Albert Hourani

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Albert Hourani is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Hourani has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 13 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Albert Hourani's work include Islamic Studies and History (36 papers), Education and Islamic Studies (12 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (11 papers). Albert Hourani is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Studies and History (36 papers), Education and Islamic Studies (12 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (11 papers). Albert Hourani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Albert Hourani's co-authors include S. M. Stern, M. A. Cook, Malcolm H. Kerr, Philip S. Khoury, Mary C. Wilson, Claude Cahen, Vivian B. Brown, M. Haddad, Richard Walzer and C. Ernest Dawn and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and International Migration Review.

In The Last Decade

Albert Hourani

49 papers receiving 770 citations

Hit Papers

Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798–1939 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798–1939
    1983 270 citations Albert Hourani profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Albert Hourani United Kingdom 16 753 589 147 139 83 58 1.2k
Marshall G. S. Hodgson United States 15 708 0.9× 708 1.2× 247 1.7× 262 1.9× 47 0.6× 28 1.2k
İra M. Lapıdus United States 20 712 0.9× 618 1.0× 197 1.3× 193 1.4× 78 0.9× 64 1.2k
John O. Voll United States 18 877 1.2× 680 1.2× 158 1.1× 225 1.6× 43 0.5× 95 1.2k
Stanford J. Shaw United States 15 540 0.7× 731 1.2× 148 1.0× 66 0.5× 63 0.8× 58 1.1k
Dale F. Eickelman United States 21 1.0k 1.4× 823 1.4× 407 2.8× 283 2.0× 109 1.3× 64 1.7k
Ervand Abrahamian United States 18 934 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 100 0.7× 82 0.6× 65 0.8× 50 1.6k
S. D. Goıteın United States 13 462 0.6× 491 0.8× 242 1.6× 133 1.0× 123 1.5× 80 1.1k
Saïd Amir Arjomand United States 18 704 0.9× 786 1.3× 121 0.8× 101 0.7× 32 0.4× 94 1.1k
M. C. Ricklefs Australia 16 937 1.2× 290 0.5× 253 1.7× 133 1.0× 48 0.6× 61 1.1k
Ibn Khaldūn 8 292 0.4× 243 0.4× 88 0.6× 108 0.8× 31 0.4× 15 630

Countries citing papers authored by Albert Hourani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Albert Hourani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Albert Hourani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hourani, Albert, et al.. (2004). Pemikiran liberal di dunia Arab. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Quandt, William B. & Albert Hourani. (1997). Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939. Foreign Affairs. 76(5). 232–232. 5 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert, Philip S. Khoury, & Mary C. Wilson. (1994). The Modern Middle East : A Reader. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 45 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert, et al.. (1992). Die Geschichte der arabischen Völker. S. Fischer eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1991). A History of the Arab Peoples. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 243 indexed citations
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Campbell, John C. & Albert Hourani. (1991). A History of the Arab Peoples. Foreign Affairs. 70(3). 181–181.
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Hourani, Albert. (1991). How Should We Write The History Of The Middle East?. International Journal Middle East Studies. 23(2). 125–136. 18 indexed citations
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Gilliot, Claude, et al.. (1990). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa. Studia Islamica. 196–196. 7 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1990). BUSTĀNĪ'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA. Journal of Islamic Studies. 1(1). 111–119. 5 indexed citations
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Stern, S. M., Albert Hourani, Vivian B. Brown, & Richard Walzer. (1972). Islamic philosophy and the classical tradition : essays presented by his friends and pupils to Richard Walzer. 1 indexed citations
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Walzer, Richard, S. M. Stern, Albert Hourani, & Vivian B. Brown. (1972). Islamic Philosophy and the Classical Tradition. 26 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1967). Islam and the philosophers of history. Middle Eastern Studies. 3(3). 206–268. 9 indexed citations
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Grunebaum, G. E. von & Albert Hourani. (1965). Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798-1939. Oriens. 18. 377–377. 1 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1961). A vision of history : Near Eastern and other essays. 5 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1958). Middle Eastern affairs. Oxford University Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1958). Islamic Society and the West: A Study of the Impact of Western Civilization on Moslem Culture in the Near East. International Affairs. 34(2). 201–202. 8 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1957). The Changing Face of the Fertile Crescent in the XVIIIth Century. Studia Islamica. 89–89. 10 indexed citations
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Hourani, Albert. (1955). The Mediterranean and Middle East. Vol. I. The Early Successes against Italy (to May 1941). International Affairs. 31(1). 96–97.

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