John Howkins

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

John Howkins is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, John Howkins has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 2 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in John Howkins's work include Ureteral procedures and complications (4 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (2 papers) and Abdominal Surgery and Complications (2 papers). John Howkins is often cited by papers focused on Ureteral procedures and complications (4 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (2 papers) and Abdominal Surgery and Complications (2 papers). John Howkins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. John Howkins's co-authors include David Williams and Joseph N. Pelton and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

John Howkins

16 papers receiving 960 citations

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The Creative Economy: How People Make Money From Ideas

2001 972 citations John Howkins Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Howkins United Kingdom	7	578	280	218	136	132	21	1.2k
Charles Landry	9	989 1.7×	563 2.0×	244 1.1×	63 0.5×	100 0.8×	12	1.4k
Roberta Comunian United Kingdom	22	1.0k 1.8×	505 1.8×	352 1.6×	123 0.9×	168 1.3×	79	1.5k
Kate Oakley United Kingdom	20	770 1.3×	387 1.4×	155 0.7×	85 0.6×	102 0.8×	58	1.1k
Dave O’Brien United Kingdom	24	806 1.4×	820 2.9×	197 0.9×	64 0.5×	52 0.4×	112	1.8k
Mark Banks United Kingdom	19	1.2k 2.1×	690 2.5×	190 0.9×	110 0.8×	174 1.3×	41	1.8k
Doris Ruth Eikhof United Kingdom	14	517 0.9×	423 1.5×	79 0.4×	140 1.0×	203 1.5×	32	1.1k
Justin O’Connor Australia	24	1.6k 2.8×	740 2.6×	368 1.7×	86 0.6×	164 1.2×	78	2.1k
Arjo Klamer Netherlands	18	156 0.3×	285 1.0×	390 1.8×	36 0.3×	86 0.7×	61	982
Axel Haunschild Germany	9	306 0.5×	290 1.0×	58 0.3×	121 0.9×	152 1.2×	30	883
Paul Jeffcutt United Kingdom	10	196 0.3×	188 0.7×	56 0.3×	62 0.5×	61 0.5×	21	673

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Howkins, John. (2018). Creative Ecologies. 4 indexed citations

2.

Howkins, John. (2013). The creative economy. Penguin eBooks. 145–154. 67 indexed citations

3.

Howkins, John. (2010). Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking Is a Proper Job. 41 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (2001). The Creative Economy: How People Make Money From Ideas. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 972 indexed citations breakdown →

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Howkins, John, et al.. (1998). Development and the Information Age: Four Global Scenarios for the Future of Information and Communication Technology. 19 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1987). Putting wires in their social place. 421–430. 2 indexed citations

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Pelton, Joseph N. & John Howkins. (1987). Satellites International. 2 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1985). A Shift in Perception: The Evolution of Satellites in Europe. Media Information Australia. 38(1). 57–61. 1 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1982). Mass communication in China. 20 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1979). Videotex: Words on the TV Screen. Viewdata, Teletext and the Rest.. 7(3). 1 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1979). What is the World Administrative Radio Conference?. Journal of Communication. 29(1). 144–149.

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Howkins, John & David Williams. (1968). VAULT GRANULATIONS AFTER TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 75(1). 84–86. 6 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1965). VAGINAL AND ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 72(6). 858–859.

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Howkins, John. (1963). Book Review: Science and the Safe Period. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56(9). 860–860. 42 indexed citations

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Howkins, John & David Williams. (1963). TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 70(1). 20–28. 23 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1958). Ski-ing Accidents. BMJ. 1(5077). 1006–1006. 1 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1956). APPENDICECTOMY DURING GYNÆCOLOGICAL OPERATIONS. The Lancet. 267(6930). 1016–1017. 2 indexed citations

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Howkins, John, et al.. (1955). REAPPEARANCE OF A CERVICAL CARCINOMA THIRTY YEARS AFTER TREATMENT WITH RADIUM. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 62(6). 870–871. 2 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1954). The Ureter: Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 5th October 1954. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 15(5). 326. 4 indexed citations

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Howkins, John. (1952). AN UNUSUAL URETERIC CATASTROPHE. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 59(6). 850–852. 2 indexed citations

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