George John Romanes

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 736 citations indexed

About

George John Romanes is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, General Psychology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, George John Romanes has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 736 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 2 papers in General Psychology and 1 paper in Surgery. Recurrent topics in George John Romanes's work include Evolution and Science Education (2 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (1 paper). George John Romanes is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Science Education (2 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (1 paper). George John Romanes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. George John Romanes's co-authors include Charles Darwin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Progress in brain research and Palaios.

In The Last Decade

George John Romanes

9 papers receiving 662 citations

Hit Papers

The motor cell columns of the lumbo‐sacral spinal cord of... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 100 200 300 400
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  1. The motor cell columns of the lumbo‐sacral spinal cord of the cat
    1951 446 citations George John Romanes The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George John Romanes United Kingdom 6 287 144 123 117 115 9 736
J. Westerga Netherlands 12 157 0.5× 118 0.8× 71 0.6× 103 0.9× 80 0.7× 18 599
Tetsuji Moriizumi Japan 18 427 1.5× 145 1.0× 118 1.0× 48 0.4× 51 0.4× 72 1.0k
B. Anne Bannatyne United Kingdom 17 405 1.4× 127 0.9× 217 1.8× 200 1.7× 108 0.9× 26 819
Jean‐Yves Barthe France 12 307 1.1× 82 0.6× 78 0.6× 199 1.7× 70 0.6× 15 669
Frédéric Bretzner Canada 16 344 1.2× 167 1.2× 204 1.7× 178 1.5× 133 1.2× 38 878
P. K. Rose United Kingdom 11 536 1.9× 117 0.8× 247 2.0× 88 0.8× 118 1.0× 11 1.0k
Hajime Mannen Japan 16 302 1.1× 137 1.0× 160 1.3× 86 0.7× 59 0.5× 27 820
P.M.E. Waite Australia 16 368 1.3× 100 0.7× 197 1.6× 25 0.2× 60 0.5× 27 727
R. Bortolami Italy 17 217 0.8× 161 1.1× 111 0.9× 49 0.4× 73 0.6× 74 899
Henryk Majczyński Poland 19 285 1.0× 111 0.8× 280 2.3× 177 1.5× 147 1.3× 41 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by George John Romanes

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Fields of papers citing papers by George John Romanes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George John Romanes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George John Romanes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George John Romanes 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 John Romanes. George John Romanes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
1.
Romanes, George John. (2011). Mental Evolution in Man. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
2.
Romanes, George John. (2011). Darwin, and after Darwin. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
3.
Romanes, George John. (2011). The Life and Letters of George John Romanes. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
4.
Romanes, George John & Charles Darwin. (2011). Mental Evolution in Animals. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 40 indexed citations
5.
Darwin, Charles, et al.. (2008). Our Common Cuckoo: And Other Cuckoos And Parasitical Birds. 2 indexed citations
6.
Romanes, George John & Charles Darwin. (1986). The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits. Palaios. 1(2). 194–194. 7 indexed citations
7.
Romanes, George John. (1964). The Motor Pools of the Spinal Cord. Progress in brain research. 11. 93–119. 219 indexed citations
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Romanes, George John. (1964). The arterial blood supply of the human spinal cord.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2. 199–207. 5 indexed citations
9.
Romanes, George John. (1951). The motor cell columns of the lumbo‐sacral spinal cord of the cat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 94(2). 313–363. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

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