Walther Heissig

497 total citations
35 papers, 156 citations indexed

About

Walther Heissig is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Walther Heissig has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 156 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Language and Linguistics, 18 papers in Anthropology and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Walther Heissig's work include Eurasian Exchange Networks (18 papers), Linguistics and Cultural Studies (16 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (7 papers). Walther Heissig is often cited by papers focused on Eurasian Exchange Networks (18 papers), Linguistics and Cultural Studies (16 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (7 papers). Walther Heissig collaborates with scholars based in . Walther Heissig's co-authors include Morris Rossabi, Geoffrey Samuel, Giuseppe Tucci, Francis Woodman Cleaves, Gerhard Doerfer, John Krueger, Felix J. Oinas, Nicholas Poppe, Joseph Fletcher and Wolfgang Voigt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Die Welt des Islams.

In The Last Decade

Walther Heissig

21 papers receiving 73 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walther Heissig 6 66 63 40 28 26 35 156
Luciano Petech 8 71 1.1× 45 0.7× 19 0.5× 4 0.1× 11 0.4× 30 119
Igor de Rachewiltz Australia 9 93 1.4× 164 2.6× 76 1.9× 11 0.4× 16 0.6× 34 244
Francis Woodman Cleaves Australia 7 88 1.3× 137 2.2× 53 1.3× 6 0.2× 23 0.9× 33 199
Johan Elverskog United States 6 92 1.4× 73 1.2× 20 0.5× 5 0.2× 11 0.4× 20 148
Christopher P. Atwood United States 8 126 1.9× 100 1.6× 19 0.5× 7 0.3× 47 1.8× 41 196
Salvatore Settis Italy 7 23 0.3× 54 0.9× 10 0.3× 13 0.5× 10 0.4× 44 162
A. F. P. Hulsewé Netherlands 7 105 1.6× 67 1.1× 25 0.6× 7 0.3× 2 0.1× 22 191
W. Crooke United States 7 58 0.9× 76 1.2× 9 0.2× 7 0.3× 4 0.2× 17 168
Alan B. Lloyd United Kingdom 9 26 0.4× 117 1.9× 14 0.3× 7 0.3× 3 0.1× 34 348
V. Minorsky Russia 8 45 0.7× 88 1.4× 19 0.5× 5 0.2× 8 0.3× 28 183

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Heissig, Walther. (2002). Zum Kult der Nai nai-Grossmutter bei den Ostmongolen. Acta Orientalia. 55(1-3). 161–170. 1 indexed citations
2.
Heissig, Walther. (1988). Erzählstoffe rezenter mongolischer Heldendichtung. O. Harrassowitz eBooks. 2 indexed citations
3.
Heissig, Walther, et al.. (1987). Synkretismus in den Religionen Zentralasiens : Ergebnisse eines Kolloquiums vom 24. 5. bis 26. 5. 1983 in St. Augustin bei Bonn. Harrassowitz eBooks. 1 indexed citations
4.
Heissig, Walther, et al.. (1986). Die Mongolen : Beiträge zu ihrer Geschichte und Kultur. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft eBooks. 3 indexed citations
5.
Heissig, Walther, et al.. (1983). Documenta barbarorum : Festschrift für Walther Heissig zum 70. Geburtstag. 2 indexed citations
6.
Heissig, Walther. (1983). Westliche Motivparallelen in zentralasiatischen Epen. 3 indexed citations
7.
Heissig, Walther. (1983). Geser-Studien : Untersuchungen zu den Erzählstoffen in den "neuen" Kapiteln des mongolischen Geser-Zyklus. Westdeutscher Verlag eBooks. 4 indexed citations
8.
Paul, Robert A., Walther Heissig, & Geoffrey Samuel. (1981). The Religions of Mongolia.. Man. 16(3). 493–493. 1 indexed citations
9.
Heissig, Walther, et al.. (1980). Geser Rëdzia-wu : Dominik Schröders nachgelassene Monguor (Tujen)-Version des Geser-Epos aus Amdo. O. Harrassowitz eBooks. 1 indexed citations
10.
Heissig, Walther & Geoffrey Samuel. (1980). The religions of Mongolia. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 33 indexed citations
11.
Voigt, Wolfgang, et al.. (1976). Folia rara : Wolfgang Voigt LXV. diem natalem celebranti ab amicis et catalogorum codicum orientalium conscribendorum collegis dedicata. Steiner eBooks.
12.
Tucci, Giuseppe, et al.. (1973). Les religions du Tibet et de la Mongolie. Payot eBooks. 6 indexed citations
13.
Heissig, Walther, et al.. (1971). Catalogue of Mongol books, manuscripts and xylographs. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
14.
Tucci, Giuseppe & Walther Heissig. (1970). Die Religionen Tibets und der Mongolei. W. Kohlhammer eBooks. 4 indexed citations
15.
Doerfer, Gerhard & Walther Heissig. (1968). Die mongolische Steininschrift und Manuskriptfragmente aus Olon sume in der Inneren Mongolei. Oriens. 21. 541–541. 2 indexed citations
16.
Heissig, Walther. (1966). Mongolische volksreligiöse und folkloristische Texte : aus europäischen Bibliotheken mit einer Einleitung und Glossar. Steiner eBooks. 1 indexed citations
17.
Heissig, Walther, et al.. (1966). A lost civilization : the Mongols rediscovered. Basic Books. 3 indexed citations
18.
Heissig, Walther. (1962). Beitrage zur Ubersetzungsgeschichte des mongolischen buddhistischen Kanons.
19.
Poppe, Nicholas, et al.. (1962). Mongolische Handschriften, Blockdrucke, Landkarten. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 82(1). 112–112. 2 indexed citations
20.
Heissig, Walther. (1959). Die Familien- und Kirchengeschichtsschreibung der Mongolen. 7 indexed citations

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