John Summerson

590 total citations
31 papers, 186 citations indexed

About

John Summerson is a scholar working on Conservation, Archeology and Architecture. According to data from OpenAlex, John Summerson has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 186 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Conservation, 4 papers in Archeology and 3 papers in Architecture. Recurrent topics in John Summerson's work include Architecture, Design, and Social History (4 papers), Architecture, Modernity, and Design (3 papers) and Architecture and Art History Studies (3 papers). John Summerson is often cited by papers focused on Architecture, Design, and Social History (4 papers), Architecture, Modernity, and Design (3 papers) and Architecture and Art History Studies (3 papers). John Summerson collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Summerson's co-authors include George R. Collins, Howard Colvin and John Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroradiology, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and The Art Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

John Summerson

20 papers receiving 72 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 Summerson United States 8 57 40 38 27 26 31 186
Henry-Russell Hitchcock United States 5 54 0.9× 32 0.8× 16 0.4× 25 0.9× 39 1.5× 22 175
J. Mordaunt Crook United Kingdom 6 106 1.9× 23 0.6× 51 1.3× 44 1.6× 11 0.4× 23 220
Deborah Howard United States 9 70 1.2× 51 1.3× 5 0.1× 33 1.2× 10 0.4× 32 185
Marvin Trachtenberg United States 7 66 1.2× 40 1.0× 7 0.2× 26 1.0× 10 0.4× 28 139
Shearer West United Kingdom 7 32 0.6× 26 0.7× 27 0.7× 10 0.4× 3 0.1× 24 138
Irving Lavin United States 9 76 1.3× 59 1.5× 12 0.3× 61 2.3× 2 0.1× 50 207
Barbican Art Gallery 6 21 0.4× 29 0.7× 23 0.6× 14 0.5× 4 0.2× 26 117
Marco Frascari United States 6 13 0.2× 38 0.9× 4 0.1× 21 0.8× 22 0.8× 28 107
G. A. Bremner United Kingdom 6 21 0.4× 15 0.4× 12 0.3× 8 0.3× 3 0.1× 23 111
Colin Rowe United Kingdom 6 9 0.2× 78 1.9× 7 0.2× 21 0.8× 65 2.5× 14 199

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Summerson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Summerson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Summerson, John. (2018). What is the History of Construction?. Classiques GARNIER. 21–23. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John, et al.. (2011). The Bombed Buildings of Britain - A Record of Architectural Casualties: 1940-41. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1994). El lenguaje clásico de la arquitectura. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja).
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Summerson, John. (1984). The Evolution of Soane's Bank Stock Office at the Bank of England. Architectural History. 27. 135–135. 2 indexed citations
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Summerson, John, et al.. (1983). Victorian architectural competitions : an index to British and Irish architectural competitions in The Builder 1843-1900. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1978). El lenguaje clásico de la arquitectura: de L. B. Alberti a Le Corbusier. Neuroradiology. 38(4). 312–6. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1978). Review: The Growth of Victorian London by Donald J. Olsen. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 37(1). 62–63. 2 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1977). The Beginnings of Regents Park. Architectural History. 20. 56–56. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1973). The London building world of the eighteen-sixties. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Collins, George R. & John Summerson. (1973). Concerning Architecture; Essays on Architectural Writers and Writing Presented to Nikolaus Pevsner. The Art Bulletin. 55(3). 472–472. 13 indexed citations
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Summerson, John, et al.. (1972). Victorian Architecture. Four Studies in Evaluation. The Art Bulletin. 54(3). 366–366. 3 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1971). Victorian architecture in England : four studies in evalution. W.W. Norton eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John, et al.. (1971). Sources of Greek Revival Architecture. The Art Bulletin. 53(4). 541–541. 9 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1970). Georgian London : an architectural study. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1967). Carlton House Terrace. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 22(1). 20–22. 2 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1963). Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 12 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1963). The Classical Language of Architecture. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 50 indexed citations
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Summerson, John, et al.. (1960). Sir Christopher Wren, P. R. S. (1632-1723). Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 15(1). 99–105. 1 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1957). Three Elizabethan architects. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 40(1). 202–228. 4 indexed citations
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Summerson, John. (1952). Sir John Soane, 1753-1837. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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