Alexander Cowie

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 158 citations indexed

About

Alexander Cowie is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Music and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Cowie has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 158 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 1 paper in Music and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Alexander Cowie's work include American and British Literature Analysis (2 papers), Themes in Literature Analysis (1 paper) and Short Stories in Global Literature (1 paper). Alexander Cowie is often cited by papers focused on American and British Literature Analysis (2 papers), Themes in Literature Analysis (1 paper) and Short Stories in Global Literature (1 paper). Alexander Cowie collaborates with scholars based in . Alexander Cowie's co-authors include Leslie A. Fiedler, Terence E. Martin, Alfred Kazin, Charles Shapiro and William Charvat and has published in prestigious journals such as American Literature, The New England Quarterly and Modern Language Notes.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Cowie

7 papers receiving 98 citations

Hit Papers

Love and Death in the American Novel. 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 40 80 120
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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. Love and Death in the American Novel.
    1961 125 citations Alexander Cowie, Leslie A. Fiedler American Literature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Cowie 4 69 38 27 25 16 13 158
Richard Chase United States 5 86 1.2× 28 0.7× 16 0.6× 29 1.2× 6 0.4× 12 158
David Leverenz United States 8 78 1.1× 34 0.9× 19 0.7× 41 1.6× 10 0.6× 22 190
William Veeder 8 111 1.6× 30 0.8× 21 0.8× 41 1.6× 8 0.5× 23 189
Michael Millgate 7 130 1.9× 37 1.0× 17 0.6× 28 1.1× 4 0.3× 33 214
Edward Wagenknecht United States 8 99 1.4× 37 1.0× 13 0.5× 41 1.6× 6 0.4× 55 198
Edward Margolies United States 7 61 0.9× 74 1.9× 14 0.5× 61 2.4× 6 0.4× 17 174
Joan D. Hedrick United States 7 78 1.1× 45 1.2× 16 0.6× 38 1.5× 10 0.6× 17 154
William C. Spengemann 8 93 1.3× 39 1.0× 21 0.8× 35 1.4× 3 0.2× 22 193
Karen Sánchez-Eppler United States 8 88 1.3× 77 2.0× 32 1.2× 36 1.4× 12 0.8× 19 182
Joseph Sommers India 7 58 0.8× 44 1.2× 77 2.9× 7 0.3× 16 1.0× 41 159

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Cowie

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Cowie

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1967). Man's Changing Mask: Modes and Methods of Characterization in Fiction. American Literature. 39(1). 126–126. 2 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1965). The American Short Story: Front Line in the National Defense of Literature.. American Literature. 36(4). 529–529. 1 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1965). Washington Irving: An American Study, 1802-1832. The New England Quarterly. 38(4). 530–530.
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1964). Constance Fenimore Woolson. American Literature. 35(4). 541–541. 1 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1964). The Sense of Life in the Modern Novel.. American Literature. 36(3). 389–389. 1 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander & Terence E. Martin. (1962). The Instructed Vision: Scottish Common Sense Philosophy and the Origins of American Fiction.. American Literature. 33(4). 549–549. 3 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander & Leslie A. Fiedler. (1961). Love and Death in the American Novel.. American Literature. 32(4). 484–484. 125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cowie, Alexander & William Charvat. (1961). Literary Publishing in America 1790-1850.. American Literature. 33(2). 232–232. 1 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander & Charles Shapiro. (1958). Twelve Original Essays on Great American Novels.. American Literature. 30(3). 389–389. 2 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1957). George W. Cable: A Biography.. American Literature. 29(1). 101–101. 4 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1956). The Stature of Theodore Dreiser: A Critical Survey of the Man and his Work.. American Literature. 28(2). 244–244. 2 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1953). Charles Brockden Brown: Pioneer Voice of America.. American Literature. 25(3). 374–374. 15 indexed citations
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Cowie, Alexander, et al.. (1951). William Dean Howells: Representative Selections.. Modern Language Notes. 66(6). 423–423. 1 indexed citations

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