Colin Leys

92 papers and 2.6k indexed citations
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About

Colin Leys is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Leys has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Anthropology, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Colin Leys’s work include African history and culture studies (8 papers), International Development and Aid (4 papers) and Health Services Management and Policy (3 papers). Colin Leys is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (8 papers), International Development and Aid (4 papers) and Health Services Management and Policy (3 papers). Colin Leys collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Uganda. Colin Leys's co-authors include Lina Fruzzetti, Walter C. Opello, Dean E. McHenry, Michaël Bratton, Allyson M Pollock, John S. Saul, C. C. Wrigley, Ursula Huws, Leo Panitch and John Lonsdale and has published in prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Leys

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Leys. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Leys based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Colin Leys. Colin Leys is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Colin Leys

81 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Leys

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Colin Leys. 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 Colin Leys. The network helps show where Colin Leys may publish in the future.

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Leys

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