S. J. Tambiah

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

S. J. Tambiah is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. J. Tambiah has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in S. J. Tambiah's work include Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (19 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (17 papers) and Asian Studies and History (9 papers). S. J. Tambiah is often cited by papers focused on Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (19 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (17 papers) and Asian Studies and History (9 papers). S. J. Tambiah collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. S. J. Tambiah's co-authors include Mary Tiles, Roy Willis, Charles Hallisey, Jack Goody, Walter F. Vella, Steven Kemper, Martin Southwold, Manning Nash, T. M. Luhrmann and H. L. Seneviratne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

S. J. Tambiah

57 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

World Conqueror and World Renouncer 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. World Conqueror and World Renouncer
    1976 417 citations S. J. Tambiah Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. J. Tambiah United States 24 1.8k 1.3k 1.1k 301 282 60 3.4k
Louis Dumont France 26 1.8k 1.0× 956 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 159 0.5× 403 1.4× 77 3.6k
Jan Vansina United States 29 1.5k 0.8× 631 0.5× 2.1k 1.8× 199 0.7× 167 0.6× 177 4.8k
Frantz Fanon Brazil 13 2.8k 1.6× 908 0.7× 971 0.9× 240 0.8× 326 1.2× 44 5.0k
Michael Lambek Canada 30 1.9k 1.1× 847 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 170 0.6× 263 0.9× 106 3.4k
Johannes Fabian Netherlands 27 2.2k 1.2× 748 0.6× 1.8k 1.6× 125 0.4× 306 1.1× 94 5.2k
James W. Fernández United States 21 1.2k 0.7× 334 0.3× 674 0.6× 105 0.3× 257 0.9× 74 2.9k
Helen Tiffin Australia 16 1.6k 0.9× 495 0.4× 548 0.5× 154 0.5× 231 0.8× 48 3.5k
Webb Keane United States 28 1.8k 1.0× 640 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 157 0.5× 342 1.2× 61 3.9k
Bill Ashcroft Australia 18 2.0k 1.1× 624 0.5× 678 0.6× 176 0.6× 271 1.0× 63 4.2k
Talal Asad United States 33 4.5k 2.6× 2.3k 1.7× 2.0k 1.8× 360 1.2× 766 2.7× 86 6.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. J. Tambiah

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. J. Tambiah

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tambiah, S. J.. (2017). Form and meaning of magical acts: A point of view. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 7(3). 451–473. 19 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (2013). The galactic polity in Southeast Asia. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 3(3). 503–534. 23 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (2012). CONFLITO ETNONACIONALISTA E VIOLÊNCIA COLETIVA NO SUL DA ASIA (.
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Tambiah, S. J.. (2005). Urban Riots and Cricket in South Asia: A Postscript to ‘Leveling Crowds’. Modern Asian Studies. 39(4). 897–927. 6 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1998). What did Bernier actually say? Profiling the Mughal empire. Contributions to Indian Sociology. 32(2). 361–386. 4 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1997). On the subject of Buddhism Betrayed? a rejoinder. American Ethnologist. 24(2). 457–459. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, George, et al.. (1990). Ethnicities and Nations: Processes of Interethnic Relations in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Anthropological Quarterly. 63(4). 190–190. 45 indexed citations
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McDermott, James P. & S. J. Tambiah. (1986). The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets: A Study in Charisma, Hagiography, Sectarianism, and Millennial Buddhism. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 106(2). 350–350. 2 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1985). Culture, Thought, and Social Action. Harvard University Press eBooks. 302 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1982). Famous Buddha Images and the Legitimation of Kings: The Case of the Sinhala Buddha (Phra Sihing) in Thailand. Res Anthropology and Aesthetics. 4. 5–19. 5 indexed citations
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Turner, Bryan S. & S. J. Tambiah. (1978). World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background. British Journal of Sociology. 29(3). 386–386. 17 indexed citations
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Southwold, Martin & S. J. Tambiah. (1977). World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand Against a Historical Background.. Man. 12(2). 361–361. 13 indexed citations
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Vella, Walter F. & S. J. Tambiah. (1977). World Conqueror and World Renouncer.. Pacific Affairs. 50(2). 341–341. 118 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1976). World Conqueror and World Renouncer. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 417 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1969). In the Grand Style. Nature. 223(5209). 977–978.
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1968). The Magical Power of Words. Man. 3(2). 175–175. 153 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J.. (1967). The Politics of Language in India and Ceylon. Modern Asian Studies. 1(3). 215–240. 6 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J. & Manning Nash. (1967). Anthropological Studies in Theravada Buddhism.. Man. 2(1). 153–153. 50 indexed citations
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Tambiah, S. J., et al.. (1959). The Disintegrating Village: A Socio-Economic Survey Conducted by the University of Ceylon.. Pacific Affairs. 32(3). 331–331. 1 indexed citations

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