John Hick

5.1k total citations
113 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John Hick is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, John Hick has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Philosophy, 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 30 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in John Hick's work include Theology and Philosophy of Evil (33 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (27 papers) and Christian Theology and Mission (16 papers). John Hick is often cited by papers focused on Theology and Philosophy of Evil (33 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (27 papers) and Christian Theology and Mission (16 papers). John Hick collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mongolia. John Hick's co-authors include Eliot Deutsch, Paul F. Knitter, I. M. Crombie, Timothy R. Phillips, Ronald E. Santoni, William L. Rowe, Brian Hebblethwaite, Michael Goulder, H. J. Paton and Charles Hartshorne and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, The Journal of Philosophy and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

In The Last Decade

John Hick

101 papers receiving 1.2k 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 Hick United Kingdom 21 780 773 437 328 199 113 1.6k
Nicholas Wolterstorff United States 21 662 0.8× 479 0.6× 234 0.5× 217 0.7× 99 0.5× 111 1.5k
Stanley Hauerwas United States 21 373 0.5× 730 0.9× 314 0.7× 168 0.5× 118 0.6× 153 1.4k
Russell T. McCutcheon United States 17 649 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 189 0.4× 260 0.8× 260 1.3× 106 1.6k
Jürgen Moltmann Germany 19 442 0.6× 797 1.0× 681 1.6× 122 0.4× 123 0.6× 173 1.5k
Friedrich Schleiermacher Brazil 11 272 0.3× 307 0.4× 153 0.4× 162 0.5× 71 0.4× 87 826
Wilfred Cantwell Smith United States 17 358 0.5× 881 1.1× 245 0.6× 308 0.9× 154 0.8× 61 1.3k
David Tracy United States 15 274 0.4× 530 0.7× 405 0.9× 148 0.5× 85 0.4× 65 1.0k
Wouter J. Hanegraaff Netherlands 15 639 0.8× 489 0.6× 78 0.2× 51 0.2× 198 1.0× 73 1.1k
Albert Camus United States 14 280 0.4× 398 0.5× 61 0.1× 103 0.3× 38 0.2× 102 1.2k
Peter Harvey United Kingdom 10 155 0.2× 269 0.3× 211 0.5× 46 0.1× 79 0.4× 46 804

Countries citing papers authored by John Hick

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Hick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Hick

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hick, John, et al.. (2012). Religious Pluralism and the Modern World: An Ongoing Engagement with John Hick. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (2009). A Brief Response to Aimee Upjohn Light. Journal of ecumenical studies. 44(4). 691–692.
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Hick, John. (2009). Response to Knepper. Religious Studies. 45(2). 223–226.
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Hick, John. (2006). The Metaphor of God Incarnate: Christology in a Pluralistic Age. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1999). The fifth dimension : an exploration of the spiritual realm. 24 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1995). The rainbow of faiths : critical dialogues on religious pluralism. SCM Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Hick, John, et al.. (1995). More than one way? : four views on salvation in a pluralistic world. 5 indexed citations
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Hick, John, et al.. (1993). Religious Pluralism and the Rationality of Religious Belief. Faith and Philosophy. 10(2). 242–249. 2 indexed citations
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Hick, John, et al.. (1993). The Myth of Christian Uniqueness: Toward a Pluralistic Theology of Religions. Buddhist-Christian Studies. 13. 272–272. 23 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1992). On Wilfred Cantwell Smith: His Place in the Study of Religion. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 4(1-2). 5–20. 1 indexed citations
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Hick, John, et al.. (1985). The Experience of Religious Diversity. Gower eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1983). On conflicting religious truth–claims. Religious Studies. 19(4). 485–491. 8 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1977). Incarnation. Theology. 80(675). 204–206. 2 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1974). Whatever path men choose is mine. 18(1-2). 8–17. 5 indexed citations
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Hick, John, et al.. (1968). The Many-Faced Argument. Recent Studies on the Ontological Argument for the Existence of God. Religious Studies. 5(1). 12 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1967). The many-faced argument. 21 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1962). The Teachings of the Mystics: Being Selections from the Great Mystics and Mystical Writings of the World. The Journal of Philosophy. 59(5). 135–136. 2 indexed citations
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Hick, John. (1958). The Christology of D. M. Baillie. Scottish Journal of Theology. 11(1). 1–12.

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