Robert L. Boyd

2.8k total citations
153 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Boyd is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Boyd has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 19 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Boyd's work include Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (64 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (30 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (25 papers). Robert L. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (64 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (30 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (25 papers). Robert L. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Robert L. Boyd's co-authors include J. E. Allen, P. Reynolds, N.D. Twiddy, Thomas Sowell, Thomas D. Cooney, Peter Uhlenberg, H. S. W. Massey, S. Fred Singer, M. J. Seaton and A. P. Willmore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Boyd

134 papers receiving 1.6k 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 L. Boyd United States 21 705 625 329 326 233 153 2.0k
James J. Duderstadt United States 23 294 0.4× 74 0.1× 247 0.8× 130 0.4× 36 0.2× 165 3.6k
R. J. N. Phillips United States 44 143 0.2× 240 0.4× 448 1.4× 53 0.2× 491 2.1× 325 7.4k
David Burch United States 32 222 0.3× 249 0.4× 822 2.5× 24 0.1× 72 0.3× 100 2.9k
Robert Hoppe Netherlands 27 483 0.7× 132 0.2× 124 0.4× 73 0.2× 57 0.2× 128 2.6k
Lewis Elton United Kingdom 31 119 0.2× 334 0.5× 2.3k 7.0× 71 0.2× 221 0.9× 163 5.8k
Annette Davies United Kingdom 20 520 0.7× 316 0.5× 54 0.2× 59 0.2× 75 0.3× 59 2.1k
Bill Williams United Kingdom 24 164 0.2× 159 0.3× 239 0.7× 57 0.2× 24 0.1× 160 2.2k
David H. Kaplan United States 25 603 0.9× 55 0.1× 126 0.4× 44 0.1× 209 0.9× 91 1.7k
Lewis M. Branscomb United States 23 104 0.1× 267 0.4× 890 2.7× 177 0.5× 183 0.8× 118 2.3k
Sebastian Pfotenhauer Germany 16 191 0.3× 147 0.2× 492 1.5× 213 0.7× 32 0.1× 39 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert L. Boyd

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert L. Boyd

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boyd, Robert L.. (2024). The danger zone is everywhere: how housing discrimination harms health and steals wealth. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 49(3). 691–693.
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Boyd, Robert L.. (2015). Self-employment and Public Emergency Work in Urban Labor Markets during the Great Depression: The Case of Industrial Cities. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 42(1). 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L.. (2005). Race, Gender, and Survivalist Entrepreneurship in Large Northern Cities During the Great Depression. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (2004). Creating Jobs? Employment in Women-Owned Minority Businesses. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 16(2). 55. 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1980). EFFECT OF DEMAND UNCERTAINTY ON THE RELATIVE ECONOMICS OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES WITH DIFFERING LEAD TIMES.. 4. 99–124. 4 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L.. (1979). The Bakerian Lecture 1978 - Cosmic exploration by X-rays. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 366(1724). 1–21. 4 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L.. (1974). Space physics. The study of plasmas in space. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L. & H. A. Elliott. (1969). United Kingdom space science in the 1970s. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 308(1493). 145–156. 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L.. (1969). Future requirements for cosmic X-ray astronomy. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 313(1514). 381–393.
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1968). Positive ions in the topside ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 307(1491). 449–470. 3 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1967). Ion and electron energy distribution in the hydrogen discharge. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 296(1445). 233–242. 12 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1964). Electron temperature in the upper F -region. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 281(1387). 526–538. 22 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1964). Measurement of electron temperature and concentration from a spacecraft. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 281(1387). 514–525. 16 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1964). Ion composition of the upper F -region. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 281(1387). 504–514. 28 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1964). Upper atmosphere wind and temperature structure by Skylark rocket-grenade experiments at Woomera, Australia, 1957—59. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 280(1381). 170–184. 2 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L. & A. P. Willmore. (1963). A Method of Studying the Energy Distributions of Ionospheric Ions and Electrons. 1168. 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L. & N.D. Twiddy. (1960). Electron energy distributions in plasmas - II. Hydrogen. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 259(1297). 145–158. 22 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L.. (1959). Some techniques of physical measurement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 253(1275). 516–522.
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Boyd, Robert L. & N.D. Twiddy. (1959). Electron energy distributions in plasmas. I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 250(1260). 53–69. 96 indexed citations
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Boyd, Robert L., et al.. (1959). The operation of Langmuir probes in electro-negative plasmas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 252(1268). 102–119. 116 indexed citations

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