Colin Leys
Impact in
- Development top 0.5%
- International Development and Aid
- Anthropology top 1%
- African history and culture studies
Papers in
- Anthropology 12
- African history and culture studies 11
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- Corruption and Economic Development 3
- African studies and sociopolitical issues 3
- Co-authors
- Lina Fruzzetti (1 shared paper)Leo Panitch (21 shared papers)Walter C. Opello (1 shared paper)Dean E. McHenry (1 shared paper)Michaël Bratton (1 shared paper)Allyson M Pollock (1 shared paper)John S. Saul (5 shared papers)Ursula Huws (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (7 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (4 papers)Labour / Le Travail (3 papers)Review of African Political Economy (3 papers)Political Studies (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited KingdomUganda
In The Last Decade
Colin Leys
105 papers receiving 2.5k citations
Colin Leys's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 112
- Development 426
- Anthropology 562
- Public Administration 148
- Political Science and International Relations 1.0k
- Sociology and Political Science 1.8k
Countries citing papers authored by Colin Leys
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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Leys
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Colin Leys, 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 114 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is The Problem About Corruption? Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 390 |
| 2 | 1997 | 313 | |
| 3 | 1975 | 273 | |
| 4 | Market-Driven Politics: Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest | 2001 | 272 |
| 5 | Underdevelopment in Kenya, the Political Economy of Neo-Colonialism, 1964-71 Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 211 |
| 6 | 1996 | 179 | |
| 7 | NHS plc: The Privatisation of Our Health Care | 2004 | 141 |
| 8 | THE MAKING OF A CYBERTARIAT: Virtual Work in a Real World | 2003 | 122 |
| 9 | 1976 | 102 | |
| 10 | Socialist Register 2007: coming to terms with nature. | 2006 | 99 |
| 11 | 1972 | 86 | |
| 12 | 1976 | 85 | |
| 13 | 1976 | 76 | |
| 14 | 1977 | 71 | |
| 15 | 1959 | 65 | |
| 16 | European politics in Southern Rhodesia | 1959 | 58 |
| 17 | 1997 | 56 | |
| 18 | The Plot Against the NHS | 2011 | 52 |
| 19 | Capital Accumulation, Class Formation and Dependency-The Significance of the Kenyan Case | 1978 | 50 |
| 20 | 1971 | 50 |
About Colin Leys
Colin Leys is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Development, having authored 114 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (11 papers), International Development and Aid (4 papers), Health Services Management and Policy (3 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (3 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (3 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (3 papers) and Political and Economic history of UK and US (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (426 citations), Anthropology (562 citations), Public Administration (148 citations), Political Science and International Relations (1.0k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (1.8k citations). Colin Leys has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Uganda. Frequent co-authors include Lina Fruzzetti, Leo Panitch, Walter C. Opello, Dean E. McHenry, Michaël Bratton, Allyson M Pollock, John S. Saul, Ursula Huws, C. C. Wrigley and John Lonsdale. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Labour / Le Travail, Review of African Political Economy and Political Studies.
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