John Bowker

646 total citations
31 papers, 264 citations indexed

About

John Bowker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Religious studies and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, John Bowker has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 264 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Religious studies and 5 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in John Bowker's work include Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (2 papers). John Bowker is often cited by papers focused on Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (2 papers). John Bowker collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Bowker's co-authors include Wayne A. Meeks, Jacob Neusner, Edward O. Wilson and John R. Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Sociology, Journal of Biblical Literature and Journal of the American Oriental Society.

In The Last Decade

John Bowker

26 papers receiving 167 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 Bowker United States 10 128 71 51 49 37 31 264
Kallistos Ware United Kingdom 8 136 1.1× 52 0.7× 42 0.8× 24 0.5× 50 1.4× 26 307
Rudolf Otto Germany 5 191 1.5× 55 0.8× 121 2.4× 79 1.6× 52 1.4× 20 416
Philip L. Berg United States 7 142 1.1× 25 0.4× 62 1.2× 60 1.2× 65 1.8× 25 322
Sarah Coakley United Kingdom 11 229 1.8× 118 1.7× 141 2.8× 46 0.9× 19 0.5× 44 403
Stanley J. Grenz United States 10 191 1.5× 173 2.4× 61 1.2× 58 1.2× 45 1.2× 39 385
Frederic Madden 3 68 0.5× 31 0.4× 28 0.5× 17 0.3× 23 0.6× 9 273
John Wycliffe 4 69 0.5× 29 0.4× 32 0.6× 17 0.3× 23 0.6× 17 294
Jeffrey J. Kripal United States 10 124 1.0× 33 0.5× 129 2.5× 50 1.0× 56 1.5× 36 328
Louis Jacobs United Kingdom 7 193 1.5× 67 0.9× 37 0.7× 173 3.5× 49 1.3× 43 339
Colin Gunton United Kingdom 10 149 1.2× 148 2.1× 144 2.8× 41 0.8× 19 0.5× 60 353

Countries citing papers authored by John Bowker

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Bowker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Bowker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Bowker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Bowker 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 John Bowker. John Bowker 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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Bowker, John. (2015). Why Religions Matter. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (2010). An Alphabet of Animals. 1 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (2009). Knowing the unknowable: science and religions on God and the universe. 4 indexed citations
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Bowker, John, et al.. (1999). Le grand livre de la bible. Larousse eBooks.
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Bowker, John, et al.. (1999). Das Oxford-Lexikon der Weltreligionen.
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Bowker, John. (1998). What Muslims believe. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Bowker, John, et al.. (1994). Human nature and destiny. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Bowker, John, et al.. (1994). Attitudes to Nature. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1991). The meanings of death. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 12 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1987). Licensed Insanities: Religions and Belief in God in the Contemporary World. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edward O., et al.. (1984). GENES, MIND AND CULTURE. Zygon®. 19(2). 2 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1983). Worlds of faith : religious belief and practice in Britain today. 5 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1978). The Religious Imagination and the Sense of God. Oxford University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1977). THE SON OF MAN. The Journal of Theological Studies. XXVIII(1). 19–48. 16 indexed citations
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Bowker, John, et al.. (1974). The Sense of God. British Journal of Sociology. 25(3). 387–387. 16 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1973). Jesus and the Pharisees. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Neusner, Jacob & John Bowker. (1971). Problems of Suffering in Religions of the World. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 91(4). 531–531. 12 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1970). Problems of Suffering in Religions of the World. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 64 indexed citations
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Meeks, Wayne A. & John Bowker. (1970). The Targums and Rabbinic Literature: An Introduction to Jewish Interpretations of Scripture. Journal of Biblical Literature. 89(2). 239–239. 12 indexed citations
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Bowker, John. (1969). The Targums and Rabbinic Literature. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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