Robert Colls

759 total citations
29 papers, 294 citations indexed

About

Robert Colls is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Colls has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 294 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Robert Colls's work include Philippine History and Culture (3 papers), Irish and British Studies (3 papers) and Scottish History and National Identity (3 papers). Robert Colls is often cited by papers focused on Philippine History and Culture (3 papers), Irish and British Studies (3 papers) and Scottish History and National Identity (3 papers). Robert Colls collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Robert Colls's co-authors include G. H. Bantock, Martin Daunton, Philip Dodd, Martha Vicinus, Max Thomas, Cairns Craig, K. D. M. Snell, Susan Reynolds, Stephen Daniels and Anthony D. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, British Journal of Educational Studies and The Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert Colls

24 papers receiving 202 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Colls United Kingdom 7 144 91 60 44 37 29 294
André Burguière France 11 120 0.8× 89 1.0× 63 1.1× 26 0.6× 38 1.0× 59 337
Alison Light United Kingdom 7 128 0.9× 102 1.1× 48 0.8× 25 0.6× 24 0.6× 21 304
Keith McClelland United Kingdom 7 231 1.6× 116 1.3× 58 1.0× 51 1.2× 63 1.7× 11 323
Lesley Johnson Australia 10 132 0.9× 67 0.7× 35 0.6× 18 0.4× 11 0.3× 27 304
Robert W. Malcolmson Canada 6 110 0.8× 85 0.9× 25 0.4× 76 1.7× 29 0.8× 15 257
Susan Groag Bell Czechia 8 108 0.8× 112 1.2× 35 0.6× 45 1.0× 22 0.6× 19 292
Billie Melman Israel 9 162 1.1× 143 1.6× 71 1.2× 22 0.5× 65 1.8× 23 303
Patricia E. Roy Canada 9 241 1.7× 30 0.3× 52 0.9× 14 0.3× 18 0.5× 38 307
Peter Borsay United Kingdom 9 107 0.7× 129 1.4× 29 0.5× 137 3.1× 32 0.9× 49 355
Angus Calder Portugal 6 122 0.8× 78 0.9× 87 1.4× 25 0.6× 18 0.5× 19 253

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Colls

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Colls

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Colls

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Colls. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Colls 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 Robert Colls. Robert Colls 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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Colls, Robert. (2020). This Sporting Life. 3 indexed citations
2.
Rodger, Richard & Robert Colls. (2018). Civil society and British cities. 1–20.
3.
Colls, Robert. (2016). Post-modern Pat: The Work of Patrick Joyce. Cultural and Social History. 13(2). 135–148.
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Colls, Robert. (2011). Sporting Heroes of the North: Sport, Religion and Culture. Sport in History. 31(4). 504–505. 1 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (2011). Sport and the British: The View from the Mainstream. Sport in History. 31(2). 149–153. 1 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (2011). The Lion and the Eunuch: National Identity and the British Genius. The Political Quarterly. 82(4). 574–595. 3 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (2007). After Bagehot: Rethinking the Constitution. The Political Quarterly. 78(4). 518–526. 1 indexed citations
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Hutchinson, John, Susan Reynolds, Anthony D. Smith, Robert Colls, & Krishan Kumar. (2007). Debate on Krishan Kumar's The Making of English National Identity. Nations and Nationalism. 13(2). 179–203. 4 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (2005). Book Reviews: The Making of English National Identity. The Sociological Review. 53(3). 581–583. 2 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (2000). Our Friends in the South: Bad Day in Newcastle. The Political Quarterly. 71(4). 463–468. 1 indexed citations
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Snell, K. D. M., John Barrell, Philip Dodd, et al.. (1998). The Regional Novel in Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (1998). Ethics Man: John Gray’s New Moral World. The Political Quarterly. 69(1). 59–71. 3 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (1993). Labour's utopias. Bolshevism, fabianism, social democracy. History of European Ideas. 17(2-3). 381–382. 5 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (1990). A land fit for heroes: Essays in the human geography of inter-war Britain. Journal of Historical Geography. 16(2). 252–253. 6 indexed citations
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Alexander, Sally & Robert Colls. (1988). Feminism and women's history : an introduction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert & Philip Dodd. (1985). Representing the Nation: British Documentary Film, 1930–45. Screen. 26(1). 21–33. 10 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (1981). A REJOINDER. Past & Present. 90(1). 152–165. 2 indexed citations
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Vicinus, Martha & Robert Colls. (1978). The Collier's Rant: Song and Culture in the Industrial Village. The American Historical Review. 83(2). 440–440. 13 indexed citations
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Colls, Robert. (1976). “OH HAPPY ENGLISH CHILDREN!”: COAL, CLASS AND EDUCATIONIN THE NORTH-EAST. Past & Present. 73(1). 75–99. 10 indexed citations

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