Topic · Classical Antiquity Studies
Most cited papers in Classical Antiquity Studies
What are the most cited papers in Classical Antiquity Studies?
The most cited paper in Classical Antiquity Studies is "Ancient Admixture in Human History" (Nick Patterson, Priya Moorjani, Yontao Luo et al., 2012), with 3,251 citations. Next come "Taxes and Trade in the Roman Empire (200 B.C.–A.D. 400)" (943) and "The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity" (906).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 239 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Admixture in Human History Nick Patterson, Priya Moorjani, Yontao Luo et al. · Genetics | 8 Sep 2012 | 3,251 |
| 2 | Taxes and Trade in the Roman Empire (200 B.C.–A.D. 400) Keith Hopkins · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1980 | 943 |
| 3 | The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity Peter Brown · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1971 | 906 |
| 4 | SABISTON TEXTBOOK OF SURGERY David J. Dries · Shock | 9 Apr 2008 | 875 |
| 5 | The Power of Suggestion: Inertia in 401(K) Participation and Savings Behavior Brigitte C. Madrian, Dennis F. Shea · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2000 | 815 |
| 6 | The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Ruth Fulton Benedict · Psychologists in Word and Image | 27 Mar 1995 | 726 |
| 7 | Fatal Charades: Roman Executions Staged as Mythological Enactments Kathleen M. Coleman · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1990 | 721 |
| 8 | Civilis Princeps: Between Citizen and King Andrew Wallace‐Hadrill · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1982 | 626 |
| 9 | Augustan Culture: An Interpretive Introduction Charles D. Hamilton · History Reviews of New Books | Oct 1997 | 567 |
| 10 | Early Greek elegy, symposium and public festival E. L. Bowie · The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Nov 1986 | 556 |
| 11 | The Epic Successors of Virgil: A Study in the Dynamics of a Tradition William S. Anderson, Philip Russell Hardie · The Classical World | 1995 | 528 |
| 12 | What kinship is (part one) Marshall Sahlins · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute | 5 Feb 2011 | 511 |
| 13 | Becoming Roman, staying Greek: Culture, identity and the civilizing process in the Roman East Greg D. Woolf · Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society | 1994 | 500 |
| 14 | Tombstones and Roman Family Relations in the Principate: Civilians, Soldiers and Slaves Richard Saller, Brent Donald Shaw · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1984 | 484 |
| 15 | Cities and Administration in Roman Egypt Alan K. Bowman, Dominic W. Rathbone · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1992 | 480 |
| 16 | Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae Haïganuch Sarian · Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia | 24 Nov 2016 | 465 |
| 17 | A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal Thomas G. Palaima, E. Courtney · The Classical World | 1982 | 455 |
| 18 | The Great Dionysia and civic ideology Simon D. Goldhill · The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Nov 1987 | 437 |
| 19 | Alien Wisdom: The Limits of Hellenization Chester G. Starr, Arnaldo Momigliano · The American Historical Review | Dec 1976 | 432 |
| 20 | What Do Objects Want? Chris Gosden · Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory | 30 Aug 2005 | 431 |
| 21 | Antichaos and Adaptation Stuart Alan Kauffman · Scientific American | Aug 1991 | 431 |
| 22 | On Historical Fragments and Epitomes P. A. Brunt · The Classical Quarterly | Dec 1980 | 429 |
| 23 | The Political Character of the Classical Roman Republic, 200–151 B.C. Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1984 | 398 |
| 24 | THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM Chris Wickham · Past & Present | 1984 | 383 |
| 25 | Form and Meaning in the Earliest Cities: A New Approach to Ancient Urban Planning Michael E. Smith · Journal of Planning History | 19 Jan 2007 | 381 |
| 26 | A complex of times: no more sheep on Romulus' birthday Mary Beard · Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society | 1987 | 371 |
| 27 | Aidos: The Psychology and Ethics of Honour and Shame in Ancient Greek Literature Elizabeth S. Belfiore, Douglas Cairns · The American Journal of Philology | 1994 | 371 |
| 28 | Personal Patronage under the Early Empire Edward Champlin, Richard Saller · Phoenix | 1983 | 366 |
| 29 | Driven by drink: The role of drinking in the political economy and the case of Early Iron Age France Michael Dietler · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology | Dec 1990 | 356 |
| 30 | Politics, Persuasion and the People before the Social War (150–90 B.C.) Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1986 | 353 |
| 31 | On Balancing and Subsumption. A Structural Comparison Robert Alexy · Ratio Juris | 20 Nov 2003 | 345 |
| 32 | The Stoic Criterion of Identity David N. Sedley · Phronesis | 1982 | 337 |
| 33 | Requisitioned Transport in the Roman Empire: A New Inscription from Pisidia Stephen Α. Mitchell · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1976 | 335 |
| 34 | Italy and the West: Comparative Issues in Romanization Simon J. Keay, Nicola Terrenato | 31 Jul 2009 | 335 |
| 35 | Cladistic analysis of Medusozoa and cnidarian evolution António Carlos Marques, Allen Gilbert Collins · Invertebrate Biology | Mar 2004 | 333 |
| 36 | Monumental Writing and the Expansion of Roman Society in the Early Empire Greg D. Woolf · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1996 | 328 |
| 37 | Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World Jenny Marie Johnson · Cartographic Perspectives | Sep 2000 | 327 |
| 38 | Image and Authority in the Coinage of Augustus Andrew Wallace‐Hadrill · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1986 | 322 |
| 39 | The Size of the Economy and the Distribution of Income in the Roman Empire Walter Scheidel, Steven J. Friesen · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 2009 | 314 |
| 40 | Demosthenes on Liturgies: a Note Jon Davies · The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Nov 1967 | 313 |
| 41 | Proconsuls, Assizes and the Administration of Justice under the Empire G. P. Burton · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1975 | 313 |
| 42 | The Supply and Use of Money in the Roman World 200 B.C. to A.D. 300 Christopher Howgego · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1992 | 309 |
| 43 | Hiketeia John Gould · The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Nov 1973 | 307 |
| 44 | Free Labour and Public Works at Rome P. A. Brunt · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1980 | 307 |
| 45 | Pagan City and Christian Capital: Rome in the Fourth Century John Karl Evans · History Reviews of New Books | 2001 | 307 |
| 46 | The economy has a normal surplus: economic stability and social change among early farming communities of Thessaly, Greece Paul Halstead · Cambridge University Press eBooks | 29 Sep 1989 | 304 |
| 47 | The tragic wedding Richard Seaford · The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Nov 1987 | 300 |
| 48 | Emperors, Frontiers and Foreign Relations, 31 B. C. to A. D. 378 Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar · Britannia | 1982 | 298 |
| 49 | Hellenistic kings, War, and the Economy M. M. Austin · The Classical Quarterly | Dec 1986 | 298 |
| 50 | The Decree of Decius and the Religion of Empire James B. Rives · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1999 | 294 |
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