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.
Salt and Silt in Ancient Mesopotamian Agriculture
1958260 citationsThorkild Jacobsen, Robert M. AdamsScienceprofile →
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorkild Jacobsen
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thorkild Jacobsen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thorkild Jacobsen. The network helps show where Thorkild Jacobsen may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorkild Jacobsen
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All Works
20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (2017). The Treasures of Darkness. Yale University Press eBooks.3 indexed citations
2.
Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1990). Old Babylonian Public Buildings in the Diyala Region. Medical Entomology and Zoology.11 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1990). Šikšabbum Again. Journal of Cuneiform Studies. 42(2). 127–178.1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1989). Lugalbanda and Ninsuna. Journal of Cuneiform Studies. 41(1). 69–86.4 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1988). The Sumerian Verbal Core. Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie. 78(2).3 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1985). The Temple in Sumerian Literature. 284–285.1 indexed citations
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1983). Lad in the Desert. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 103(1). 193–193.1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1982). Salinity and irrigation agriculture in antiquity Diyala Basin archaeological projects: Report on essential results, 1957-58. Medical Entomology and Zoology.14 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1981). The Eridu Genesis. Journal of Biblical Literature. 100(4). 513–513.8 indexed citations
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1976). Sumerological studies in honor of Thorkild Jacobsen on his seventieth birthday, June 7, 1974. University of Chicago Press eBooks.4 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1976). The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion. Medical Entomology and Zoology.97 indexed citations
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1962). Toward the Image of Tammuz. History of Religions. 1(2). 189–213.6 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1960). Ittallak Niāti. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 19(2). 101–116.1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild & Robert M. Adams. (1958). Salt and Silt in Ancient Mesopotamian Agriculture. Science. 128(3334). 1251–1258.260 indexed citations breakdown →
Landsberger, Benno & Thorkild Jacobsen. (1955). An Old Babylonian Charm against Merḫu. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 14(1). 14–21.5 indexed citations
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