William Zinsser

1.1k total citations
11 papers, 518 citations indexed

About

William Zinsser is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, History and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, William Zinsser has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 518 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 1 paper in History and 1 paper in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in William Zinsser's work include Philosophy, History, and Historiography (1 paper), Themes in Literature Analysis (1 paper) and American and British Literature Analysis (1 paper). William Zinsser is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy, History, and Historiography (1 paper), Themes in Literature Analysis (1 paper) and American and British Literature Analysis (1 paper). William Zinsser collaborates with scholars based in . William Zinsser's co-authors include William Baker and Maurice Sendak and has published in prestigious journals such as Academe, The Antioch Review and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

William Zinsser

11 papers receiving 336 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Zinsser	7	176	123	96	88	42	11	518
Peter Childs Ireland	13	265 1.5×	125 1.0×	103 1.1×	122 1.4×	24 0.6×	58	586
Margaret Ferguson United States	12	335 1.9×	182 1.5×	97 1.0×	42 0.5×	13 0.3×	35	777
Raman Selden United Kingdom	8	103 0.6×	233 1.9×	192 2.0×	34 0.4×	54 1.3×	29	641
Gary A. Olson United States	14	168 1.0×	156 1.3×	166 1.7×	32 0.4×	21 0.5×	73	578
Inge Crosman	6	103 0.6×	242 2.0×	182 1.9×	41 0.5×	40 1.0×	9	682
Wilma Clark United Kingdom	10	172 1.0×	92 0.7×	162 1.7×	43 0.5×	20 0.5×	19	464
Wallace Martin United States	9	76 0.4×	220 1.8×	199 2.1×	29 0.3×	33 0.8×	37	705
Amy Mandelker United States	6	61 0.3×	116 0.9×	149 1.6×	17 0.2×	42 1.0×	19	503
Bruce Herzberg United States	7	109 0.6×	159 1.3×	91 0.9×	15 0.2×	13 0.3×	13	476
Jack Selzer United States	10	81 0.5×	173 1.4×	81 0.8×	40 0.5×	9 0.2×	30	451

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Zinsser

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

1.

Zinsser, William. (2006). On Writing Well: The Classic Guide To Writing Nonfiction. 81 indexed citations

2.

Zinsser, William. (2001). On Writing Well, An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 20 indexed citations

3.

Zinsser, William. (1992). American Places: A Writer's Pilgrimage to 15 of This Country's Most Visited and Cherished Sites. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 3 indexed citations

4.

Sendak, Maurice & William Zinsser. (1990). Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

5.

Zinsser, William. (1988). Writing to Learn. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 155 indexed citations

6.

Baker, William & William Zinsser. (1988). Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir. The Antioch Review. 46(1). 117–117. 148 indexed citations

7.

Zinsser, William. (1986). Extraordinary Lives: The Art and Craft of American Biography. 6 indexed citations

8.

Zinsser, William, et al.. (1984). Writing with a Word Processor. Academe. 70(4). 30–30. 17 indexed citations

9.

Zinsser, William. (1984). Willie and Dwike: An American Profile. 2 indexed citations

10.

Zinsser, William. (1983). Writing with a word processor. 22 indexed citations

11.

Zinsser, William. (1976). On Writing Well. 60 indexed citations

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