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.
The Great Arch: English State Formation as Cultural Revolution
1987496 citationsWalter L. Arnstein, Philip Corrigan et al.The American Historical Reviewprofile →
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This map shows the geographic impact of Derek Sayer's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Derek Sayer with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Derek Sayer more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Derek Sayer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Derek Sayer. The network helps show where Derek Sayer may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Sayer
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Sayer.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Sayer 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 Derek Sayer. Derek Sayer is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Sayer, Derek. (2014). Time to abandon the gold standard? Peer review for the REF falls far short of internationally accepted standards.. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science).1 indexed citations
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Sayer, Derek, et al.. (2013). The Inhabited Ruins of Central Europe:Re-imagining Space, History and Memory.1 indexed citations
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Sayer, Derek, et al.. (2008). Twenty Years of the Journal of Historical Sociology.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University).1 indexed citations
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Sayer, Derek. (2004). Going Down for Air: A Memoir in Search of a Subject. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University).2 indexed citations
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Sayer, Derek. (2004). Incognito Ergo Sum. Theory Culture & Society. 21(6). 67–89.7 indexed citations
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Sayer, Derek. (1998). A quintessential Czechness. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University).
Arnstein, Walter L., Philip Corrigan, Derek Sayer, & G. E. Aylmer. (1987). The Great Arch: English State Formation as Cultural Revolution. The American Historical Review. 92(1). 123–123.496 indexed citations breakdown →
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