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Papyrology

Papyrology is the discipline devoted to the study, transcription, and interpretation of ancient manuscripts preserved on papyrus and related portable writing materials from antiquity, chiefly from Egypt and the Greco-Roman world.

587

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21.2K

Citations

838

Authors

312

Institutions

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2017–2026

59

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Publications

587

The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, including the Demotic Spells

Frederick W. Danker, Hans Dieter Betz · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1988 · 301 citations

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Readers and reading culture in the high Roman Empire: a study of elite communities

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 257 citations

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Greek Constitutions of Early Roman Emperors from Inscriptions and Papyri

Jerzy Linderski, James H. Oliver · The Classical World · 1991 · 255 citations

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Papyrus in Classical Antiquity

Emil J. Polak · History Reviews of New Books · 1975 · 233 citations

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Philodemus on the Good King According to Homer

Oswyn Murray · The Journal of Roman Studies · 1965 · 227 citations

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1–5 of 587

Authors

838

  1. RS
    Roger S. Bagnall

    Columbia University, United States

    8 publications · 195 citations

    8

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  2. NL
    Naphtali Lewis

    Brooklyn College, United States

    7 publications · 260 citations

    7

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  3. KW
    K.A. Worp

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    6 publications · 160 citations

    6

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  4. CH
    C. H. Roberts

    University of Wales, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 67 citations

    5

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  5. TC
    T. C. Skeat

    British Museum, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 157 citations

    5

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1–5 of 838

Institutions

312

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    972 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    757 citations

  3. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    431 citations

  4. UCL Australia

    Adelaide, Australia

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    357 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    335 citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    149 citations

  7. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    173 citations

  8. Université Grenoble Alpes

    Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    206 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

    57 publications · 1.9K citations

    26

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  2. The Journal of Roman Studies

    JRS · 16 publications · 1.4K citations

    15

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  3. The Classical World

    13 publications · 942 citations

    12

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  4. Harvard Theological Review

    HTR · 11 publications · 567 citations

    11

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 982 citations

    10

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See also

Papyrology

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