Robert D. King

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 644 citations indexed

About

Robert D. King is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. King has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 644 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Linguistics and Language, 9 papers in Language and Linguistics and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert D. King's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (9 papers), South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 papers) and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers). Robert D. King is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (9 papers), South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 papers) and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers). Robert D. King collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Robert D. King's co-authors include Jürgen Klausenburger, Ronald Wardhaugh, Paul Wallace, Henry Kučera, Stanley J. Baran and Lyle Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, Modern Language Journal and Pacific Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. King

24 papers receiving 508 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.

The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

2023 138 citations Robert D. King profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert D. King United States	10	262	240	210	98	72	30	644
Maureen Weissenrieder United States	8	129 0.5×	52 0.2×	54 0.3×	118 1.2×	54 0.8×	10	428
Sue Wright United Kingdom	14	346 1.3×	483 2.0×	21 0.1×	176 1.8×	194 2.7×	57	867
Sebastian Hoffmann Germany	15	444 1.7×	305 1.3×	116 0.6×	43 0.4×	5 0.1×	42	658
Colin Yallop Australia	10	186 0.7×	96 0.4×	71 0.3×	35 0.4×	5 0.1×	19	463
Rob Gibson Germany	3	666 2.5×	311 1.3×	43 0.2×	69 0.7×	26 0.4×	5	1.1k
Terence Hawkes United Kingdom	9	58 0.2×	12 0.1×	80 0.4×	165 1.7×	50 0.7×	38	632
Elizabeth Keating United States	11	170 0.6×	65 0.3×	54 0.3×	73 0.7×	11 0.2×	35	475
Jiang Yan China	9	248 0.9×	34 0.1×	83 0.4×	53 0.5×	23 0.3×	36	609
M. T. Clanchy United Kingdom	10	78 0.3×	28 0.1×	11 0.1×	108 1.1×	132 1.8×	30	648
Trine Dahl Norway	12	268 1.0×	16 0.1×	190 0.9×	137 1.4×	5 0.1×	22	740

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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King, Robert D.. (2023). The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism. 17(2). 208–212. 138 indexed citations breakdown →

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King, Robert D.. (2011). Conceptual Trends in the History of Systems Philosophy. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 1 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (2011). Linguistic Imperialism Continued by Robert Phillipson. World Englishes. 30(2). 283–286. 1 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (2001). The paradox of creativity in the diaspora: The Yiddish language and Jewish identity. Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 4 indexed citations

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King, Robert D., et al.. (1999). The statecraft of British imperialism : essays in honour of Wm. Roger Louis. 4 indexed citations

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King, Robert D., et al.. (1998). On the Origins of German Uvular [R]: The Yiddish Evidence. 10(2). 279–290. 1 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1998). Treason and traitors. Society. 35(2). 329–338. 1 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1998). On the Uses of Yiddish Language Geography. Shofar. 17(1). 81–89.

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King, Robert D.. (1993). The Legal Implications of Residential Radon Contamination: The First Decade. 3 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1989). Treason and traitors. Society. 26(5). 39–48. 1 indexed citations

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King, Robert D. & Paul Wallace. (1987). Region and Nation in India.. Pacific Affairs. 60(3). 526–526. 12 indexed citations

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Baran, Stanley J. & Robert D. King. (1981). An Investigation of the Quantity of Articles Produced in Mass Communication by Institutions: 1970-1979. Bryant Digital Repository (Bryant University). 3 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1979). Mao Tsetung on Guerrilla Warfare. Naval War College review. 32(4). 13. 2 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1973). Rule Insertion. Language. 49(3). 551–578. 21 indexed citations

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King, Robert D., et al.. (1972). Communication Complexes and Their Stages. Language. 48(4). 928–928. 2 indexed citations

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Campbell, Lyle & Robert D. King. (1971). Historical Linguistics and Generative Grammar. Language. 47(1). 191–191. 3 indexed citations

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King, Robert D., et al.. (1970). A Comparative Quantitative Phonology of Russian, Czech, and German. Language. 46(2). 486–486. 7 indexed citations

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King, Robert D., et al.. (1970). Historical Linguistics and Generative Grammar. College Composition and Communication. 21(1). 87–87. 111 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1967). Functional Load and Sound Change. Language. 43(4). 831–831. 67 indexed citations

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King, Robert D.. (1967). A MEASURE FOR FUNCTIONAL LOAD. Studia Linguistica. 21(1). 1–14. 6 indexed citations

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