William A. Chaney

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

William A. Chaney is a scholar working on Classics, History and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Chaney has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Classics, 5 papers in History and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in William A. Chaney's work include Medieval Literature and History (11 papers), Historical and Archaeological Studies (4 papers) and Byzantine Studies and History (2 papers). William A. Chaney is often cited by papers focused on Medieval Literature and History (11 papers), Historical and Archaeological Studies (4 papers) and Byzantine Studies and History (2 papers). William A. Chaney collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. William A. Chaney's co-authors include Bertram Colgrave, R. A. B. Mynors, Allen J. Frantzen, H. R. Loyn, Kathleen Hughes, David N. Dumville, Michael Lapidge, Paul Dalton, J. M. WALLACE–HADRILL and Gaines Post and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, American Journal of Legal History and PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America.

In The Last Decade

William A. Chaney

15 papers receiving 277 citations

Hit Papers

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 50 100 150 200 250
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. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    1970 288 citations William A. Chaney, Bertram Colgrave et al. The American Historical Review profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William A. Chaney United States 8 276 223 72 53 37 17 461
R. A. B. Mynors 7 245 0.9× 194 0.9× 66 0.9× 33 0.6× 38 1.0× 13 406
Bertram Colgrave United States 5 258 0.9× 196 0.9× 72 1.0× 38 0.7× 31 0.8× 11 392
Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom 10 126 0.5× 88 0.4× 43 0.6× 48 0.9× 28 0.8× 64 305
Allen J. Frantzen United States 10 202 0.7× 144 0.6× 56 0.8× 69 1.3× 14 0.4× 32 351
Ludwig Bieler Ireland 9 137 0.5× 134 0.6× 21 0.3× 48 0.9× 48 1.3× 34 306
John Block Friedman United States 8 159 0.6× 105 0.5× 43 0.6× 49 0.9× 36 1.0× 39 327
Maurice Keen United Kingdom 9 72 0.3× 86 0.4× 14 0.2× 39 0.7× 20 0.5× 22 230
John Mundy United States 9 88 0.3× 120 0.5× 17 0.2× 49 0.9× 21 0.6× 31 298
Margaret Aston United Kingdom 10 95 0.3× 164 0.7× 7 0.1× 38 0.7× 25 0.7× 27 299
Miri Rubin United Kingdom 11 133 0.5× 167 0.7× 9 0.1× 90 1.7× 36 1.0× 35 362

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Chaney

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All Works

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Chaney, William A. & Paul Dalton. (1996). Conquest, Anarchy, and Lordship: Yorkshire, 1066-1154.. The American Historical Review. 101(2). 468–468. 7 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., et al.. (1988). The Origins of England, 410-600. The American Historical Review. 93(3). 676–676. 1 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., Michael Lapidge, & David N. Dumville. (1986). Gildas: New Approaches. The American Historical Review. 91(3). 641–641. 15 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A. & H. R. Loyn. (1985). The Governance of Anglo-Saxon England, 500-1087. The American Historical Review. 90(2). 399–399. 37 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A. & Allen J. Frantzen. (1984). The Literature of Penance in Anglo-Saxon England. The American Historical Review. 89(2). 417–417. 42 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., et al.. (1982). Rites and Religions of the Anglo-Saxons. The American Historical Review. 87(4). 1068–1068. 5 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., et al.. (1975). Konigsgedanke und Konigtum bei den Angelsachsen: Bis zur Mitte des 9. Jahrhunderts. The American Historical Review. 80(2). 381–381. 2 indexed citations
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Post, Gaines, William A. Chaney, & J. M. WALLACE–HADRILL. (1972). The Cult of Kingship in Anglo-Saxon England: The Transition from Paganism to Christianity. American Journal of Legal History. 16(3). 283–283. 2 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., et al.. (1970). King Alfred & Boethius: An Analysis of the Old English Version of the Consolation of Philosophy. The American Historical Review. 75(3). 830–830. 4 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., Bertram Colgrave, & R. A. B. Mynors. (1970). Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. The American Historical Review. 75(7). 2027–2027. 288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chaney, William A. & Kathleen Hughes. (1967). The Church in Early Irish Society. The American Historical Review. 73(1). 113–113. 20 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A., et al.. (1966). The Fifth-Century Invasions South of the Thames. The American Historical Review. 71(2). 528–528. 23 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A.. (1963). Anglo-Saxon Church Dues: A Study in Historical Continuity. Church History. 32(3). 268–277. 3 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A.. (1962). Aethelberht's Code and the King's Number. American Journal of Legal History. 6(2). 151–151. 1 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A.. (1962). Grendel and the Gifstol: A Legal View of Monsters. PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. 77(5). 513–520. 3 indexed citations
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Chaney, William A.. (1960). Paganism to Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Harvard Theological Review. 53(3). 197–217. 8 indexed citations

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