Laurie J. Sears

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Laurie J. Sears is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurie J. Sears has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Laurie J. Sears's work include Asian Studies and History (10 papers), Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 papers) and Philippine History and Culture (3 papers). Laurie J. Sears is often cited by papers focused on Asian Studies and History (10 papers), Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 papers) and Philippine History and Culture (3 papers). Laurie J. Sears collaborates with scholars based in United States. Laurie J. Sears's co-authors include Benedict Anderson, Robert Wessing, Joyce Flueckiger, Kathy Foley, Paula Richman, Nancy J. Smith‐Hefner, M. C. Ricklefs, Charles F. Keyes, Susan Rodgers and Vicente L. Rafael and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Pacific Affairs and Journal of the American Oriental Society.

In The Last Decade

Laurie J. Sears

20 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Sprea... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
    1994 6.4k citations Laurie J. Sears, Benedict Anderson Journal of the American Oriental Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laurie J. Sears United States 6 3.7k 1.7k 721 548 543 20 6.5k
Ulf Hannerz Sweden 26 4.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 980 1.8× 537 1.0× 98 7.4k
Homi Κ. Bhabha United States 20 3.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 593 1.1× 967 1.8× 69 7.1k
Roland Robertson United Kingdom 31 4.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 373 0.5× 408 0.7× 611 1.1× 138 6.5k
Jeffrey C. Alexander United States 44 5.3k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 486 0.7× 232 0.4× 400 0.7× 209 7.8k
Jack Goody United Kingdom 44 3.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 2.9× 746 1.4× 572 1.1× 221 9.9k
Boaventura de Sousa Santos Portugal 43 3.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 733 1.0× 372 0.7× 1.5k 2.8× 241 7.6k
Gerard Delanty United Kingdom 35 4.2k 1.1× 2.7k 1.6× 390 0.5× 988 1.8× 1.2k 2.1× 139 7.0k
Sherry B. Ortner United States 28 3.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 2.0k 2.8× 454 0.8× 407 0.7× 76 7.3k
Thomas Hylland Eriksen Norway 27 2.5k 0.7× 931 0.6× 711 1.0× 675 1.2× 299 0.6× 136 4.5k
Richard Jenkins United Kingdom 27 3.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 436 0.6× 487 0.9× 599 1.1× 73 5.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laurie J. Sears

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laurie J. Sears

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sears, Laurie J., et al.. (2021). Introduction: Thinking Comparison with the Politics of Storytelling. positions asia critique. 29(1). 1–20. 1 indexed citations
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Rafael, Vicente L., et al.. (2019). The Crown and the Capitalists: The Ethnic Chinese and the Founding of the Thai Nation. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (2018). Geoffrey B. Robinson. The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacre, 1965–66.. The American Historical Review. 124(1). 199–201. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (2014). HEROES AS KILLERS OR KILLERS AS HEROES?. Critical Asian Studies. 46(1). 204–207. 3 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (2013). Situated Testimonies. University of Hawaii Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Ricklefs, M. C. & Laurie J. Sears. (1999). Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales. The American Historical Review. 104(2). 550–550. 1 indexed citations
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Smith‐Hefner, Nancy J. & Laurie J. Sears. (1998). Fantasizing the Feminine in Indonesia.. Pacific Affairs. 71(1). 133–133. 3 indexed citations
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Foley, Kathy & Laurie J. Sears. (1998). Shadows of Empire. Asian Theatre Journal. 15(2). 297–297. 5 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J., et al.. (1997). Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales. Indonesia. 63. 195–195. 11 indexed citations
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Wessing, Robert & Laurie J. Sears. (1997). Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales. Asian Folklore Studies. 56(2). 426–426. 34 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J., et al.. (1997). Telling Lives, Telling History: Autobiography and Historical Imagination in Modern Indonesia; Aku dan Toba and Semasa Kecil di Kampung.. The American Historical Review. 102(2). 503–503. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (1996). Shadows of Empire. 13 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (1996). Fantasizing the Feminine in Indonesia. 78 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (1996). Shadows of Empire. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J. & Benedict Anderson. (1994). Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 114(1). 129–129. 6357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Richman, Paula, et al.. (1992). Boundaries of the Text: Epic Performances in South and Southeast Asia. Asian Folklore Studies. 51(2). 372–372. 5 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J., et al.. (1992). Boundaries of the Text: Epic Performances in South and Southeast Asia. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 112(4). 656–656. 2 indexed citations
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Flueckiger, Joyce & Laurie J. Sears. (1991). Boundaries of the Text. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 11 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J.. (1986). Text and performance in Javanese shadow theatre : changing authorities in an oral tradition. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Sears, Laurie J., et al.. (1985). Aesthetic Tradition and Cultural Transition in Java and Bali.. Man. 20(1). 182–182. 2 indexed citations

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