William G. Boltz

897 total citations
36 papers, 249 citations indexed

About

William G. Boltz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Language and Linguistics and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, William G. Boltz has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 249 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Language and Linguistics and 4 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in William G. Boltz's work include Chinese history and philosophy (20 papers), Japanese History and Culture (4 papers) and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers). William G. Boltz is often cited by papers focused on Chinese history and philosophy (20 papers), Japanese History and Culture (4 papers) and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers). William G. Boltz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. William G. Boltz's co-authors include Françoise Bottéro, John DeFrancis, David N. Keightley, Yakov Malkiel, Rafe de Crespigny, Matthias Schemmel, Chad Hansen, Derk Bodde, David R. Knechtges and Jürgen Renn and has published in prestigious journals such as World Archaeology, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Early China.

In The Last Decade

William G. Boltz

27 papers receiving 164 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William G. Boltz Germany 9 121 47 45 34 27 36 249
Stephen G. Nichols United States 12 69 0.6× 90 1.9× 17 0.4× 41 1.2× 19 0.7× 66 493
Axel Schuessler United States 8 197 1.6× 119 2.5× 37 0.8× 96 2.8× 39 1.4× 11 345
Rainer Voßen Germany 10 24 0.2× 116 2.5× 38 0.8× 61 1.8× 48 1.8× 24 291
Jerry Norman United States 8 69 0.6× 73 1.6× 22 0.5× 12 0.4× 47 1.7× 25 174
Richard Salomon United States 11 98 0.8× 63 1.3× 13 0.3× 141 4.1× 12 0.4× 70 360
Edgar C. Polomé United States 9 31 0.3× 145 3.1× 14 0.3× 65 1.9× 38 1.4× 29 308
Charles Andrew Hofling United States 9 19 0.2× 131 2.8× 26 0.6× 21 0.6× 46 1.7× 23 250
Bernhard Karlgren United States 5 136 1.1× 57 1.2× 27 0.6× 21 0.6× 27 1.0× 12 221
Kamil V. Zvelebil Netherlands 10 55 0.5× 65 1.4× 21 0.5× 94 2.8× 25 0.9× 57 311
F. K. Lehman United States 8 120 1.0× 115 2.4× 24 0.5× 42 1.2× 54 2.0× 23 323

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schemmel, Matthias & William G. Boltz. (2022). Theoretical Knowledge in the Mohist Canon. 1 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G. & Matthias Schemmel. (2016). Theoretical Reflections on Elementary Actions and Instrumental Practices: The Example of the Mohist Canon. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 121–144. 1 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (2009). Orthographic variation in early Chinese manuscripts. Acta Orientalia. 62(1). 89–113. 2 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G., Jürgen Renn, & Matthias Schemmel. (2003). Mechanics in the Mohist Canon and Its European Counterpart: Texts and Contexts. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 2 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (2002). Myth and the structure of the Shyy Jih. E-Periodica. 2 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (2000). Monosyllabicity and the Origin of the Chinese Script. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 5 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1995). Textual Criticism More Sinico. Early China. 20. 393–405.
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Boltz, William G.. (1990). Three Footnotes on the Ting 鼎 'Tripod'. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 110(1). 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1990). Notes on the textual relation between the Kuo yü and the Tso chuan. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 53(3). 491–502. 6 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1987). The Etymology of the Old Chinese Numeral 'Two': Grammatical and Semantic Considerations. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 107(3). 395–395. 1 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G., et al.. (1986). Guanzi: Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China. Volume I: Chapters I, 1-XI,34 and XX,64-XXI,65-66. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 106(4). 843–843.
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Boltz, William G., et al.. (1985). Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 105(1). 176–176. 10 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G. & David N. Keightley. (1985). The Origins of Chinese Civilization. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 105(4). 762–762. 3 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1983). Word and Word History in the Analects: the Exegesis of Lun Yü Ix.1. T oung Pao. 69(4). 261–271. 2 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1982). The religious and philosophical signicance of the ‘Hsiang erh’Lao tzuin the light of theMa-wang-tuisilk manuscripts. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 45(1). 95–117. 8 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1981). Kung Kung and the Flood: Reverse Euhemerism in the Yao Tien. T oung Pao. 67(3). 141–153. 11 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G. & Derk Bodde. (1979). Philological Footnotes to the Han New Year Rites. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 99(3). 423–423. 2 indexed citations
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Boltz, William G.. (1978). Notes on Dating the Cantonese Dentilabialization of Middle Chinese Gutturals. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 98(1). 99–99. 2 indexed citations

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