Peter Heehs

431 total citations
28 papers, 159 citations indexed

About

Peter Heehs is a scholar working on Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Heehs has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 159 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Philosophy, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Heehs's work include Indian History and Philosophy (8 papers), South Asian Studies and Conflicts (7 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 papers). Peter Heehs is often cited by papers focused on Indian History and Philosophy (8 papers), South Asian Studies and Conflicts (7 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 papers). Peter Heehs collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Russia. Peter Heehs's co-authors include Sumit Sarkar, Stephen Phillips and Aurobindo Ghose and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, History and Theory and Philosophy East and West.

In The Last Decade

Peter Heehs

24 papers receiving 107 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Heehs United States 7 85 46 40 37 14 28 159
Gerardus van der Leeuw Taiwan 3 92 1.1× 20 0.4× 45 1.1× 31 0.8× 24 1.7× 8 173
İan Almond Türkiye 6 108 1.3× 80 1.7× 49 1.2× 20 0.5× 17 1.2× 42 182
Kama Maclean Australia 8 66 0.8× 42 0.9× 28 0.7× 29 0.8× 4 0.3× 21 134
Joseph Mali Israel 6 49 0.6× 43 0.9× 44 1.1× 14 0.4× 4 0.3× 17 124
Ahmet T. Karamustafa Türkiye 3 68 0.8× 91 2.0× 22 0.6× 35 0.9× 29 2.1× 5 157
Georges Leroux Canada 6 70 0.8× 41 0.9× 61 1.5× 22 0.6× 12 0.9× 39 161
Michel Despland Canada 8 102 1.2× 21 0.5× 79 2.0× 15 0.4× 10 0.7× 36 176
Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych United States 7 74 0.9× 79 1.7× 15 0.4× 16 0.4× 19 1.4× 31 140
Richard W. Lariviere Germany 6 87 1.0× 62 1.3× 55 1.4× 87 2.4× 38 2.7× 26 203
Chad E. Seales United States 4 93 1.1× 25 0.5× 32 0.8× 23 0.6× 24 1.7× 7 137

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Heehs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Heehs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Heehs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heehs, Peter. (2024). A Brief History of the Eternal Religion: A Genealogy of Sanātana Dharma. International Journal of Hindu Studies. 29(1). 1–32.
2.
Heehs, Peter. (2022). The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha. South Asian Studies. 38(2). 262–263. 1 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2018). Spirituality Without God. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2018). Spirituality without God: A Global History of Thought and Practice. 1 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2015). Sri Aurobindo and his Ashram, 1910–2010. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 19(1). 65–86. 2 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2008). The lives of Sri Aurobindo. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2006). Introduction: appropriation as a marketing strategy. Postcolonial Studies. 9(2). 113–119. 1 indexed citations
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Ghose, Aurobindo & Peter Heehs. (2005). Nationalism Religion and Beyond: Writings on Politics, Society and Culture. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2003). Shades of Orientalism: Paradoxes and Problems in Indian Historiography. History and Theory. 42(2). 169–195. 14 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (2002). Indian religions : the spiritual traditions of South Asia : an anthology.
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Heehs, Peter. (1998). Nationalism, Terrorism, Communalism: Essays in Modern Indian History. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (1997). Bengali religious nationalism and communalism. International Journal of Hindu Studies. 1(1). 117–139. 1 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Sumit & Peter Heehs. (1996). The Bomb in Bengal: The Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism in India, 1900- 1910.. The American Historical Review. 101(3). 899–899. 30 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (1994). Myth, History, and Theory. History and Theory. 33(1). 1–1. 28 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (1994). Foreign Influences on Bengali Revolutionary Terrorism 1902–1908. Modern Asian Studies. 28(3). 533–556. 8 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (1993). Terrorism in India During the Freedom Struggle. Historian. 55(3). 469–482. 6 indexed citations
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Heehs, Peter. (1992). The Maniktala secret society: An early Bengali terrorist group. The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 29(3). 349–370.
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Phillips, Stephen & Peter Heehs. (1991). Sri Aurobindo: A Brief Biography. Philosophy East and West. 41(4). 575–575. 15 indexed citations
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Ghose, Aurobindo & Peter Heehs. (1970). The Essential Writings of Sri Aurobindo. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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