Joseph Fontenrose

2.2k total citations
53 papers, 698 citations indexed

About

Joseph Fontenrose is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Fontenrose has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 698 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Anthropology, 13 papers in Archeology and 5 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Joseph Fontenrose's work include Classical Antiquity Studies (19 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (8 papers) and Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 papers). Joseph Fontenrose is often cited by papers focused on Classical Antiquity Studies (19 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (8 papers) and Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 papers). Joseph Fontenrose collaborates with scholars based in . Joseph Fontenrose's co-authors include D. E. W. Wormell, Raphael Patai, George E. Mylonas, Jon D. Mikalson, Michael H. Jameson, Jonathan Zimmerman, Wm. Blake Tyrrell, Sidney Axelrad, Georges Roux and Christopher A. Faraone and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Classical World and American Journal of Archaeology.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Fontenrose

39 papers receiving 425 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph Fontenrose 17 314 243 131 113 89 53 698
Eva C. Keuls 12 430 1.4× 212 0.9× 217 1.7× 133 1.2× 104 1.2× 26 776
Thomas G. Rosenmeyer United States 16 374 1.2× 176 0.7× 95 0.7× 232 2.1× 88 1.0× 52 708
Jean-Pierre Vernant France 13 372 1.2× 223 0.9× 223 1.7× 193 1.7× 94 1.1× 79 862
John J. Winkler 11 478 1.5× 194 0.8× 179 1.4× 164 1.5× 112 1.3× 24 765
Friedrich Solmsen United States 14 284 0.9× 220 0.9× 66 0.5× 282 2.5× 32 0.4× 71 608
Nicole Loraux France 14 404 1.3× 173 0.7× 258 2.0× 195 1.7× 94 1.1× 66 802
Helene P. Foley United States 13 278 0.9× 120 0.5× 153 1.2× 106 0.9× 111 1.2× 30 522
Stanley M. Burstein United States 13 269 0.9× 268 1.1× 146 1.1× 74 0.7× 26 0.3× 64 632
Sarah Iles Johnston United States 14 321 1.0× 281 1.2× 115 0.9× 117 1.0× 55 0.6× 41 582
Bruno Snell 8 146 0.5× 88 0.4× 82 0.6× 125 1.1× 31 0.3× 29 441

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph Fontenrose

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Fontenrose

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Faraone, Christopher A. & Joseph Fontenrose. (1990). Didyma: Apollo's Oracle, Cult and Companions. The Classical World. 83(6). 530–530. 9 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, Aeschylus, & Tony Harrison. (1983). Aeschylus, the Oresteia. The Classical World. 77(1). 53–53. 1 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, et al.. (1983). The Cult of the Serpent, An Interdisciplinary Survey of Its Manifestations and Origins. Asian Folklore Studies. 42(2). 292–292. 12 indexed citations
4.
Fontenrose, Joseph. (1983). The Building of the City Walls: Troy and Asgard. Journal of American Folklore. 96(379). 53–53. 2 indexed citations
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Robertson, Noel & Joseph Fontenrose. (1982). The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations, with a Catalogue of Responses. Phoenix. 36(4). 358–358. 2 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph. (1982). Classics at Berkeley: The First Century 1869-1970. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, et al.. (1982). The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations with a Catalogue of Responses. The American Historical Review. 87(2). 428–428. 5 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph. (1981). Steinbeck's unhappy valley : a study of The pastures of heaven. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph. (1978). The Delphic Oracle. 74 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, et al.. (1977). Delphes. Son oracle et ses dieux. The Classical World. 71(4). 266–266. 17 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, et al.. (1969). Hercules' Labors: Fact or Fiction?. The Classical World. 63(3). 91–91. 2 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, et al.. (1966). Zoroaster's Influence on Greek Thought. The Classical World. 59(6). 196–196. 2 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph. (1966). The Ritual Theory of Myth. 7 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph & George E. Mylonas. (1965). Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries. The American Journal of Philology. 86(3). 318–318. 1 indexed citations
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Puhvel, Jaan & Joseph Fontenrose. (1962). Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins. Western Folklore. 21(4). 284–284. 4 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph, et al.. (1960). Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origin. Books Abroad. 34(3). 303–303. 4 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph. (1960). The Crucified Daphidas. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 91. 83–83. 1 indexed citations
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Burke, Kenneth & Joseph Fontenrose. (1960). Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins. Journal of American Folklore. 73(289). 270–270.
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Fontenrose, Joseph. (1957). Dagon and El. Oriens. 10(2). 277–277. 1 indexed citations
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Fontenrose, Joseph & Pierre Amandry. (1952). La mantique Apollinienne a Delphes: Essai sur le fonctionnement de l'oracle. The American Journal of Philology. 73(4). 445–445. 10 indexed citations

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