Richard Gombrich

1.4k total citations
51 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

Richard Gombrich is a scholar working on Religious studies, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Gombrich has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Religious studies, 19 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 14 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Richard Gombrich's work include Indian and Buddhist Studies (24 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (17 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (10 papers). Richard Gombrich is often cited by papers focused on Indian and Buddhist Studies (24 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (17 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (10 papers). Richard Gombrich collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Taiwan and United States. Richard Gombrich's co-authors include Jonathan S. Walters, Gananath Obeyesekere, Heinz Bechert, Douglas Allen, B. G. Gokhale, Michaël Schmidt and Oskar von Hinüber and has published in prestigious journals such as Comparative Studies in Society and History, The Journal of Asian Studies and Philosophy East and West.

In The Last Decade

Richard Gombrich

43 papers receiving 403 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Gombrich United Kingdom 12 299 283 182 167 130 51 617
Wilhelm Halbfaß United States 10 256 0.9× 239 0.8× 121 0.7× 99 0.6× 247 1.9× 35 646
Paula Richman United States 11 189 0.6× 99 0.3× 150 0.8× 130 0.8× 85 0.7× 30 444
Paul J. Griffiths United States 13 192 0.6× 212 0.7× 50 0.3× 50 0.3× 211 1.6× 65 453
Edward Conzé Germany 11 166 0.6× 177 0.6× 58 0.3× 45 0.3× 135 1.0× 57 460
Bernard McGinn United States 17 241 0.8× 219 0.8× 43 0.2× 73 0.4× 368 2.8× 125 925
Gavin Flood United Kingdom 9 212 0.7× 131 0.5× 83 0.5× 52 0.3× 163 1.3× 33 457
Charles S. Prebish United States 10 200 0.7× 102 0.4× 47 0.3× 54 0.3× 69 0.5× 38 332
Karl Rahner Austria 13 284 0.9× 239 0.8× 28 0.2× 60 0.4× 245 1.9× 122 698
Henry Corbin United States 12 178 0.6× 50 0.2× 36 0.2× 164 1.0× 128 1.0× 62 467
Elaine H. Pagels United States 9 175 0.6× 124 0.4× 34 0.2× 32 0.2× 96 0.7× 28 395

Countries citing papers authored by Richard Gombrich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Gombrich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Gombrich

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gombrich, Richard & Gananath Obeyesekere. (2021). Buddhism Transformed. Princeton University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (2014). Buddhist Aesthetics?. 8(1). 83–96. 1 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (2013). British Higher Education Policy in the Last Twenty Years. The Murder of a Profession. Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre). 28. 7–29. 5 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (2009). What the Buddha Thought. Equinox Publishing Ltd. eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (2006). How Buddhism Began. 19 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1998). Kindness and compassion as means to Nirvana. 3 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard, et al.. (1997). Der Theravada-Buddhismus : vom alten Indien bis zum modernen Sri Lanka. Kohlhammer eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1992). The Buddha's book of genesis?. Indo-Iranian Journal. 35(2-3). 159–178. 5 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1992). The Buddha's book of genesis?. Indo-Iranian Journal. 35(2-3). 159–178. 15 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard & Gananath Obeyesekere. (1989). Buddhism Transformed. Princeton University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1988). HOW THE MAHAYANA BEGAN. 29–46. 6 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1988). Indian ritual and its exegesis. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Gombrich, Richard, et al.. (1987). Buddhist Studies in Honour of Hammalava Saddhatissa. Philosophy East and West. 37(1). 101–101. 4 indexed citations
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Bechert, Heinz, et al.. (1984). Le monde du bouddhisme. 1 indexed citations
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Bechert, Heinz, Richard Gombrich, Oskar von Hinüber, & Michaël Schmidt. (1984). Die Welt des Buddhismus. C.H.Beck eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Gokhale, B. G., et al.. (1980). The Perfect Generosity of Prince Vessantara. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 100(3). 320–320. 7 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1975). Buddhist Karma and Social Control. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 17(2). 212–220. 8 indexed citations
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Gombrich, Richard. (1974). Eliade on Buddhism. Religious Studies. 10(2). 225–231. 2 indexed citations

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