Robert Alter
Impact in
- Religious studies top 0.05%
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Christian Theology and Mission
- Archeology top 1%
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
Papers in
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- Biblical Studies and Interpretation 28
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- Historical and Linguistic Studies 11
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies 7
- Co-authors
- Michael Bell (1 shared paper)Frank Kermode (4 shared papers)Joseph H. Silverman (1 shared paper)Robert D. Spector (2 shared papers)J.P. Fokkelman (1 shared paper)Shierry Weber Nicholsen (1 shared paper)David Cella (1 shared paper)Charlotte Tan (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Poetics Today (4 papers)NOVEL A Forum on Fiction (2 papers)Comparative Literature (2 papers)Modernism/modernity (1 paper)Journal of Biblical Literature (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Robert Alter
55 papers receiving 655 citations
Robert Alter's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
- Religious studies 614
- Archeology 227
- Literature and Literary Theory 246
- Development 76
- Philosophy 222
Countries citing papers authored by Robert Alter
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Alter
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 72 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Art of Biblical Narrative Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 273 |
| 2 | The Art of Biblical Narrative Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 270 |
| 3 | 1979 | 106 | |
| 4 | The Art of Biblical Poetry | 1985 | 80 |
| 5 | The Literary Guide to the Bible | 1987 | 71 |
| 6 | The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary | 2010 | 53 |
| 7 | 1998 | 38 | |
| 8 | The Five Books of Moses | 2004 | 38 |
| 9 | The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary | 2010 | 35 |
| 10 | 1992 | 29 | |
| 11 | The Song of Songs : a new translation with an introduction and commentary | 1995 | 24 |
| 12 | After the tradition: Essays on modern Jewish writing | 1971 | 23 |
| 13 | Modern Hebrew literature | 1975 | 20 |
| 14 | 1965 | 19 | |
| 15 | 1987 | 17 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 14 | |
| 17 | 2010 | 14 | |
| 18 | 1995 | 13 | |
| 19 | 1991 | 12 | |
| 20 | The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary | 2018 | 11 |
About Robert Alter
Robert Alter is a scholar working on Religious studies, Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory, Archeology and Demography, having authored 72 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biblical Studies and Interpretation (28 papers), Historical and Linguistic Studies (11 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), Mormonism, Religion, and History (3 papers) and Jewish Identity and Society (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Religious studies (614 citations), Archeology (227 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (246 citations), Development (76 citations) and Philosophy (222 citations). Robert Alter has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael Bell, Frank Kermode, Joseph H. Silverman, Robert D. Spector, J.P. Fokkelman, Shierry Weber Nicholsen, David Cella, Charlotte Tan, Mary Sullivan and Iain Provan. Their work appears in journals such as Poetics Today, NOVEL A Forum on Fiction, Comparative Literature, Modernism/modernity and Journal of Biblical Literature.
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