Basil Davidson
Impact in
- Anthropology top 1%
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Development top 2%
- International Development and Aid
Papers in
- Anthropology 26
- African history and culture studies 21
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 6
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 6
- Philippine History and Culture 2
-
- African history and culture analysis 7
- Co-authors
- Gail M. Gerhart (2 shared papers)Joseph C. Miller (1 shared paper)Dan Connell (2 shared papers)Peter C. Sederberg (1 shared paper)Toyin Falọla (1 shared paper)Barry Munslow (1 shared paper)J. F. Ade Ajayi (3 shared papers)Leonard Leslie Bessant (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The International Journal of African Historical Studies (7 papers)Race & Class (7 papers)Monthly Review (3 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (3 papers)Review of African Political Economy (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- FranceUnited KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
Basil Davidson
83 papers receiving 658 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 95
- Anthropology 334
- Development 95
- Political Science and International Relations 335
- Archeology 12
- Sociology and Political Science 465
Countries citing papers authored by Basil Davidson
This map shows the geographic impact of Basil Davidson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Basil Davidson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Basil Davidson more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Basil Davidson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Basil Davidson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Basil Davidson. The network helps show where Basil Davidson may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Basil Davidson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 105 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | 341 | |
| 2 | The African Context of Human Rights | 1987 | 41 |
| 3 | 1995 | 41 | |
| 4 | Old Africa rediscovered | 1959 | 39 |
| 5 | The African Slave Trade | 1961 | 38 |
| 6 | 1961 | 35 | |
| 7 | 1975 | 29 | |
| 8 | Southern Africa: The New Politics of Revolution | 1976 | 22 |
| 9 | 1969 | 21 | |
| 10 | 1994 | 21 | |
| 11 | 1984 | 19 | |
| 12 | Behind the War in Eritrea | 1980 | 19 |
| 13 | The African Genius | 1969 | 18 |
| 14 | Africa in modern history: the search for a new society | 1978 | 17 |
| 15 | A History of West Africa, 1000-1800 | 1966 | 16 |
| 16 | 1970 | 16 | |
| 17 | 1990 | 16 | |
| 18 | 1992 | 15 | |
| 19 | The Search for Africa: A History in the Making | 1994 | 15 |
| 20 | Black Mother: The Years of the African Slave Trade | 1961 | 15 |
About Basil Davidson
Basil Davidson is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Health and Development, having authored 105 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (21 papers), African history and culture analysis (7 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (6 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (6 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (2 papers), International Development and Aid (2 papers), Migration, Racism, and Human Rights (2 papers) and Philippine History and Culture (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (334 citations), Development (95 citations), Political Science and International Relations (335 citations), Archeology (12 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (465 citations). Basil Davidson has collaborated with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Gail M. Gerhart, Joseph C. Miller, Dan Connell, Peter C. Sederberg, Toyin Falọla, Barry Munslow, J. F. Ade Ajayi, Leonard Leslie Bessant, Bruce Fetter and Lionel Cliffe. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Race & Class, Monthly Review, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines and Review of African Political Economy.
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.