Donald Keene

2.9k total citations
97 papers, 592 citations indexed

About

Donald Keene is a scholar working on Cultural Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Keene has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 592 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cultural Studies, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Donald Keene's work include Japanese History and Culture (41 papers), Digital Games and Media (6 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (3 papers). Donald Keene is often cited by papers focused on Japanese History and Culture (41 papers), Digital Games and Media (6 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (3 papers). Donald Keene collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Donald Keene's co-authors include Ryūsaku Tsunoda, Wm. Theodore de Bary, Alexander Coburn Soper, C. R. Boxer, Earl Miner, David R. Knechtges, G. L. Anderson, Makoto Ueda, Donald H. Shively and Royall Tyler and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, Pacific Affairs and The Journal of Asian Studies.

In The Last Decade

Donald Keene

61 papers receiving 290 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 Keene Canada 13 323 218 51 42 38 97 592
Robin Moore United States 11 225 0.7× 302 1.4× 42 0.8× 58 1.4× 47 1.2× 39 603
Maxine Hong Kingston Canada 8 137 0.4× 159 0.7× 95 1.9× 26 0.6× 16 0.4× 16 385
Walter F. Edwards United States 9 101 0.3× 152 0.7× 37 0.7× 35 0.8× 23 0.6× 29 384
Frances R. Aparicio Portugal 12 249 0.8× 180 0.8× 66 1.3× 18 0.4× 13 0.3× 44 480
Ilán Stavans United States 10 158 0.5× 167 0.8× 111 2.2× 26 0.6× 15 0.4× 110 463
Muna Lee 1 89 0.3× 103 0.5× 58 1.1× 27 0.6× 34 0.9× 2 322
Peter Nazareth United States 12 120 0.4× 247 1.1× 229 4.5× 91 2.2× 46 1.2× 112 585
Roberta Reeder United States 4 119 0.4× 117 0.5× 288 5.6× 36 0.9× 30 0.8× 14 493
Ángel Rama United States 9 208 0.6× 158 0.7× 193 3.8× 93 2.2× 57 1.5× 41 495
Frank Kofsky United States 6 56 0.2× 205 0.9× 74 1.5× 55 1.3× 29 0.8× 15 422

Countries citing papers authored by Donald Keene

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Keene

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Keene

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donald Keene. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donald Keene 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 Donald Keene. Donald Keene 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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Keene, Donald, et al.. (2018). Edo Japan encounters the world : conversations between Donald Keene and Shiba Ryotaro.
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Keene, Donald. (2008). Chronicles of My Life. Columbia University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (2001). Japan at the dawn of the modern age : woodblock prints from the Meiji era, 1868-1912. 1 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1998). Four major plays of Chikamatsu. Columbia University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald. (1996). On familiar terms : to Japan and back, a lifetime across cultures. 2 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald. (1987). Dawn to the West : Japanese literature of the modern era , poetry, drama, critism.
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1986). Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era. Volume I: Fiction.. Pacific Affairs. 59(3). 509–509. 1 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1984). From a ruined empire : letters-Japan, China, Korea, 1945-46. 1 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1982). The distinctiveness of the Japanese.
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1982). Confessions of a Japanologist. 1 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald. (1980). La literatura japonesa. Galiciana (Xunta de Galicia). 5 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1975). The man who turned into a stick : three related plays.
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Brownlee, John S. & Donald Keene. (1972). Landscapes and Portraits.. Pacific Affairs. 45(4). 603–603. 5 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1969). The Manyōshū : the Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai translation of one thousand poems. Columbia University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Franke, Herbert, et al.. (1966). Anthology of Chinese Literature from Early Times to the Fourteenth Century. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 86(2). 254–254. 4 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1962). Anthology of Japanese Literature.. Pacific Affairs. 35(4). 407–407. 2 indexed citations
17.
Keene, Donald, et al.. (1958). Five Modern Nō Plays. Books Abroad. 32(2). 193–193. 5 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald & A. C. Scott. (1956). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan.. Pacific Affairs. 29(4). 391–391. 11 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald. (1956). Modern Japanese literature : an anthology. 7 indexed citations
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Keene, Donald, et al.. (1955). The Japanese Discovery of Europe.. Pacific Affairs. 28(3). 276–276. 11 indexed citations

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