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D-Index
34
Citations
5017
World Ranking
6937
National Ranking
3370

John Thornton publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Thornton sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 218 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

John Thornton D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Thornton sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400–1800

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  • Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800

    James L. A. Webb join(;John Thornton

  • The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A Database on CD-ROM

    Unknown

  • The Kongolese Saint Anthony

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  • Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1680

    J. B. Webster;John Thornton

  • The Development of an African Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Kongo, 1491–1750

    John K. Thornton

  • Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800

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  • African Dimensions of the Stono Rebellion

    Unknown

  • Cannibals, Witches, and Slave Traders in the Atlantic World

    John Thornton

  • AFRO-CHRISTIAN SYNCRETISM IN THE KINGDOM OF KONGO

    John K. Thornton

  • On the Trail of Voodoo: African Christianity in Africa and the Americas

    John K. Thornton

  • African Dimensions of the Stono Rebellion

    John K. Thornton

  • Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800

    John Kelly Thornton

  • Demography and History in the Kingdom of Kongo, 1550–1750

    John K. Thornton

  • Early Kongo-Portuguese Relations: A New Interpretation

    John K. Thornton

  • A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250-1820

    John Kelly Thornton

  • The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706

    John Kelly Thornton

  • Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800

    John Kelly Thornton

  • The Kingdom of Kongo: Civil War and Transition, 1641-1718

    Susan Herlin Broadhead;John K. Thornton

  • Legitimacy and Political Power: Queen Njinga, 1624-1663

    John K. Thornton

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Roy G. Gordon
Roy G. Gordon Harvard University
Adam Jones
Adam Jones University of Idaho
Christopher Ehret
Christopher Ehret University of California, Los Angeles
Jan Vansina
Jan Vansina University of Wisconsin–Madison

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