Ward H. Goodenough

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ward H. Goodenough is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Language and Linguistics and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ward H. Goodenough has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 11 papers in Language and Linguistics and 10 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Ward H. Goodenough's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (18 papers), Linguistics and language evolution (6 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (6 papers). Ward H. Goodenough is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (18 papers), Linguistics and language evolution (6 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (6 papers). Ward H. Goodenough collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Ward H. Goodenough's co-authors include Catherine Lutz, Paul Jorion, George C. Homans, Marshall B. Clinard, Felix M. Keesing, Paul K. Benedict, Harry Hoijer, Ann Chowning, Kwang‐chih Chang and Irawati Karvé and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Sociological Review and Language.

In The Last Decade

Ward H. Goodenough

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Unnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments on a Micronesian ... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400 500

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ward H. Goodenough United States 23 806 438 398 376 344 82 2.7k
Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo United States 15 1.2k 1.5× 400 0.9× 294 0.7× 339 0.9× 612 1.8× 22 3.2k
A. L. Kroeber United States 18 951 1.2× 618 1.4× 180 0.5× 222 0.6× 402 1.2× 75 3.3k
Roger M. Keesing Australia 27 1.1k 1.3× 282 0.6× 259 0.7× 260 0.7× 742 2.2× 89 3.0k
Léon S. Roudiez United States 9 1.7k 2.1× 404 0.9× 251 0.6× 255 0.7× 323 0.9× 32 5.0k
Keith H. Basso United States 15 515 0.6× 177 0.4× 208 0.5× 408 1.1× 479 1.4× 33 2.1k
Alan Dundes United States 31 675 0.8× 277 0.6× 247 0.6× 282 0.8× 389 1.1× 146 2.6k
Geoffrey M. White United States 26 1.3k 1.6× 875 2.0× 322 0.8× 366 1.0× 776 2.3× 86 3.7k
Rodney Needham United Kingdom 25 1.7k 2.1× 346 0.8× 415 1.0× 193 0.5× 957 2.8× 118 4.1k
Tzvetan Todorov France 35 1.8k 2.2× 461 1.1× 330 0.8× 480 1.3× 525 1.5× 234 5.2k
Roy G. D’Andrade United States 24 1.3k 1.6× 1.2k 2.7× 955 2.4× 347 0.9× 288 0.8× 49 4.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chowning, Ann & Ward H. Goodenough. (2016). A dictionary of the Lakalai (Nakanai) language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. ANU Open Research (Australian National University).
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (2002). Under Heaven's Brow. 4 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1992). BELIEF, PRACTICE, AND RELIGION. Zygon®. 27(3). 1 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H., et al.. (1990). English-Trukese and index of Trukese word roots. 2 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H., et al.. (1987). Traditional navigation in the Western Pacific: a search for pattern. Expedition: The magazine of the University of Pennsylvania. 29(3). 3–14. 7 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H., Hiroshi Sugita, & Samuel H. Elbert. (1980). Trukese-English dictionary = Pwpwuken tettenin fóós, Chuuk-Ingenes. Americanae (AECID Library). 4 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1976). MULTICULTURALISM AS THE NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE. 7(4). 4–7. 88 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1971). East is a Big Bird: Navigation and Logic on Puluwat Atoll. THOMAS GLADWIN. American Anthropologist. 73(6). 1336–1337. 1 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1971). Corporations: Reply to Cochrane. American Anthropologist. 73(5). 1150–1152. 6 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1965). Yankee Kinship Terminology: A Problem in Componential Analysis1. American Anthropologist. 67(5). 259–287. 50 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1964). GENERAL AND ETHNOLOGY: Kinship and Marriage in a New Guinea Village. H. Ian Hogbin. American Anthropologist. 66(1). 185–186. 1 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H., et al.. (1957). Elite Communication in Samoa: A Study of Leadership. Language. 33(3). 424–424. 8 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1956). Componential Analysis and the Study of Meaning. Language. 32(1). 195–195. 233 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H. & Harry Hoijer. (1955). Language in Culture: Conference on the Interrelations of Language and Other Aspects of Culture. Language. 31(2). 241–241. 26 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H. & Isidore Dyen. (1954). The Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Laryngeals. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 74(3). 174–174. 4 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1953). Native astronomy in the Central Carolines. 17 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1952). Space and time perspective in northern St. Johns archeology, Florida. Yale University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1951). Native Astronomy in Micronesia: A Rudimentary Science. 73(2). 105–110. 5 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H. & George C. Homans. (1951). The Human Group.. American Sociological Review. 16(4). 567–567. 116 indexed citations
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Goodenough, Ward H.. (1951). Property, kin, and community on Truk. The COCOON platform (University of Paris). 112 indexed citations

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