Vincent Goossaert

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 640 citations indexed

About

Vincent Goossaert is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Vincent Goossaert has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 640 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 26 papers in Cultural Studies and 10 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Vincent Goossaert's work include Chinese history and philosophy (73 papers), Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (30 papers) and Japanese History and Culture (26 papers). Vincent Goossaert is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (73 papers), Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (30 papers) and Japanese History and Culture (26 papers). Vincent Goossaert collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Hong Kong. Vincent Goossaert's co-authors include David A. Palmer, David Ownby, Roberte Hamayón, Nicola Di Cosmo, Willard J. Peterson, John K. Whitmore, John E. Wills, John W. Witek, Peter van der Veer and Xun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Asian Studies and Religions.

In The Last Decade

Vincent Goossaert

62 papers receiving 499 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 Religious Question in Modern China

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vincent Goossaert France	10	580	178	97	91	66	84	640
Daniel L. Overmyer Canada	14	559 1.0×	187 1.1×	55 0.6×	74 0.8×	62 0.9×	55	646
Elizabeth Elbourne Canada	11	422 0.7×	32 0.2×	22 0.2×	90 1.0×	78 1.2×	26	592
Damon Salesa New Zealand	5	222 0.4×	85 0.5×	19 0.2×	50 0.5×	9 0.1×	8	335
Julia Clancy‐Smith United States	10	239 0.4×	23 0.1×	68 0.7×	152 1.7×	18 0.3×	44	465
Jon Bialecki United Kingdom	12	356 0.6×	16 0.1×	112 1.2×	49 0.5×	55 0.8×	39	512
Francis Barker	9	117 0.2×	57 0.3×	33 0.3×	31 0.3×	57 0.9×	22	429
Hans G. Kippenberg Germany	10	211 0.4×	16 0.1×	22 0.2×	49 0.5×	114 1.7×	69	364
Charles Forsdick United Kingdom	9	125 0.2×	61 0.3×	32 0.3×	32 0.4×	18 0.3×	85	386
Jean‐Paul Willaime France	12	349 0.6×	14 0.1×	23 0.2×	168 1.8×	17 0.3×	83	464
Alexandra Walsham United Kingdom	15	119 0.2×	17 0.1×	44 0.5×	157 1.7×	57 0.9×	71	735

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2025). Prohibited Mountains and Forests in Late Imperial China. Religions. 16(1). 71–71. 1 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2025). The Beef Taboo in China. University of Hawaii Press eBooks.

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2023). Daoist Primers and Identity, 1340–1900. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 83(1). 77–111. 1 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2023). The Social Networks of Gods in Late Imperial Spirit-Writing Altars. Religions. 14(2). 217–217.

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2022). Making the Gods Speak. Harvard University Asia Center eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2021). Heavenly Masters. University of Hawaii Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2021). In Memoriam Kristofer M. Schipper (1934-2021). T oung Pao. 107(3-4). 221–231. 2 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2013). Critical readings on chinese religions. BRILL eBooks.

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2012). A Question of Control: Licensing Local Ritual Specialists in Jiangnan, 1850-1950. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 569–604. 2 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2011). Daoism and Local Cults in Modern Suzhou. A Case Study of Qionglongshan. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 199–228. 1 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2010). Bureaucratie, taxation et justice. Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales. 999–1027.

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Goossaert, Vincent, et al.. (2009). Temples and Daoists in Urban China since 1980. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 4(80). 32–41. 4 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2007). The Taoists of Peking, 1800–1949. Harvard University Asia Center eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2007). The Taoists of Peking, 1800–1949. Harvard University Asia Center eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2005). The Concept of Religion in China and the West. Diogenes. 52(1). 13–20. 20 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2003). Philip C.C. Huang, Code, Custom, and Legal Practice in China. The Qing and the Republic Compared. China Perspectives. 2003(1). 1 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2000). Dans les temples de la Chine. Histoire des cultes, vie des communautés. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 229. 2 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (2000). Poèmes taoïstes des cinq veilles. Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 19(1). 249–270. 1 indexed citations

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Goossaert, Vincent. (1999). Krygier (Rivon). A la limite de Dieu. L' énigme de l'omniscience divine et du libre arbitre humain dans la pensée juive. Archives de sciences sociales des religions. 106(1). 121–121.

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Goossaert, Vincent. (1996). Gerd Wädow, T'ien-fei hsien-sheng lu, « Die Aufzeichnungen von der manifestierten Heiligkeit der Himmelsprinzessin. » Einleitung, Übersetzung, Kommentar, Nettetal, Steyler Verlag, 1992. (« Monumenta Serica Monograph Series », 29). Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 1 indexed citations

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