Nancy L. Roelker

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 362 citations indexed

About

Nancy L. Roelker is a scholar working on History, History and Philosophy of Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy L. Roelker has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 362 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in History, 9 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Nancy L. Roelker's work include European Political History Analysis (10 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (9 papers) and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (8 papers). Nancy L. Roelker is often cited by papers focused on European Political History Analysis (10 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (9 papers) and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (8 papers). Nancy L. Roelker collaborates with scholars based in United States. Nancy L. Roelker's co-authors include Natalie Zemon Davis, David Buisseret and Raymond A. Mentzer and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History and Hispanic American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Nancy L. Roelker

15 papers receiving 221 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Fiction in the Archives: Pardon Tales and their Tellers in Sixteenth-Century France
    1989 286 citations Nancy L. Roelker, Natalie Zemon Davis The American Historical Review profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nancy L. Roelker United States 7 158 121 102 80 48 20 362
J. Michael Hayden Canada 6 189 1.2× 111 0.9× 83 0.8× 58 0.7× 70 1.5× 22 431
Owen Chadwick United States 11 202 1.3× 169 1.4× 197 1.9× 36 0.5× 22 0.5× 56 512
Arthur B. Ferguson United States 9 124 0.8× 94 0.8× 53 0.5× 61 0.8× 35 0.7× 27 353
R. Po‐chia Hsia United States 10 249 1.6× 133 1.1× 135 1.3× 56 0.7× 38 0.8× 55 432
Lyndal Roper United Kingdom 12 215 1.4× 96 0.8× 110 1.1× 51 0.6× 91 1.9× 46 403
Sarah Maza United States 10 160 1.0× 118 1.0× 95 0.9× 68 0.8× 49 1.0× 43 381
F. Smith Fussner United States 4 113 0.7× 72 0.6× 58 0.6× 84 1.1× 29 0.6× 12 304
Frank Rosenthal United States 7 50 0.3× 129 1.1× 82 0.8× 52 0.7× 26 0.5× 16 311
John Bossy United Kingdom 13 325 2.1× 168 1.4× 201 2.0× 54 0.7× 109 2.3× 34 609
V A C Gatrell Mexico 6 107 0.7× 182 1.5× 90 0.9× 48 0.6× 120 2.5× 7 346

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mentzer, Raymond A. & Nancy L. Roelker. (1997). One King, One Faith: The Parlement of Paris and the Religious Reformations of the Sixteenth Century.. The American Historical Review. 102(5). 1491–1491.
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1996). One King, One Faith. 11 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1994). :L'Assassinat de Coligny. Sixteenth Century Journal. 25(1). 239–240.
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Roelker, Nancy L. & Natalie Zemon Davis. (1989). Fiction in the Archives: Pardon Tales and their Tellers in Sixteenth-Century France. The American Historical Review. 94(5). 1392–1392. 286 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1986). :Renaissance Paris: Architecture and Growth, 1475-1600. Sixteenth Century Journal. 17(3). 365–367. 1 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1982). Papers From the 1981 Berkshire Conference: Widowhood and Rational Domesticity: Modes of Independence for Women in Early Modern Europe. Journal of Family History. 7(4). 376–378. 2 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L., et al.. (1976). The Massacre of St. Bartholomew: Reappraisals and Documents. The American Historical Review. 81(2). 394–394. 2 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L., et al.. (1974). Les Colbert avant Colbert: Destin d'une famille marchande. The American Historical Review. 79(2). 518–518. 6 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L., et al.. (1974). The Massacre of St Bartholomew and the European Conflict, 1559-1572. The American Historical Review. 79(1). 135–135. 4 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1972). The Role of Noblewomen in the French Reformation. Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History. 63(jg). 168–195. 6 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L., et al.. (1972). La conscience nationale en France pendant les guerres de religion (1559-1598). The American Historical Review. 77(4). 1129–1129. 10 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1972). The Appeal of Calvinism to French Noblewomen in the Sixteenth Century. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 2(4). 391–391. 13 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1969). Queen of Navarre: Jeanne d’Albret, 1528-1572. Hispanic American Historical Review. 49(4). 815–815. 6 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1968). Queen of Navarre. Harvard University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L. & David Buisseret. (1968). Sully and the Growth of Centralized Government in France, 1598-1610. The American Historical Review. 74(1). 182–182. 5 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L., et al.. (1963). From Wilson to Roosevelt : foreign policy of the United States, 1913-1945. Harvard University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L., et al.. (1958). The Paris of Henry of Navarre. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Roelker, Nancy L.. (1958). The Paris of Henry of Navarre as Seen by Pierre de l'Estoile. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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