Thomas C. Leonard

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Leonard is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Leonard has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Leonard's work include Economic Theory and Institutions (10 papers), American History and Culture (7 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers). Thomas C. Leonard is often cited by papers focused on Economic Theory and Institutions (10 papers), American History and Culture (7 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers). Thomas C. Leonard collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas C. Leonard's co-authors include Michael Schudson, Robert S. Goldfarb, Steven Suranovic, Mark E. Neely, John B. Hench, Bernard Bailyn, Dan Schiller, Deborah E. Lipstadt, Robert A. Rutland and David E. Bernstein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Economic Perspectives, The American Historical Review and Journal of Health Economics.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Leonard

36 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspa... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1999 250 500 750
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. Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspapers
    1979 770 citations Thomas C. Leonard et al. Journal of American History profile →
  2. The Good Citizen: A History of American Civic Life.
    1999 448 citations Thomas C. Leonard et al. 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
Thomas C. Leonard United States 18 855 786 364 331 205 44 2.1k
Philip Schlesinger United Kingdom 31 1.6k 1.9× 1.3k 1.7× 854 2.3× 130 0.4× 228 1.1× 133 3.4k
Daniel J. Boorstin United States 17 1.3k 1.5× 365 0.5× 306 0.8× 143 0.4× 197 1.0× 58 2.5k
Kurt Lang United States 16 1.3k 1.5× 469 0.6× 555 1.5× 120 0.4× 78 0.4× 73 2.3k
Graeme Turner Australia 24 1.3k 1.5× 944 1.2× 176 0.5× 264 0.8× 338 1.6× 103 2.9k
Jodi Dean United States 20 1.4k 1.6× 576 0.7× 523 1.4× 96 0.3× 162 0.8× 94 2.5k
William Hoynes United States 13 868 1.0× 679 0.9× 224 0.6× 82 0.2× 107 0.5× 28 1.7k
David Croteau United States 13 1.2k 1.4× 984 1.3× 336 0.9× 76 0.2× 118 0.6× 22 2.2k
Cyril Levitt Canada 9 1.2k 1.4× 906 1.2× 397 1.1× 64 0.2× 136 0.7× 29 2.2k
Roland Marchand United States 15 690 0.8× 157 0.2× 198 0.5× 132 0.4× 129 0.6× 29 1.7k
Philo C. Wasburn United States 12 863 1.0× 762 1.0× 254 0.7× 85 0.3× 220 1.1× 39 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas C. Leonard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2016). Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 36 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C., et al.. (2016). ACADEMIC RHETORIC IN THE POLICY ARENA: THE CASE OF CAPITAL GAINS TAXATION. Eastern Economic Journal. 19(4). 459–479.
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2016). Illiberal Reformers. Princeton University Press eBooks. 83 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2015). Progressive Era Origins of the Regulatory State and the Economist as Expert. History of Political Economy. 47(suppl_1). 49–76. 5 indexed citations
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Bernstein, David E. & Thomas C. Leonard. (2009). EXCLUDING UNFIT WORKERS: SOCIAL CONTROL VERSUS SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AGE OF ECONOMIC REFORM. Law and Contemporary Problems. 72(3). 177–204. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2009). Redeemed by History. History of economic ideas. 17(1). 1000–1007. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2008). Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. Constitutional Political Economy. 19(4). 356–360. 164 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2008). Robert H. Frank, Falling behind: how rising inequality harms the middle class. Constitutional Political Economy. 19(2). 158–164. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2005). Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era. 11 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2005). Protecting Family and Race. American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 64(3). 757–791. 21 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2003). Darwinism and Evolutionary Economics. History of Political Economy. 35(2). 350–353.
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (2002). Reflection on rules in science: an invisible-hand perspective. Journal of Economic Methodology. 9(2). 141–168. 18 indexed citations
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Goldfarb, Robert S., Thomas C. Leonard, & Steven Suranovic. (2001). Are rival theories of smoking underdetermined?. Journal of Economic Methodology. 8(2). 229–251. 3 indexed citations
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Goldfarb, Robert S., et al.. (2000). Choosing Among Paradigms: Are Rival Theories of Smoking Incommensurable?. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C., Robert S. Goldfarb, & Steven Suranovic. (2000). New on Paternalism and Public Policy. Economics and Philosophy. 16(2). 323–331. 11 indexed citations
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Suranovic, Steven, Robert S. Goldfarb, & Thomas C. Leonard. (1999). An economic theory of cigarette addiction. Journal of Health Economics. 18(1). 1–29. 112 indexed citations
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Ritchie, Donald A., Thomas C. Leonard, & Daniel C. Hallin. (1987). The Power of the Press. Reviews in American History. 15(2). 203–203.
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Rutland, Robert A. & Thomas C. Leonard. (1986). The Power of the Press: The Birth of American Political Reporting. Journal of the Early Republic. 6(3). 307–307. 14 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C. & Dan Schiller. (1982). Objectivity and the News: The Public and the Rise of Commercial Journalism. Journal of American History. 68(4). 934–934. 17 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas C.. (1974). War and Politics, by Bernard Brodie. Political Science Quarterly. 89(1). 205–206. 7 indexed citations

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