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Researcher · Spital Uster · Switzerland

Walter Burkert

Walter Burkert publishes mostly in Archeology, Anthropology and Classics, on topics such as Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies and Byzantine Studies and History.

World rank
#114,769
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Switzerland
#2,641
of 19,404
Works
43
Citations
61
Citations per work
1.4

What does Walter Burkert research?

Archeology: 21.5%Anthropology: 16.9%Classics: 12.3%Philosophy: 9.2%other fields: 40.1%22%top field
Archeology21.5%Anthropology16.9%Classics12.3%Philosophy9.2%other fields40.1%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Archeology22% of their works
  2. 2Anthropology17% of their works
  3. 3Classics12% of their works
  4. 4Philosophy9% of their works
  5. 5Political Science and International Relations6% of their works
  6. 6Sociology and Political Science6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Walter Burkert's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Ancient Rome, Cultural Exchange, Greek Literature, Cultural Transmission, Ancient Magic, Gnosticism, Byzantium and Eastern Mediterranean.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Ancient Rome101 topic
  2. Cultural Exchange102 topics
  3. Greek Literature101 topic
  4. Cultural Transmission92 topics
  5. Ancient Magic81 topic
  6. Gnosticism81 topic
  7. Byzantium71 topic
  8. Eastern Mediterranean71 topic
  9. Aristotle41 topic
  10. Plato41 topic
  11. Archaeology31 topic
  12. Mediterranean31 topic
  13. Biblical Monotheism21 topic
  14. Jewish Society21 topic
  15. Historical Sources11 topic
  16. Mathematics Education11 topic
  17. Sense of Agency11 topic
  18. Voluntary Action11 topic

Where does Walter Burkert work?

Walter Burkert's main affiliation in the publication record is Spital Uster, Switzerland.

How many publications and citations does Walter Burkert have?

Science Explorer counts 43 works and 61 citations for Walter Burkert, ranking #114,769 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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