Thomas Spear
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.5%
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- African history and culture studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Archeology top 2%
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
Papers in
- Anthropology 31
- African history and culture studies 24
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 21
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 8
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- African history and culture analysis 21
- Co-authors
- Derek Nurse (7 shared papers)Richard Waller (2 shared papers)Justin Willis (2 shared papers)Frederick Cooper (1 shared paper)Terence Ranger (1 shared paper)Charles Ambler (1 shared paper)Marguerite Ylvisaker (2 shared papers)Mark Horton (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The International Journal of African Historical Studies (17 papers)The American Historical Review (10 papers)The Journal of African History (6 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (3 papers)History in Africa (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlandsAlgeria
In The Last Decade
Thomas Spear
57 papers receiving 1.1k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 94
- Anthropology 1.0k
- Archeology 85
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 247
- Political Science and International Relations 341
- Linguistics and Language 63
Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Spear
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Spear
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Thomas Spear, 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 | 2003 | 250 | |
| 2 | 1994 | 142 | |
| 3 | 1985 | 138 | |
| 4 | 2000 | 124 | |
| 5 | 1982 | 123 | |
| 6 | 1986 | 100 | |
| 7 | 2000 | 99 | |
| 8 | 1994 | 84 | |
| 9 | 1994 | 71 | |
| 10 | 2000 | 66 | |
| 11 | 1995 | 57 | |
| 12 | 2000 | 53 | |
| 13 | 1999 | 29 | |
| 14 | 1984 | 27 | |
| 15 | 1998 | 24 | |
| 16 | 1998 | 23 | |
| 17 | 1984 | 22 | |
| 18 | 1988 | 21 | |
| 19 | 1998 | 21 | |
| 20 | 1981 | 19 |
About Thomas Spear
Thomas Spear is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 68 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (24 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (21 papers), African history and culture analysis (21 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (8 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (4 papers), Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (4 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (1.0k citations), Archeology (85 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (247 citations), Political Science and International Relations (341 citations) and Linguistics and Language (63 citations). Thomas Spear has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Algeria. Frequent co-authors include Derek Nurse, Richard Waller, Justin Willis, Frederick Cooper, Terence Ranger, Charles Ambler, Marguerite Ylvisaker, Mark Horton, John Middleton and Corinne A. Kratz. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, The American Historical Review, The Journal of African History, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines and History in Africa.
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