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.
Statistical Analysis in Psychology and Education.
19671.8k citationsHolly Smith, George A. FergusonJournal of the American Statistical Associationprofile →
Statistical Analysis in Psychology and Education.
1972582 citationsGeorge A. Ferguson et al.Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General)profile →
Statistical Analysis in Psychology and Education
1960356 citationsGerald H. Slusser, George A. FergusonThe American Journal of Psychologyprofile →
Citations per field, relative to George A. Ferguson
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Countries citing papers authored by George A. Ferguson
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This map shows the geographic impact of George A. Ferguson'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 George A. Ferguson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites George A. Ferguson more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by George A. Ferguson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by George A. Ferguson. 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 George A. Ferguson. The network helps show where George A. Ferguson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of George A. Ferguson
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George A. Ferguson.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George A. Ferguson 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 George A. Ferguson. George A. Ferguson is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
1951·Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie·George A. Ferguson
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