Morton Klass

831 total citations
23 papers, 419 citations indexed

About

Morton Klass is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Morton Klass has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 419 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Cultural Studies and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Morton Klass's work include Caribbean history, culture, and politics (5 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 papers). Morton Klass is often cited by papers focused on Caribbean history, culture, and politics (5 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 papers). Morton Klass collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Morton Klass's co-authors include Steven Vertovec, Adrián C. Mayer, Joan P. Mencher, Marvin K. Opler, Wayne Suttles, Marvin Harris, Kalervo Oberg, Nirmal Kumar Bose, Andrew P. Vayda and David Washbrook and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Morton Klass

20 papers receiving 304 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Morton Klass United States 10 206 124 100 39 35 23 419
Nathan Wachtel France 13 131 0.6× 96 0.8× 170 1.7× 76 1.9× 54 1.5× 53 528
Robert E. Bieder United States 10 168 0.8× 52 0.4× 141 1.4× 58 1.5× 34 1.0× 27 537
John Michael Vlach United States 13 161 0.8× 71 0.6× 238 2.4× 21 0.5× 14 0.4× 48 639
Inga Clendinnen Australia 14 149 0.7× 68 0.5× 165 1.6× 84 2.2× 60 1.7× 38 528
Miguel León‐Portilla Mexico 12 74 0.4× 90 0.7× 115 1.1× 33 0.8× 45 1.3× 121 526
Jack D. Forbes United States 13 172 0.8× 111 0.9× 200 2.0× 46 1.2× 22 0.6× 53 516
Robert Parkin United Kingdom 12 183 0.9× 46 0.4× 137 1.4× 91 2.3× 38 1.1× 38 446
Jarich Oosten Netherlands 12 183 0.9× 55 0.4× 120 1.2× 48 1.2× 29 0.8× 50 511
Judith Campbell 3 218 1.1× 32 0.3× 106 1.1× 81 2.1× 33 0.9× 3 487
Serge Gruzinski France 14 157 0.8× 108 0.9× 204 2.0× 76 1.9× 117 3.3× 90 662

Countries citing papers authored by Morton Klass

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Fields of papers citing papers by Morton Klass

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morton Klass

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Morton Klass. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Morton Klass based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Morton Klass. Morton Klass is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Klass, Morton, et al.. (2018). Across the Boundaries of Belief.
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Klass, Morton. (2018). Ordered Universes. 1 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (2006). Mind Over Mind: The Anthropology and Psychology of Spirit Possession. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 9(4). 131–133. 1 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (2004). Mind over Mind: The Anthropology and Psychology of Spirit Possession. Anthropology of Consciousness. 15(2). 67–69. 19 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1999). Across The Boundaries Of Belief: Contemporary Issues In The Anthropology Of Religion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton, et al.. (1996). Ordered Universes: Approaches to the Anthropology of Religion.. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 2(3). 556–556. 1 indexed citations
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Glazier, Stephen D. & Morton Klass. (1996). Ordered Universes: Approaches to the Anthropology of Religion. Review of Religious Research. 38(1). 92–92. 11 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton & Steven Vertovec. (1994). Hindu Trinidad: Religion, Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Change.. Man. 29(4). 1025–1025. 67 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton, et al.. (1993). Singing with Sai Baba: The Politics of Revitalization in Trinidad.. Man. 28(2). 396–396. 14 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1991). “When God Can Do Anything”: Belief Systems in Collision. Anthropology of Consciousness. 2(1-2). 32–34.
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Klass, Morton. (1990). The Closing of “The Bazaar of Cultures”. Education and Urban Society. 22(4). 356–363. 1 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1983). The Artificial Alien: Transformations of the Robot in Science Fiction. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 470(1). 171–179. 3 indexed citations
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Washbrook, David & Morton Klass. (1981). Caste. The Emergence of the South Asian Social System.. Pacific Affairs. 54(1). 168–168. 22 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1977). FROM FIELD TO FACTORY: COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN WEST BENGAL. Anthropology News. 18(9). 23–23. 7 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1972). Community Structure in West Bengal1. American Anthropologist. 74(3). 601–610. 1 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1966). Marriage Rules in Bengal1. American Anthropologist. 68(4). 951–970. 4 indexed citations
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Mayer, Adrián C. & Morton Klass. (1962). East Indians in Trinidad: A Study of Cultural Persistence. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 82(3). 430–430. 51 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1961). East Indians in Trinidad. Columbia University Press eBooks. 57 indexed citations
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Klass, Morton. (1960). EAST AND WEST INDIAN: CULTURAL COMPLEXITY IN TRINIDAD*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 83(5). 855–861. 6 indexed citations

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