Walter Benjamín

29.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
179 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Walter Benjamín is a scholar working on Philosophy, Literature and Literary Theory and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Benjamín has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Philosophy, 35 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 23 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Walter Benjamín's work include Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation (32 papers), German Literature and Culture Studies (15 papers) and Art, Politics, and Modernism (14 papers). Walter Benjamín is often cited by papers focused on Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation (32 papers), German Literature and Culture Studies (15 papers) and Art, Politics, and Modernism (14 papers). Walter Benjamín collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Walter Benjamín's co-authors include Harry Zohn, Edmund Jephcott, John Osborne, Robert J. Alexander, Patrick Boucheron, Michael Lehning, Rolf Tiedemann, Christof Gromke, Theodor W. Adorno and Gershom Scholem and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Walter Benjamín

139 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Illuminations: Essays and Reflections 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 1980 1973 1978 1978 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Benjamín Switzerland 29 2.2k 1.4k 1.2k 966 697 179 6.2k
Theodor W. Adorno Germany 36 3.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 876 0.7× 587 0.6× 981 1.4× 313 6.9k
Martín Heidegger Chile 45 3.6k 1.6× 5.2k 3.6× 1.1k 0.9× 573 0.6× 977 1.4× 439 12.9k
Andreas Huyssen United States 19 1.3k 0.6× 436 0.3× 753 0.6× 431 0.4× 371 0.5× 89 3.4k
Giorgio Agamben Italy 36 5.7k 2.6× 2.2k 1.5× 992 0.8× 400 0.4× 2.3k 3.2× 210 9.5k
Susan Buck‐Morss United States 19 1.3k 0.6× 512 0.4× 385 0.3× 387 0.4× 524 0.8× 56 2.8k
Rosi Braidotti Netherlands 28 2.3k 1.0× 510 0.4× 572 0.5× 365 0.4× 430 0.6× 143 5.3k
Friedrich Nietzsche United States 32 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 735 0.6× 240 0.2× 515 0.7× 292 5.1k
Mircéa Éliade United States 30 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 562 0.5× 289 0.3× 483 0.7× 204 6.1k
Elizabeth Grosz United States 30 1.6k 0.7× 511 0.4× 435 0.4× 299 0.3× 355 0.5× 70 4.2k
Tony Bennett Australia 32 2.1k 1.0× 329 0.2× 428 0.4× 290 0.3× 364 0.5× 137 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Benjamín

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Benjamín

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benjamín, Walter. (2016). One-Way Street. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
2.
Benjamín, Walter. (2016). El capitalismo como religión. El Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (National University of La Plata).
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Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (2012). L'œuvre d'art à l'époque de sa reproductibilité technique. 6 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (2011). Walter Benjamin, archives : images, textes et signes. Klincksieck eBooks. 1 indexed citations
5.
Benjamín, Walter. (2010). Presentación de la revista Angelus Novus. 7(13). 69–74. 1 indexed citations
6.
Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (2008). L'œuvre d'art à l'époque de sa reproductibilité technique : version de 1939. Gallimard eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (2007). Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit, und weitere Dokumente. Suhrkamp eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter. (2003). Paris, capitale du XIXe siècle : exposé. 1 indexed citations
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Adorno, Theodor W., et al.. (2002). Correspondance : Adorno/Benjamin, 1928-1940.
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Benjamín, Walter. (2000). Chaplin: Una mirada retrospectiva. 59–61. 1 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter. (1999). Pequeña historia de la fotografía. 25–43. 6 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (1998). Images de pensée.
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Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (1996). Maar een storm waait uit het paradijs : filosofische essays over taal en geschiedenis. 1 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter, et al.. (1992). Für Walter Benjamin : Dokumente, Essays und ein Entwurf. Suhrkamp eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Краус, Карл, et al.. (1990). Cette grande époque. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter & Gershom Scholem. (1985). Walter Benjamin Gershom Scholem Briefwechsel 1933-1940. Suhrkamp eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter & Rolf Tiedemann. (1980). Charles Baudelaire : ein Lyriker im Zeitalter des Hochkapitalismus. Suhrkamp eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter. (1979). Charles Baudelaire : un poète lyrique à l'apogée du capitalisme. Payot eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter & Rolf Tiedemann. (1966). Versuche über Brecht. Suhrkamp eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Benjamín, Walter & Herbert Marcuse. (1965). Zur Kritik der Gewalt und andere Aufsätze. 23 indexed citations

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