Bruce Kapferer
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.5%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
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- Geographies of human-animal interactions
Papers in
- Anthropology 21
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 18
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- Political Economy and Marxism 6
- Religion and Society Interactions 5
- Co-authors
- Jonathan Spencer (2 shared papers)James J. Davis (1 shared paper)R. L. Stirrat (1 shared paper)Diane Paull Mines (1 shared paper)Don Handelman (4 shared papers)Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1 shared paper)Bjørn Enge Bertelsen (3 shared papers)Martin Holbraad (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Social Analysis (16 papers)Anthropology Today (3 papers)American Anthropologist (3 papers)American Ethnologist (3 papers)The Australian Journal of Anthropology (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- NorwayUnited KingdomAustralia
In The Last Decade
Bruce Kapferer
81 papers receiving 1.6k citations
Bruce Kapferer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 120
- Anthropology 824
- Geography, Planning and Development 229
- Sociology and Political Science 1.2k
- Political Science and International Relations 513
- Cultural Studies 175
Countries citing papers authored by Bruce Kapferer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruce Kapferer
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Bruce Kapferer, 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 112 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legends of People, Myths of State: Violence, Intolerance, and Political Culture in Sri Lanka and Australia. Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 350 |
| 2 | 1986 | 144 | |
| 3 | 1977 | 124 | |
| 4 | 1984 | 117 | |
| 5 | 2010 | 111 | |
| 6 | 1977 | 93 | |
| 7 | 2004 | 92 | |
| 8 | 1998 | 92 | |
| 9 | Strategy and transaction in an African factory: African workers and Indian management in a Zambian town | 1972 | 83 |
| 10 | 2005 | 69 | |
| 11 | 1973 | 66 | |
| 12 | Beyond rationalism : rethinking magic, witchcraft and sorcery | 2003 | 58 |
| 13 | 2011 | 58 | |
| 14 | Us and Them in Modern Societies: Ethnicity and Nationalism in Mauritius, Trinidad and Beyond | 1992 | 55 |
| 15 | 1972 | 49 | |
| 16 | 2005 | 47 | |
| 17 | 1989 | 45 | |
| 18 | 1979 | 40 | |
| 19 | 2002 | 40 | |
| 20 | 2007 | 40 |
About Bruce Kapferer
Bruce Kapferer is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy and Geography, Planning and Development, having authored 112 papers that have together received 2.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (18 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (7 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (6 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (5 papers), Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (5 papers), Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers), Geographies of human-animal interactions (4 papers) and Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (824 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (229 citations), Sociology and Political Science (1.2k citations), Political Science and International Relations (513 citations) and Cultural Studies (175 citations). Bruce Kapferer has collaborated with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Jonathan Spencer, James J. Davis, R. L. Stirrat, Diane Paull Mines, Don Handelman, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, Martin Holbraad, Ivan Karp and Jeffrey H. Goldstein. Their work appears in journals such as Social Analysis, Anthropology Today, American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist and The Australian Journal of Anthropology.
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