Donald Kagan

1.9k total citations
54 papers, 564 citations indexed

About

Donald Kagan is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Kagan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 564 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Anthropology, 11 papers in Archeology and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Donald Kagan's work include Classical Antiquity Studies (17 papers), Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 papers) and Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (5 papers). Donald Kagan is often cited by papers focused on Classical Antiquity Studies (17 papers), Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 papers) and Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (5 papers). Donald Kagan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donald Kagan's co-authors include Eliot A. Cohen, Malcolm F. McGregor, Stanley M. Burstein, Henry R. Immerwahr, Hunter R. Rawlings, William H. McNeill, Jack Cargill, Lawrence Freedman, Jacqueline de Romilly and Raphael Sealey and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Donald Kagan

45 papers receiving 376 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald Kagan United States 13 228 218 184 81 66 54 564
Thomas J. Figueira Netherlands 13 123 0.5× 50 0.2× 345 1.9× 214 2.6× 38 0.6× 42 535
P. J. Rhodes United Kingdom 13 184 0.8× 79 0.4× 601 3.3× 303 3.7× 28 0.4× 60 783
Susan Treggiari United Kingdom 15 131 0.6× 80 0.4× 478 2.6× 281 3.5× 29 0.4× 51 786
James E. Seaver United States 9 101 0.4× 83 0.4× 104 0.6× 86 1.1× 41 0.6× 38 393
Arnaldo Momigliano United Kingdom 18 288 1.3× 122 0.6× 500 2.7× 333 4.1× 22 0.3× 99 1.1k
Ramsay MacMullen United States 19 211 0.9× 84 0.4× 527 2.9× 461 5.7× 46 0.7× 82 1.1k
George Makdisi United States 12 276 1.2× 361 1.7× 64 0.3× 107 1.3× 23 0.3× 36 685
Jacques Gernet France 10 247 1.1× 87 0.4× 73 0.4× 13 0.2× 40 0.6× 51 437
Frederick Mathewson Denny United States 11 393 1.7× 314 1.4× 74 0.4× 46 0.6× 16 0.2× 28 648
George Klosko United States 13 212 0.9× 419 1.9× 66 0.4× 23 0.3× 38 0.6× 76 712

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Kagan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Kagan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kagan, Donald. (2013). The Fall of the Athenian Empire. Cornell University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (2009). Thucydides: The Reinvention of History. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald, Charles D. Hamilton, & Peter Krentz. (1997). Polis and polemos : essays on politics, war, and history in Ancient Greece, in honor of Donald Kagan. 9 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1997). Roles and missions. Orbis. 41(2). 187–198. 3 indexed citations
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McNeill, William H. & Donald Kagan. (1996). On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace.. The Journal of Military History. 60(2). 358–358. 27 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1992). The end of the Roman Empire : decline or transformation?. 2 indexed citations
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Burstein, Stanley M. & Donald Kagan. (1992). Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy. The History Teacher. 25(3). 381–381. 41 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1991). Yale University: Testing the limits. Academic Questions. 4(1). 31–37. 1 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1989). Simon Hornblower. Thucydides. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1987. Pp. ix, 230. $25.00. The American Historical Review. 94(4). 1068–1069. 2 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1982). The Dates of the Earliest Coins. American Journal of Archaeology. 86(3). 343–360. 16 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald, et al.. (1981). The Ancient Spartans. The American Historical Review. 86(5). 1072–1072. 13 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald & Jacqueline de Romilly. (1978). The Rise and Fall of States According to Greek Authors. The American Historical Review. 83(3). 695–695. 15 indexed citations
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McGregor, Malcolm F. & Donald Kagan. (1970). The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. The Classical World. 63(6). 201–201. 57 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald & Jakob A. O. Larsen. (1969). Greek Federal States: Their Institutions and History. The Classical World. 62(6). 225–225. 4 indexed citations
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Tierney, Brian, et al.. (1967). What is history : fact or fancy?. Random House eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald & Ramsay MacMullen. (1967). Enemies of the Roman Order. Treason, Unrest, and Alienation in the Empire. The Classical World. 60(7). 304–304. 8 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1966). Problems in ancient history. Macmillan eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Finley, M. I. & Donald Kagan. (1966). The Great Dialogue: History of the Greek Political Thought from Homer to Polybius. The American Historical Review. 71(2). 522–522. 5 indexed citations
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Kagan, Donald. (1961). The Origin and Purposes of Ostracism. Hesperia The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 30(4). 393–393. 19 indexed citations

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