John Leighly

963 total citations
31 papers, 353 citations indexed

About

John Leighly is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Atmospheric Science and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Leighly has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 353 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 4 papers in Atmospheric Science and 3 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in John Leighly's work include Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (3 papers), Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies (2 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (2 papers). John Leighly is often cited by papers focused on Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (3 papers), Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies (2 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (2 papers). John Leighly collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Leighly's co-authors include Carl O. Sauer, William M. Denevan, O. H. K. Spate, L. Dudley Stamp, Geoffrey J. Martin, C. W. Newman and G. R. Crone and has published in prestigious journals such as Geographical Journal, Economic Geography and Geoforum.

In The Last Decade

John Leighly

25 papers receiving 256 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Leighly United States 10 127 61 42 40 30 31 353
Clarence J. Glacken United States 7 75 0.6× 113 1.9× 63 1.5× 82 2.0× 36 1.2× 23 378
H. C. Darby United Kingdom 15 122 1.0× 86 1.4× 27 0.6× 35 0.9× 65 2.2× 33 548
Hugh Prince United Kingdom 9 68 0.5× 65 1.1× 54 1.3× 36 0.9× 28 0.9× 29 298
Robin Butlin United Kingdom 9 74 0.6× 88 1.4× 18 0.4× 18 0.5× 61 2.0× 36 372
George Kish United States 9 61 0.5× 69 1.1× 16 0.4× 15 0.4× 35 1.2× 43 319
Denis J. B. Shaw United Kingdom 12 67 0.5× 131 2.1× 43 1.0× 54 1.4× 16 0.5× 54 455
John R. Stilgoe United States 10 54 0.4× 90 1.5× 34 0.8× 63 1.6× 51 1.7× 39 323
Martyn J. Bowden United States 8 48 0.4× 247 4.0× 97 2.3× 24 0.6× 21 0.7× 10 444
Phillip Drennon Thomas United States 6 32 0.3× 41 0.7× 34 0.8× 26 0.7× 29 1.0× 24 182
Éric Waddell Canada 10 123 1.0× 189 3.1× 71 1.7× 51 1.3× 37 1.2× 38 415

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Leighly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Leighly

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All Works

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Sauer, Carl O., et al.. (2010). Geography of the Pennyroyal a Study of the Influence of Geology and Physiography Upon the Industry, Commerce and Life of the People. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 4 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1987). ECOLOGY AS METAPHOR: CARL SAUER AND HUMAN ECOLOGY. The Professional Geographer. 39(4). 405–412. 12 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1979). Biblical Place-Names in the United States. Names. 27(1). 46–59. 5 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1979). DRIFTING INTO GEOGRAPHY IN THE TWENTIES. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 69(1). 4–9. 8 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1978). TOWN NAMES OF COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND IN THE WEST. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 68(2). 233–248. 6 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1978). Scholar and Colleague: Homage to Carl Sauer. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. 40(1). 117–133. 1 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1976). CARL ORTWIN SAUER, 1889-1975. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 66(3). 337–348. 22 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1974). Geographie. Europäische entwicklung in Texten und Erläuterungen. Geoforum. 5(3). 96–96. 1 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1974). Early Steps in the Classification of Climates. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. 36(1). 57–70. 2 indexed citations
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Leighly, John, et al.. (1968). Handbuch der Thematischen Kartographie. Geographical Review. 58(2). 314–314. 18 indexed citations
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Stamp, L. Dudley, Carl O. Sauer, & John Leighly. (1966). Land and Life: A Selection from the Writings of Carl Ortwin Sauer. Geographical Journal. 132(1). 145–145. 27 indexed citations
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Denevan, William M., Carl O. Sauer, & John Leighly. (1964). Land and Life. A Selection from the Writings of Carl Ortwin Sauer.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 44(4). 595–595. 85 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1964). CHARLES WARREN THORNTHWAITE, MARCH 7, 1899–JUNE 11, 19631. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 54(4). 615–621. 1 indexed citations
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Leighly, John, et al.. (1964). Land and Life: A Selection from the Writings of Carl Ortwin Sauer. Geographical Review. 54(4). 596–596. 14 indexed citations
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Leighly, John, et al.. (1962). A Glossary of Geographical Terms. Geographical Review. 52(4). 625–625. 18 indexed citations
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Leighly, John, et al.. (1958). Glacialmorfologiska Studier i Sodra Sverige, med sarskild hansyn till glaciala riktningselement och periglaciala frostfenomen. Geographical Review. 48(1). 144–144. 7 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1958). JOHN MUIR'S IMAGE OF THE WEST1. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 48(4). 309–318. 6 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1955). WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY?. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 45(4). 309–317. 27 indexed citations
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Leighly, John. (1955). Aitoff and Hammer: An Attempt at Clarification. Geographical Review. 45(2). 246–246. 9 indexed citations

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