William Bascom
Impact in
- Anthropology top 2%
- African history and culture studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Archeology top 10%
Papers in
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- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies 13
- Themes in Literature Analysis 3
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- Cultural Industries and Urban Development 6
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges 3
- Co-authors
- P. C. Lloyd (1 shared paper)William A. Lessa (1 shared paper)Stephen D. Glazier (2 shared papers)Robert Farris Thompson (1 shared paper)Geoffrey Parrinder (2 shared papers)Donald J. Cosentino (1 shared paper)Daniel J. Crowley (1 shared paper)Melville J. Herskovits (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of American Folklore (10 papers)African Arts (5 papers)American Anthropologist (4 papers)Africa (3 papers)Journal of Religion in Africa (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
William Bascom
53 papers receiving 811 citations
William Bascom's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 112
- Anthropology 289
- Archeology 20
- Literature and Literary Theory 212
- Music 59
- Linguistics and Language 71
Countries citing papers authored by William Bascom
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Bascom
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Co-authors
The 12 scholars most cited alongside William Bascom, 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 63 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1960 | 184 | |
| 2 | 1965 | 160 | |
| 3 | Four Functions of Folklore Hit paper breakdown → | 1954 | 151 |
| 4 | 1970 | 123 | |
| 5 | 1970 | 114 | |
| 6 | 1952 | 72 | |
| 7 | 1955 | 62 | |
| 8 | 1953 | 42 | |
| 9 | 1982 | 42 | |
| 10 | Ponape: A Pacific Economy in Transition | 1965 | 35 |
| 11 | 1970 | 29 | |
| 12 | 1951 | 22 | |
| 13 | 1984 | 21 | |
| 14 | 1962 | 20 | |
| 15 | 1955 | 20 | |
| 16 | Frontiers Of Folklore/h | 1978 | 18 |
| 17 | 1969 | 17 | |
| 18 | 1951 | 17 | |
| 19 | 1975 | 16 | |
| 20 | 1974 | 15 |
About William Bascom
William Bascom is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Urban Studies, Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Language and Linguistics, having authored 63 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (13 papers), African history and culture analysis (8 papers), African history and culture studies (8 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (6 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 papers), Cultural Identity and Representation (3 papers) and Themes in Literature Analysis (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (289 citations), Archeology (20 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (212 citations), Music (59 citations) and Linguistics and Language (71 citations). William Bascom has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include P. C. Lloyd, William A. Lessa, Stephen D. Glazier, Robert Farris Thompson, Geoffrey Parrinder, Donald J. Cosentino, Daniel J. Crowley, Melville J. Herskovits, Daniel F. McCall and Paul Radin. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of American Folklore, African Arts, American Anthropologist, Africa and Journal of Religion in Africa.
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