About The 1.3k papers published in Representations in the last decades have received a total of 16.7k indexed citations.
Papers published in Representations usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (254 papers),
Literature and Literary Theory (228 papers) and
History (211 papers) specifically the topics of Visual Culture and Art Theory (43 papers), Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (40 papers) and Historical and Literary Studies (39 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Representations are
Pierre Nora ,
James Clifford ,
Dipesh Chakrabarty ,
Lorraine Daston ,
Peter Galison ,
Kerwin Lee Klein ,
Stephen Best ,
Sharon Marcus ,
Renato Rosaldo and
François Ewald .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Representations
Comparison fields: 5 of 190 Sociology and Political Science 6.1k Literature and Literary Theory 3.1k Anthropology 2.9k History 2.6k Social Psychology 2.2k Political Science and International Relations 2.2k Philosophy 1.8k Cultural Studies 1.6k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1.2k Geography, Planning and Development 906 Archeology 890 History and Philosophy of Science 711 Economics and Econometrics 695 Clinical Psychology 692 Gender Studies 660 Museology 633 Education 475 Music 465 Classics 426 Religious studies 413 Law 386 Communication 378 Demography 370 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 341 Urban Studies 336 General Health Professions 319 Language and Linguistics 316 Cognitive Neuroscience 258 Space and Planetary Science 198 Conservation 194 Marketing 175 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 161 Food Science 152 Linguistics and Language 147 Developmental and Educational Psychology 144 Information Systems 143 Genetics 142 Artificial Intelligence 141 Safety Research 129 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 129 Health 125 Psychiatry and Mental health 120 General Psychology 119 Finance 118 Paleontology 110 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 103 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 98 Human-Computer Interaction 93 Global and Planetary Change 85 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 83 Computer Science Applications 76 Information Systems and Management 66 Speech and Hearing 65 General Social Sciences 62 Public Administration 57 Nature and Landscape Conservation 53 Physiology 52 Plant Science 49 Strategy and Management 48 Neurology 48 Archeology 47 Molecular Biology 46 Astronomy and Astrophysics 45 Computer Networks and Communications 43 Building and Construction 41 Reproductive Medicine 38 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 38 Ecology 36 Biomedical Engineering 36 Development 35 Pharmacy 34 Management of Technology and Innovation 34 Geology 33 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 30 Management Science and Operations Research 29 Accounting 28 Neurology 27 Automotive Engineering 27 Library and Information Sciences 24 Management Information Systems 23 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 23 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 22 Epidemiology 22 General Arts and Humanities 21 Soil Science 21 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 21 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 20 Ecological Modeling 20 Health Information Management 19 Architecture 19 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 Mechanical Engineering 16 Applied Psychology 14 Transportation 14 Pharmacology 14 Media Technology 14 Statistics and Probability 14 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 14 Surgery 13 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 13 Emergency Medical Services 12 Microbiology 12 Human Factors and Ergonomics 12 Organic Chemistry 12 Infectious Diseases 12 Dermatology 11 Pharmacology 11 Signal Processing 10 Oncology 10 Biophysics 10 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 Atmospheric Science 9 Anatomy 9 Computational Theory and Mathematics 9 Occupational Therapy 8 Control and Systems Engineering 8 Complementary and alternative medicine 7 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 6 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 5 Small Animals 5 Business and International Management 5 Developmental Biology 5 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 Health Informatics 5 Materials Chemistry 5 Forestry 4 Hematology 4 Environmental Engineering 4 Family Practice 4 Civil and Structural Engineering 4 Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 Life-span and Life-course Studies 4 Aerospace Engineering 3 Earth-Surface Processes 3 Rehabilitation 3 Sensory Systems 3 Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Theoretical Computer Science 3 Insect Science 3 Nutrition and Dietetics 3 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 Cancer Research 2 General Decision Sciences 2 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 Agronomy and Crop Science 2 Virology 2 Algebra and Number Theory 2 Computational Mechanics 2 Rheumatology 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Water Science and Technology 2 Mathematical Physics 2 Software 2 Spectroscopy 2 Emergency Medicine 2 Pollution 2 Modeling and Simulation 2 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Toxicology 2 Ocean Engineering 2 Biotechnology 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 Genetics 1 Biomaterials 1 Research and Theory 1 Periodontics 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Environmental Chemistry 1 Biochemistry 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Catalysis 1 Transplantation 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 Medical Terminology 1 Structural Biology 1 Geometry and Topology 1 Oceanography 1 General Energy 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Medical Laboratory Technology 1
Sociology and Political Science 6.1k Literature and Literary Theory 3.1k Anthropology 2.9k History 2.6k Social Psychology 2.2k Western Folklore United States
Social Text United States
Eighteenth-Century Studies United States
Feminist Studies United States
New Literary History United States
Cultural Studies United States
History and Theory United States
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