John Comaroff
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.02%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Archeology top 0.5%
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 20
- African studies and sociopolitical issues 5
- Anthropology 36
- African history and culture studies 20
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 14
- Co-authors
- Jean Comaroff (106 shared papers)P. H. Gulliver (2 shared papers)Sam C. Nolutshungu (1 shared paper)Joan Vincent (1 shared paper)Simon Roberts (4 shared papers)Jan Vansina (1 shared paper)Roy Willis (1 shared paper)Susan Drucker‐Brown (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Ethnologist (9 papers)Law & Social Inquiry (5 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (5 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (4 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSouth AfricaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
John Comaroff
141 papers receiving 8.7k citations
John Comaroff's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 129
- Anthropology 4.8k
- Archeology 188
- Sociology and Political Science 7.2k
- Geography, Planning and Development 638
- Political Science and International Relations 2.7k
Countries citing papers authored by John Comaroff
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Comaroff
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside John 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 157 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1 Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 1189 |
| 2 | Millennial Capitalism: First Thoughts on a Second Coming Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 884 |
| 3 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 815 |
| 4 | Occult economies and the violence of abstraction: notes from the South African postcolony Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 799 |
| 5 | Ethnicity, Inc. Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 728 |
| 6 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 2 Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 594 |
| 7 | Law and Disorder in the Postcolony Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 490 |
| 8 | 1994 | 479 | |
| 9 | Law and disorder in the postcolony* Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 427 |
| 10 | 1993 | 395 | |
| 11 | 1993 | 386 | |
| 12 | 1980 | 373 | |
| 13 | 1994 | 340 | |
| 14 | 1982 | 293 | |
| 15 | 1982 | 185 | |
| 16 | 2001 | 182 | |
| 17 | 1996 | 174 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 151 | |
| 19 | 2003 | 147 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 138 |
About John Comaroff
John Comaroff is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Law, Political Science and International Relations and Education, having authored 157 papers that have together received 12.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (20 papers), South African History and Culture (20 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (14 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (10 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (9 papers), Law in Society and Culture (6 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (4.8k citations), Archeology (188 citations), Sociology and Political Science (7.2k citations), Geography, Planning and Development (638 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (2.7k citations). John Comaroff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jean Comaroff, P. H. Gulliver, Sam C. Nolutshungu, Joan Vincent, Simon Roberts, Jan Vansina, Roy Willis, Susan Drucker‐Brown, Blair Rutherford and Jean. Their work appears in journals such as American Ethnologist, Law & Social Inquiry, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.
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