Michael Adas
Impact in
- Anthropology top 1%
- Indigenous Cultures and History
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Religious studies top 1%
- Cultural Studies and Colonialism
Papers in
- Anthropology 16
- African history and culture studies 8
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- History of Science and Natural History 11
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis 5
- Co-authors
- Nicholas Thomas (1 shared paper)David Christopher Arnold (1 shared paper)Michael Barkun (1 shared paper)Daniel R. Headrick (2 shared papers)Oliver B. Pollak (1 shared paper)Raymond F. Betts (1 shared paper)David C. Gordon (1 shared paper)Zaheer Baber (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The American Historical Review (10 papers)Technology and Culture (4 papers)Journal of Social History (3 papers)The Journal of Asian Studies (2 papers)Itinerario (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
Michael Adas
45 papers receiving 1.1k citations
Michael Adas's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 99
- Anthropology 421
- Religious studies 121
- Sociology and Political Science 636
- History 208
- History and Philosophy of Science 118
Countries citing papers authored by Michael Adas
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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Adas
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Co-authors
The 10 scholars most cited alongside Michael Adas, 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 57 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonialism's Culture: Anthropology, Travel and Government. Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 531 |
| 2 | Colonizing the Body: State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth Century India. Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 183 |
| 3 | 1980 | 164 | |
| 4 | 1975 | 90 | |
| 5 | 1981 | 82 | |
| 6 | 2015 | 73 | |
| 7 | 2001 | 62 | |
| 8 | 2004 | 57 | |
| 9 | 1986 | 44 | |
| 10 | 1990 | 43 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 36 | |
| 12 | 1998 | 33 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 30 | |
| 14 | 1998 | 29 | |
| 15 | 1974 | 27 | |
| 16 | 1980 | 21 | |
| 17 | 1993 | 16 | |
| 18 | Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History | 2001 | 16 |
| 19 | Essays on Twentieth-Century History | 2010 | 16 |
| 20 | 1980 | 12 |
About Michael Adas
Michael Adas is a scholar working on Anthropology, History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History, having authored 57 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (25 papers), History of Science and Natural History (11 papers), African history and culture studies (8 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (7 papers), Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations (6 papers), Philosophy, History, and Historiography (5 papers), Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (5 papers) and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (421 citations), Religious studies (121 citations), Sociology and Political Science (636 citations), History (208 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (118 citations). Michael Adas has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Nicholas Thomas, David Christopher Arnold, Michael Barkun, Daniel R. Headrick, Oliver B. Pollak, Raymond F. Betts, David C. Gordon, Zaheer Baber, Peter N. Stearns and Stuart B. Schwartz. Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review, Technology and Culture, Journal of Social History, The Journal of Asian Studies and Itinerario.
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