Burton Watson
Impact in
- Cultural Studies top 0.5%
- Japanese History and Culture
- Asian Culture and Media Studies
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- Chinese history and philosophy
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Papers in
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- Chinese history and philosophy 37
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- Japanese History and Culture 17
- Asian Culture and Media Studies 3
- Co-authors
- 荘子 (3 shared papers)Richard B. Mather (1 shared paper)John L. Bishop (6 shared papers)Lien-sheng Yang (3 shared papers)Arthur W. Hummel (1 shared paper)Derk Bodde (1 shared paper)Chester C. Tan (1 shared paper)Wm. Theodore de Bary (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Artibus Asiae (2 papers)Poetics Today (1 paper)The American Historical Review (1 paper)Journal of the American Oriental Society (8 papers)Monumenta Nipponica (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
Burton Watson
56 papers receiving 731 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 103
- Cultural Studies 243
- Sociology and Political Science 662
- Religious studies 63
- Philosophy 138
- Anthropology 94
Countries citing papers authored by Burton Watson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Burton Watson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Burton Watson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 77 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | 229 | |
| 2 | 1960 | 134 | |
| 3 | The complete works of Zhuangzi | 2013 | 83 |
| 4 | Records of the grand historian | 1993 | 81 |
| 5 | Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings | 1974 | 62 |
| 6 | 1960 | 53 | |
| 7 | 1965 | 41 | |
| 8 | Zhuangzi : basic writings | 2003 | 38 |
| 9 | 1968 | 34 | |
| 10 | 1958 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hsün Tzu : basic writings | 1996 | 28 |
| 12 | 1989 | 28 | |
| 13 | Mo Tzu : basic writings | 1963 | 22 |
| 14 | 1962 | 20 | |
| 15 | The Vimalakirti Sutra | 2000 | 17 |
| 16 | 1986 | 16 | |
| 17 | Xunzi : basic writings | 2003 | 15 |
| 18 | Han Feizi: Basic Writings | 1964 | 14 |
| 19 | Chinese lyricism;: Shih poetry from the second to the twelfth century, | 1971 | 11 |
| 20 | 1991 | 10 |
About Burton Watson
Burton Watson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Religious studies and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 77 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chinese history and philosophy (37 papers), Japanese History and Culture (17 papers), Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 papers), Asian Culture and Media Studies (3 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (3 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 papers), Indian History and Philosophy (1 paper) and Translation Studies and Practices (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Cultural Studies (243 citations), Sociology and Political Science (662 citations), Religious studies (63 citations), Philosophy (138 citations) and Anthropology (94 citations). Burton Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include 荘子, Richard B. Mather, John L. Bishop, Lien-sheng Yang, Arthur W. Hummel, Derk Bodde, Chester C. Tan, Wm. Theodore de Bary, Leon Hurvitz and Wing-tsit Chan. Their work appears in journals such as Artibus Asiae, Poetics Today, The American Historical Review, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Monumenta Nipponica.
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