Reuven Firestone

551 total citations
19 papers, 149 citations indexed

About

Reuven Firestone is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Reuven Firestone has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 149 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Reuven Firestone's work include Islamic Studies and History (11 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (9 papers) and Biblical Studies and Interpretation (6 papers). Reuven Firestone is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Studies and History (11 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (9 papers) and Biblical Studies and Interpretation (6 papers). Reuven Firestone collaborates with scholars based in United States. Reuven Firestone's co-authors include Vera B. Moreen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Oriental Society, Religions and Journal of the American Academy of Religion.

In The Last Decade

Reuven Firestone

17 papers receiving 103 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Reuven Firestone United States 6 101 59 36 30 25 19 149
Ahmed El Shamsy United States 6 56 0.6× 87 1.5× 19 0.5× 39 1.3× 16 0.6× 18 119
Ian Richard Netton United Kingdom 9 74 0.7× 56 0.9× 24 0.7× 35 1.2× 22 0.9× 34 153
Gerhard Böwerıng United States 7 81 0.8× 91 1.5× 18 0.5× 50 1.7× 29 1.2× 31 147
Camilla Adang Israel 7 78 0.8× 64 1.1× 26 0.7× 22 0.7× 29 1.2× 17 126
Gabriel Said Reynolds United States 7 117 1.2× 65 1.1× 66 1.8× 21 0.7× 35 1.4× 32 147
Neal Robinson United Kingdom 7 90 0.9× 52 0.9× 32 0.9× 43 1.4× 28 1.1× 15 137
Norman Calder United Kingdom 9 115 1.1× 137 2.3× 30 0.8× 54 1.8× 15 0.6× 26 177
Asma Afsaruddin United States 8 118 1.2× 93 1.6× 25 0.7× 52 1.7× 6 0.2× 36 163
Joel L. Kraemer Israel 7 56 0.6× 43 0.7× 33 0.9× 21 0.7× 17 0.7× 22 121
Brannon Wheeler United States 8 64 0.6× 50 0.8× 58 1.6× 17 0.6× 25 1.0× 23 132

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Reuven Firestone

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Firestone, Reuven. (2024). The Prophet Problem. Religions. 15(11). 1406–1406.
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Firestone, Reuven. (2019). Muhammad, the Jews, and the Composition of the Qur’an: Sacred History and Counter-History. Religions. 10(1). 63–63. 7 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven, et al.. (2015). War Policies in Judaism as Responses to Power and Powerlessness. 3(3). 343–355. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (2012). Holy War in Judaism. 8 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (2012). Is there a notion of “divine election” in the Qurʾān?. 415–432. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (2010). Divine Authority and Mass Violence: Economies of Aggression in the Emergence of Religions. Journal for the Study of Religious and Ideologies. 9(26). 220–237.
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Firestone, Reuven. (2008). An Introduction to Islam for Jews. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 3 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (2007). Contextualizing anti‐Semitism in Islam: chosenness, choosing, and the emergence of new religion. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies. 4(3). 235–254. 3 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (2006). Holy War in Modern Judaism? “Mitzvah War” and the Problem of the “Three Vows”. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 74(4). 954–982. 8 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (2002). Jihād. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1999). Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 55 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1998). Merit, Mimesis, and Martyrdom: Aspects of Shi'ite Meta-historical Exegesis on Abraham's Sacrifice in Light of Jewish, Christian, and Sunni Muslim Tradition. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 66(1). 93–116. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1997). Disparity and Resolution in the Qurʾānic Teachings on War: A Reevaluation of a Traditional Problem. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 56(1). 1–19. 4 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1992). Abraham's Journey to Mecca in Islamic Exegesis: A Form-Critical Study of a Tradition. Studia Islamica. 5–5. 4 indexed citations
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Moreen, Vera B. & Reuven Firestone. (1991). Journeys in Holy Lands: The Evolution of the Abraham-Ishmael Legends in Islamic Exegesis. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 111(4). 799–799. 36 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1991). Difficulties in Keeping a Beautiful Wife: The Legend of Abraham and Sarah in Jewish and Islamic Tradition. Journal of Jewish Studies. 42(2). 196–214. 2 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1990). THE PROBLEM OF SARAH'S IDENTITY IN ISLAMIC EXEGETICAL TRADITION1. The Muslim World. 80(2). 65–71. 2 indexed citations
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Firestone, Reuven. (1989). ABRAHAM'S SON AS THE INTENDED SACRIFICE (AL-DHABĪH, QUR'ĀN 37: 99–113): ISSUES IN QUR'ĀNIC EXEGESIS. Journal of Semitic Studies. XXXIV(1). 95–131. 8 indexed citations

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