Philippe Descola

70 papers and 2.7k indexed citations i.

About

Philippe Descola is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Descola has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Philippe Descola’s work include French Urban and Social Studies (14 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (7 papers) and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (6 papers). Philippe Descola is often cited by papers focused on French Urban and Social Studies (14 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (7 papers) and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (6 papers). Philippe Descola collaborates with scholars based in France, Brazil and Ecuador. Philippe Descola's co-authors include Marshall Sahlins, Janet Lloyd, Peter Rivière, Gı́sli Pálsson, Dee Williams, Darrell A. Posey, Eva Moldenhauer, Betty J. Meggers, Carlos A. M. Afonso and Marilyn Strathern and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Applied Ecology and Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philippe Descola

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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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