American Literature 54.1k citations
5.1k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Poetry Analysis and Criticism American and British Literature Analysis Literature: history, themes, analysis Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis Papers in i American and British Literature Analysis 1.0k Poetry Analysis and Criticism 703 American Literature and Humor Studies 262 Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis 225 Literature: history, themes, analysis 213 American Literature and Culture 380 American Sports and Literature 226 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers American Literature
Comparison fields: 5 of 208 Literature and Literary Theory 26.0k Music 3.3k History 9.4k Cultural Studies 6.2k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3.5k Philosophy 5.8k Anthropology 3.5k Sociology and Political Science 14.2k Gender Studies 2.6k Museology 892 Marketing 1.9k History and Philosophy of Science 984 Religious studies 1.0k General Psychology 238 Communication 1.3k Geography, Planning and Development 996 Political Science and International Relations 4.1k Linguistics and Language 593 Language and Linguistics 1.2k Classics 417 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.1k Safety Research 668 Economics and Econometrics 2.2k Urban Studies 459 Library and Information Sciences 105 Clinical Psychology 1.3k Law 672 Social Psychology 1.3k Conservation 217 Education 1.8k Demography 693 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 626 General Arts and Humanities 53 Health 340 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 353 Public Administration 108 General Social Sciences 77 General Health Professions 505 Human-Computer Interaction 131 Developmental and Educational Psychology 273 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 30 Space and Planetary Science 28 Archeology 213 Speech and Hearing 114 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 30 Information Systems and Management 132 Cognitive Neuroscience 338 Computer Science Applications 96 Information Systems 366 Global and Planetary Change 328 Theoretical Computer Science 18 Neurology 103 Finance 131 Nature and Landscape Conservation 157 Life-span and Life-course Studies 11 Human Factors and Ergonomics 30 Archeology 13 Psychiatry and Mental health 145 Food Science 187 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 139 Applied Psychology 40 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 74 Development 32 Pharmacy 34 Artificial Intelligence 266 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 57 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 27 Reproductive Medicine 44 Architecture 9 Astronomy and Astrophysics 91 Occupational Therapy 21 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 114 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 87 Strategy and Management 82 General Decision Sciences 9 Management of Technology and Innovation 35 Health Informatics 6 Paleontology 33 Medical Terminology 1 Health Information Management 18 Transportation 27 Genetics 102 Microbiology 22 Rehabilitation 22 Anatomy 5 Neurology 49 Management Science and Operations Research 45 Business and International Management 7 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 82 Accounting 35 Plant Science 108 Leadership and Management 3 Research and Theory 2 Management Information Systems 24 Ecology 60 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 8 Dermatology 15 Family Practice 3 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 35 Media Technology 16 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 22 Physiology 39 Computational Theory and Mathematics 28 Industrial relations 1 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 10 Computer Networks and Communications 34 Developmental Biology 3 Geochemistry and Petrology 8 Modeling and Simulation 6 Mechanical Engineering 50 Statistics and Probability 11 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 General Materials Science 4 Atmospheric Science 22 Epidemiology 35 Ecological Modeling 5 Sensory Systems 5 Building and Construction 14 Emergency Medical Services 6 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 Infectious Diseases 15 Signal Processing 10 Geology 5 Transplantation 2 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 11 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 13 Process Chemistry and Technology 2 General Dentistry 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 6 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Biomedical Engineering 26 Surgery 23 Aging 1 Insect Science 7 Environmental Engineering 8 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Materials Chemistry 24 Molecular Biology 32 Pharmacology 7 Inorganic Chemistry 6 Small Animals 3 Organic Chemistry 12 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Oncology 10 Automotive Engineering 5 Endocrinology 2 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 Mechanics of Materials 10 Aerospace Engineering 10 Complementary and alternative medicine 3 Agronomy and Crop Science 4 Metals and Alloys 1 Computational Mechanics 8 Pharmacology 3 Numerical Analysis 2 Polymers and Plastics 5 Condensed Matter Physics 4 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 Clinical Biochemistry 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 Soil Science 3 Toxicology 1 Analytical Chemistry 3 Animal Science and Zoology 3 Geophysics 4 Rheumatology 4 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Biochemistry 2 Nutrition and Dietetics 4 Developmental Neuroscience 1 Ophthalmology 2 Control and Systems Engineering 6 Cell Biology 4 Oceanography 3 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 Biotechnology 2 Virology 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 Mathematical Physics 2 Algebra and Number Theory 1 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Literature and Literary Theory 26.0k Music 3.3k History 9.4k Cultural Studies 6.2k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3.5k World Literature Today United States
Comparative Literature United States
The Modern Language Review United States
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism United States
Journal of American Folklore United States
American Quarterly United States
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History United States
The Journal of Southern History United States
Modern Language Journal United States
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About American Literature The 5.1k papers published in American Literature in the last decades have received a total of 54.1k indexed citations . Papers published in American Literature usually cover Literature and Literary Theory (2.2k papers), History (814 papers), Music (155 papers), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (190 papers) and Philosophy (359 papers) specifically the topics of American and British Literature Analysis (1.0k papers), Poetry Analysis and Criticism (703 papers), American Literature and Culture (380 papers), American Literature and Humor Studies (262 papers), American Sports and Literature (226 papers), Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis (225 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (220 papers) and Literature: history, themes, analysis (213 papers). The most active scholars publishing in American Literature are Cathy N. Davidson , Janice Radway , Rosemarie Garland Thomson , Annette Kolodny , Russ Castronovo , Nina Baym , Lisa Lowe , Kandice Chuh , Susan Gubar and Sandra M. Gilbert .
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