Literature Compass

2.0k citations
879 papers · indexed · active since 1950
    • Literature: history, themes, analysis 115
    • Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism 59
    • Poetry Analysis and Criticism 56
    • Digital Humanities and Scholarship 48
  • Classics top 5%
    • Medieval Literature and History 93
  • History top 5%
    • Reformation and Early Modern Christianity 74
    • Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes 52
  • Museology top 10%
    • Historical Art and Culture Studies 67

Literature Compass

569 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers

Literature Compass
Comparison fields: 5 of 112
  • Literature and Literary Theory 916
  • Classics 197
  • History 567
  • Museology 100
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 124
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Countries where authors publish in Literature Compass

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Fields of papers published in Literature Compass

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This network shows the impact of papers published in Literature Compass. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in Literature Compass.

About Literature Compass

The 879 papers published in Literature Compass in the last decades have received a total of 2.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Literature Compass usually cover Literature and Literary Theory (448 papers), Classics (110 papers) and History (298 papers) specifically the topics of Literature: history, themes, analysis (115 papers), Medieval Literature and History (93 papers), Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (74 papers), Historical Art and Culture Studies (67 papers), Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism (59 papers), Poetry Analysis and Criticism (56 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (52 papers) and Digital Humanities and Scholarship (48 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Literature Compass are Geraldine Heng, Tobias Boes, Hans Walter Gabler, Ian Gadd, Kellie Robertson, Jan Alber, Regenia Gagnier, Laura Doyle, Peter C. Herman and Lyn Pykett.

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