Roy Porter

7.1k total citations
143 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Roy Porter is a scholar working on History, History and Philosophy of Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Porter has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in History, 15 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 12 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Roy Porter's work include Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (12 papers), History of Science and Natural History (12 papers) and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (12 papers). Roy Porter is often cited by papers focused on Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (12 papers), History of Science and Natural History (12 papers) and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (12 papers). Roy Porter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Roy Porter's co-authors include Mikuláš Teich, W. F. Bynum, Peter Burke, G. S. Rousseau, Ludmilla Jordanova, L. S. Jacyna, William Bynum, Christopher Fox, Robert Wokler and Dorothy Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Roy Porter

126 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roy Porter United Kingdom	29	788	545	422	400	289	143	2.6k
Charles E. Rosenberg United States	30	898 1.1×	678 1.2×	624 1.5×	216 0.5×	88 0.3×	89	3.6k
Thomas Laqueur United States	22	794 1.0×	360 0.7×	1.1k 2.6×	128 0.3×	246 0.9×	56	2.9k
Vern L. Bullough United States	27	492 0.6×	617 1.1×	1.2k 2.7×	108 0.3×	130 0.4×	211	2.9k
Robert A. Nye United States	20	442 0.6×	313 0.6×	475 1.1×	177 0.4×	72 0.2×	60	1.4k
Emily Martin United States	16	317 0.4×	447 0.8×	878 2.1×	71 0.2×	200 0.7×	48	3.1k
Elaine Showalter United States	20	569 0.7×	436 0.8×	686 1.6×	55 0.1×	91 0.3×	87	2.8k
Andrew Scull United States	26	504 0.6×	1.1k 2.0×	570 1.4×	62 0.2×	65 0.2×	121	2.2k
Georges Canguilhem France	15	156 0.2×	278 0.5×	601 1.4×	276 0.7×	122 0.4×	66	2.2k
Ronald L. Numbers United States	21	303 0.4×	150 0.3×	456 1.1×	397 1.0×	60 0.2×	96	1.6k
Susan Sontag United States	22	464 0.6×	472 0.9×	1.9k 4.4×	73 0.2×	245 0.8×	99	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Roy Porter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Porter

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Porter, Roy. (2011). The popularization of medicine, 1650-1850. Routledge eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (2010). Geschiedenis van de geneeskunde.

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Porter, Roy. (2003). Breve historia de la locura. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 30(5). 383–5. 16 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy, et al.. (2000). Die Kunst des Heilens : eine medizinische Geschichte der Menschheit von der Antike bis heute. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (2000). The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. Medical History. 44(4). 441–442. 5 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1998). The historiography of medicine in the U.K.. PubMed. 10(2). 253–69. 2 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1998). Can the stigma of mental illness be changed?. The Lancet. 352(9133). 1049–1050. 25 indexed citations

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Burke, Peter & Roy Porter. (1995). Languages and jargons : contributions to a social history of language. 15 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1995). Medical lecturing in Georgian London. The British Journal for the History of Science. 28(1). 91–99. 9 indexed citations

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Bynum, William, Roy Porter, & L. S. Jacyna. (1994). Companion Encyclopaedia of the History of Medicine. Annals of Science. 51(4). 85 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1994). Is Dr Feelgood here to stay. TLS, the Times literary supplement/Times literary supplement on CD-ROM/TLS. Times literary supplement. 28. 1 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1994). Dr Doubledose: a taste of one's own medicine. BMJ. 309(6970). 1714–1718. 4 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy, et al.. (1990). La revolución en la historia. 1 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy, et al.. (1989). Historia social de la locura. 68(6). 427–33. 6 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1983). The rage of party: A glorious revolution in English psychiatry?. Medical History. 27(1). 35–50. 20 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1982). The descent of genius: Charles Darwin's brilliant career.. PubMed. 32. 16–22. 4 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1982). The European family. Patriarchy and partnership from the Middle Ages to the present. Medical History. 26(4). 485–486.

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Porter, Roy & Mikuláš Teich. (1981). The Enlightenment in National Context. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 129 indexed citations

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Porter, Roy. (1979). Medicine and the Enlightenment in Eighteenth century England.. PubMed. 25. 27–40.

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Andermann, Frédérick, et al.. (1978). Books Received. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 5(2). xvi–xvi. 1 indexed citations

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