[Mr. Lieberson is an HNN intern.] This list was compiled from Publish or Perish, a program that tracks the number of citations of a particular scholar or article.

Living American Historian

1. David McCullough- Number of Citations: 5,213
2. James M. McPherson- Number of Citations: 4,090
3. Peter Gay- Number of Citations: 3,559
4. Edmund Morgan- Number of Citations: 3,103
5. John Lewis Gaddis- Number of Citations: 3,060
6. Robert Fogel- Number of Citations: 2,887
7. Robert C. Tucker- Number of Citations: 2,144
8. Carl Degler- Number of Citations: 2,090

Modern American Historians (Dead or Alive)

1. David H. Donald- Number of Citations: 13,533
2. Arthur Schlesinger- Number of Citations: 6,336
3. David McCullough- Number of Citations: 5,213
4. James M. McPherson- Number of Citations: 4,090
5. Peter Gay- Number of Citations: 3,559
6. George Mosse- Number of Citations: 3,425
7. John Lewis Gaddis- Number of Citations: 3,060
8. Robert Fogel- Number of Citations: 2,887
9. Howard Zinn- Number of Citations: 2,621
10. Robert C. Tucker- Number of Citations: 2,144

Modern International Historians (Dead or Alive)

1. Paul Johnson (British)- Number of Citations: 19,241
2. Harold James (British)- Number of Citations: 15,771
3. EP Thompson (British)- Number of Citations: 13,835
4. David H. Donald (USA) - Number of Citations: 13,533
5. Arthur Schlesinger (USA)- Number of Citations: 6,336
6. Richard Evans (British)- Number of Citations: 5,704
7. Lawrence Stone (British)- Number of Citations: 5,647
8. Fernand Braudel (French)- Number of Citations: 5,369
9. David McCullough (USA)- Number of Citations: 5,213
10. Christopher Hill (British)- Number of Citations: 4,338