Abdul Sheriff
Impact in
- Anthropology top 1%
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- African history and culture studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Archeology top 10%
Papers in
- Anthropology 24
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 23
- African history and culture studies 17
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 11
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- African history and culture analysis 5
- Islamic Studies and History 1
- Co-authors
- Norman R. Bennett (1 shared paper)Marcia Wright (1 shared paper)Abdulaziz Yusuf Lodhi (1 shared paper)Engseng Ho (1 shared paper)Erik Gilbert (1 shared paper)Richard D. Wolff (1 shared paper)Preben Kaarsholm (1 shared paper)Charles Ambler (1 shared paper)
In The Last Decade
Abdul Sheriff
21 papers receiving 382 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 56
- Anthropology 435
- Archeology 13
- Literature and Literary Theory 44
- Political Science and International Relations 75
- History 29
Countries citing papers authored by Abdul Sheriff
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Fields of papers citing papers by Abdul Sheriff
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Co-authors
The 14 scholars most cited alongside Abdul Sheriff, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | 147 | |
| 2 | Dhow Cultures of the Indian Ocean: Cosmopolitanism, Commerce and Islam | 2010 | 75 |
| 3 | 1989 | 66 | |
| 4 | 1988 | 59 | |
| 5 | 1988 | 36 | |
| 6 | Race and Class in the Politics of Zanzibar | 2001 | 22 |
| 7 | 1992 | 22 | |
| 8 | The Indian Ocean : ocean connections and the creation of new societies | 2014 | 16 |
| 9 | 1987 | 13 | |
| 10 | 2001 | 13 | |
| 11 | Zanzibar stone town: An architectural exploration | 1998 | 13 |
| 12 | 1988 | 11 | |
| 13 | 1997 | 11 | |
| 14 | 1974 | 10 | |
| 15 | 1992 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 4 | |
| 17 | Historical Zanzibar : Romance of the Ages | 1995 | 2 |
| 18 | 2012 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2018 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1997 | 1 |
About Abdul Sheriff
Abdul Sheriff is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Urban Studies, having authored 26 papers that have together received 533 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (23 papers), African history and culture studies (17 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (11 papers), African history and culture analysis (5 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (2 papers), Islamic Studies and History (1 paper), Asian Studies and History (1 paper) and Urban and Rural Development Challenges (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (435 citations), Archeology (13 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (44 citations), Political Science and International Relations (75 citations) and History (29 citations). Abdul Sheriff has collaborated with scholars based in Tanzania and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Norman R. Bennett, Marcia Wright, Abdulaziz Yusuf Lodhi, Engseng Ho, Erik Gilbert, Richard D. Wolff, Preben Kaarsholm, Charles Ambler, Richard Roberts and Patrick Manning. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Azania Archaeological Research in Africa, The American Historical Review, African Arts and The Journal of African History.
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