Africa

2.7k papers and 30.4k indexed citations i.

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The 2.7k papers published in Africa in the last decades have received a total of 30.4k indexed citations. Papers published in Africa usually cover Anthropology (1.1k papers), Sociology and Political Science (1.0k papers) and Political Science and International Relations (617 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (593 papers), African history and culture analysis (438 papers) and Anthropological Studies and Insights (310 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Africa are Robin Horton, Lorna Marshall, Sara Berry, Achille Mbembé, Ulf Hannerz, Jesse Ribot, T. O. Beidelman, Kojo Amanor, Polly Hill and Karin Barber.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Africa

Since Specialization
EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

This network shows the specialization of papers published in Africa. Nodes represent fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors.

Countries where authors publish in Africa

Since Specialization
Total citations of papers

This map shows the geographic distribution of research published in Africa. It shows the number of citations received by papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of papers published in Africa with the expected number of papers based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country's share of papers is larger than expected).

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2025