Deborah James
Impact in
- Linguistics and Language top 5%
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Language and Linguistics top 2%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 17
- African studies and sociopolitical issues 7
- Law 25
- Legal Issues in South Africa 22
- Co-authors
- Sandra Clarke (1 shared paper)Marguerite MacKenzie (1 shared paper)Elizabeth Hull (1 shared paper)Evan Killick (2 shared papers)Insa Koch (5 shared papers)Dinah Rajak (1 shared paper)Preben Kaarsholm (1 shared paper)Caitlin Zaloom (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- African Studies (9 papers)Africa (4 papers)Journal of Southern African Studies (4 papers)Ethnos (3 papers)International Journal of American Linguistics (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomSouth AfricaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Deborah James
84 papers receiving 1.1k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 88
- Linguistics and Language 135
- Language and Linguistics 295
- Urban Studies 144
- Anthropology 200
- Finance 161
Countries citing papers authored by Deborah James
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Fields of papers citing papers by Deborah James
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Co-authors
The 24 scholars most cited alongside Deborah James, 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 | 1982 | 165 | |
| 2 | 2011 | 129 | |
| 3 | 2001 | 110 | |
| 4 | Gaining ground: ’rights’ and ’property’ in South African land reform | 2006 | 63 |
| 5 | 2012 | 62 | |
| 6 | 1999 | 58 | |
| 7 | 2012 | 54 | |
| 8 | 2014 | 52 | |
| 9 | 2001 | 37 | |
| 10 | 2020 | 36 | |
| 11 | 2020 | 32 | |
| 12 | 2012 | 29 | |
| 13 | 2014 | 27 | |
| 14 | 2000 | 27 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 25 | |
| 16 | 2021 | 24 | |
| 17 | The Syntax and Semantics of Some English Interjections. | 1973 | 24 |
| 18 | 2002 | 23 | |
| 19 | 2014 | 22 | |
| 20 | 2021 | 21 |
About Deborah James
Deborah James is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Law, Finance, Anthropology and Soil Science, having authored 99 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Legal Issues in South Africa (22 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (17 papers), South African History and Culture (17 papers), Land Rights and Reforms (14 papers), African history and culture studies (11 papers), Music History and Culture (9 papers), Diverse Musicological Studies (7 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Linguistics and Language (135 citations), Language and Linguistics (295 citations), Urban Studies (144 citations), Anthropology (200 citations) and Finance (161 citations). Deborah James has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Frequent co-authors include Sandra Clarke, Marguerite MacKenzie, Elizabeth Hull, Evan Killick, Insa Koch, Dinah Rajak, Preben Kaarsholm, Caitlin Zaloom, Keith Breckenridge and Nicholas J. Long. Their work appears in journals such as African Studies, Africa, Journal of Southern African Studies, Ethnos and International Journal of American Linguistics.
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