Lawrence Foster

640 total citations
31 papers, 344 citations indexed

About

Lawrence Foster is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, History and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence Foster has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 344 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 16 papers in History and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lawrence Foster's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (19 papers), Mormonism, Religion, and History (14 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (4 papers). Lawrence Foster is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (19 papers), Mormonism, Religion, and History (14 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (4 papers). Lawrence Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lawrence Foster's co-authors include Ruth Shonle Cavan, Mark P. Leone, Stephen Nissenbaum, Stephen J. Stein, Robert C. McMath, James E. Brittain, Ronald H. Bayor, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Michael Fellman and Stuart A. Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence Foster

26 papers receiving 258 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence Foster United States 7 92 83 69 68 58 31 344
René Wellek United States 12 109 1.2× 139 1.7× 142 2.1× 54 0.8× 41 0.7× 89 755
Hans Aarsleff United States 9 57 0.6× 58 0.7× 128 1.9× 38 0.6× 62 1.1× 23 487
Thomas Sturm Germany 13 68 0.7× 76 0.9× 124 1.8× 23 0.3× 157 2.7× 45 523
Alastair Fowler United Kingdom 11 73 0.8× 105 1.3× 79 1.1× 51 0.8× 15 0.3× 35 611
Martín Steinmann 6 101 1.1× 72 0.9× 174 2.5× 11 0.2× 79 1.4× 21 469
Arnold Pomerans United States 10 47 0.5× 75 0.9× 34 0.5× 23 0.3× 29 0.5× 37 402
Desmond M. Clarke Ireland 10 33 0.4× 64 0.8× 126 1.8× 26 0.4× 161 2.8× 46 448
Frits Staal United States 13 48 0.5× 175 2.1× 142 2.1× 13 0.2× 18 0.3× 44 545
Raymond E. Fancher Canada 12 89 1.0× 61 0.7× 18 0.3× 45 0.7× 61 1.1× 44 484
William K. Wimsatt United States 10 97 1.1× 87 1.0× 71 1.0× 36 0.5× 13 0.2× 48 526

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lawrence Foster

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lawrence Foster

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All Works

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Foster, Lawrence. (2010). Sex and Conflict in New Religious Movements: A Comparison of the Oneida Community under John Humphrey Noyes and the Early Mormons under Joseph Smith and his Would-Be Successors. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 13(3). 34–58. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, Joel W. Martin, David Chidester, & Nancy T. Ammerman. (1998). Forum: Interpreting Waco. Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation. 8(1). 1–30. 2 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, Joel W. Martin, David Chidester, & Nancy T. Ammerman. (1998). Forum: Interpreting Waco. Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation. 8(1). 1–30.
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Foster, Lawrence. (1993). The Psychology of Religious Genius: Joseph Smith and the Origins of New Religious Movements. Dialogue A Journal of Mormon Thought. 26(4). 1–22. 3 indexed citations
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Stein, Stephen J. & Lawrence Foster. (1993). Women, Family, and Utopia: Communal Experiments of the Shakers, the Oneida Community, and the Mormons.. Journal of American History. 79(4). 1596–1596. 2 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, et al.. (1993). Women, Family, and Utopia: Communal Experiments of the Shakers, the Oneid Community, and the Mormons.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(5). 667–667. 23 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, et al.. (1992). Women, Family, and Utopia: Communal Experiments of the Shakers, the Oneida Community, and the Mormons. Western Historical Quarterly. 23(4). 512–512. 4 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence. (1988). Strong Relativism Revisited. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 49(1). 145–145. 1 indexed citations
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McMath, Robert C., et al.. (1986). The University of Georgia: A Bicentennial History, 1785-1985. Journal of American History. 73(2). 447–447. 3 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, et al.. (1985). Religion, Society, and Utopia in Nineteenth-Century America. Journal of American History. 72(2). 408–408. 16 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence. (1983). A Personal Odyssey: My Encounter with Mormon History. Dialogue A Journal of Mormon Thought. 16(3). 87–98.
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Fellman, Michael, et al.. (1982). Religion and Sexuality: Three American Communal Experiments of the Nineteenth Century. Journal of the Early Republic. 2(1). 98–98. 6 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, et al.. (1982). Religion and Sexuality: Three American Communal Experimentrs of the Nineteenth Century. The American Historical Review. 87(2). 542–542. 28 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, et al.. (1981). Religion and Sexuality: Three American Communal Experiments of the Nineteenth Century. Journal of American History. 68(3). 673–673. 2 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence & Stephen Nissenbaum. (1981). Sex, Diet, and Debility in Jacksonian America: Sylvester Graham and Health Reform. Journal of American History. 68(2). 384–384. 5 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence. (1981). James J. Strang: The Prophet Who Failed. Church History. 50(2). 182–192. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence. (1974). A Little-known Defense of Polygamy from the Mormon Press in 1842. Dialogue A Journal of Mormon Thought. 9(4). 21–34. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence. (1971). Hempel, Scheffler, and the Ravens. The Journal of Philosophy. 68(4). 107–114. 4 indexed citations
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Foster, Lawrence, et al.. (1970). Experience and Theory. 178 indexed citations

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