David Bidney

1.1k total citations
36 papers, 453 citations indexed

About

David Bidney is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Bidney has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 453 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Anthropology and 2 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in David Bidney's work include Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (2 papers) and Study and Philosophy of Religion (2 papers). David Bidney is often cited by papers focused on Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (2 papers) and Study and Philosophy of Religion (2 papers). David Bidney collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Bidney's co-authors include Claude Lévi‐Strauss, F. S. C. Northrop, Ralph L. Roys, Sylvester A. Sieber, David M. Kaplan, Robert M. MacIver, Lyman Bryson, Louis Finkelstein, Richard McKeon and Thomas Munro and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

David Bidney

32 papers receiving 306 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Bidney United States 11 134 75 53 50 42 36 453
Donald M. Lowe 9 197 1.5× 96 1.3× 45 0.8× 50 1.0× 48 1.1× 18 598
Jan Harold Brunvand United States 12 175 1.3× 69 0.9× 67 1.3× 56 1.1× 70 1.7× 44 593
John Gillin United States 7 143 1.1× 83 1.1× 16 0.3× 40 0.8× 36 0.9× 25 422
Paul Radin 9 116 0.9× 96 1.3× 49 0.9× 41 0.8× 31 0.7× 31 409
Jacques Maquet United States 10 130 1.0× 103 1.4× 15 0.3× 26 0.5× 17 0.4× 56 385
Paul Fussell United States 10 203 1.5× 50 0.7× 49 0.9× 40 0.8× 23 0.5× 32 548
Norbert Guterman Switzerland 9 188 1.4× 114 1.5× 45 0.8× 48 1.0× 24 0.6× 18 522
Marian W. Smith United Kingdom 9 165 1.2× 134 1.8× 64 1.2× 26 0.5× 15 0.4× 25 466
Stith Thompson United States 11 120 0.9× 154 2.1× 68 1.3× 37 0.7× 55 1.3× 32 686
Richard M. Dorson United States 12 197 1.5× 173 2.3× 73 1.4× 31 0.6× 76 1.8× 128 786

Countries citing papers authored by David Bidney

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Bidney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Bidney

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Bidney. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Bidney 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 David Bidney. David Bidney is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bidney, David, Georges Dumézil, Derek Coltman, & Alf Hiltebeitel. (1975). From Myth to Fiction: The Saga of Hadingus. Journal of American Folklore. 88(348). 214–214. 1 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, et al.. (1969). Legends of the Hasidim: An Introduction to Hasidic Culture and Oral Tradition in the New World.. Man. 4(3). 493–493. 5 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1967). Theoretical Anthropology. Columbia University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, et al.. (1966). Le Cru et Le Cuit. Journal of American Folklore. 79(314). 612–612. 120 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, et al.. (1966). Gypsies: The Secret People. Western Folklore. 25(1). 65–65. 2 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1965). The Contribution of A. L. Kroeber to Contemporary Anthropology. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 6(2). 266–277. 2 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, et al.. (1965). Ngaju Religion: The Conception of God among a South Borneo People. Western Folklore. 24(3). 216–216. 22 indexed citations
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Bidney, David & Claude Lévi‐Strauss. (1964). La Pensee Sauvage. Journal of American Folklore. 77(304). 182–182. 5 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, et al.. (1964). La Mentalite Archaique. Journal of American Folklore. 77(304). 183–183. 1 indexed citations
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Bidney, David & Thomas Munro. (1964). Evolution in the Arts and Other Theories of Culture History. Western Folklore. 23(2). 132–132. 8 indexed citations
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Bidney, David & Claude Lévi‐Strauss. (1964). Le Totemisme Aujourd'hui. Journal of American Folklore. 77(304). 184–184. 39 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1964). PAUL FEJOS 1897–1963. American Anthropologist. 66(1). 110–115. 1 indexed citations
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Spinoza, Benedictus de, Frank A. Hayes, & David Bidney. (1963). Earlier philosophical writings : the Cartesian principles and thoughts on metaphysics. 1 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1963). The Two Sources of Culture and Ethics. The Monist. 47(4). 625–641. 1 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1963). The Concept of Freedom in Anthropology. 13 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, Lyman Bryson, Louis Finkelstein, Robert M. MacIver, & Richard McKeon. (1955). Symbols and Values: An Initial Study.. The Journal of Philosophy. 52(5). 134–134. 23 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1955). Myth, Symbolism, and Truth. Journal of American Folklore. 68(270). 379–379. 24 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1954). Book Review: The World's Rim: Great Mysteries of the North American Indians, by Hartley Burr Alexander. With a Foreword by Clyde Kluckhohn. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 78(4). 514–515. 1 indexed citations
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Bidney, David, et al.. (1954). The Idea of the Savage in North American Ethnohistory. Journal of the History of Ideas. 15(2). 322–322. 1 indexed citations
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Bidney, David. (1954). Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions.A. L. Kroeber , Clyde Kluckhohn. American Journal of Sociology. 59(5). 488–489. 4 indexed citations

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