William A. Christian

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 874 citations indexed

About

William A. Christian is a scholar working on History, Conservation and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Christian has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 874 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in History, 13 papers in Conservation and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in William A. Christian's work include Historical Art and Architecture Studies (13 papers), Medieval and Early Modern Iberia (10 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (6 papers). William A. Christian is often cited by papers focused on Historical Art and Architecture Studies (13 papers), Medieval and Early Modern Iberia (10 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (6 papers). William A. Christian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. William A. Christian's co-authors include Paul J. Hauben, J. N. Hillgarth, Pierre Hégy, Janis H. Jenkins, Vaughan Bell, Charles Fernyhough, Smita N. Deshpande, T. M. Luhrmann, Frank Larøi and Angela Woods and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Forces, The Journal of Pediatrics and Schizophrenia Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

William A. Christian

49 papers receiving 624 citations

Hit Papers

Local Religion in Sixteen... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 1981 40 80 120
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain
    1981 145 citations William A. Christian et al. profile →
  2. Local Religion in Sixteenth-Century Spain
    1981 95 citations William A. Christian Princeton University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William A. Christian United States 14 276 176 151 141 137 66 874
Stephen D. Glazier United States 16 537 1.9× 36 0.2× 108 0.7× 292 2.1× 108 0.8× 72 1.0k
Marina Warner United Kingdom 10 263 1.0× 178 1.0× 67 0.4× 98 0.7× 55 0.4× 44 827
Anne K. Mellor United States 14 154 0.6× 206 1.2× 86 0.6× 56 0.4× 28 0.2× 62 849
William Wordsworth United States 16 126 0.5× 168 1.0× 16 0.1× 59 0.4× 40 0.3× 111 858
Hugh B. Urban United States 14 263 1.0× 26 0.1× 88 0.6× 134 1.0× 40 0.3× 75 620
Thomas M. Greene United States 11 211 0.8× 348 2.0× 59 0.4× 183 1.3× 13 0.1× 35 1.2k
James Olney 12 353 1.3× 204 1.2× 33 0.2× 98 0.7× 11 0.1× 37 1.0k
Wouter J. Hanegraaff Netherlands 15 489 1.8× 48 0.3× 78 0.5× 98 0.7× 115 0.8× 73 1.1k
C. S. Lewis United States 16 269 1.0× 86 0.5× 96 0.6× 39 0.3× 19 0.1× 84 947
Jean Starobinski Switzerland 14 152 0.6× 110 0.6× 17 0.1× 101 0.7× 17 0.1× 125 709

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Fields of papers citing papers by William A. Christian

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christian, William A.. (2022). Apparitions in Late Medieval and Renaissance Spain. Princeton University Press eBooks.
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Christian, William A.. (2020). Person and God in a Spanish Valley. Princeton University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
3.
Christian, William A.. (2020). Las cenas atlánticas de 29 Lancaster street, Cambrige Massachusetts, 1981-1988. 72. 1 indexed citations
4.
Christian, William A., et al.. (2018). Chronic Bullous Dermatosis of Childhood and the String of Pearls Sign. The Journal of Pediatrics. 202. 325–325.e1. 3 indexed citations
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Larøi, Frank, T. M. Luhrmann, Vaughan Bell, et al.. (2014). Culture and Hallucinations: Overview and Future Directions. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 40(Suppl_4). S213–S220. 142 indexed citations
6.
Christian, William A.. (2011). El reino de Cristo en la segunda República : una historia silenciada. Ariel eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (2009). Images as Beings in Early Modern Spain. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 75–100. 1 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (2007). Priests, Mountains, and "Sacred Space" in Early Modern Europe. ˜The œCatholic historical review. 93(1). 84–103. 2 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1998). L'œil de l'esprit. Terrain. 30. 5–22.
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Christian, William A., et al.. (1995). La devoció a les imatges brunes a Catalunya. La Mare de Déu de Montserrat. 24–33. 1 indexed citations
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Klaiber, Jeffrey & William A. Christian. (1993). Moving Crucifixes in Modern Spain.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 73(4). 685–685. 1 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1991). Religiosidad local en la España de Felipe II. 13 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1989). Francisco Martínez quiere ser santero. Nuevas imágenes milagrosas y su control en la España del siglo XVIII. 103–114.
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Christian, William A.. (1984). Religious Apparitions and the Cold War in Southern Europe. Zainak. Cuadernos de Antropología-Etnografía. 102(18). 239–266. 13 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1975). Domains of Truth. American Philosophical Quarterly. 12(1).
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Christian, William A.. (1973). Holy People in Peasant Europe. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 15(1). 106–114. 10 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1972). Trovas y comparsas del Alto Nansa. 243–428. 1 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1972). Oppositions of religious doctrines : a study in the logic of dialogue among religions. 7 indexed citations
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Lowe, Victor & William A. Christian. (1961). An Interpretation of Whitehead's Metaphysics.. The Philosophical Review. 70(1). 114–114. 11 indexed citations
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Christian, William A.. (1951). Belief, Inquiry, and the "Dilemma" of the Liberal. The Journal of Religion. 31(2). 79–90.

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