Jan Assmann
Impact in
- Archeology top 0.2%
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Philosophy top 0.2%
- Memory, History, Trauma, Identity
Papers in
- Archeology 120
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology 91
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies 56
- Archaeology and Historical Studies 43
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History 23
- Ancient Near East History 17
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- Biblical Studies and Interpretation 45
- Co-authors
- John Czaplicka (1 shared paper)John Peter Kenney (1 shared paper)Aleida Assmann (22 shared papers)Rodney Livingstone (1 shared paper)Tonio Hölscher (1 shared paper)David Lorton (1 shared paper)Bruce G. Trigger (1 shared paper)Gerdien Jonker (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (6 papers)Numen (2 papers)Representations (2 papers)Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde (2 papers)Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- GermanyJapanUnited States
In The Last Decade
Jan Assmann
177 papers receiving 3.5k citations
Jan Assmann's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
- Archeology 912
- Philosophy 906
- Religious studies 386
- Anthropology 722
- Social Psychology 1.2k
Countries citing papers authored by Jan Assmann
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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Assmann
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Jan Assmann, 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 280 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collective Memory and Cultural Identity Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1094 |
| 2 | Das kulturelle Gedächtnis Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 783 |
| 3 | Cultural Memory and Early Civilization Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 420 |
| 4 | 2008 | 397 | |
| 5 | 2011 | 208 | |
| 6 | 1999 | 207 | |
| 7 | 1997 | 188 | |
| 8 | 2000 | 147 | |
| 9 | Religion and Cultural Memory: Ten Studies | 2005 | 121 |
| 10 | 2005 | 88 | |
| 11 | Die Mosaische Unterscheidung oder der Preis des Monotheismus | 2003 | 78 |
| 12 | 1994 | 75 | |
| 13 | 2002 | 66 | |
| 14 | Kultur und Gedächtnis | 1988 | 56 |
| 15 | 2013 | 56 | |
| 16 | The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs | 2002 | 41 |
| 17 | Schrift und Gedächtnis : Beiträge zur Archäologie der literarischen Kommunikation | 1983 | 40 |
| 18 | 1996 | 34 | |
| 19 | 2009 | 33 | |
| 20 | 2017 | 32 |
About Jan Assmann
Jan Assmann is a scholar working on Archeology, Religious studies, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Classics, having authored 280 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (91 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (56 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (45 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (43 papers), Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (23 papers), Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (20 papers), Ancient Near East History (17 papers) and Memory, History, Trauma, Identity (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (912 citations), Philosophy (906 citations), Religious studies (386 citations), Anthropology (722 citations) and Social Psychology (1.2k citations). Jan Assmann has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Japan and United States. Frequent co-authors include John Czaplicka, John Peter Kenney, Aleida Assmann, Rodney Livingstone, Tonio Hölscher, David Lorton, Bruce G. Trigger, Gerdien Jonker, Guy G. Stroumsa and Dietrich Harth. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Numen, Representations, Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde and Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte.
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