John S. Major

730 total citations
38 papers, 317 citations indexed

About

John S. Major is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Major has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 317 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Ecology and 2 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in John S. Major's work include Chinese history and philosophy (22 papers), Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond (4 papers) and Japanese History and Culture (2 papers). John S. Major is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (22 papers), Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond (4 papers) and Japanese History and Culture (2 papers). John S. Major collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Panama. John S. Major's co-authors include Edward H. Schafer, Valerie Steele, Rafe de Crespigny, Holmes Welch, Anna Seidel, Steven I. Levine, Derk Bodde, Charles Le Blanc, Joseph Needham and Harold D. Roth and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Technology and Culture and The Journal of Asian Studies.

In The Last Decade

John S. Major

25 papers receiving 199 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 S. Major United Kingdom 9 215 77 41 36 23 38 317
Paul W. Kroll United States 9 192 0.9× 71 0.9× 58 1.4× 34 0.9× 5 0.2× 102 306
Michel Leiris Algeria 8 95 0.4× 23 0.3× 55 1.3× 31 0.9× 15 0.7× 64 236
Charles Robert Ageron 5 158 0.7× 46 0.6× 87 2.1× 88 2.4× 42 1.8× 11 390
Gérard Lenclud France 9 173 0.8× 49 0.6× 42 1.0× 40 1.1× 13 0.6× 45 307
Roberte Hamayón France 9 84 0.4× 41 0.5× 89 2.2× 24 0.7× 18 0.8× 57 237
Stephen G. Nichols United States 12 69 0.3× 17 0.2× 41 1.0× 23 0.6× 21 0.9× 66 493
Mechal Sobel United States 9 119 0.6× 38 0.5× 101 2.5× 60 1.7× 7 0.3× 17 259
Horst Bredekamp Germany 12 111 0.5× 16 0.2× 41 1.0× 44 1.2× 60 2.6× 80 398
Mark Csikszentmihàlyi United States 8 224 1.0× 68 0.9× 28 0.7× 40 1.1× 11 0.5× 16 280
Claude Blanckaert France 10 78 0.4× 34 0.4× 80 2.0× 21 0.6× 110 4.8× 56 343

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John S. Major

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Major, John S., et al.. (2023). Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion. 2 indexed citations
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Major, John S., et al.. (2016). Ancient China: A History. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 5 indexed citations
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Major, John S., et al.. (2016). Ancient China. 3 indexed citations
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Major, John S., et al.. (2015). Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn. 1 indexed citations
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Major, John S., et al.. (2010). The Huainanzi : a guide to the theory and practice of government in early Han China. Columbia University Press eBooks. 69 indexed citations
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Major, John S.. (2002). The Ancestral Landscape: Time, Space and Community in Late Shang China (ca. 1200-1045 BC) (review). China review international. 9(2). 460–464.
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Crespigny, Rafe de, et al.. (2001). Defining Chu: Image and Reality in Ancient China. The American Historical Review. 106(1). 145–145. 28 indexed citations
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Major, John S.. (1995). The Silk Route. 2 indexed citations
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Major, John S.. (1993). Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought: Chapters Three, Four, and Five of the Huainanzi. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 53 indexed citations
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Major, John S.. (1990). The land and people of Mongolia. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Bedini, Silvio A., et al.. (1989). The Hall of Heavenly Records: Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks 1380-1780. Technology and Culture. 30(3). 678–678. 6 indexed citations
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Major, John S. & Roger T. Ames. (1988). The Art of Rulership: A Study in Ancient Chinese Political Thought. Philosophy East and West. 38(2). 197–197.
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Major, John S.. (1984). Who Wrote the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Convention?. Diplomatic History. 8(2). 115–124. 3 indexed citations
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Major, John S.. (1980). Astrology in the Huai-nan-tzu and some Related Texts. 8(1). 20–31. 1 indexed citations
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Major, John S. & Edward H. Schafer. (1980). Pacing The Void: T'ang Approaches to the Stars. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 40(1). 278–278. 29 indexed citations
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Major, John S.. (1979). Notes On the Nomenclature of Winds and Directions in the Early Han. T oung Pao. 65(1). 66–80. 1 indexed citations
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Major, John S., et al.. (1977). Individual and State in Ancient China: Essays on Four Chinese Philosophers. The American Historical Review. 82(2). 409–409. 13 indexed citations

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