James Given

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 380 citations indexed

About

James Given is a scholar working on Classics, History and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, James Given has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 380 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Classics, 9 papers in History and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in James Given's work include Medieval Literature and History (10 papers), Medieval and Early Modern Justice (7 papers) and Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 papers). James Given is often cited by papers focused on Medieval Literature and History (10 papers), Medieval and Early Modern Justice (7 papers) and Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 papers). James Given collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. James Given's co-authors include R. I. Moore, Joel T. Rosenthal, R. H. Britnell, Richard H. Helmholz, David Nirenberg, Kathleen Biddick, Barbara A. Hanawalt, P. E. H. Hair, Edward J. Ryder and Sally Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and The Journal of Interdisciplinary History.

In The Last Decade

James Given

13 papers receiving 235 citations

Hit Papers

The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Power and Devianc... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 40 80 120
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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. The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Power and Deviance in Western Europe, 950-1250
    1989 141 citations James Given, R. I. Moore The American Historical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Given United States 8 138 117 107 75 74 19 380
John Bellamy United Kingdom 13 114 0.8× 119 1.0× 105 1.0× 100 1.3× 77 1.0× 41 410
Guido De Ruggiero United States 11 105 0.8× 184 1.6× 53 0.5× 83 1.1× 109 1.5× 39 422
Susan Mosher Stuard United States 11 65 0.5× 147 1.3× 120 1.1× 52 0.7× 68 0.9× 41 380
R. I. Moore United Kingdom 9 159 1.2× 182 1.6× 161 1.5× 96 1.3× 33 0.4× 31 462
Suzanne Fonay Wemple United States 7 116 0.8× 179 1.5× 153 1.4× 56 0.7× 36 0.5× 17 456
John Mundy United States 9 49 0.4× 120 1.0× 88 0.8× 52 0.7× 48 0.6× 31 298
David Nirenberg United States 12 163 1.2× 165 1.4× 73 0.7× 60 0.8× 24 0.3× 48 381
Christiane Klapisch‐Zuber France 11 88 0.6× 235 2.0× 101 0.9× 143 1.9× 189 2.6× 60 518
John Beeler United States 9 128 0.9× 97 0.8× 73 0.7× 149 2.0× 35 0.5× 35 412
Jean Delumeau United States 13 151 1.1× 131 1.1× 27 0.3× 99 1.3× 31 0.4× 78 454

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Given

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Given

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All Works

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Taylor, Sally, et al.. (2024). Risk factors for fatality in jump racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2010–2023). Equine Veterinary Journal. 57(4). 870–877.
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Given, James. (2019). Inquisition and Medieval Society. Cornell University Press eBooks.
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Given, James. (2016). Social Stress, Social Strain, and the Inquisitors of Medieval Languedoc. 2 indexed citations
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Given, James. (1997). Inquisition and Medieval Society: Power, Discipline, and Resistance in Languedoc. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 39 indexed citations
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Given, James & David Nirenberg. (1997). Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 26(3). 327–327. 11 indexed citations
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Given, James & R. H. Britnell. (1995). The Commercialisation of English Society, 1000-1500. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 25(4). 678–678. 56 indexed citations
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Biddick, Kathleen & James Given. (1992). State and Society in Medieval Europe: Gwynedd and Languedoc under outside Rule. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 22(3). 495–495. 11 indexed citations
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Given, James. (1990). Autonomy, integration and marginalization in the construction of medieval states: A comparison of Gwynedd and Languedoc under outside rule. European Journal of Sociology. 31(2). 285–315. 3 indexed citations
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Given, James. (1989). The Economic Consequences of the English Conquest of Gwynedd. Speculum. 64(1). 11–45. 5 indexed citations
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Given, James & R. I. Moore. (1989). The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Power and Deviance in Western Europe, 950-1250. The American Historical Review. 94(4). 1071–1071. 141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Given, James. (1988). Factional politics in a medieval society: a case study from fourteenth-century Foix. Journal of Medieval History. 14(3). 233–250. 1 indexed citations
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Given, James, et al.. (1981). Social Research and the Use of Medieval Criminal Records. Michigan Law Review. 79(4). 967–967. 6 indexed citations
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Given, James. (1981). Crime and Conflict in English Communities, 1300-1348. Barbara A. Hanawalt. Speculum. 56(1). 139–140. 1 indexed citations
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Hair, P. E. H. & James Given. (1979). Society and Homicide in Thirteenth-Century England.. Population Studies. 33(1). 196–196. 1 indexed citations
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Helmholz, Richard H. & James Given. (1978). Society and Homicide in Thirteenth-Century England. The American Historical Review. 83(3). 701–701. 35 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Joel T. & James Given. (1978). Society and Homicide in Thirteenth-Century England. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 9(2). 344–344. 60 indexed citations
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Given, James, et al.. (1978). Society and Homicide in Thirteenth-Century England. American Journal of Legal History. 22(3). 254–254. 8 indexed citations

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