Thomas Barfield
Impact in
- Anthropology top 2%
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
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- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Papers in
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- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East 32
- Islamic Studies and History 8
- Military History and Strategy 5
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- Chinese history and philosophy 6
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence 6
- Co-authors
- Graham E. Johnson (1 shared paper)Adam Kuper (1 shared paper)Nancy Tapper (1 shared paper)Norman Hammond (1 shared paper)André Gunder Frank (2 shared papers)Lawrence Krader (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Current History (5 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (2 papers)The American Historical Review (2 papers)Foreign Affairs (2 papers)Journal of Field Archaeology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyIreland
In The Last Decade
Thomas Barfield
43 papers receiving 610 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 100
- Anthropology 252
- Political Science and International Relations 312
- Paleontology 76
- Sociology and Political Science 436
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 107
Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Barfield
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Barfield
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | 204 | |
| 2 | 1998 | 137 | |
| 3 | The nomadic alternative | 1993 | 111 |
| 4 | 2010 | 74 | |
| 5 | 1981 | 61 | |
| 6 | The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan: Pastoral Nomadism in Transition | 1981 | 36 |
| 7 | 1991 | 33 | |
| 8 | 2004 | 25 | |
| 9 | Culture and Custom in Nation-Building: Law in Afghanistan | 2008 | 24 |
| 10 | 2010 | 16 | |
| 11 | 2010 | 13 | |
| 12 | Diccionario de Antropologia | 2000 | 12 |
| 13 | 2010 | 10 | |
| 14 | 2000 | 9 | |
| 15 | 1983 | 9 | |
| 16 | 1993 | 8 | |
| 17 | Afghanistan's Ethnic Puzzle | 2011 | 7 |
| 18 | Afghanistan’s Ethnic Puzzle: Decentralizing Power Before the U.S: Withdrawal | 2011 | 6 |
| 19 | 1992 | 5 | |
| 20 | 2022 | 4 |
About Thomas Barfield
Thomas Barfield is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Food Science, having authored 51 papers that have together received 855 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (32 papers), Islamic Studies and History (8 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 papers), Chinese history and philosophy (6 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (6 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 papers), Military History and Strategy (5 papers) and Philippine History and Culture (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (252 citations), Political Science and International Relations (312 citations), Paleontology (76 citations), Sociology and Political Science (436 citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (107 citations). Thomas Barfield has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Graham E. Johnson, Adam Kuper, Nancy Tapper, Norman Hammond, André Gunder Frank and Lawrence Krader. Their work appears in journals such as Current History, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review, Foreign Affairs and Journal of Field Archaeology.
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