Michael Lambek
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.2%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Geography, Planning and Development top 0.5%
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
Papers in
- Anthropology 66
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 46
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 34
- African history and culture studies 8
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 8
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- Migration, Identity, and Health 10
- Migration and Labor Dynamics 7
- African Studies and Ethnography 5
- Co-authors
- Paul Antze (3 shared papers)Jennifer Cole (2 shared papers)John Leavitt (1 shared paper)Maurice Bloch (2 shared papers)Andrew Strathern (4 shared papers)Erika Bourguignon (1 shared paper)Karen Middleton (2 shared papers)Lisette Josephides (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory (10 papers)Journal of Religion in Africa (8 papers)American Ethnologist (7 papers)American Anthropologist (7 papers)Anthropological Theory (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
Michael Lambek
111 papers receiving 3.1k citations
Michael Lambek's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 126
- Anthropology 1.6k
- Geography, Planning and Development 342
- Sociology and Political Science 2.3k
- Political Science and International Relations 1.0k
- Religious studies 210
Countries citing papers authored by Michael Lambek
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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Lambek
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Michael Lambek, 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 | Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 901 |
| 2 | 2001 | 258 | |
| 3 | 1993 | 185 | |
| 4 | Ordinary Ethics: Anthropology, Language, and Action | 2010 | 161 |
| 5 | A reader in the anthropology of religion | 2008 | 136 |
| 6 | 1987 | 135 | |
| 7 | Four Lectures on Ethics: Anthropological Perspectives | 2015 | 130 |
| 8 | 1997 | 109 | |
| 9 | 1982 | 101 | |
| 10 | 1998 | 93 | |
| 11 | 2008 | 90 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 86 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 83 | |
| 14 | 2015 | 80 | |
| 15 | 1990 | 79 | |
| 16 | Introduction: forecasting memory | 1996 | 76 |
| 17 | 1992 | 75 | |
| 18 | 1998 | 69 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 68 | |
| 20 | 1988 | 68 |
About Michael Lambek
Michael Lambek is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy and Demography, having authored 137 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (46 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (34 papers), Migration, Identity, and Health (10 papers), African history and culture studies (8 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (8 papers), Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (8 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 papers) and African Studies and Ethnography (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (1.6k citations), Geography, Planning and Development (342 citations), Sociology and Political Science (2.3k citations), Political Science and International Relations (1.0k citations) and Religious studies (210 citations). Michael Lambek has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Paul Antze, Jennifer Cole, John Leavitt, Maurice Bloch, Andrew Strathern, Erika Bourguignon, Karen Middleton, Lisette Josephides, Malcolm R. Green and Fritz L. Kramer. Their work appears in journals such as Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory, Journal of Religion in Africa, American Ethnologist, American Anthropologist and Anthropological Theory.
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