Roy Willis
Impact in
- Archeology top 5%
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Anthropology top 2%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- African history and culture studies
Papers in
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- African Studies and Ethnography 1
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- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 2
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 2
- African history and culture studies 1
- Co-authors
- Claude Lévi‐Strauss (1 shared paper)C. R. Hallpike (1 shared paper)T. O. Beidelman (1 shared paper)James W. Fernández (1 shared paper)Signe Howell (2 shared papers)James L. Brain (1 shared paper)R. G. Abrahams (1 shared paper)Luc de Heusch (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Religion in Africa (4 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (2 papers)British Journal of Sociology (1 paper)Current Anthropology (1 paper)Anthrozoös (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Roy Willis
26 papers receiving 457 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 99
- Archeology 27
- Anthropology 218
- Geography, Planning and Development 52
- Paleontology 47
- Sociology and Political Science 238
Countries citing papers authored by Roy Willis
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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Willis
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Roy Willis, 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 31 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropology and Myth: Lectures 1951-1982 | 1987 | 137 |
| 2 | 1981 | 119 | |
| 3 | 1987 | 89 | |
| 4 | 1983 | 56 | |
| 5 | Man and beast | 1974 | 50 |
| 6 | Societies at peace: Anthropological perspectives | 1989 | 46 |
| 7 | 1966 | 33 | |
| 8 | 2003 | 32 | |
| 9 | 1982 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1993 | 14 | |
| 11 | 1976 | 8 | |
| 12 | 1968 | 7 | |
| 13 | 1981 | 6 | |
| 14 | 1982 | 6 | |
| 15 | 1988 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 5 | |
| 17 | 1988 | 5 | |
| 18 | 1990 | 5 | |
| 19 | World Mythology the Illustrated Guide | 1995 | 5 |
| 20 | The 'peace puzzle' in Ufipa | 1989 | 3 |
About Roy Willis
Roy Willis is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Political Science and International Relations and Animal Science and Zoology, having authored 31 papers that have together received 664 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (2 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 papers), Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (1 paper), African history and culture studies (1 paper), African Studies and Ethnography (1 paper), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 paper) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (27 citations), Anthropology (218 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (52 citations), Paleontology (47 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (238 citations). Roy Willis has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Claude Lévi‐Strauss, C. R. Hallpike, T. O. Beidelman, James W. Fernández, Signe Howell, James L. Brain, R. G. Abrahams, Luc de Heusch, Thomas Spear and Steven H. Lonsdale. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Religion in Africa, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, British Journal of Sociology, Current Anthropology and Anthrozoös.
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