Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

40 papers and 966 indexed citations i.

About

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 966 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 5 papers in Anthropology and 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s work include Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (10 papers), African history and culture studies (5 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (2 papers). Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is often cited by papers focused on Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (10 papers), African history and culture studies (5 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (2 papers). Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's co-authors include H. S. Bhola, Reed Way Dasenbrock, G. D. Killam, John Povey, Duncan Brown and Cecil Abrahams and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Third World Quarterly and African Studies Review.

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries citing papers authored by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

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