Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
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This map shows the geographic impact of René Girard's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by René Girard with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites René Girard more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by René Girard. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by René Girard. The network helps show where René Girard may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Girard
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of René Girard.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of René Girard 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 René Girard. René Girard is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Girard, René, Walter Burkert, Renato Rosaldo, & Jonathan Z. Smith. (2011). Sanglantes origines : entretiens avec Walter Burkert, Renato Rosaldo et Jonathan Z. Smith. Flammarion eBooks.
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Girard, René, et al.. (2009). Christianisme et modernité. Flammarion eBooks.3 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2007). De la violence à la divinité.6 indexed citations
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Girard, René & Michel Serres. (2007). Le tragique et la pitié : discours de réception de René Girard à l'académie française et réponse de Michel Serres.1 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2005). Hungerkünstler:Ebstorungen und mimetiches Begehren. 57(3). 344–362.
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Girard, René. (2003). Le sacrifice. OpenEdition (OpenEdition).3 indexed citations
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Girard, René, et al.. (2002). Ich sah den Satan vom Himmel fallen wie einen Blitz : eine kritische Apologie des Christentums.7 indexed citations
Girard, René, et al.. (2002). La voix méconnue du réel : une théorie des mythes archaïques et modernes.1 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2001). Celui par qui le scandale arrive. Desclée de Brouwer eBooks.7 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1999). Je vois satan tomber comme l'éclair. B. Grasset eBooks.10 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1999). Dionisos contra el crucificado. 45(208). 13–34.
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Girard, René. (1990). Shakespeare, les feux de l'envie. B. Grasset eBooks.6 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1988). To Double Business Bound. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks.21 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1986). To honor René Girard.2 indexed citations
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Girard, René, et al.. (1983). Das Ende der Gewalt : Analyse des Menschheitsverhängnisses. Herder eBooks.
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Girard, René. (1982). Le bouc émissaire. B. Grasset eBooks.74 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1979). Violence and the Sacred. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 334–350.401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Girard, René. (1961). Mensonge romantique et vérité romanesque.86 indexed citations
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