Most cited books ever

All work published by juba ii, king of numidia and mauretania. At number 4, the most cited book is the manual molecular cloning, a mainstay of molecularbiology laboratories. After an extensive search of nearly 58 million items including databases covering the life sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, conference proceedings and some books, thomson reuters listed the top 100 most cited work. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Ranked by total citations, based on papers published and cited between january 1, 1999 and april 30, 2009. Many of these books are techniqueoriented, as one might expect from the kinds of papers that made the sci list discussed in. Ever wondered what the 10 most cited sources on wikipedia are. Probability books with the most bibliographic citations in the mathematical literature. But the list shows that research articles can be just as influential as books. According to the list in this article, the most cited math paper is fuzzy sets by zadeh.

The 100 most influential books ever written wikipedia. In 1974, bandura became one of the youngest ever presidents of the american psychological association. Table 1 to a list of the top 10 most cited methodology books, which can be found in. The most cited work in history, for example, is a 1951 paper 2 describing an assay to determine the amount of protein in a solution. I assume that a paper such as refinement of macromolecular structures by the maximumlikelihood method is highly valuable given that it has been cited over 10,000 times but id rather not include it on the list of most cited statistics papers in that, unlike the papers of baron and kenny, say, or zadeh, or heckman, or the others on. You are not alone in feeling the weight of todays struggles and temptations. For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Secondly, no one discipline dominates over the others in the top 20, with the top six books all from different disciplines. I also published a more specific most cited compilation listing the top. In fact, his 3,874 citations in the arts and humanities citation index between 1980 and 1992 make him the most cited living person in that period and the eighth most cited source overralljust behind famed psychiatrist sigmund freud and just ahead of philosopher georg hegel. May, 2018 okay, so dont be surprised if you havent heard of most or probably any of those.

Oct 29, 2014 at number 4, the most cited book is the manual molecular cloning, a mainstay of molecularbiology laboratories. The overall citation count of the theory, however, would far outpace most of the books on the list. If we can recommend the best 50 books ever written, can we not also counter this with the ten. Only 14,499 papers about a meter and a halfs worth have more than 1,000 citations. One of the most highly cited theory in social science.

Its also considered to be one of the best books ever written. The characters, setting, and plot are all uninspiring and obvious. Its impacted the world in more ways than any other book can claim. But the list shows that research articles can be just as influential as books, notes.

Reading the best philosophy books gives us the opportunity to look into those hidden depths and understand our own thinking and behavior at a deeper level, helping us eliminate behavior we dont like. Using the web of science database, he took the mostcited papers in sociology and produced a top 10 list for each decade going back to the 1950s. Times higher education most cited authors of books in the humanities, 2007 28 april 2009 most cited authors of books in the humanities, 2007 26 march 2009 data provided by thomson reuters lsi web of science, 2007 field michel foucault 19261984 philosophy. Shapiro abstract this study enumerates the 50 most cited american legal books published since 1978, based on citations in scholarly literature. Weve added a new tool to the university of michigan press. What are the mostcited publications in the social sciences. Dec 05, 2008 top ten most influential books ever december 5, 2008 ever since the written word came to the fore, after the oral tradition took the backseat to mass stories, sometime between the lyceum and hedonism, between gravitas and the advent of gravity, books captured and shaped the path of the world. For the record, the excluded books have sold an estimated hundreds of millions of copies each several billion, in the bibles case and would have taken most of the top positions on the list. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Nature recently asked thomson reuters, owner of the sci, to list the 100 most highly cited papers of all time. The 100 most influential books ever written 180 books. Philosophy draws indiscriminately from all fields knowledge, in a never ending questioning. The history of thought from ancient times to today 1998 is a book of intellectual history written by martin seymoursmith 19281998, a british poet, critic, and biographer.

The ten worst books of all time part one by old hickory. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. The 20 most cited practitioneroriented treatises and studentoriented texts for the same time period are also listed. Here are the ten worst influential books ever to come off a printing press. The 10 most cited journal articles in the social sciences excluding methodology articles finally, i examine in table 4 the top 10 most cited journal articles, excluding methodological articles. With all those caveats in mind and not including ebook sales, here are the 21 bestselling books. Ratio of most cited publication to second most cited publication for authors among the top10 most cited books in the social sciences. The only thing that is important is who cites whom. The 100 most cited papers of all time show how science really gets done. Yet none of the papers that announced them comes anywhere close to ranking among the 100 most highly cited papers of all time. The adventure, symbolism, and characterization contained in don quixote has promoted the book to the incredible popularity it has today. I am wondering about the most cited papers books in mathematics. The writers at nature news recently put together a list of the 100 most highly cited papers of all time.

The most cited articles published since 2017, extracted from scopus. If youre cited, that means youre identified as a player in the game. Top 300 most cited books of alltime bookadvice reading list. This spanish novel, originally published as two books, is one of the most influential and popular novels in the world. Mar 31, 2014 i assume that a paper such as refinement of macromolecular structures by the maximumlikelihood method is highly valuable given that it has been cited over 10,000 times but id rather not include it on the list of mostcited statistics papers in that, unlike the papers of baron and kenny, say, or zadeh, or heckman, or the others on.

Most cited social science research articles the most cited articles published since 2017, extracted from scopus. Jun 01, 2012 the law professor equivalent of career hits is the number of times cited in journals. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks. Top ten most influential books ever better world books blog. I always had the impression that the number of citations in the mathematical community is several orders of magnitude below the number of citations in other scientific areas, such as chemistry, physics or biology. What are the mostcited publications in the social sciences lse blogs.

First is the sheer number of citations for the mostcited books. Not a table of which papers were most popular in those decades, but a table of which papers are now the most cited from those decades. What are the most cited research papers of all time. The high energy physicists and astrophysicists with hyperauthored papers are excluded. It is useful to compare the list in table 1 to a list of the top 10 most cited methodology books, which can be found in table 3. Top ten most cited journals all fields ranked by total citations, based on papers published and cited between january 1, 1999 and april 30, 2009.

Note that the 1950s category is really 1950s and before. Magic in these methods it will surprise few that methods papers lead the list of the most cited scientific articles ever at least those tracked in the institute for scientific informations science citation index, 1955 to 1987. The lowry paper, as it is known, stands headandshoulders above all others. While these are the 10 most frequently cited academic sources on wikipedia, theyre culled from some 4. Download table list of highly cited books from publication. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages, placing harry potter among historys most translated literary works. Societal inequality and individual subjective wellbeing.

Juba ii came to rome as a boy after his father was defeated by julius caesar. Most cited fish and fisheries books, papers, and databases. The 10 most cited published before 1950 is interesting, if for no other. It is not just the most printed book, its also revered by the most number of people in the world nearly half the planets population. He is regarded as one of the most influential psychologists of all time. Results from 68 societies and over 200,000 individuals, 19812008. If the cumulative stack of all these papers were scaled to the size of mount kilimanjaro, then the 100 mostcited papers would represent just one centimeter at the peak. Top 100 most cited research papers of all time realclearscience. What are the most cited books in the social sciences.

The history of thought from ancient times to today 1998 is a book of intellectual history written by martin seymoursmith, a british poet, critic, and biographer. With all those caveats in mind and not including ebook sales, here are the 21 bestselling books of all time, as far as we can tell. The great gatsby was i thought one of the most boring books i ever read, and i read war and peace by tolstoy and enjoyed it. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Nonetheless, there are some very well cited papers in mathematics. There are a few surprises in here, including the fact that it takes no fewer than 12,119. List of highly cited books download table researchgate. Most cited authors of books in the humanities, 2007. A laboratory manual by sambrook, fritsch and maniatis. Times higher education most cited authors of books in the humanities, 2007 28 april 2009 most cited authors of books in the humanities, 2007 26 march 2009 data provided by thomson reuters lsi web of science, 2007 field michel foucault 19261984 philosophy, sociology, criticism pierre bourdieu 19302002 sociology. Review the top 100 most cited publications of all time.

The history of thought from ancient times to today martin seymoursmith on. Indeed, professor chomsky is in illustrious company. If we take citations as a measure of impact, this book would be the most important scientific work of all time so far. The stat is a measure of influence, not stroke, but a high citation count open doors, just the same. What are the most frequently cited physics textbooks. Frankl, beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche, the visible and the. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Most cited social science research articles elsevier. His wife was cleopatra selene ii, daughter of greek ptolomeic cleopatra vii and romes marc antony. The best philosophy books of all time updated for 2020. Magic in these methods it will surprise few that methods papers lead the list of the most cited scientific articles everat least those tracked in the institute for scientific informations science citation index, 1955 to 1987. Here at science we love ranking things, so we were thrilled with this list of the top 100 most cited scientific.