Francesca Bray

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Francesca Bray is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Bray has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 7 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Bray's work include Chinese history and philosophy (25 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (8 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (7 papers). Francesca Bray is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (25 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (8 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (7 papers). Francesca Bray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Francesca Bray's co-authors include Christian Daniels, Mead Cain, Yūjirō Hayami, Joseph Needham, Ramon H. Myers, P.P.S. Ho, William H. McNeill, Barbara Hahn, Tiago Saraiva and Audrey Donnithorne and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Historical Review and Scientific American.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Bray

50 papers receiving 796 citations

Hit Papers

The Rice Economies 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 50 100 150 200
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 Rice Economies
    1986 224 citations Francesca Bray profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Bray United Kingdom 15 470 188 148 131 125 59 1.0k
Ian Roxborough United States 18 716 1.5× 501 2.7× 253 1.7× 158 1.2× 100 0.8× 85 1.6k
Nick Cullather United States 12 378 0.8× 270 1.4× 100 0.7× 80 0.6× 123 1.0× 32 837
Simon Schama United States 13 640 1.4× 379 2.0× 277 1.9× 183 1.4× 43 0.3× 37 2.0k
Stephen Gudeman United States 20 494 1.1× 246 1.3× 327 2.2× 156 1.2× 129 1.0× 70 1.3k
Mona Domosh United States 19 696 1.5× 123 0.7× 100 0.7× 56 0.4× 137 1.1× 70 1.4k
Peter Linebaugh United States 17 872 1.9× 353 1.9× 415 2.8× 240 1.8× 57 0.5× 46 1.8k
Jane L. Collins United States 17 483 1.0× 150 0.8× 109 0.7× 56 0.4× 107 0.9× 50 1.0k
William Roseberry United States 18 632 1.3× 387 2.1× 337 2.3× 67 0.5× 182 1.5× 46 1.5k
J. Nicholas Entrikin United States 16 866 1.8× 195 1.0× 139 0.9× 90 0.7× 123 1.0× 39 1.9k
Felix Driver United Kingdom 21 637 1.4× 181 1.0× 270 1.8× 132 1.0× 67 0.5× 69 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Bray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Bray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Bray

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bray, Francesca & Barbara Hahn. (2022). ‘The Goddess Technology is a polyglot’: a critical review of Eric Schatzberg, Technology: critical history of a concept. History and Technology. 38(4). 275–316. 1 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (2020). The Craft of Mud-making: Cropscapes, Time, and History. Technology and Culture. 61(2). 645–661.
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Bray, Francesca, et al.. (2019). Cropscapes and History. Transfers. 9(1). 20–41. 16 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (2016). Liliane Hilaire-Pérez, La pièce et le geste. Artisans, marchands et savoir technique à Londres au xviiie siècle. OpenEdition (OpenEdition). 4. 403–406. 2 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (2008). Constructing Intimacy: Technology, Family and Gender in East Asia. East Asian Science Technology and Society An International Journal. 2(2). 151–165. 9 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (2008). Constructing Intimacy: Technology, Family and Gender in East Asia. East Asian Science Technology and Society An International Journal. 2(2). 151–165.
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Bray, Francesca. (2008). Constructing intimacy : technology, family and gender in East Asia (Introduction). East Asian Science Technology and Society An International Journal. 2(2). 1–15. 2 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (2008). Becoming a mother in late imperial China : maternal doubles and the ambiguity of fertility. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 181–203. 1 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (2007). Gender and Technology. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca, et al.. (2007). Graphics and text in the production of technical knowledge in China : the warp and the weft. BRILL eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (1997). Technology and Gender. 112 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian & Francesca Bray. (1987). The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies.. The Economic History Review. 40(4). 677–677. 1 indexed citations
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Cain, Mead & Francesca Bray. (1987). The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies.. Population and Development Review. 13(3). 554–554. 62 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (1986). The Rice Economies. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Donnithorne, Audrey, Francesca Bray, & Joseph Needham. (1985). Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 6: Biology and Biological Technology/Part II: Agriculture.. Pacific Affairs. 58(4). 687–687. 9 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca. (1981). Millet cultivation in China : a historical survey. Journal d agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée. 28(3). 291–307. 6 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca & Yūjirō Hayami. (1980). Economic Consequences of the New Rice Technology. Technology and Culture. 21(3). 547–547. 46 indexed citations
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Bray, Francesca, Joseph Needham, P.P.S. Ho, & William H. McNeill. (1976). The Cradle of the East.. Pacific Affairs. 49(4). 692–692. 28 indexed citations

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