Herbert Spencer

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Herbert Spencer is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Spencer has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Herbert Spencer's work include Disability Education and Employment (6 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers) and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (5 papers). Herbert Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Disability Education and Employment (6 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers) and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (5 papers). Herbert Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Chile and Spain. Herbert Spencer's co-authors include B Corrin, Roberto Pariente, C. Raeburn, Klaus G. Bensch, David H. Dail, R. G. Shorter, Vanessa Vega Córdova, F Basset, Paul Soler and J P Battesti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Spencer

40 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Oat-cell carcinoma of the lung. Its origin and relationsh... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 100 200 300 400
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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. Oat-cell carcinoma of the lung. Its origin and relationship to bronchial carcinoid
    1968 436 citations Klaus G. Bensch, B Corrin et al. Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert Spencer United Kingdom 18 1.0k 467 450 428 191 46 1.9k
William M. Keane United States 27 483 0.5× 888 1.9× 442 1.0× 240 0.6× 202 1.1× 97 2.4k
Tahwinder Upile United Kingdom 30 717 0.7× 873 1.9× 715 1.6× 217 0.5× 180 0.9× 150 3.2k
John P. Welch United States 34 785 0.8× 1.6k 3.3× 933 2.1× 350 0.8× 138 0.7× 100 3.1k
Hubert Vermeersch Belgium 24 454 0.4× 775 1.7× 248 0.6× 213 0.5× 246 1.3× 125 2.0k
Bernard Gasser France 22 515 0.5× 448 1.0× 214 0.5× 219 0.5× 67 0.4× 42 1.5k
Robert H. Maisel United States 29 436 0.4× 1.1k 2.4× 320 0.7× 316 0.7× 289 1.5× 94 2.2k
Paul J. Donald United States 29 405 0.4× 1.5k 3.2× 646 1.4× 281 0.7× 129 0.7× 112 2.5k
James Truslow Adams United States 25 463 0.4× 666 1.4× 358 0.8× 264 0.6× 45 0.2× 96 2.2k
J. Santini France 29 718 0.7× 846 1.8× 978 2.2× 157 0.4× 222 1.2× 118 2.8k
Lucia Longo Italy 22 824 0.8× 273 0.6× 875 1.9× 378 0.9× 64 0.3× 62 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Herbert Spencer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert Spencer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert Spencer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2025). Exploring technology use among older adults with intellectual disabilities: barriers, opportunities, and the role of advanced technologies. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 20(7). 2249–2260. 2 indexed citations
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Rivera, Felipe Muñoz-La, et al.. (2025). From access to agency: how assistive and emerging technologies mediate self-determination in autistic adulthood. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2024). Self‐Determination Skills in Ageing Women With Intellectual Disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 53(2). 248–258.
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2024). Yo leo y tú escribes: una experiencia de lectura literaria y escritura creativa en un grupo de adultos con discapacidad intelectual. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(2). 28–55. 1 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2023). Experiencias de personas adultas con discapacidad intelectual sobre el derecho a la vida independiente: Un estudio de caso. Interdisciplinaria Revista de Psicología y Ciencias Afines. 40(2). 4 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2023). Quality of Life of Elderly People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Chile. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(3). 1–17.
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2022). Quality of life in adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 51(1). 53–61. 5 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2021). Autodeterminación en personas con discapacidad intelectual que envejecen y algunas variables que inciden en su desarrollo. Interdisciplinaria Revista de Psicología y Ciencias Afines. 38(3). 139–154. 1 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2021). Levels of self‐determination in the ageing population with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 50(4). 494–503. 7 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2020). Analyzing Roles, Barriers, and Supports of Co‐researchers in Inclusive Research. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 17(4). 318–331. 12 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2020). Habilidades de autodeterminación en estudiantes chilenos con discapacidad intelectual: avanzando hacia una inclusión exitosa. Revista Colombiana de Educación. 369–394. 4 indexed citations
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Córdova, Vanessa Vega, et al.. (2019). Adultos chilenos con discapacidad intelectual: creencias, actitudes y percepciones parentales sobre su autodeterminación. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50(2). 51–51. 13 indexed citations
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Spencer, Herbert, et al.. (1980). Pathology of the Lung. Annals of Surgery. 192(1). 135–135. 368 indexed citations
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Basset, F, B Corrin, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1978). Pulmonary histiocytosis X.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 118(5). 811–20. 130 indexed citations
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Spencer, Herbert, et al.. (1974). Typographic coding in lists and bibliographies. Applied Ergonomics. 5(3). 136–141. 9 indexed citations
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Bensch, Klaus G., B Corrin, Roberto Pariente, & Herbert Spencer. (1968). Oat-cell carcinoma of the lung. Its origin and relationship to bronchial carcinoid. Cancer. 22(6). 1163–1172. 436 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spencer, Herbert. (1965). A Stereotactic Atlas of the Brain Stem of the Cat.. Journal of Anatomy. 99. 188–188. 73 indexed citations
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Spencer, Herbert. (1961). Pulmonary blastomas. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 82(1). 161–166. 130 indexed citations
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Spencer, Herbert, et al.. (1952). Pigmented adamantinomata. British journal of surgery. 39(156). 368–370. 33 indexed citations

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