David Sider

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 564 citations indexed

About

David Sider is a scholar working on Anthropology, Philosophy and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sider has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 564 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Anthropology, 20 papers in Philosophy and 19 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in David Sider's work include Classical Antiquity Studies (21 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (19 papers) and Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (14 papers). David Sider is often cited by papers focused on Classical Antiquity Studies (21 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (19 papers) and Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (14 papers). David Sider collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. David Sider's co-authors include Heinrich von Staden, Oliver Taplin, Jan Ν. Bremmer, Beth Savan, Deborah Boedeker, Anne Carson, David Bain, C. C. W. Taylor, Hugh Lloyd-Jones and A.M.J. Derks and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Local Environment and The Classical World.

In The Last Decade

David Sider

35 papers receiving 360 citations

Hit Papers

Herophilus: The Art of Me... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 50 100 150
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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. Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria
    1990 174 citations David Sider et al. The Classical World profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Sider 261 170 139 94 60 46 564
Elizabeth Rawson 384 1.5× 203 1.2× 108 0.8× 102 1.1× 32 0.5× 34 599
Elizabeth Belfiore 183 0.7× 87 0.5× 199 1.4× 27 0.3× 38 0.6× 26 435
Maria Wyke 205 0.8× 110 0.6× 50 0.4× 40 0.4× 50 0.8× 21 435
G. M. Kirkwood 264 1.0× 82 0.5× 127 0.9× 23 0.2× 52 0.9× 40 469
Friedrich Solmsen 284 1.1× 220 1.3× 282 2.0× 29 0.3× 32 0.5× 71 608
Bernard M. W. Knox 215 0.8× 78 0.5× 88 0.6× 21 0.2× 55 0.9× 41 419
Sarah Iles Johnston 321 1.2× 281 1.7× 117 0.8× 29 0.3× 55 0.9× 41 582
Jasper Griffin 313 1.2× 139 0.8× 85 0.6× 18 0.2× 64 1.1× 32 451
William W. Fortenbaugh 152 0.6× 92 0.5× 289 2.1× 22 0.2× 44 0.7× 53 499
Christopher A. Faraone 459 1.8× 449 2.6× 113 0.8× 66 0.7× 48 0.8× 74 765

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Sider

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Sider

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sider, David. (2006). The New Simonides and the Question of Historical Elegy. The American Journal of Philology. 127(3). 327–346. 3 indexed citations
2.
Boedeker, Deborah & David Sider. (2001). The new Simonides : contexts of praise and desire. Oxford University Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations
3.
Sider, David. (1999). Plato and the Socratic Dialogue: The Philosophical Use of a Literary Form (review). The American Journal of Philology. 120(4). 624–628.
4.
Sider, David. (1997). The Epigrams of Philodemos. 6 indexed citations
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Boedeker, Deborah & David Sider. (1996). The New Simonides: Introduction. Arethusa. 29(2). iii–vi. 1 indexed citations
6.
Sider, David, Hugh Lloyd-Jones, & Hugh Lloyd-Jones. (1992). Greek Epic, Lyric, and Tragedy: The Academic Papers of Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones. The Classical World. 85(3). 252–252. 11 indexed citations
7.
Sider, David. (1992). Aristophanes' Limp Phallic Joke?. Mnemosyne. 45(3). 359–364. 5 indexed citations
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Sider, David, et al.. (1991). Posidonius. Volume I. The Fragments. The Classical World. 84(4). 320–320.
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Sider, David. (1987). The Love Poetry of Philodemus. The American Journal of Philology. 108(2). 310–310. 1 indexed citations
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Plato, B C & David Sider. (1986). Plato's Hippias major. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
11.
Sider, David, et al.. (1986). The Logic of Tragedy: Morals and Integrity in Aeschylus' Oresteia. The Classical World. 79(3). 205–205. 3 indexed citations
12.
Sider, David. (1985). Textual Notes on Parmenides' Poem. Hermes. 113(3). 2 indexed citations
13.
Sider, David, et al.. (1984). Plato's Protagoras: A Socratic Commentary. The Classical World. 77(6). 384–384. 4 indexed citations
14.
Sider, David. (1982). Empedocles’ Persika. Ancient Philosophy. 2(2). 76–78. 3 indexed citations
15.
Sider, David. (1982). Notes on Two Epigrams of Philodemus. The American Journal of Philology. 103(2). 208–208.
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Sider, David. (1980). Did Plato Write Dialogues before the Death of Socrates?. Apeiron. 14(1). 1 indexed citations
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Sider, David. (1977). Two Stage Directions for Euripides. The American Journal of Philology. 98(1). 16–16. 1 indexed citations
18.
Sider, David. (1977). Platas Early Aesthetics: The Hippias Major. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 35(4). 465–470. 1 indexed citations
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Sider, David. (1977). Plato's Early Aesthetics: The Hippias Major. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 35(4). 465–465. 2 indexed citations
20.
Sider, David. (1973). A Note on Anaxagoras, Fr. 1. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie. 55(3). 249–251.

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