Donald Harper

989 total citations
27 papers, 286 citations indexed

About

Donald Harper is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Harper has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 286 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Cultural Studies and 2 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Donald Harper's work include Chinese history and philosophy (18 papers), Japanese History and Culture (8 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 papers). Donald Harper is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (18 papers), Japanese History and Culture (8 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 papers). Donald Harper collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donald Harper's co-authors include Ling Li, Rudolf Smend, Henry Rosemont, Lothar von Falkenhausen and Mark Csikszentmihàlyi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Bulletin of the history of medicine.

In The Last Decade

Donald Harper

25 papers receiving 189 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald Harper United States 9 199 81 33 30 29 27 286
Livia Köhn United States 10 259 1.3× 115 1.4× 9 0.3× 10 0.3× 45 1.6× 56 340
Projit Bihari Mukharji United States 9 86 0.4× 13 0.2× 53 1.6× 21 0.7× 29 1.0× 54 301
J. N. Farquhar 3 72 0.4× 14 0.2× 8 0.2× 42 1.4× 11 0.4× 6 185
Shigehisa Kuriyama United States 6 32 0.2× 11 0.1× 11 0.3× 20 0.7× 10 0.3× 14 152
Emilie Savage‐Smith United Kingdom 8 43 0.2× 6 0.1× 17 0.5× 9 0.3× 36 1.2× 36 282
Thomas F. Cleary 8 73 0.4× 38 0.5× 4 0.1× 9 0.3× 26 0.9× 40 168
Jane Geaney United States 7 142 0.7× 54 0.7× 8 0.2× 1 0.0× 15 0.5× 16 185
Waltraud Ernst United Kingdom 7 54 0.3× 6 0.1× 12 0.4× 5 0.2× 24 0.8× 32 188
Olav Hammer Denmark 9 127 0.6× 18 0.2× 2 0.1× 4 0.1× 104 3.6× 41 239
François Dagognet France 8 59 0.3× 25 0.3× 30 0.9× 1 0.0× 24 0.8× 64 238

Countries citing papers authored by Donald Harper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Harper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Harper

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harper, Donald. (2017). The Zhoujiatai Occult Manuscripts (周家臺的數術簡). 1(1). 53–70. 2 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (2013). Early Chinese Medical Literature. 9 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (2005). Ancient and Medieval Chinese Recipes for Aphrodisiacs and Philters. Asian Medicine. 1(1). 91–100. 3 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (2004). Contracts with the Spirit World in Han Common Religion: The Xuning Prayer and Sacrifice Documents of A.D. 79. Cahiers d Extrême-Asie. 14(1). 227–267. 8 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald, et al.. (2001). EAC volume 26-27 Cover and Front matter. Early China. 26. f1–f4. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (2000). Batiken von Fürstenhöfen und Sultanspalästen aus Java und Sumatra, Sammlung Rudolf G. Smend = Javanese and Sumatran batiks from courts and palaces, Rudolf G. Smend collection. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Harper, Donald. (1999). Physicians and Diviners : The relation of divination to the medicine of the Huangdi neijing (inner canon of the Yellow Thearch). Extrême-Orient Extrême-Occident. 21(21). 91–110. 4 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald, et al.. (1999). Divination Et Rationalité En Chine Ancienne. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1998). Early Chinese medical literature : the Mawangdui medical manuscripts. 114 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1995). Warring States, Ch'in, and Han Periods. The Journal of Asian Studies. 54(1). 152–160. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ling & Donald Harper. (1995). An Archaeological Study of Taiyi (Grand One) Worship. 1995(1). 1–39. 11 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1990). The conception of illness in early Chinese medicine, as documented in newly discovered 3rd and 2nd century B.C. manuscripts (Part I).. PubMed. 74(2). 210–35. 8 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1988). A Note on Nightmare Magic in Ancient and Medieval China. 6(1). 69–76. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1988). A Note on Nightmare Magic in Ancient and Medieval China. 1988(6). 69–76. 2 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1987). Wang Yen-shou's Nightmare Poem. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 47(1). 239–239. 12 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1987). The Sexual Arts of Ancient China as Described in a Manuscript of The Second Century B.C.. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 47(2). 539–539. 26 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald, et al.. (1986). Doctors, Diviners, and Magicians of Ancient China: Biographies of Fang-Shih. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 106(2). 394–394. 12 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1985). A Chinese Demonography of the Third Century B. C.. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 45(2). 459–459. 31 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1978). The Han Cosmic Board (Shih). Early China. 4. 1–10. 12 indexed citations
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Harper, Donald. (1976). Mawangdui Tomb Three – Documents: I - The Medical Documents. Early China. 2. 68–69. 2 indexed citations

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