Nicholas B. Dirks

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Nicholas B. Dirks is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas B. Dirks has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Anthropology, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Nicholas B. Dirks's work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (10 papers), South Asian Studies and Conflicts (6 papers) and Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (5 papers). Nicholas B. Dirks is often cited by papers focused on Anthropological Studies and Insights (10 papers), South Asian Studies and Conflicts (6 papers) and Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (5 papers). Nicholas B. Dirks collaborates with scholars based in United States. Nicholas B. Dirks's co-authors include Lucian W. Pye, David Ludden, Geoff Eley, Sherry B. Ortner, Bernard Cohn, Robin Jeffrey, Brian Keith Axel, Irene Silverblatt, Talal Asad and Paul A. Silverstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas B. Dirks

39 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Castes of Mind 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2002 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicholas B. Dirks United States 20 1.1k 1.0k 892 302 147 42 2.2k
Ranajit Guha Australia 18 1.6k 1.4× 990 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 360 1.2× 231 1.6× 41 3.1k
Thomas Blom Hansen United States 14 1.2k 1.1× 697 0.7× 922 1.0× 169 0.6× 64 0.4× 44 2.0k
Anthony Pagden United States 19 542 0.5× 403 0.4× 522 0.6× 159 0.5× 118 0.8× 68 1.6k
Anne McClintock United States 13 1.7k 1.6× 552 0.5× 423 0.5× 138 0.5× 373 2.5× 23 2.8k
V. Y. Mudimbé United States 13 978 0.9× 907 0.9× 398 0.4× 87 0.3× 129 0.9× 50 2.1k
Patrick Brantlinger United States 18 1.1k 1.0× 431 0.4× 317 0.4× 154 0.5× 305 2.1× 75 2.5k
Brinda Bose India 10 1.0k 0.9× 363 0.3× 300 0.3× 143 0.5× 244 1.7× 20 2.1k
Enrique Dussel Mexico 22 1.1k 1.0× 496 0.5× 412 0.5× 169 0.6× 259 1.8× 183 2.3k
Ashis Nandy India 13 726 0.7× 332 0.3× 407 0.5× 234 0.8× 80 0.5× 39 1.5k
Ella Shohat United States 19 1.2k 1.1× 284 0.3× 341 0.4× 128 0.4× 262 1.8× 64 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicholas B. Dirks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas B. Dirks

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2023). City of Intellect. Cambridge University Press eBooks.
2.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2013). G.S. Ghurye and the Politics of Sociological Knowledge. Sociological Bulletin. 62(2). 239–253.
3.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2012). Scholars, Spies, and Global Studies.. ˜The œchronicle of higher education. 2 indexed citations
4.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2009). The Scandal of Empire. Harvard University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
5.
Cohn, Bernard, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Ranajit Guha, Nicholas B. Dirks, & Gyan Prakash. (2006). The Bernard Cohn omnibus. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2006). The Scandal of Empire. Harvard University Press eBooks. 61 indexed citations
7.
Ballantyne, Tony, Antoinette Burton, Clare Haru Crowston, Nicholas B. Dirks, & Bernard Cohn. (2004). ARCHIVE, DISCIPLINE, STATE: POWER AND KNOWLEDGE IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY. 4 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2002). Castes of Mind. Princeton University Press eBooks. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (2001). Castes of Mind. 63 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1997). The Policing of Tradition: Colonialism and Anthropology in Southern India. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 39(1). 182–212. 31 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1997). Différence et Discrimination La politique des castes dans l'Inde post-coloniale. Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales. 52(3). 593–619. 3 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B., Geoff Eley, & Sherry B. Ortner. (1994). Culture/power/history : a reader in contemporary social theory. Princeton University Press eBooks. 221 indexed citations
13.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1993). The Hollow Crown. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 55 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1992). Castes of Mind. Representations. 37. 56–78. 30 indexed citations
15.
Jeffrey, Robin & Nicholas B. Dirks. (1989). The Hollow Crown: Ethnohistory of an Indian Kingdom.. Pacific Affairs. 62(2). 273–273. 51 indexed citations
16.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1988). The Hollow Crown. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
17.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1988). The Invention of Caste: Civil Society in Colonial India. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 29 indexed citations
18.
Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1988). The Hollow Crown: COLONIAL MEDIATIONS: CONTRADICTIONS UNDER THE RAJ. 12 indexed citations
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Dirks, Nicholas B.. (1982). The Pasts of aPāḷaiyakārar: The Ethnohistory of a South Indian Little King. The Journal of Asian Studies. 41(4). 655–683. 17 indexed citations

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