Ninian Smart

2.9k total citations
110 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ninian Smart is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Ninian Smart has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 32 papers in Philosophy and 26 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Ninian Smart's work include Religion and Society Interactions (30 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (15 papers) and Indian and Buddhist Studies (14 papers). Ninian Smart is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (30 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (15 papers) and Indian and Buddhist Studies (14 papers). Ninian Smart collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ghana. Ninian Smart's co-authors include Stephen C. Ainlay, Maurice Friedman, Paul Arthur Schilpp, Karla Poewe, Benjamin Beit‐Hallahmi, Peter H. Merkl, Frederick Ferré, Richard T. Antoun, W. T. Stace and K. N. Jayatilleke and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Ninian Smart

101 papers receiving 905 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ninian Smart United Kingdom 17 628 417 347 259 211 110 1.3k
Wilfred Cantwell Smith United States 17 881 1.4× 308 0.7× 358 1.0× 245 0.9× 154 0.7× 61 1.3k
Nicholas Wolterstorff United States 21 479 0.8× 217 0.5× 662 1.9× 234 0.9× 99 0.5× 111 1.5k
David Chidester South Africa 18 966 1.5× 211 0.5× 359 1.0× 154 0.6× 80 0.4× 80 1.6k
Russell T. McCutcheon United States 17 1.2k 1.9× 260 0.6× 649 1.9× 189 0.7× 260 1.2× 106 1.6k
Stanley Hauerwas United States 21 730 1.2× 168 0.4× 373 1.1× 314 1.2× 118 0.6× 153 1.4k
John D. Caputo United States 14 562 0.9× 164 0.4× 694 2.0× 101 0.4× 84 0.4× 106 1.4k
Bruce Lincoln United States 21 665 1.1× 184 0.4× 368 1.1× 162 0.6× 71 0.3× 93 1.4k
Roy Wallis United Kingdom 17 793 1.3× 77 0.2× 237 0.7× 63 0.2× 167 0.8× 62 1.3k
Jonathan Z. Smith United States 17 887 1.4× 127 0.3× 552 1.6× 373 1.4× 107 0.5× 51 1.7k
Karen Armstrong Australia 15 441 0.7× 142 0.3× 114 0.3× 82 0.3× 112 0.5× 39 792

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ninian Smart

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ninian Smart

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smart, Ninian. (2006). The Global Future of Religion. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian, et al.. (2000). Las religiones del mundo. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 13(8). 597–9. 9 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1999). Atlas of the world's religions. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian & Robert Elliott Allinson. (1994). Understanding the Chinese Mind: The Philosophical Roots. Philosophy East and West. 44(2). 411–411. 6 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian, et al.. (1991). Christian Systematic Theology in a World Context. Fortress Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1986). Islam, secularism and the philosophy of the future. Futures. 18(6). 828–829. 34 indexed citations
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Merkl, Peter H., et al.. (1985). Religion and Politics in the Modern World. Sociological Analysis. 46(1). 85–85. 4 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1985). The future of religions. Futures. 17(1). 24–33. 2 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1985). Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1984). Action and Suffering in the Theravadin Tradition. Philosophy East and West. 34(4). 371–371. 1 indexed citations
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Ainlay, Stephen C. & Ninian Smart. (1984). Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 23(4). 427–427. 92 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1981). A Dialogue of Religions. Philosophy. 37(140). 5 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1970). What is truth in RE?. Learning for Living. 10(1). 13–15. 1 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1967). The Role of the Intellectual in the Contemporary Church. 11(1). 30–36. 1 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1966). World religions : a dialogue. Penguin Books. 2 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1966). MYTH AND TRANSCENDENCE. The Monist. 50(4). 475–487. 1 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1963). Social anthropology and the philosophy of religion. Inquiry. 6(1-4). 287–299. 2 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1962). Historical selections in the philosophy of religion. SCM Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1962). The Christian and other religions. Learning for Living. 1(3). 20–21. 6 indexed citations
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Smart, Ninian. (1958). Revelation and Reasons. Scottish Journal of Theology. 11(4). 352–361.

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