Spiro Kostof

2.1k total citations
25 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Spiro Kostof is a scholar working on History, Archeology and Classics. According to data from OpenAlex, Spiro Kostof has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in History, 7 papers in Archeology and 5 papers in Classics. Recurrent topics in Spiro Kostof's work include Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (7 papers), Byzantine Studies and History (5 papers) and Archaeological and Historical Studies (2 papers). Spiro Kostof is often cited by papers focused on Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (7 papers), Byzantine Studies and History (5 papers) and Archaeological and Historical Studies (2 papers). Spiro Kostof collaborates with scholars based in United States. Spiro Kostof's co-authors include Richard Krautheimer, Clifford E. Clark, Nancy P. Ševčenko, John Hancock, Anthony Jackson and Marcus Whiffen and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History and Journal of Architectural Education.

In The Last Decade

Spiro Kostof

23 papers receiving 780 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Spiro Kostof United States 11 201 172 171 167 103 25 1.0k
Charles Jencks 19 295 1.5× 127 0.7× 215 1.3× 158 0.9× 25 0.2× 51 1.3k
David Pinder United Kingdom 23 561 2.8× 89 0.5× 368 2.2× 128 0.8× 84 0.8× 60 1.7k
Peter J. Larkham United Kingdom 18 312 1.6× 251 1.5× 292 1.7× 258 1.5× 223 2.2× 106 1.2k
Brian Graham United Kingdom 21 840 4.2× 78 0.5× 255 1.5× 498 3.0× 54 0.5× 63 2.0k
Robert Freestone Australia 18 322 1.6× 107 0.6× 499 2.9× 91 0.5× 140 1.4× 166 1.4k
David T. Herbert United Kingdom 20 747 3.7× 59 0.3× 237 1.4× 85 0.5× 96 0.9× 50 1.3k
Sam Bass Warner United States 17 520 2.6× 74 0.4× 251 1.5× 25 0.1× 50 0.5× 66 1.3k
John Pendlebury United Kingdom 16 203 1.0× 76 0.4× 291 1.7× 489 2.9× 71 0.7× 57 895
Paul James Australia 16 435 2.2× 124 0.7× 70 0.4× 40 0.2× 86 0.8× 111 1.3k
Carl Abbott United States 20 410 2.0× 252 1.5× 413 2.4× 40 0.2× 117 1.1× 139 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Spiro Kostof

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Spiro Kostof

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Spiro Kostof. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Spiro Kostof 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 Spiro Kostof. Spiro Kostof is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kostof, Spiro, et al.. (2016). Rome. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro, et al.. (1995). The History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. 59 indexed citations
3.
Kostof, Spiro. (1991). The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 283 indexed citations
4.
Kostof, Spiro. (1989). The Design of Cities. Places Journal. 5(4). 17 indexed citations
5.
Kostof, Spiro, et al.. (1988). Historia de la arquitectura. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 7 indexed citations
6.
Kostof, Spiro. (1987). America by Design. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 281 indexed citations
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Hancock, John & Spiro Kostof. (1986). A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. Journal of Architectural Education. 39(3). 31–31. 10 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro. (1985). A history of architecture. 15 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro. (1984). El arquitecto en la Edad Media, en Oriente y Occidente. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 65–98.
10.
Kostof, Spiro. (1982). His Majesty the Pick: The Aesthetics of Demolition. 32–32. 7 indexed citations
11.
Clark, Clifford E. & Spiro Kostof. (1977). The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 8(2). 354–354. 36 indexed citations
12.
Kostof, Spiro. (1977). Review: The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy and the Ancient World by Joseph Rykwert. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 36(3). 201–202. 1 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro, et al.. (1977). The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession. The American Historical Review. 82(4). 924–924. 31 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro. (1976). The Drafting of a Master Plan for "Roma Capitale": An Exordium. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 35(1). 5–20. 1 indexed citations
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Ševčenko, Nancy P. & Spiro Kostof. (1973). Caves of God: The Monastic Environment of Byzantine Cappadocia. The American Historical Review. 78(4). 1039–1039. 11 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro. (1972). Caves of God: Cappadocia and its Churches. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
17.
Kostof, Spiro, et al.. (1970). Byzantine Wall Painting in Asia Minor. The Art Bulletin. 52(1). 88–88. 6 indexed citations
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Jackson, Anthony, et al.. (1967). Architectural History and the Student Architect: A Symposium. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 26(3). 178–199. 3 indexed citations
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Kostof, Spiro, et al.. (1967). The Orthodox Baptistery of Ravenna. Art Journal. 27(2). 226–226.
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Kostof, Spiro. (1965). The Orthodox Baptistery of Ravenna. 7 indexed citations

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