Igor Kopytoff
Impact in
- Archeology top 0.5%
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Anthropology top 0.2%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
Papers in
- Anthropology 17
- African history and culture studies 12
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 4
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 2
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- Social and Cultural Dynamics 2
- Co-authors
- Suzanne Miers (9 shared papers)Jay Spaulding (1 shared paper)Robert Edgar Conrad (1 shared paper)Ronald A. Cohen (1 shared paper)Felix K. Ekechi (1 shared paper)Toyin Falọla (1 shared paper)Leonard M. Thompson (1 shared paper)Phyllis M. Kaberry (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Anthropologist (3 papers)Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (2 papers)African Studies Review (2 papers)American Ethnologist (2 papers)Africa (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Igor Kopytoff
36 papers receiving 2.8k citations
Igor Kopytoff's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 141
- Archeology 191
- Anthropology 1.6k
- Museology 347
- Space and Planetary Science 83
- Geography, Planning and Development 293
Countries citing papers authored by Igor Kopytoff
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Fields of papers citing papers by Igor Kopytoff
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Co-authors
The 21 scholars most cited alongside Igor Kopytoff, 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 42 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The cultural biography of things: commoditization as process Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 2674 |
| 2 | 1987 | 327 | |
| 3 | 1978 | 196 | |
| 4 | 1978 | 189 | |
| 5 | 1971 | 179 | |
| 6 | 1988 | 156 | |
| 7 | 1978 | 55 | |
| 8 | 1978 | 48 | |
| 9 | 1990 | 27 | |
| 10 | 1972 | 24 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 17 | |
| 12 | 1989 | 13 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 13 | |
| 14 | 1979 | 10 | |
| 15 | 1961 | 9 | |
| 16 | 1981 | 8 | |
| 17 | 1977 | 7 | |
| 18 | 2005 | 7 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 5 | |
| 20 | Family and lineage among the Suku of the Congo | 1964 | 5 |
About Igor Kopytoff
Igor Kopytoff is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 42 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (12 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 papers), African history and culture analysis (3 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (2 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (2 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 papers) and Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (191 citations), Anthropology (1.6k citations), Museology (347 citations), Space and Planetary Science (83 citations) and Geography, Planning and Development (293 citations). Igor Kopytoff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Suzanne Miers, Jay Spaulding, Robert Edgar Conrad, Ronald A. Cohen, Felix K. Ekechi, Toyin Falọla, Leonard M. Thompson, Phyllis M. Kaberry, Murray Last and Jean-Claude Müller. Their work appears in journals such as American Anthropologist, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, African Studies Review, American Ethnologist and Africa.
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