Robert Goble

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Goble is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Goble has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert Goble's work include Risk Perception and Management (11 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (6 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (5 papers). Robert Goble is often cited by papers focused on Risk Perception and Management (11 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (6 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (5 papers). Robert Goble collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Robert Goble's co-authors include Ortwin Renn, Roger E. Kasperson, Halina Szejnwald Brown, Jacque Emel, Jeanne X. Kasperson, Paul Slovic, Samuel J. Ratick, Lowell S. Brown, Dale Hattis and Prerna Banati and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Robert Goble

43 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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 Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework
    1988 2.4k citations Ortwin Renn, Paul Slovic et al. Risk Analysis 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 Goble United States 17 1.9k 413 316 271 224 44 3.1k
J. de Boer Netherlands 38 500 0.3× 279 0.7× 36 0.1× 875 3.2× 35 0.2× 95 4.6k
R. Olshansky United States 35 1.3k 0.7× 789 1.9× 36 0.1× 115 0.4× 19 0.1× 179 5.2k
Dennis Normile United States 28 292 0.2× 423 1.0× 23 0.1× 102 0.4× 41 0.2× 559 4.7k
Robert Hoppe Netherlands 27 483 0.3× 401 1.0× 45 0.1× 140 0.5× 12 0.1× 128 2.6k
Ronald W. Perry United States 35 4.5k 2.4× 1.5k 3.8× 833 2.6× 146 0.5× 265 1.2× 105 6.0k
Joseph S. Chen United States 36 4.0k 2.2× 64 0.2× 45 0.1× 214 0.8× 18 0.1× 103 5.5k
Jacque Emel United States 7 1.8k 0.9× 391 0.9× 310 1.0× 287 1.1× 184 0.8× 14 2.5k
Kevin C. Elliott United States 29 914 0.5× 234 0.6× 24 0.1× 101 0.4× 179 0.8× 102 2.5k
Vincent T. Covello United States 23 1.8k 1.0× 244 0.6× 442 1.4× 228 0.8× 321 1.4× 60 2.9k
Branden B. Johnson United States 28 2.3k 1.2× 456 1.1× 308 1.0× 573 2.1× 188 0.8× 117 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Goble

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Goble

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Goble

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Goble. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Goble 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 Goble. Robert Goble is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Schweizer, Pia‐Johanna, Robert Goble, & Ortwin Renn. (2021). Social Perception of Systemic Risks. Risk Analysis. 42(7). 1455–1471. 29 indexed citations
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Downs, Timothy J., Yelena Ogneva‐Himmelberger, Onesky Aupont, et al.. (2010). Vulnerability-Based Spatial Sampling Stratification for the National Children’s Study, Worcester County, Massachusetts: Capturing Health-Relevant Environmental and Sociodemographic Variability. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(9). 1318–1325. 12 indexed citations
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Downs, Timothy J., et al.. (2010). Participatory testing and reporting in an environmental-justice community of Worcester, Massachusetts: a pilot project. Environmental Health. 9(1). 34–34. 19 indexed citations
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Downs, Timothy J., Laurie Ross, Suzanne E. Patton, et al.. (2009). Complexities of holistic community-based participatory research for a low income, multi-ethnic population exposed to multiple built-environment stressors in Worcester, Massachusetts. Environmental Research. 109(8). 1028–1040. 16 indexed citations
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Goble, Robert, et al.. (2007). The allure of technology: How France and California promoted electric and hybrid vehicles to reduce urban air pollution. Policy Sciences. 40(1). 1–34. 77 indexed citations
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Hattis, Dale, et al.. (2004). Age-Related Differences in Susceptibility to Carcinogenesis: A Quantitative Analysis of Empirical Animal Bioassay Data. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(11). 1152–1158. 25 indexed citations
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Hattis, Dale, et al.. (2002). A STRAW MAN PROPOSAL FOR A QUANTITATIVE DEFINITION OF THE RfD. Drug and Chemical Toxicology. 25(4). 403–436. 52 indexed citations
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Hattis, Dale, et al.. (2001). Human Interindividual Variability in Susceptibility to Airborne Particles. Risk Analysis. 21(4). 585–600. 26 indexed citations
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Goble, Robert, et al.. (2000). The Assessment of Radiation Exposures in Native American Communities from Nuclear Weapons Testing in Nevada. Risk Analysis. 20(1). 101–112. 23 indexed citations
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DeCarolis, Joseph F., Robert Goble, & C. Hohenemser. (2000). Searching for Energy Efficiency on Campus: Clark University's 30-Year Quest. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 42(4). 8–20. 6 indexed citations
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Hattis, Dale, Prerna Banati, & Robert Goble. (1999). Distributions of Individual Susceptibility among Humans for Toxic Effects: How Much Protection Does the Traditional Tenfold Factor Provide for What Fraction of Which Kinds of Chemicals and Effects?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 895(1). 286–316. 43 indexed citations
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Ginsberg, Gary L., William E. Pepelko, Robert Goble, & Dale Hattis. (1996). Comparison of Contact Site Cancer Potency Across Dose Routes: Case Study with Epichlorohydrin*. Risk Analysis. 16(5). 667–681. 7 indexed citations
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Hattis, Dale & Robert Goble. (1991). Expected Values for Projected Cancer Risks from Putative Genetically Acting Agents1. Risk Analysis. 11(3). 359–363. 6 indexed citations
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Hohenemser, C., Robert Goble, & Paul Slovic. (1990). Institutional Aspects of the Future Development of Nuclear Power. Annual Review of Energy. 15(1). 173–200. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Halina Szejnwald, et al.. (1988). Methodology for assessing hazards of contaminants in seafood. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 8(1). 76–101. 2 indexed citations
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Goble, Robert, et al.. (1986). Roughness effects on urban turbulence parameters. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 37(3). 271–284. 25 indexed citations
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Goble, Robert & Jonathan L. Rosner. (1972). Soft-Pion Production in Electron-Positron Collisions. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 5(9). 2345–2358. 16 indexed citations

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