About The 2.5k papers published in Comparative Literature in the last decades have received a total of 32.1k indexed citations.
Papers published in Comparative Literature usually cover
Literature and Literary Theory (880 papers),
Sociology and Political Science (273 papers) and
Classics (269 papers) specifically the topics of Medieval Literature and History (109 papers), Renaissance Literature and Culture (102 papers) and Historical and Literary Studies (85 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Comparative Literature are
Edward Wasiolek ,
Caryl Emerson ,
Michael Holquist ,
Edward W. Said ,
Gerald Prince ,
Thomas M. Greene ,
David Carroll ,
Paul de Man ,
Harold Bloom and
Stephen Greenblatt .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Comparative Literature
Comparison fields: 5 of 193 Literature and Literary Theory 11.8k Sociology and Political Science 8.0k Philosophy 4.3k History 3.7k Anthropology 3.4k Language and Linguistics 3.1k Education 3.0k Political Science and International Relations 2.4k Cultural Studies 2.1k Classics 2.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.0k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1.9k Social Psychology 1.4k Communication 1.2k Linguistics and Language 1.1k Religious studies 1.0k Clinical Psychology 1.0k Gender Studies 946 Music 904 History and Philosophy of Science 873 Developmental and Educational Psychology 851 Archeology 788 Economics and Econometrics 758 Geography, Planning and Development 651 Museology 612 Demography 506 Artificial Intelligence 497 General Health Professions 478 Law 466 Cognitive Neuroscience 401 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 401 Urban Studies 351 Human-Computer Interaction 277 Speech and Hearing 277 Human Factors and Ergonomics 215 Marketing 201 Information Systems 196 Health 165 Safety Research 148 Finance 140 Conservation 138 Psychiatry and Mental health 135 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 132 General Arts and Humanities 131 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 130 Computer Science Applications 127 Food Science 126 Organic Chemistry 125 Information Systems and Management 113 Strategy and Management 112 Global and Planetary Change 110 General Psychology 108 Astronomy and Astrophysics 108 Public Administration 107 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 106 General Social Sciences 99 Nature and Landscape Conservation 75 Management Science and Operations Research 72 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 71 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 68 Computer Networks and Communications 67 Plant Science 67 Management Information Systems 65 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 58 Development 54 Management of Technology and Innovation 53 Mechanical Engineering 52 Accounting 45 Genetics 39 Building and Construction 37 Ecology 37 Space and Planetary Science 35 Paleontology 35 Applied Psychology 30 Molecular Biology 29 Archeology 29 Signal Processing 28 Health Information Management 28 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 28 Transportation 27 Atmospheric Science 26 Statistics and Probability 23 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 23 Epidemiology 22 Library and Information Sciences 22 Reproductive Medicine 22 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 21 Computational Theory and Mathematics 21 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 20 Neurology 20 Pharmacy 19 Theoretical Computer Science 19 Physiology 18 Biomedical Engineering 16 Architecture 15 Media Technology 15 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 Microbiology 15 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 15 Occupational Therapy 14 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 13 Control and Systems Engineering 12 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 11 Automotive Engineering 11 Materials Chemistry 10 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 General Decision Sciences 9 Neurology 9 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 Surgery 8 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 8 Pharmacology 7 Sensory Systems 7 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 Emergency Medicine 6 Soil Science 6 Civil and Structural Engineering 6 Ecological Modeling 6 Oceanography 6 Family Practice 6 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 6 Geometry and Topology 6 Infectious Diseases 6 Dermatology 5 Emergency Medical Services 5 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 Complementary and alternative medicine 5 Rehabilitation 5 Geology 5 Environmental Engineering 5 Business and International Management 4 Biotechnology 4 Biomaterials 4 Research and Theory 4 Pharmacology 4 Pollution 4 Ocean Engineering 4 Life-span and Life-course Studies 4 Insect Science 3 Water Science and Technology 3 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 Modeling and Simulation 3 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 Catalysis 3 Mechanics of Materials 3 Computational Mechanics 3 Health Informatics 2 Geophysics 2 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Endocrinology 2 Applied Mathematics 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Geochemistry and Petrology 2 Aerospace Engineering 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Oncology 2 Cancer Research 2 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Small Animals 2 Developmental Biology 2 Anatomy 2 Nutrition and Dietetics 2 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Forestry 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Genetics 1 General Energy 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 General Materials Science 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Environmental Chemistry 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Biophysics 1 Mathematical Physics 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 General Dentistry 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Drug Discovery 1 Medical Terminology 1 Spectroscopy 1 Radiation 1 Software 1 Leadership and Management 1 Instrumentation 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1
Literature and Literary Theory 11.8k Sociology and Political Science 8.0k Philosophy 4.3k History 3.7k Anthropology 3.4k Poetics Today United States
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism United States
Journal of American Folklore United States
Critical Inquiry United States
PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America United States
Eighteenth-Century Studies United States
American Literature United States
New Literary History United States
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