John L. Thornton

1.8k total citations
50 papers, 279 citations indexed

About

John L. Thornton is a scholar working on History, General Health Professions and Library and Information Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, John L. Thornton has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 279 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in History, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Library and Information Sciences. Recurrent topics in John L. Thornton's work include Medical History and Innovations (7 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (4 papers) and Library Science and Administration (4 papers). John L. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Medical History and Innovations (7 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (4 papers) and Library Science and Administration (4 papers). John L. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. John L. Thornton's co-authors include Patricia C. Want, Angang Hu, Cheng Li, Cheng Li, Hampton R. Bates, Keping Yu, Cheng Li, John M. Meredith, Philip J. Johnson and Neil Parsons and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

John L. Thornton

40 papers receiving 222 citations

Peers

John L. Thornton
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  • Political Science and International Relations 44
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 38
  • History 36
  • Sociology and Political Science 29
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 22
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 0
2
Social Ethics in a Changing China: Moral Decay or Ethical Awakening?
8
3
In the Name of Justice
1
4
The Chronology Of Librarianship An Introduction To The History Of Libraries And Book-Collecting
1
5 4
6 10
7 1
8 1
9
Scientific books, libraries, and collectors : a study of bibliography and the book trade in relation to science : supplement, 1969-75
1
10 0
11
The Royal Hospital of Saint Bartholomew, 1123-1973
8
12 1
13 3
14 16
15
Medical librarianship : principles and practice
0
16
Classics of librarianship : further selected readings in the history of librarianship
1
17 55
18 0
19
Scientific books libraries and collectors : a study of bibliography and the book trade in relation to science
6
20 1

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