Jean Comaroff
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.02%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Archeology top 0.5%
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 14
- Religion, Society, and Development 7
- Religion and Society Interactions 4
- Anthropology 29
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 17
- African history and culture studies 9
- Co-authors
- John Comaroff (77 shared papers)Allen Isaacman (1 shared paper)Sam C. Nolutshungu (1 shared paper)Jan Vansina (1 shared paper)Joan Vincent (1 shared paper)Roy Willis (1 shared paper)Lenore John (1 shared paper)Harriet Ngubane (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Ethnologist (7 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (5 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (4 papers)African Studies Review (4 papers)Public Culture (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesIndiaSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
Jean Comaroff
119 papers receiving 8.7k citations
Jean Comaroff's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 154
- Anthropology 4.4k
- Archeology 187
- Sociology and Political Science 6.6k
- Geography, Planning and Development 688
- Political Science and International Relations 2.3k
Countries citing papers authored by Jean Comaroff
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Jean Comaroff, 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 124 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1 Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 861 |
| 2 | Millennial Capitalism: First Thoughts on a Second Coming Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 751 |
| 3 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 711 |
| 4 | Occult economies and the violence of abstraction: notes from the South African postcolony Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 660 |
| 5 | Body of Power, Spirit of Resistance Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 620 |
| 6 | Ethnicity, Inc. Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 605 |
| 7 | Theory from the South: Or, how Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 590 |
| 8 | Body of Power, Spirit of Resistance: The Culture and History of a South African People. Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 490 |
| 9 | 1997 | 438 | |
| 10 | 2006 | 425 | |
| 11 | 1994 | 396 | |
| 12 | Law and disorder in the postcolony* Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 385 |
| 13 | 2001 | 362 | |
| 14 | 1993 | 315 | |
| 15 | 1993 | 274 | |
| 16 | 1994 | 266 | |
| 17 | 2001 | 187 | |
| 18 | 2007 | 148 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 132 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 130 |
About Jean Comaroff
Jean Comaroff is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Education, Law and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 124 papers that have together received 11.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (17 papers), South African History and Culture (14 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (14 papers), African history and culture studies (9 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (7 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (5 papers), Law in Society and Culture (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (4.4k citations), Archeology (187 citations), Sociology and Political Science (6.6k citations), Geography, Planning and Development (688 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (2.3k citations). Jean Comaroff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include John Comaroff, Allen Isaacman, Sam C. Nolutshungu, Jan Vansina, Joan Vincent, Roy Willis, Lenore John, Harriet Ngubane, Peter Maguire and Blair Rutherford. Their work appears in journals such as American Ethnologist, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, African Studies Review and Public Culture.
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