Roger Blench
Impact in
- Archeology top 1%
- Linguistics and Language top 2%
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Multilingual Education and Policy
Papers in
- Anthropology 38
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 18
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- Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis 26
- Co-authors
- Kevin C. MacDonald (4 shared papers)Nick Drake (2 shared papers)Simon J. Armitage (1 shared paper)Charlie S. Bristow (1 shared paper)Kevin White (1 shared paper)Kay Williamson (17 shared papers)D. Bourn (3 shared papers)T.C. Schadeberg (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Azania Archaeological Research in Africa (5 papers)African Archaeological Review (2 papers)Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 papers)Nature Communications (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesFrance
In The Last Decade
Roger Blench
144 papers receiving 2.0k citations
Roger Blench's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 142
- Archeology 112
- Linguistics and Language 331
- Anthropology 550
- Paleontology 284
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 419
Countries citing papers authored by Roger Blench
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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger Blench
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Roger Blench, 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 | Ancient watercourses and biogeography of the Sahara explain the peopling of the desert Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 389 |
| 2 | The Origins and Development of African Livestock: Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography | 2006 | 233 |
| 3 | 2007 | 169 | |
| 4 | 'You can't go home again' Pastoralism in the new millennium | 2006 | 84 |
| 5 | 2014 | 80 | |
| 6 | 2007 | 67 | |
| 7 | Rural radio in agricultural extension: the example of vernacular radio programmes on soil and water conservation in N. Ghana. | 2003 | 60 |
| 8 | 2009 | 49 | |
| 9 | 2011 | 47 | |
| 10 | Nuba mountain language studies | 2013 | 47 |
| 11 | 1994 | 46 | |
| 12 | 2006 | 46 | |
| 13 | Livestock systems research in Nigeria's subhumid zone | 1986 | 43 |
| 14 | Understanding Rangeland Biodiversity | 1999 | 38 |
| 15 | Can Livestock and Wildlife Co-exist? An Interdisciplinary Approach | 1999 | 36 |
| 16 | The Austroasiatic Urheimat: the Southeastern Riverine Hypothesis | 2011 | 35 |
| 17 | 2007 | 35 | |
| 18 | ASPECTS OF RESOURCE CONFLICT IN SEMI-ARID AFRICA | 1996 | 34 |
| 19 | 2009 | 33 | |
| 20 | Drought and Livestock in Semi-arid Africa and Southwest Asia | 1999 | 32 |
About Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a scholar working on Anthropology, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 169 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (26 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (22 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (18 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (17 papers), African history and culture analysis (15 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (14 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (13 papers) and Linguistic Variation and Morphology (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (112 citations), Linguistics and Language (331 citations), Anthropology (550 citations), Paleontology (284 citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (419 citations). Roger Blench has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Kevin C. MacDonald, Nick Drake, Simon J. Armitage, Charlie S. Bristow, Kevin White, Kay Williamson, D. Bourn, T.C. Schadeberg, R. F. Chapman and Mark W. Post. Their work appears in journals such as Azania Archaeological Research in Africa, African Archaeological Review, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.
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