Holmes Welch

737 total citations
24 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Holmes Welch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Holmes Welch has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Cultural Studies and 5 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Holmes Welch's work include Chinese history and philosophy (21 papers), Japanese History and Culture (6 papers) and Indian and Buddhist Studies (5 papers). Holmes Welch is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (21 papers), Japanese History and Culture (6 papers) and Indian and Buddhist Studies (5 papers). Holmes Welch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Holmes Welch's co-authors include Leon Hurvitz, Anna Seidel, Michael Gasster, Derk Bodde, John S. Major, Daniel L. Overmyer and Ellen Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Pacific Affairs and The China Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Holmes Welch

19 papers receiving 202 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Holmes Welch United States 10 302 95 90 51 50 24 363
Bardwell L. Smith United States 8 164 0.5× 31 0.3× 57 0.6× 97 1.9× 67 1.3× 28 271
Heinz Bechert Germany 8 116 0.4× 18 0.2× 86 1.0× 57 1.1× 73 1.5× 47 217
Vittorio Lanternari Italy 7 140 0.5× 23 0.2× 17 0.2× 34 0.7× 55 1.1× 23 232
Gregory Schopen United States 12 273 0.9× 34 0.4× 285 3.2× 100 2.0× 239 4.8× 45 474
Hans G. Kippenberg Germany 10 211 0.7× 16 0.2× 88 1.0× 49 1.0× 63 1.3× 69 364
Patrick Chamoiseau United States 8 119 0.4× 89 0.9× 185 2.1× 15 0.3× 101 2.0× 38 358
Nicolas Standaert Belgium 9 184 0.6× 48 0.5× 34 0.4× 22 0.4× 41 0.8× 64 267
Amy Hollywood United States 9 172 0.6× 25 0.3× 56 0.6× 62 1.2× 43 0.9× 33 332
D. E. Mungello United States 9 158 0.5× 34 0.4× 22 0.2× 23 0.5× 40 0.8× 32 247
Donald J. Cosentino United States 8 93 0.3× 57 0.6× 64 0.7× 16 0.3× 96 1.9× 42 246

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Fields of papers citing papers by Holmes Welch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Holmes Welch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Major, John S., Holmes Welch, & Anna Seidel. (1983). Facets of Taoism. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 103(2). 462–462. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Ellen, Holmes Welch, & Anna Seidel. (1981). Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion. Philosophy East and West. 31(4). 545–545. 1 indexed citations
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Bodde, Derk, Anna Seidel, & Holmes Welch. (1980). Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion. The American Historical Review. 85(2). 444–444. 26 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes, et al.. (1980). The Tradition of Innovation: a Chinese New Religion. Numen. 27(2). 222–246. 4 indexed citations
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Overmyer, Daniel L., Holmes Welch, & Anna Seidel. (1979). Facets of Taoism. Essays in Chinese Religion.. Pacific Affairs. 52(4). 722–722. 5 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes, et al.. (1971). Correspondence. The China Quarterly. 45. 164–166. 1 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes, et al.. (1971). The Buddhist Revival in China. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 31. 336–336. 2 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1970). Facades of Religion in China. Asian Survey. 10(7). 614–626. 1 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1970). Chinese ReligionChinese Religion: An Introduction. Laurence G. Thompson. History of Religions. 9(4). 362–364.
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Hurvitz, Leon, et al.. (1969). The Buddhist Revival in China.. Pacific Affairs. 42(4). 516–516. 15 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1969). The Bellagio Conference on Taoist Studies. History of Religions. 9(2/3). 107–136. 3 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1969). Buddhism since the Cultural Revolution. The China Quarterly. 40. 127–136. 4 indexed citations
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Gasster, Michael & Holmes Welch. (1969). The Buddhist Revival in China. The American Historical Review. 75(1). 185–185. 30 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes, et al.. (1968). The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, 1900-1950. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 88(2). 366–366. 68 indexed citations
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Hurvitz, Leon & Holmes Welch. (1968). The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, 1900-1950. The American Historical Review. 73(4). 1220–1220. 46 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1965). Taoism: The Parting of the Way. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1965). The Reinterpretation of Chinese Buddhism. The China Quarterly. 22. 143–153. 2 indexed citations
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Welch, Holmes. (1961). Buddhism under the Communists. The China Quarterly. 6. 1–14. 6 indexed citations
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Bodde, Derk & Holmes Welch. (1958). The Parting of The Way: Lao Tzu and The Taoist Movement. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 21. 180–180. 11 indexed citations

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