 1960 1988 50 100 150 200 250
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 Problem of Slavery in Western Culture
    1967 293 citations David Donald, David Brion Davis American Quarterly profile →
  2. Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life
    1960 176 citations David Donald et al. The American Historical Review profile →
  3. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
    1988 133 citations David Donald et al. The Journal of Southern History profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Donald United States 15 531 311 190 158 144 73 1.3k
Bertram Wyatt‐Brown United States 16 678 1.3× 416 1.3× 207 1.1× 227 1.4× 211 1.5× 90 1.2k
Nancy F. Cott United States 19 934 1.8× 469 1.5× 81 0.4× 249 1.6× 496 3.4× 56 1.9k
Howard Zinn United States 15 728 1.4× 235 0.8× 47 0.2× 40 0.3× 112 0.8× 67 1.3k
Linda K. Kerber United States 19 748 1.4× 517 1.7× 85 0.4× 279 1.8× 378 2.6× 65 1.5k
Kathy Peiss United States 13 714 1.3× 141 0.5× 64 0.3× 169 1.1× 274 1.9× 34 1.5k
Ann Douglas United States 14 490 0.9× 177 0.6× 69 0.4× 85 0.5× 274 1.9× 24 1.3k
Peter I. Rose United States 15 1.0k 1.9× 203 0.7× 73 0.4× 21 0.1× 96 0.7× 85 1.4k
Ellen Carol DuBois United States 17 589 1.1× 268 0.9× 38 0.2× 146 0.9× 322 2.2× 60 1.1k
Joseph M. Hawes United States 15 420 0.8× 109 0.4× 23 0.1× 40 0.3× 143 1.0× 47 849
Ronald Takaki United States 16 614 1.2× 130 0.4× 101 0.5× 49 0.3× 42 0.3× 42 964

Countries citing papers authored by David Donald

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Donald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Donald

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donald, David. (2013). Positives and Caveats of a Potentinally Seminal Book: A review on the Handbook of African Educational Theories and Practices; a Generative Teacher Education Curriculum by Nsamenang and Tchombe (2011). 2 indexed citations
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Dawes, Andrew & David Donald. (2005). Child-context relationships and developmental outcomes: some perspectives on poverty and culture. 4 indexed citations
3.
Donald, David, et al.. (2003). Literacy Development: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Project in South Africa.. The Reading Teacher. 56(5). 5 indexed citations
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Donald, David, et al.. (2000). ‘Out of School’ Children in South Africa: An Analysis of Causes in a Group of Marginalised, Urban 7‐ to 15‐year‐olds. Support for Learning. 15(1). 8–12. 21 indexed citations
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Donald, David. (1997). BE WARNED! A REVIEW OF CURVE WARNING SIGNS AND CURVE ADVISORY SPEEDS. Kagoshima Kenritsu Tanki Daigaku Chiiki Kenkyūjo kenkyū nenpō. 12 indexed citations
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Donald, David & Jill Swart-Kruger. (1994). The South African Street Child: Developmental Implications. South African Journal of Psychology. 24(4). 169–174. 33 indexed citations
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Donald, David. (1988). Lincoln's Herndon : a biography. 2 indexed citations
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Donald, David & Richard E. Beringer. (1987). Why the South Lost the Civil War. The American Historical Review. 92(3). 748–748. 6 indexed citations
9.
Donald, David, et al.. (1987). Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe. World Literature Today. 61(2). 292–292. 1 indexed citations
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Donald, David, et al.. (1975). Gone for a soldier : the Civil War memoirs of Private Alfred Bellard : from the Alec Thomas Archives. Little, Brown eBooks.
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Donald, David & William C. Davis. (1975). Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. Journal of American History. 62(3). 699–699. 1 indexed citations
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Donald, David & Harold M. Hyman. (1974). A More Perfect Union: The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Constitution. Journal of American History. 60(4). 1129–1129.
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Donald, David, et al.. (1967). James Lusk Alcorn: Persistent Whig. The American Historical Review. 72(2). 707–707. 2 indexed citations
14.
Donald, David & David Brion Davis. (1967). The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture. American Quarterly. 19(2). 265–265. 293 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tsuji, Frederick I., David L. Davis, & David Donald. (1966). The Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on the Rate of Inactivation of Cypridina Luciferase by Specific Antibody. The Journal of Immunology. 96(4). 614–621. 5 indexed citations
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Donald, David, et al.. (1962). Politics and the Crisis of 1860. The American Historical Review. 68(1). 155–155.
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Donald, David, et al.. (1962). Lincoln Day by Day: A Chronology, 1809-1865. The American Historical Review. 67(2). 441–441. 9 indexed citations
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Potter, David M. & David Donald. (1961). Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War. The American Historical Review. 66(4). 1062–1062. 24 indexed citations
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Donald, David & C. Vann Woodward. (1961). The Burden of Southern History.. The Journal of Southern History. 27(1). 90–90. 112 indexed citations
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