Bruce Wells

425 total citations
16 papers, 52 citations indexed

About

Bruce Wells is a scholar working on Religious studies, Archeology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce Wells has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 52 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Religious studies, 6 papers in Archeology and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Bruce Wells's work include Biblical Studies and Interpretation (11 papers), Ancient Near East History (5 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 papers). Bruce Wells is often cited by papers focused on Biblical Studies and Interpretation (11 papers), Ancient Near East History (5 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 papers). Bruce Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Bruce Wells's co-authors include Raymond Westbrook, Eckart Otto, Alice Wells, Katelijn Vandorpe, Michael Gagarin, Caroline Humfress, J. G. Manning, Sandra Jacobs, Thomas Krüger and David Ibbetson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Vetus Testamentum.

In The Last Decade

Bruce Wells

13 papers receiving 40 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce Wells United States 5 35 22 15 8 8 16 52
Joel S. Kaminsky United States 4 72 2.1× 39 1.8× 30 2.0× 5 0.6× 13 1.6× 20 82
Christian Frevel Germany 5 44 1.3× 32 1.5× 25 1.7× 2 0.3× 10 1.3× 25 64
Jeffrey Stackert United States 4 49 1.4× 33 1.5× 22 1.5× 2 0.3× 4 0.5× 20 57
Gabriele Boccaccini United States 5 77 2.2× 52 2.4× 53 3.5× 5 0.6× 7 0.9× 14 95
Bernd Janowski Germany 5 55 1.6× 31 1.4× 30 2.0× 3 0.4× 12 1.5× 43 78
Clare K. Rothschild United States 6 60 1.7× 32 1.5× 33 2.2× 2 0.3× 8 1.0× 24 75
Thomas L. Brodie United States 6 82 2.3× 18 0.8× 50 3.3× 5 0.6× 5 0.6× 13 100
Jan Christian Gertz Germany 6 63 1.8× 36 1.6× 36 2.4× 2 0.3× 8 1.0× 15 73
Eckhard J. Schnabel United Kingdom 7 80 2.3× 42 1.9× 54 3.6× 8 1.0× 7 0.9× 41 104
R. W. L. Moberly United Kingdom 6 86 2.5× 22 1.0× 52 3.5× 4 0.5× 17 2.1× 33 97

Countries citing papers authored by Bruce Wells

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruce Wells

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Wells

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bruce Wells. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bruce Wells based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bruce Wells. Bruce Wells is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Humfress, Caroline, David Ibbetson, Michael Gagarin, et al.. (2024). The Cambridge Comparative History of Ancient Law. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce, et al.. (2024). The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible. Cambridge University Press eBooks.
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Wells, Bruce, et al.. (2020). Fault, Responsibility, and Administrative Law in Late Babylonian Legal Texts. Penn State University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2015). Sex Crimes in the Laws of the Hebrew Bible. Near Eastern Archaeology. 78(4). 294–300.
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Wells, Bruce. (2015). The Interpretation of Legal Traditions in Ancient Israel. 4(3). 234–266. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2011). First Wives Club: Divorce, Demotion, and the Fate of Leah in Genesis 29. 18(1-2). 101–129. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2010). The Hated Wife in Deuteronomic Law. Vetus Testamentum. 60(1). 131–146. 3 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce, et al.. (2010). The Assertory Oath in Neo-Babylonian and Persian Administrative Texts. 57(57). 13–29. 1 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Raymond & Bruce Wells. (2009). Everyday Law in Biblical Israel: An Introduction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2008). What is biblical law?: a look at pentateuchal rules and Near Eastern practice. ˜The œCatholic Biblical quarterly. 70(2). 223–243. 7 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2006). The Covenant Code and Near Eastern Legal Traditions: A Response to David P. Wright. 13(1). 85–118. 4 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2005). Sex, Lies, and Virginal Rape: The Slandered Bride and False Accusation in Deuteronomy. Journal of Biblical Literature. 124(1). 41–41. 8 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce & Eckart Otto. (2004). Gottes Recht als Menschenrecht: Rechts- und literaturhistorische Studien zum Deuteronomium. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 124(1). 131–131. 8 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce. (2004). The Law of Testimony in the Pentateuchal Codes. 5 indexed citations
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Wells, Bruce & Alice Wells. (1974). Report on a Visit to Dirk Hartog Island, August-September 1973, with some Observations on the Flora and Fauna. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 13(1). 19–23. 1 indexed citations

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