Jonathan D. Spence

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 773 citations indexed

About

Jonathan D. Spence is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan D. Spence has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 773 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Cultural Studies and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Jonathan D. Spence's work include Chinese history and philosophy (14 papers), Japanese History and Culture (3 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 papers). Jonathan D. Spence is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (14 papers), Japanese History and Culture (3 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 papers). Jonathan D. Spence collaborates with scholars based in United States. Jonathan D. Spence's co-authors include Donald S. Zagoria, John E. Wills, Aihwa Ong, Lucian W. Pye, Joseph R. Levenson, E. G. Pulleyblank, James Parsons, Evelyn S. Rawski, K Lundbæk and Tom Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and Pacific Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan D. Spence

31 papers receiving 474 citations

Hit Papers

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
    1986 172 citations Jonathan D. Spence et al. The American Historical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jonathan D. Spence United States 12 450 173 119 118 61 36 773
Harry Harootunian United States 16 391 0.9× 142 0.8× 97 0.8× 266 2.3× 48 0.8× 81 771
David Clay Large United Kingdom 11 381 0.8× 297 1.7× 142 1.2× 44 0.4× 52 0.9× 42 755
Jonathan Arac United States 11 356 0.8× 136 0.8× 66 0.6× 64 0.5× 40 0.7× 78 988
Karen Halttunen United States 12 371 0.8× 133 0.8× 90 0.8× 82 0.7× 56 0.9× 28 837
V. S. Naipaul 17 339 0.8× 104 0.6× 157 1.3× 205 1.7× 38 0.6× 49 875
Anton Blok Netherlands 11 441 1.0× 175 1.0× 148 1.2× 42 0.4× 79 1.3× 30 757
Ian Birchall 4 418 0.9× 143 0.8× 110 0.9× 81 0.7× 36 0.6× 12 831
Nicholas Mirzoeff United States 16 475 1.1× 113 0.7× 102 0.9× 100 0.8× 55 0.9× 55 1.0k
Nina Baym United States 17 452 1.0× 152 0.9× 121 1.0× 193 1.6× 40 0.7× 98 1.6k
Bernhard Giesen Germany 14 551 1.2× 248 1.4× 65 0.5× 50 0.4× 23 0.4× 69 911

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan D. Spence

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan D. Spence

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spence, Jonathan D.. (2020). From The Death of Woman Wang (1978). Yale University Press eBooks. 3–15.
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Spence, Jonathan D., et al.. (2013). The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Pomeranz, Kenneth, et al.. (2009). China in 2008 : a year of great significance. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 10 indexed citations
4.
Spence, Jonathan D.. (2007). Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D., et al.. (2006). Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation. Internet Archive (Internet Archive). 26 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D., et al.. (2003). Red-color news soldier. 3 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D.. (2000). La Chine imaginaire. Presses de l’Université de Montréal eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D.. (1998). The Taiping vision of a Christian China, 1836-1864. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D., et al.. (1996). The Chinese century : the photographic history of the last hundred years. Random House eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Henderson, John B. & Jonathan D. Spence. (1994). Chinese Roundabout: Essays in History and Culture. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 37(4). 361–361. 3 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D.. (1990). The search for modern China. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 349 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D., D. E. Mungello, & John W. Witek. (1987). Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology. The American Historical Review. 92(2). 384–384. 1 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D., et al.. (1986). The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci. The American Historical Review. 91(2). 444–444. 172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Evans, Brian L. & Jonathan D. Spence. (1982). The Gate of Heavenly Peace. The Chinese and Their Revolution, 1895-1980.. Pacific Affairs. 55(2). 297–297. 1 indexed citations
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Parsons, James, Jonathan D. Spence, & John E. Wills. (1980). From Ming to Ch'ing: Conquest, Region, and Continuity in Seventeenth-Century China. The American Historical Review. 85(3). 691–691. 12 indexed citations
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Rawski, Evelyn S., Jonathan D. Spence, & John E. Wills. (1980). From Ming to Ch'ing: Conquest, Region and Continuity in Seventeenth-Century China. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 40(2). 566–566. 12 indexed citations
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Spence, Jonathan D., et al.. (1980). The Death of Woman Wang. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 40(1). 268–268. 1 indexed citations
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Fisher, Tom, Jonathan D. Spence, & John E. Wills. (1979). From Ming to Ch'ing. Conquest, Region, and Continuity in Seventeenth-Century China.. Pacific Affairs. 52(4). 710–710. 6 indexed citations
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Pulleyblank, E. G. & Jonathan D. Spence. (1967). Ts'ao Yin and the K'ang-hsi Emperor, Bondservant and Master.. Pacific Affairs. 40(3/4). 370–370. 7 indexed citations

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