Robert Alter
Impact in
- Religious studies top 0.05%
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Christian Theology and Mission
Papers in
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- Biblical Studies and Interpretation 26
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies 3
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- Franz Kafka Literary Studies 4
- Co-authors
- Michael Mayerfeld Bell (1 shared paper)Frank Kermode (4 shared papers)Joseph H. Silverman (1 shared paper)Robert Donald Spector (2 shared papers)Jan P. Fokkelman (1 shared paper)Shierry Weber Nicholsen (1 shared paper)CHARLOTTE T.C. TAN (1 shared paper)David F Cella (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Poetics Today (4 papers)NOVEL A Forum on Fiction (2 papers)Comparative Literature (2 papers)MLN (1 paper)Modernism/modernity (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
Robert Alter
52 papers receiving 578 citations
Robert Alter's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
- Religious studies 567
- Literature and Literary Theory 242
- Archeology 210
- Development 70
- Philosophy 203
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Alter
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Co-authors
The 24 scholars most cited alongside Robert Alter, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Art of Biblical Narrative Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 270 |
| 2 | The Art of Biblical Narrative Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 258 |
| 3 | 1979 | 103 | |
| 4 | The Art of Biblical Poetry | 1985 | 78 |
| 5 | The Literary Guide to the Bible | 1987 | 71 |
| 6 | The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary | 2010 | 51 |
| 7 | The Five Books of Moses | 2004 | 36 |
| 8 | The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary | 2010 | 34 |
| 9 | 1992 | 28 | |
| 10 | The Song of Songs : a new translation with an introduction and commentary | 1995 | 23 |
| 11 | After the tradition: Essays on modern Jewish writing | 1971 | 22 |
| 12 | Modern Hebrew literature | 1975 | 20 |
| 13 | 1965 | 18 | |
| 14 | 1987 | 17 | |
| 15 | 2010 | 15 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 14 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 13 | |
| 18 | 1991 | 12 | |
| 19 | Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary | 2013 | 10 |
| 20 | The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary | 2018 | 10 |
About Robert Alter
Robert Alter is a scholar working on Religious studies, Literature and Literary Theory, Archeology, Sociology and Political Science and Demography, having authored 70 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biblical Studies and Interpretation (26 papers), Historical and Linguistic Studies (9 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (9 papers), Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (7 papers), Franz Kafka Literary Studies (4 papers), Development, Ethics, and Society (3 papers), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (3 papers) and Jewish Identity and Society (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Religious studies (567 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (242 citations), Archeology (210 citations), Development (70 citations) and Philosophy (203 citations). Robert Alter has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Michael Mayerfeld Bell, Frank Kermode, Joseph H. Silverman, Robert Donald Spector, Jan P. Fokkelman, Shierry Weber Nicholsen, CHARLOTTE T.C. TAN, David F Cella, Mary Ellen Sullivan and Stephen A. Geller. Their work appears in journals such as Poetics Today, NOVEL A Forum on Fiction, Comparative Literature, MLN and Modernism/modernity.
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