Robert E. Riegel

847 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 279 citations indexed

About

Robert E. Riegel is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Marketing and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Riegel has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 279 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Marketing and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Riegel's work include American History and Culture (5 papers), American Environmental and Regional History (3 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 papers). Robert E. Riegel is often cited by papers focused on American History and Culture (5 papers), American Environmental and Regional History (3 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 papers). Robert E. Riegel collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Robert E. Riegel's co-authors include Robert W. Fogel, Vernon Carstensen, Thomas C. Cochran, Carl Bode, Wilbur R. Jacobs, Helen Haugh, Stuart J. Miller, Robert G. Ferris, Oscar Osburn Winther and Madeleine B. Stern and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Journal of Higher Education and Journal of American History.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Riegel

18 papers receiving 212 citations

Hit Papers

Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econome... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 50 100 150
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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. Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econometric History
    1965 180 citations Robert E. Riegel, Robert W. Fogel Journal of American History profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Riegel United Kingdom 7 114 57 43 32 26 23 279
Irene D. Neu United States 6 167 1.5× 84 1.5× 46 1.1× 45 1.4× 21 0.8× 29 352
W. T. Easterbrook Canada 8 110 1.0× 66 1.2× 45 1.0× 24 0.8× 18 0.7× 18 246
Stuart Bruchey United States 10 129 1.1× 64 1.1× 22 0.5× 54 1.7× 15 0.6× 49 312
Arthur H. Cole United States 8 108 0.9× 55 1.0× 15 0.3× 16 0.5× 16 0.6× 31 307
Paul Uselding United States 9 102 0.9× 60 1.1× 20 0.5× 18 0.6× 8 0.3× 28 229
Robert Asher United States 9 54 0.5× 105 1.8× 26 0.6× 79 2.5× 16 0.6× 35 324
Donald J. Olsen United States 9 221 1.9× 80 1.4× 56 1.3× 45 1.4× 19 0.7× 15 449
Leland H. Jenks United States 8 59 0.5× 71 1.2× 28 0.7× 30 0.9× 13 0.5× 16 206
V. W. Bladen Canada 5 77 0.7× 70 1.2× 28 0.7× 35 1.1× 9 0.3× 13 239
W. J. Reader United Kingdom 8 76 0.7× 59 1.0× 14 0.3× 49 1.5× 7 0.3× 16 307

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert E. Riegel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert E. Riegel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1976). Insurance Principles and Practices: Property and Liability. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E.. (1973). Young America, 1830-1840. 1 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E.. (1970). American Women: A Story of Social Change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E.. (1968). Changing American Attitudes Toward Prostitution (1800-1920). Journal of the History of Ideas. 29(3). 437–437. 6 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1966). The Great American Desert: Then and Now. The American Historical Review. 72(1). 304–304. 2 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E. & Wilbur R. Jacobs. (1966). Frederick Jackson Turner's Legacy: Unpublished Writings in American History. The American Historical Review. 71(3). 1083–1083. 2 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E. & Robert W. Fogel. (1965). Railroads and American Economic Growth: Essays in Econometric History. Journal of American History. 52(3). 635–635. 180 indexed citations breakdown →
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Riegel, Robert E.. (1964). The story of the Western railroads : from 1852 through the reign of the giants. University of Nebraska Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1964). The Banditti of the Prairies; or, The Murderer's Doom!!. Western Folklore. 23(4). 278–278. 1 indexed citations
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Webb, Beatrice, et al.. (1964). Beatrice Webb's American Diary, 1898. American Quarterly. 16(3). 502–502. 1 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E. & Vernon Carstensen. (1963). The Public Lands: Studies in the History of the Public Domain.. The Journal of Southern History. 29(4). 519–519. 24 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E.. (1962). The Dimensions of Liberty. The Journal of Higher Education. 33(5). 288–289. 3 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E.. (1962). The Split of Feminist Movement in 1869. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 49(3). 485–485. 2 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1960). Insurance Principles and Practices. 27(3). 83–83. 7 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1958). The Jacksonian Persuasion: Politics and Belief. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 44(4). 730–730. 2 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E. & Carl Bode. (1956). The American Lyceum: Town Meeting of the Mind. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 43(1). 120–120. 3 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1955). Arid Domain: The Santa Fe Railway and Its Western Land Grant. Land Economics. 31(1). 86–86. 1 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1954). Gulf to Rockies: The Heritage of the Fort Worth and Denver--Colorado and Southern Railways, 1861-1898. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 41(1). 146–146.
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1953). United States of America : a history. 2 indexed citations
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Riegel, Robert E., et al.. (1951). Young America 1830-1840.. American Literature. 22(4). 545–545. 1 indexed citations

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