Talal Asad

20.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
86 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Talal Asad is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Talal Asad has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 32 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Talal Asad's work include Islamic Studies and History (22 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (13 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (10 papers). Talal Asad is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Studies and History (22 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (13 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (10 papers). Talal Asad collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Talal Asad's co-authors include Martin Riesebrodt, Keith Hart, Saba Mahmood, Judith Butler, John R. Bowen, Emanuel Marx, Brian Keith Axel, Irene Silverblatt, Nicholas B. Dirks and Paul A. Silverstein and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Talal Asad

78 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Po... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1994 1993 1974 1996 2020 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Talal Asad United States 33 4.5k 2.3k 2.0k 766 604 86 6.8k
Edward W. Said United States 39 5.8k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 991 1.3× 1.2k 2.0× 216 11.1k
Achille Mbembé South Africa 29 4.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 299 0.4× 871 1.4× 114 8.0k
Homi Κ. Bhabha United States 20 3.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 478 0.6× 967 1.6× 69 7.1k
Ernest Gellner United Kingdom 38 4.6k 1.0× 3.3k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 484 0.6× 570 0.9× 194 8.5k
Terence Ranger United Kingdom 31 4.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 2.8k 1.4× 232 0.3× 385 0.6× 151 7.2k
Paul Gilroy United Kingdom 27 5.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 398 0.5× 549 0.9× 82 8.4k
R. Bin Wong United States 12 2.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 350 0.5× 296 0.5× 40 5.2k
Giorgio Agamben Italy 36 5.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.0× 671 0.3× 2.2k 2.8× 386 0.6× 210 9.5k
Ann Laura Stoler United States 30 4.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 215 0.3× 250 0.4× 76 7.9k
Lila Abu‐Lughod United States 29 3.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 212 0.3× 290 0.5× 75 6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Talal Asad

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Fields of papers citing papers by Talal Asad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Talal Asad

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Asad, Talal. (2024). Reflections on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Humanity. 15(2). 139–158.
2.
Asad, Talal, et al.. (2022). Anthropologie et affrontement colonial. n° 58-59(1). 13–40. 1 indexed citations
3.
Asad, Talal, et al.. (2021). Thinking about Religion through Wittgenstein. 10(37). 171–206. 1 indexed citations
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Asad, Talal. (2020). Formations of the Secular. Stanford University Press eBooks. 376 indexed citations breakdown →
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Asad, Talal. (2018). Secular Translations. Columbia University Press eBooks. 59 indexed citations
6.
Asad, Talal, Wendy J. Brown, Judith Butler, & Saba Mahmood. (2013). Is Critique Secular?. Fordham University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
7.
Asad, Talal. (2010). A construção da religião como uma categoria antropológica. Cadernos de Campo (São Paulo 1991). 19(19). 263–284. 15 indexed citations
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Asad, Talal, Judith Butler, & Saba Mahmood. (2009). Is Critique Secular? Blasphemy, Injury, and Free Speech. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 119 indexed citations
9.
Asad, Talal. (2008). ¿Dónde están los márgenes del estado?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
10.
Asad, Talal. (2007). Antropolojik Bir Kategori Olarak Dinin İnşasi. 4(2). 103–137. 1 indexed citations
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Asad, Talal. (2003). Formations of the secular. 224 indexed citations
12.
Asad, Talal. (2002). Some Thoughts on the WTC Disaster. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 9(1). 1–38. 2 indexed citations
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Pagden, Anthony, J. G. A. Pocock, William Chester Jordan, et al.. (2002). The Idea of Europe. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 105 indexed citations
14.
Harvey, David, Talal Asad, Cindi Katz, Neil Smith, & Ida Susser. (2001). Local Horror/Global Response. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 25(4). 901–901. 4 indexed citations
15.
Asad, Talal. (2000). What do human rights do? An anthropological enquiry. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 4(4). 38 indexed citations
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Asad, Talal. (1992). Religion and politics: An introduction. 59. 6 indexed citations
17.
Asad, Talal. (1987). Are There Histories of Peoples Without Europe? A Review Article. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 29(3). 594–607. 48 indexed citations
18.
Asad, Talal. (1980). Ideology, class and the origin of the Islamic state. Economy and Society. 9(4). 450–473. 9 indexed citations
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Asad, Talal & Richard T. Antoun. (1973). Arab Village: A Social Structural Study of a Trans-Jordanian Peasant Community.. Man. 8(2). 328–328. 31 indexed citations
20.
Asad, Talal. (1970). Les Universités dans Le Monde Arabe Actuel. Sociology. 4(3). 433–434. 1 indexed citations

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