John Bierhorst

799 total citations
32 papers, 281 citations indexed

About

John Bierhorst is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, General Health Professions and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, John Bierhorst has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 281 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 3 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in John Bierhorst's work include Latin American history and culture (9 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 papers) and Diverse Musicological Studies (2 papers). John Bierhorst is often cited by papers focused on Latin American history and culture (9 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 papers) and Diverse Musicological Studies (2 papers). John Bierhorst collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Bierhorst's co-authors include John F. Schwaller, Sarah Cline, Karl Taube, Mary Ellen Miller, James M. Taggart, Marshall Joseph Becker, Gordon Brotherston, Frances F. Berdan, Bernardino de Sahagún and Bruno Nettl and has published in prestigious journals such as Hispanic American Historical Review, Ethnohistory and Journal of American Folklore.

In The Last Decade

John Bierhorst

21 papers receiving 177 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Bierhorst United States 9 156 69 66 48 37 32 281
Pierre Duviols Peru 10 156 1.0× 72 1.0× 88 1.3× 38 0.8× 15 0.4× 28 261
Miguel León Portilla Mexico 10 217 1.4× 36 0.5× 72 1.1× 79 1.6× 32 0.9× 57 384
Gordon Brotherston United States 8 116 0.7× 46 0.7× 87 1.3× 62 1.3× 77 2.1× 49 332
Susan Schroeder United States 9 147 0.9× 55 0.8× 76 1.2× 32 0.7× 10 0.3× 39 234
H. B. Nicholson United States 10 179 1.1× 132 1.9× 71 1.1× 32 0.7× 12 0.3× 35 296
Louise M. Burkhart United States 9 255 1.6× 23 0.3× 84 1.3× 66 1.4× 38 1.0× 35 365
Carolyn Dean United States 7 151 1.0× 49 0.7× 100 1.5× 35 0.7× 8 0.2× 26 263
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda 3 83 0.5× 29 0.4× 55 0.8× 26 0.5× 13 0.4× 11 225
Peter Gose Canada 13 138 0.9× 115 1.7× 203 3.1× 37 0.8× 14 0.4× 19 374
Patricia Rieff Anawalt United States 6 137 0.9× 109 1.6× 77 1.2× 25 0.5× 7 0.2× 13 240

Countries citing papers authored by John Bierhorst

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Bierhorst

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Bierhorst

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bierhorst, John. (2017). The Latin American Story Finder: A Guide to 470 Tales from Mexico, Central America, and South America, Listing Subjects and Sources by Sharon Barcan Elswit (review). Marvels & Tales. 31(2). 409–411.
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Bierhorst, John. (2009). Ballads of the Lords of New Spain: The Codex Romances de los Señores de la Nueva España. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 4 indexed citations
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Burkhart, Louise M., et al.. (2008). Spanish Golden Age drama in Mexican translation. 1 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John, et al.. (2003). Cuentos folklóricos latinoamericanos : fábulas de las tradiciones hispanas e indígenas.
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Bierhorst, John. (2002). The mythology of North America : with a new afterword. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Bierhorst, John. (2002). The Mythology Of North America. 17 indexed citations
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Becker, Marshall Joseph & John Bierhorst. (1997). Mythology of the Lenape: Guide and Texts. Journal of American Folklore. 110(436). 228–228. 7 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John, et al.. (1995). The Red Swan: Myths and Tales of the American Indians. MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States. 20(2). 161–161. 2 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John, Mary Ellen Miller, & Karl Taube. (1995). The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion. Ethnohistory. 42(1). 163–163. 47 indexed citations
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Schwaller, John F. & John Bierhorst. (1994). History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 74(1). 130–130. 52 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John. (1994). The Way of the Earth: Native America and the Environment. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Cline, Sarah & John Bierhorst. (1986). Cantares mexicanos: Songs of the Aztecs.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 66(4). 786–786. 51 indexed citations
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Sahagún, Bernardino de, et al.. (1985). Spirit Child: A story of the Nativity. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John. (1985). A Nahuatl-English Dictionary and Concordance to the ‘Cantares Mexicanos’: With an Analytic Transcription and Grammatical Notes. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John. (1983). The Sacred path: Spells, prayers, & power songs of the American Indians. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Nettl, Bruno & John Bierhorst. (1980). A Cry from the Earth: Music of the North American Indians. Ethnomusicology. 24(2). 341–341. 1 indexed citations
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Bierhorst, John, et al.. (1976). Black rainbow : legends of the Incas and myths of ancient Peru.
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Bierhorst, John, et al.. (1974). Songs of the Chippewa. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Bierhorst, John, et al.. (1969). The fire plume : legends of the American Indians. 1 indexed citations

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