Rudolf Otto

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 416 citations indexed

About

Rudolf Otto is a scholar working on Religious studies, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Otto has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 416 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Religious studies, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Otto's work include Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers) and Religion, Theology, and Education (3 papers). Rudolf Otto is often cited by papers focused on Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers) and Religion, Theology, and Education (3 papers). Rudolf Otto collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Rudolf Otto's co-authors include Walter Houston Clark and Philip C. Almond and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Die Naturwissenschaften and Buddhist-Christian Studies.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Otto

14 papers receiving 311 citations

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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.

The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry Into the Non-rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Relation to the Rational

2010 269 citations Rudolf Otto Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rudolf Otto Germany	5	191	121	79	55	54	20	416
Carol P. Christ United States	9	250 1.3×	115 1.0×	60 0.8×	76 1.4×	42 0.8×	28	443
Robert S. Ellwood United States	12	217 1.1×	105 0.9×	54 0.7×	21 0.4×	43 0.8×	67	431
Jeffrey J. Kripal United States	10	124 0.6×	129 1.1×	50 0.6×	33 0.6×	58 1.1×	36	328
Sam D. Gill United States	12	156 0.8×	72 0.6×	41 0.5×	29 0.5×	22 0.4×	39	361
Abraham Joshua Heschel	11	242 1.3×	118 1.0×	58 0.7×	111 2.0×	48 0.9×	32	469
William H. U. Anderson United Kingdom	3	181 0.9×	52 0.4×	66 0.8×	21 0.4×	39 0.7×	10	342
Christopher Partridge United Kingdom	8	158 0.8×	117 1.0×	44 0.6×	18 0.3×	34 0.6×	43	328
R. Marie Griffith United States	10	383 2.0×	61 0.5×	87 1.1×	55 1.0×	26 0.5×	19	553
Egil Asprem United States	11	164 0.9×	177 1.5×	79 1.0×	13 0.2×	84 1.6×	41	376
Bernard McGinn United States	17	241 1.3×	368 3.0×	54 0.7×	219 4.0×	56 1.0×	125	925

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Otto, Rudolf. (2025). Die Urgestalt der Bhagavad-Gita. Mohr Siebeck eBooks.

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Otto, Rudolf. (2015). Das Gefühl des Überweltlichen : (sensus numinis). Publikationsserver (Universitat Marburg).

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Otto, Rudolf. (2015). Kantisch-Fries´sche Religionsphilosophie und ihre Anwendung auf die Theologie : zur Einleitung in die Glaubenslehre für Studenten der Theologie. Publikationsserver (Universitat Marburg). 1 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (2015). Reich Gottes und Menschensohn : ein religionsgeschichtlicher Versuch. Publikationsserver (Universitat Marburg). 1 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (2015). Die Gnadenreligion Indiens und das Christentum : Vergleich und Unterscheidung. Publikationsserver (Universitat Marburg).

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Otto, Rudolf. (2015). West-östliche Mystik : Vergleich und Unterscheidung zur Wesensdeutung. Publikationsserver (Universitat Marburg). 1 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (2012). Das Heilige : über das Irrationale in der Idee des Göttlichen und sein Verhältnis zum Rationalen. Publikationsserver (Universitat Marburg). 39 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf, et al.. (2011). The Philosophy Of Religion Based On Kant And Fries. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 2 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (2010). The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry Into the Non-rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Relation to the Rational. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 269 indexed citations breakdown →

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Otto, Rudolf. (2006). Naturalism And Religion. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 3 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf, et al.. (2000). Field size and shape in arable regions in the new German federal states.. 41(2). 68–73. 1 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (1996). Lo santo, lo racional y lo irracional en la idea de dios. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 52 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (1996). Autobiographical and Social Essays. 4 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf & Philip C. Almond. (1984). Buddhism and Christianity: Compared and Contrasted. Buddhist-Christian Studies. 4. 87–87.

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Otto, Rudolf, et al.. (1981). Aufsätze zur Ethik. C.H.Beck eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Clark, Walter Houston & Rudolf Otto. (1971). Mysticism East and West: A Comparative Analysis of the Nature of Mysticism. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 10(3). 268–268. 28 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf, et al.. (1969). Le sacré : l'élément non-rationnel dans l'idée du divin et sa relation avec le rationnel. Payot eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf, et al.. (1957). Ungleichmäßigkeiten in Bändern von Bastfaserkarden, ihre Ursachen und Auswirkungen. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf. (1951). The Kingdom of God and the Son of Man: A Study in the History of Religion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Otto, Rudolf, et al.. (1951). �ber die Einwirkung von Schallwellen auf die Frellegung der Bastfasern nach Versuchen mit Flachsstroh. Die Naturwissenschaften. 38(5). 118–119. 1 indexed citations

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