V. Y. Mudimbé
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.5%
- African history and culture studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Archeology top 5%
Papers in
- Education 15
- African cultural and philosophical studies 15
- Anthropology 11
- African history and culture studies 10
- Co-authors
- Andrew Apter (1 shared paper)Ladislav Holý (1 shared paper)Jean F. O’Barr (5 shared papers)Robert H. Bates (5 shared papers)Gail M. Gerhart (1 shared paper)Bogumił Jewsiewicki (5 shared papers)Robert O. Collins (1 shared paper)Paulin J. Hountondji (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- African Studies Review (7 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (4 papers)Journal of Religion in Africa (3 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (2 papers)The Journal of Interdisciplinary History (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
V. Y. Mudimbé
43 papers receiving 1.4k citations
V. Y. Mudimbé's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 84
- Anthropology 910
- Archeology 38
- Literature and Literary Theory 347
- Religious studies 139
- Sociology and Political Science 982
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside V. Y. Mudimbé, 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 50 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 689 |
| 2 | The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 688 |
| 3 | The idea of Africa | 1994 | 212 |
| 4 | 1994 | 100 | |
| 5 | 1989 | 62 | |
| 6 | 1985 | 55 | |
| 7 | 1985 | 39 | |
| 8 | 1995 | 35 | |
| 9 | 1995 | 33 | |
| 10 | 1993 | 33 | |
| 11 | 1993 | 20 | |
| 12 | 1993 | 16 | |
| 13 | 1994 | 14 | |
| 14 | Nations, identities, cultures | 1995 | 12 |
| 15 | 1992 | 12 | |
| 16 | The Impact of African Studies on Philosophy | 2003 | 11 |
| 17 | Barry Hallen and J.O. Sodipo , Knowledge, Belief and Witchcraft: Analytic Experiments in African Philosophy . Reviewed by | 1987 | 11 |
| 18 | 2003 | 7 | |
| 19 | 1983 | 7 | |
| 20 | 1986 | 6 |
About V. Y. Mudimbé
V. Y. Mudimbé is a scholar working on Education, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 50 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African cultural and philosophical studies (15 papers), African history and culture studies (10 papers), African history and culture analysis (6 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (3 papers), Foucault, Power, and Ethics (2 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 papers), Archaeological Research and Protection (1 paper) and African Studies and Ethnography (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (910 citations), Archeology (38 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (347 citations), Religious studies (139 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (982 citations). V. Y. Mudimbé has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Andrew Apter, Ladislav Holý, Jean F. O’Barr, Robert H. Bates, Gail M. Gerhart, Bogumił Jewsiewicki, Robert O. Collins, Paulin J. Hountondji, Oyekan Owomoyela and Mario I. Aguilar. Their work appears in journals such as African Studies Review, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, Journal of Religion in Africa, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and The Journal of Interdisciplinary History.
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