Frits Staal

1.5k total citations
44 papers, 545 citations indexed

About

Frits Staal is a scholar working on Philosophy, Religious studies and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frits Staal has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 545 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Philosophy, 9 papers in Religious studies and 6 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Frits Staal's work include Indian and Buddhist Studies (9 papers), Indian History and Philosophy (6 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers). Frits Staal is often cited by papers focused on Indian and Buddhist Studies (9 papers), Indian History and Philosophy (6 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers). Frits Staal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Netherlands. Frits Staal's co-authors include Karl H. Potter and Wayne H. Howard and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, American Anthropologist and European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Frits Staal

38 papers receiving 378 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frits Staal United States 13 175 142 103 87 82 44 545
Alastair Fowler United Kingdom 11 105 0.6× 79 0.6× 38 0.4× 65 0.7× 74 0.9× 35 611
Ernest Bender Canada 11 152 0.9× 120 0.8× 139 1.3× 123 1.4× 59 0.7× 85 549
Johannes Bronkhorst Switzerland 12 179 1.0× 181 1.3× 332 3.2× 115 1.3× 31 0.4× 117 534
Edward Conzé Germany 11 166 0.9× 135 1.0× 177 1.7× 58 0.7× 16 0.2× 57 460
Stith Thompson United States 11 120 0.7× 68 0.5× 32 0.3× 154 1.8× 62 0.8× 32 686
J. Gonda Netherlands 11 120 0.7× 114 0.8× 147 1.4× 114 1.3× 128 1.6× 101 449
Geoffrey Chaucer 13 152 0.9× 95 0.7× 29 0.3× 99 1.1× 368 4.5× 134 1.6k
Chad Hansen United States 9 284 1.6× 72 0.5× 65 0.6× 24 0.3× 45 0.5× 33 466
Glenn W. Most Germany 17 100 0.6× 216 1.5× 38 0.4× 329 3.8× 70 0.9× 95 670
A. C. Graham United States 12 361 2.1× 84 0.6× 56 0.5× 24 0.3× 28 0.3× 35 508

Countries citing papers authored by Frits Staal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frits Staal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frits Staal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frits Staal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frits Staal 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 Frits Staal. Frits Staal 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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Staal, Frits, et al.. (2016). The Turning-Point in a Living Tradition somayāgam 2003. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 10(1). 1–29.
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Staal, Frits. (2008). Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 21 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits, et al.. (2007). Altar of fire. 1 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits, et al.. (2006). Preface. Journal of Indian Philosophy. 34(1-2). 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits, et al.. (1997). India and Beyond: Aspects of Literature, Meaning, Ritual and Thought: Essays in Honour of Frits Staal. 364. 143160–143160. 3 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1996). Ritual and Mantras: Rules without Meaning. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1995). The sanskrit of science. Journal of Indian Philosophy. 23(1). 73–127. 10 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1995). Concepts of science in Europe and Asia. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 20(1). 7–19. 4 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1990). Jouer avec le feu : pratique et théorie du rituel védique. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Staal, Frits, et al.. (1989). Universals: Studies in Indian Logic and Linguistics.. Pacific Affairs. 62(2). 269–269. 24 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1986). The Sound of Religion. Numen. 33(2). 185–224. 4 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1984). THE SEARCH MEANING. The American Journal of Semiotics. 2(4). 1–57. 3 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits, et al.. (1983). Agni, the Vedic ritual of the fire altar. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 45 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1982). The science of ritual. 8 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1982). Ritual, grammar, and the origins of science in India. Journal of Indian Philosophy. 10(1). 2 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1979). Oriental Ideas on the Origin of Language. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 99(1). 1–1. 8 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1975). Exploring Mysticism: A Methodological Essay. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1974). Mysticism and Morality: Oriental Thought and Moral Philosophy. The Journal of Philosophy. 71(6). 174–181. 11 indexed citations
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Staal, Frits. (1961). Advaita and neoplatonism : a critical study in comparative philosophy. 4 indexed citations

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