James Laidlaw

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

James Laidlaw is a scholar working on Anthropology, Religious studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James Laidlaw has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Anthropology, 9 papers in Religious studies and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in James Laidlaw's work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (12 papers), Indian and Buddhist Studies (9 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). James Laidlaw is often cited by papers focused on Anthropological Studies and Insights (12 papers), Indian and Buddhist Studies (9 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). James Laidlaw collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Austria. James Laidlaw's co-authors include Caroline Humphrey, John R. Bowen, Harvey Whitehouse, Frederick M. Smith, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Soumhya Venkatesan, Keir Martin, Hillel S. Ribner, C. V. Hughes and Alan H. Gradman and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Economy and Society.

In The Last Decade

James Laidlaw

30 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

For An Anthropology Of Ethics And Freedom 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2013 100 200 300

Peers

James Laidlaw
Comparison fields: 5 of 111
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.1k
  • Anthropology 743
  • Political Science and International Relations 437
  • Geography, Planning and Development 194
  • Philosophy 180
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Countries citing papers authored by James Laidlaw

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Laidlaw

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Laidlaw

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 9
2 8
3 123
4 5
5 13
6
The concept of neo-liberalism has become an obstacle to the anthropological understanding of the twenty-first century: 2012 debate of the Group for Debates in Anthropological Theory
1
7 31
8 11
9
The Subject of Virtue: An Anthropology of Ethics and Freedom breakdown →
319
10 70
11
Ritual and Memory Toward a Comparative Anthropology of Religion
63
12
Anthropology and society
3
13
Culture and human nature
1
14 169
15 1
16 1
17 95
18 10
19 20
20 6

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