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Historical Theory

Historical Theory is a systematic framework within historiography that articulates the principles, methods, and assumptions guiding the interpretation and explanation of historical phenomena, distinguished from related conceptual tools by its focus on the epistemological and ontological foundations of historical knowledge.

670

Publications

37.9K

Citations

789

Authors

293

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

47

Variants

Theory Of History

Parents

Publications

670

Logics of History: Social Theory and Social Transformation

Deborah C. Hall, William H. Sewell · The History Teacher · 2006 · 1.1K citations

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History of Science and Its Rational Reconstructions

Imre Lakatos · PSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association · 1970 · 778 citations

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Telling the Truth About History

The Annals of Iowa · 1995 · 704 citations · Full text

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Karl Marx's theory of history: A defense

Benjamin C. Sax · History of European Ideas · 1985 · 701 citations

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Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence

William H. Shaw, Gilit Cohen · The American Historical Review · 1979 · 694 citations

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Authors

789

  1. MF
    Marilyn Fleer

    Monash University, Australia

    6 publications · 415 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. AC
    Arthur C. Danto

    Columbia University, United States

    6 publications · 542 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. MM
    Maurice Mandelbaum

    Dartmouth Hospital, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 339 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. LO
    Louis O. Mink

    5 publications · 391 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. PG
    Patrick Gardiner

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 379 citations

    5

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1–5 of 789

Institutions

293

  1. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    931 citations

  2. Moscow State University of Psychology & Education

    Moscow, Russia

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    316 citations

  3. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    291 citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    362 citations

  5. Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute

    Clayton, Australia

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    404 citations

  6. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    907 citations

  7. Saint Mary's University

    Halifax, Canada

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    205 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    143 citations

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Venues

  1. History and Theory

    66 publications · 3.1K citations

    30

    h-index

  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 38 publications · 3.4K citations

    28

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 21 publications · 1.3K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. Cultural-Historical Psychology

    12 publications · 410 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. Journal of the Philosophy of History

    10 publications · 337 citations

    10

    h-index

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