Bernard Lonergan

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Bernard Lonergan is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Lonergan has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Philosophy, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Bernard Lonergan's work include Catholicism and Religious Studies (6 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 papers) and Theology and Philosophy of Evil (4 papers). Bernard Lonergan is often cited by papers focused on Catholicism and Religious Studies (6 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 papers) and Theology and Philosophy of Evil (4 papers). Bernard Lonergan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bernard Lonergan's co-authors include Quentin Lauer, Frederick E. Crowe, Robert Doran, Frederick Lawrence, William F. Ryan, James Walter, Karl Rahner and Elizabeth Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Theological Studies and The Journal of Religion.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Lonergan

49 papers receiving 714 citations

Hit Papers

Method in theology 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300
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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. Method in theology
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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernard Lonergan United States 12 324 302 183 121 117 64 1.1k
Simone Weil United Kingdom 15 360 1.1× 199 0.7× 61 0.3× 27 0.2× 24 0.2× 76 907
Louis P. Pojman United States 16 349 1.1× 251 0.8× 79 0.4× 11 0.1× 22 0.2× 67 869
Lorne L. Dawson Canada 17 301 0.9× 750 2.5× 72 0.4× 20 0.2× 184 1.6× 56 1.0k
Maurice Blanchot Colombia 17 460 1.4× 380 1.3× 45 0.2× 71 0.6× 8 0.1× 90 1.4k
Susan J. Douglas United States 12 86 0.3× 554 1.8× 65 0.4× 148 1.2× 23 0.2× 30 1.6k
George Orwell United States 11 100 0.3× 323 1.1× 54 0.3× 83 0.7× 13 0.1× 77 935
Wolfe Mays United Kingdom 13 253 0.8× 266 0.9× 178 1.0× 16 0.1× 16 0.1× 75 1.2k
Mortimer J. Adler United States 15 105 0.3× 159 0.5× 365 2.0× 17 0.1× 18 0.2× 76 899
Georgia Warnke United States 10 169 0.5× 275 0.9× 91 0.5× 18 0.1× 7 0.1× 40 644
Karl‐Otto Apel Germany 18 283 0.9× 371 1.2× 85 0.5× 18 0.1× 7 0.1× 91 944

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Lonergan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lonergan, Bernard. (2012). The natural knowledge of God. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America (Catholic Theological Society of America). 23. 1 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (2012). Theology and Praxis. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America (Catholic Theological Society of America). 32. 1 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (2010). Early Works on Theological Method 1. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (2004). Chesterton the Theologian. The Chesterton Review. 30(1). 51–53. 1 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (2003). Grace and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. 21(2). 89–105.
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Lonergan, Bernard. (2001). Phenomenology and Logic. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1998). The Scope of Renewal. 16(2). 83–101.
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1996). La filosofia y el fenomeno religioso. Universitas Philosophica. 14(27). 131–158.
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1996). A Second Collection. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1994). Philosophy and the Religious Phenomenon. 12(2). 125–146. 1 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1993). Collection. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1993). Analytic Concept of History. 11(1). 1–35. 4 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1991). Pantôn Anakephalaiôsis. 9(2). 139–172.
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Lonergan, Bernard, et al.. (1987). Religion and culture : essays in honor of Bernard Lonergan, S.J.. State University of New York Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard, et al.. (1985). HOR volume 12 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Horizons. 12(1). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1984). Questionnaire on Philosophy. 2(2). 1–35. 2 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1982). A Post-Hegelian Philosophy of Religion. 3. 179–199. 2 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1966). La notion de verbe dans les écrits de Saint Thomas d'Aquin. Archives de Philosophie. 26(2).
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1958). Insight. A Study of human understanding. Revue de métaphysique et de morale. 63(4). 198 indexed citations
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Lonergan, Bernard. (1958). THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER. Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. 32. 71–81. 4 indexed citations

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