William H. Dray

2.5k total citations
47 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

William H. Dray is a scholar working on History, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. Dray has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in History, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in William H. Dray's work include Philosophy, History, and Historiography (12 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (4 papers). William H. Dray is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy, History, and Historiography (12 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (4 papers). William H. Dray collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. William H. Dray's co-authors include Hayden White, Yirmiahu Yovel, George Huppert, R. G. Collingwood, Frederick A. Olafson, Siân Reynolds, Lawrence Stone, Lester D. Stephens, Alan Donagan and Richard Ely and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

William H. Dray

38 papers receiving 619 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William H. Dray Canada 13 285 183 157 152 128 47 853
Herbert Butterfield United States 10 259 0.9× 207 1.1× 102 0.6× 92 0.6× 197 1.5× 37 925
Maurice Mandelbaum United States 15 341 1.2× 135 0.7× 257 1.6× 68 0.4× 124 1.0× 58 924
Dorothy Ross United States 19 500 1.8× 123 0.7× 93 0.6× 157 1.0× 206 1.6× 46 1.2k
Frank E. Manuel United States 16 383 1.3× 139 0.8× 208 1.3× 154 1.0× 161 1.3× 48 1.0k
Morton White United States 17 245 0.9× 164 0.9× 241 1.5× 65 0.4× 202 1.6× 68 977
Ernst Cassirer Brazil 21 313 1.1× 356 1.9× 387 2.5× 114 0.8× 201 1.6× 119 1.4k
Auguste Comte Canada 16 461 1.6× 148 0.8× 111 0.7× 66 0.4× 146 1.1× 60 1.1k
Jacques Barzun United States 19 216 0.8× 57 0.3× 81 0.5× 86 0.6× 105 0.8× 89 984
Bruce Mazlish United States 17 378 1.3× 59 0.3× 98 0.6× 143 0.9× 220 1.7× 96 955
Jerrold Seigel United States 14 369 1.3× 53 0.3× 125 0.8× 155 1.0× 136 1.1× 53 852

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Fields of papers citing papers by William H. Dray

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William H. Dray

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dray, William H.. (2004). The Logic of Historical Explanation. International Studies in Philosophy. 36(1). 268–269. 1 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (2003). PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY. 2(4). 185–215. 2 indexed citations
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Donagan, Alan & William H. Dray. (1991). On History and Philosophers of History.. History and Theory. 30(1). 90–90. 7 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1989). On History and Philosophers of History. 15 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1987). J. H. Hexter, Neo-Whiggism and Early Stuart Historiography. History and Theory. 26(2). 133–133. 2 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1986). Causal Judgment in Attributive and Explanatory Contexts. Law and Contemporary Problems. 49(3). 13–13. 3 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1985). On History and Other Essays. Michael Oakeshott. Ethics. 96(1). 197–198.
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Dray, William H.. (1985). Narrative versus Analysis in History. Philosophy of the Social Sciences. 15(2). 125–145. 4 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1982). Presentism, Inevitability and the English Civil War. Journal of History. 17(2). 257–274. 1 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1980). Collingwood's Historical Individualism. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 10(1). 1–20. 3 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1978). Philosophical analysis and history. Greenwood Press eBooks. 84 indexed citations
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Dray, William H., et al.. (1978). Historical Explanation: Re-enactment and Practical Inference. The American Historical Review. 83(5). 1218–1218. 11 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1971). On the Nature and Role of Narrative in Historiography. History and Theory. 10(2). 153–153. 31 indexed citations
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Huppert, George & William H. Dray. (1969). The Idea of Perfect History: Historical Erudition and Historical Philosophy in Renaissance France. Renaissance and Reformation. 8(3). 116–117. 28 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1968). On Explaining How-Possibly. The Monist. 52(3). 390–407. 15 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1966). Philosophy of history. Philosophy. 41(156). 35 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1961). Some causal accounts of the American Civil War. 1 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1960). Toynbee's Search for Historical Laws. History and Theory. 1(1). 32–32. 4 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1960). Taylor and Chisholm on Making Things to Have Happened. Analysis. 20(4). 79–82. 1 indexed citations
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Dray, William H.. (1960). R. G. Collingwood on Reflective Thought. The Journal of Philosophy. 57(5). 157–157. 1 indexed citations

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