Ellen Herman

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ellen Herman is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Herman has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 9 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 8 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Ellen Herman's work include Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (11 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (8 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (8 papers). Ellen Herman is often cited by papers focused on Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (11 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (8 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (8 papers). Ellen Herman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Ellen Herman's co-authors include Edward Shorter, Laura Toran, William B. White, Leila Zenderland, Howard I. Kushner, Lee R. Kump, Janet S. Herman, Martin Duberman, Molly M. McGuire and Dorothy J. Vesper and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, The American Historical Review and Journal of Social Issues.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Herman

36 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A History of Psychiatry: From the Era of the Asylum to th... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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. A History of Psychiatry: From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac.
    1997 585 citations Ellen Herman et al. Journal of American 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
Ellen Herman United States 14 551 280 251 217 215 44 1.5k
Stephen Α. Mitchell United States 27 3.2k 5.9× 57 0.2× 739 2.9× 478 2.2× 804 3.7× 87 5.8k
Jessica Benjamin United States 21 2.6k 4.6× 131 0.5× 744 3.0× 485 2.2× 453 2.1× 84 4.3k
John Gray United Kingdom 40 342 0.6× 39 0.1× 295 1.2× 97 0.4× 1 0.0× 160 4.5k
Richard N. Williams United States 21 210 0.4× 9 0.0× 165 0.7× 165 0.8× 153 0.7× 92 1.8k
Stanley Cobb United States 16 99 0.2× 14 0.1× 77 0.3× 51 0.2× 9 0.0× 47 1.4k
William James United Kingdom 23 123 0.2× 15 0.1× 182 0.7× 65 0.3× 8 0.0× 106 1.7k
Roger Cooter United Kingdom 18 302 0.5× 407 1.5× 248 1.0× 176 0.8× 79 0.4× 59 1.3k
William R. Hutchison United Kingdom 24 13 0.0× 121 0.4× 278 1.1× 41 0.2× 7 0.0× 93 1.6k
Sally Shuttleworth United Kingdom 11 46 0.1× 118 0.4× 166 0.7× 74 0.3× 22 0.1× 38 840
Christopher Hamlin United States 17 145 0.3× 169 0.6× 189 0.8× 51 0.2× 7 0.0× 81 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ellen Herman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ellen Herman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ellen Herman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Herman, Ellen. (2024). The Romance of American Psychology.
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Toran, Laura, et al.. (2018). Using Stable Isotopes to Distinguish Sinkhole and Diffuse Storm Infiltration in Two Adjacent Springs. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 4 indexed citations
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Edenborn, Harry M., et al.. (2018). TRACKING ANNUAL, SEASONAL, AND STORM-TO-STORM CHANGES IN THREE PENNSYLVANIA KARST SPRINGS TO DETERMINE FLOW PATHS AND RECHARGE PATTERNS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2013). Michael Pettit. The Science of Deception: Psychology and Commerce in America.. The American Historical Review. 118(5). 1536–1537. 1 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen, Laura Toran, & William B. White. (2012). Clastic sediment transport and storage in fluviokarst aquifers: an essential component of karst hydrogeology. Carbonates and Evaporites. 27(3-4). 211–241. 49 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2008). Kinship by Design. 60 indexed citations
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Toran, Laura, Ellen Herman, & William B. White. (2007). Comparison of Flowpaths to a Well and Spring in a Karst Aquifer. Ground Water. 45(3). 281–287. 13 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2007). Supervising Spoiled Selfhood: Inquiry and Interpretation in the History of Modern American Child Adoption. Osiris. 22(1). 158–179. 2 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2006). Secrets of the Soul: A Social and Cultural History of Psychoanalysis. Journal of American History. 93(1). 252–253. 17 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen & Lee R. Kump. (2005). Biogeochemistry of microbial mats under Precambrian environmental conditions: a modelling study. Geobiology. 3(2). 77–92. 25 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2002). The Paradoxical Rationalization of Modern Adoption. Journal of Social History. 36(2). 339–385. 24 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2002). Child adoption in a therapeutic culture. Society. 39(2). 11–18. 4 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2002). Reviews of Books:In Therapy We Trust: America's Obsession with Self-Fulfillment Eva S. Moskowitz. The American Historical Review. 107(1). 252–253. 5 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2001). Families Made by Science: Arnold Gesell and the Technologies of Modern Child Adoption. Isis. 92(4). 684–715. 11 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (2000). The Difference Difference Makes: Justine Wise Polier and Religious Matching in Twentieth-Century Child Adoption. Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation. 10(1). 57–98. 1 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (1996). The Science of Human Worth. Reviews in American History. 24(1). 108–113. 7 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (1995). The Romance of American Psychology. 372 indexed citations
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Herman, Ellen. (1991). The attitudes and perceived competence of Iowa physical educators in teaching students with disabilities. University Microfilms International eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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