The Classical World 88.4k citations
5.2k papers · indexed · active since 1951
Impact in Classical Antiquity Studies Byzantine Studies and History Medieval Literature and History Papers in i Classical Antiquity Studies 4k Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History 448 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology 57 Ancient Near East History 56 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers The Classical World
Comparison fields: 5 of 221 Anthropology 45.1k Classics 6.1k Archeology 10.8k Philosophy 14.8k Religious studies 5.7k Language and Linguistics 6.5k History 6.2k Literature and Literary Theory 4.6k General Arts and Humanities 359 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1.9k Archeology 234 Theoretical Computer Science 267 History and Philosophy of Science 1.4k Space and Planetary Science 122 Paleontology 855 Music 453 Political Science and International Relations 2.7k Cultural Studies 810 Sociology and Political Science 3.4k Gender Studies 742 Linguistics and Language 337 Geography, Planning and Development 410 Museology 288 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 950 General Psychology 84 Conservation 186 Social Psychology 824 Communication 339 Law 526 Education 1.1k Architecture 138 Urban Studies 209 General Social Sciences 111 Economics and Econometrics 684 Demography 243 Developmental and Educational Psychology 314 Clinical Psychology 435 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 328 Medical Terminology 6 Anatomy 37 Cognitive Neuroscience 344 Astronomy and Astrophysics 340 Information Systems and Management 147 Geology 84 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 169 Health 113 Safety Research 146 General Decision Sciences 34 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 13 Public Administration 70 Neurology 79 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 98 Marketing 97 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 123 Psychiatry and Mental health 172 Human-Computer Interaction 72 Building and Construction 133 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 22 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 265 Soil Science 108 Development 27 Library and Information Sciences 22 Information Systems 180 Computer Science Applications 39 Nature and Landscape Conservation 73 Atmospheric Science 90 Transportation 42 Artificial Intelligence 226 Strategy and Management 116 General Health Professions 139 Genetics 165 Earth-Surface Processes 46 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 60 Management Science and Operations Research 89 Global and Planetary Change 102 Accounting 60 Human Factors and Ergonomics 20 Food Science 85 Business and International Management 5 Plant Science 168 Pharmacy 15 Management of Technology and Innovation 34 Applied Psychology 21 Research and Theory 14 Management Information Systems 42 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 85 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 15 Civil and Structural Engineering 75 Ecology 67 Media Technology 26 Family Practice 7 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 17 Computational Theory and Mathematics 46 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 24 Ocean Engineering 36 General Energy 4 Geometry and Topology 27 Geophysics 35 Complementary and alternative medicine 23 Environmental Engineering 30 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 20 Nutrition and Dietetics 29 Applied Mathematics 33 Oceanography 23 Computer Networks and Communications 45 Finance 23 Equine 4 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 4 Reproductive Medicine 18 Mechanical Engineering 64 Health Information Management 15 Speech and Hearing 8 Occupational Therapy 11 Geochemistry and Petrology 10 Statistics and Probability 20 Modeling and Simulation 8 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Sensory Systems 8 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 7 Developmental Biology 3 Urology 10 Molecular Biology 86 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 19 Dermatology 11 Neurology 18 Water Science and Technology 21 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 15 Leadership and Management 2 Cell Biology 15 Emergency Medical Services 7 Forestry 4 Small Animals 9 Pollution 12 Control and Systems Engineering 26 Environmental Chemistry 9 Surgery 43 Biomedical Engineering 38 Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 Insect Science 10 Developmental Neuroscience 3 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 16 Automotive Engineering 9 Physiology 23 Agronomy and Crop Science 10 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 5 Waste Management and Disposal 6 Epidemiology 28 Mathematical Physics 10 Mechanics of Materials 19 Fuel Technology 1 Industrial relations 1 Radiation 7 Metals and Alloys 2 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 12 Infectious Diseases 14 Rheumatology 10 Signal Processing 6 Pharmacology 10 Materials Chemistry 28 Ceramics and Composites 4 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 7 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 Aerospace Engineering 16 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 Oncology 13 Computational Mechanics 13 Organic Chemistry 18 Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 Filtration and Separation 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 Biomaterials 6 Polymers and Plastics 6 Genetics 4 Virology 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 Hematology 6 Analytical Chemistry 5 Algebra and Number Theory 2 Animal Science and Zoology 4 Biochemistry 3 Biophysics 3 Pharmacology 4 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 13 Inorganic Chemistry 6 Ophthalmology 4 Immunology and Allergy 2 Ecological Modeling 1 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 Emergency Medicine 3 Hardware and Architecture 3 General Materials Science 1 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Periodontics 2 Spectroscopy 5 Nephrology 3 Electrochemistry 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 Parasitology 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 Aquatic Science 2 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 Immunology 5 Condensed Matter Physics 3 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Software 1 Toxicology 1 Oral Surgery 1 Rehabilitation 1 Orthodontics 1 Molecular Medicine 1 Cancer Research 2 Gastroenterology 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2
Anthropology 45.1k Classics 6.1k Archeology 10.8k Philosophy 14.8k Religious studies 5.7k Journal of the American Oriental Society United States
The American Journal of Philology United States
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History United States
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews United States
American Anthropologist United States
American Sociological Review United States
The International Journal of African Historical Studies United States
Hispanic American Historical Review United States
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute United Kingdom
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About The Classical World The 5.2k papers published in The Classical World in the last decades have received a total of 88.4k indexed citations . Papers published in The Classical World usually cover Anthropology (4k papers), Archeology (622 papers), Philosophy (899 papers), Language and Linguistics (783 papers) and Classics (128 papers) specifically the topics of Classical Antiquity Studies (4k papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (851 papers), Classical Studies and Philology (757 papers), Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (448 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (137 papers), Linguistics and language evolution (77 papers), Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (57 papers) and Ancient Near East History (56 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Classical World are Michael Gagarin , Martha C. Nussbaum , Mason Hammond , Michael C. J. Putnam , Glanville Downey , Peter Garnsey , Henry Μ. Hoenigswald , Lionel Casson , Malcolm F. McGregor and Wade Baskin .
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