Quentin Skinner

23.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
147 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Quentin Skinner is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Quentin Skinner has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 45 papers in Philosophy and 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Quentin Skinner's work include Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (39 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (25 papers) and Political Theory and Influence (12 papers). Quentin Skinner is often cited by papers focused on Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (39 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (25 papers) and Political Theory and Influence (12 papers). Quentin Skinner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. Quentin Skinner's co-authors include Robert Alun Jones, Martin van Gelderen, Richard Rorty, J. B. Schneewind, Jill Kraye, E. J. Ashworth, Charles B. Schmitt, Eckhard Keßler, Donald R. Kelley and David Gauthier and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Quentin Skinner

123 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Foundations of Modern Political Thought 1969 2026 1988 2007 1978 1969 1997 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
    1978 617 citations Quentin Skinner Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas
    1969 601 citations Quentin Skinner profile →
  3. Liberty before Liberalism
    1997 577 citations Quentin Skinner Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Quentin Skinner United Kingdom 33 2.6k 2.0k 1.5k 1.1k 351 147 5.4k
J. G. A. Pocock United States 37 2.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 779 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 764 2.2× 150 4.9k
Isaiah Berlín United Kingdom 25 1.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 773 0.5× 216 0.2× 280 0.8× 129 4.1k
Gaddis Smith United States 35 3.7k 1.4× 3.0k 1.5× 363 0.2× 478 0.4× 701 2.0× 322 7.1k
Harvey C. Mansfield United States 19 2.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 449 0.3× 473 0.4× 488 1.4× 104 4.4k
Michael Ignatieff United States 26 1.9k 0.7× 2.5k 1.3× 440 0.3× 516 0.5× 322 0.9× 92 4.1k
Léo Strauss United States 25 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 238 0.2× 126 0.4× 116 3.3k
Reinhart Koselleck France 21 927 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 341 0.2× 521 0.5× 137 0.4× 85 3.2k
John Stuart Mill United Kingdom 29 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 452 0.3× 251 0.2× 722 2.1× 155 3.9k
Geoff Eley United States 22 2.3k 0.9× 3.0k 1.5× 176 0.1× 696 0.6× 254 0.7× 121 5.1k
Luce Irigaray France 26 467 0.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 633 0.6× 158 0.5× 130 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Quentin Skinner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Quentin Skinner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Quentin Skinner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Quentin Skinner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Quentin Skinner. Quentin Skinner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Skinner, Quentin. (2010). Una genealogía del Estado moderno. Estudios Públicos.
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Skinner, Quentin. (2000). Significado y comprensión en la historia de las ideas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations
3.
Phillipson, Nicholas, William W. Klein, William Lamont, et al.. (1993). Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 85 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1990). HIS volume 33 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 33(2). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1990). HIS volume 33 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 33(4). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1990). HIS volume 33 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 33(3). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(4). f1–f11. 2 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(3). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(2). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 1 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(1). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, Owen Chadwick, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1986). HIS volume 29 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 29(3). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, Owen Chadwick, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1986). HIS volume 29 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 29(2). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Rorty, Richard, J. B. Schneewind, & Quentin Skinner. (1984). Philosophy in History. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 105 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, G. R. Elton, F. H. Hinsley, et al.. (1982). HIS volume 25 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 25(2). f1–f9. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, G. R. Elton, F. H. Hinsley, et al.. (1982). HIS volume 25 issue 1 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 25(1). f1–f9. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, G. R. Elton, F. H. Hinsley, et al.. (1982). HIS volume 25 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 25(3). f1–f9. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, G. R. Elton, F. H. Hinsley, et al.. (1982). HIS volume 25 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 25(4). f1–f9. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, et al.. (1981). HIS volume 24 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 24(3). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, et al.. (1981). HIS volume 24 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. The Historical Journal. 24(2). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, et al.. (1981). HIS volume 24 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. The Historical Journal. 24(1). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations

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