African Affairs 63.5k citations
3.6k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in International Development and Aid African history and culture studies Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Papers in i African history and culture studies 984 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 239 International Development and Aid 217 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers African Affairs
Comparison fields: 5 of 219 Development 6.9k Anthropology 14.0k Sociology and Political Science 33.9k Political Science and International Relations 16.1k Archeology 528 Urban Studies 2.4k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.1k History 3.8k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.7k Soil Science 2.8k Business and International Management 573 Gender Studies 2.5k Demography 3.1k Safety Research 2.1k Law 2.4k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.3k General Social Sciences 573 Religious studies 913 Economics and Econometrics 4.3k Linguistics and Language 761 Public Administration 531 General Energy 149 Building and Construction 1.9k Literature and Literary Theory 1.4k Geography, Planning and Development 695 Music 385 Communication 780 Cultural Studies 865 Education 2.9k General Health Professions 2.1k Strategy and Management 1.4k Global and Planetary Change 1.7k Health 491 Finance 667 History and Philosophy of Science 331 Space and Planetary Science 87 Archeology 647 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.1k Language and Linguistics 621 Forestry 209 Information Systems 1.1k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 234 Social Psychology 908 Philosophy 502 Clinical Psychology 782 Paleontology 289 Transportation 260 Accounting 440 Pollution 409 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 560 Infectious Diseases 578 Media Technology 303 Horticulture 32 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 339 Museology 116 Classics 128 Ecology 780 Nutrition and Dietetics 417 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 428 Management of Technology and Innovation 194 Nature and Landscape Conservation 298 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 295 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 33 Food Science 336 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 475 General Psychology 25 Conservation 62 Modeling and Simulation 78 Marketing 165 Management Information Systems 150 Management Science and Operations Research 188 Plant Science 487 Emergency Medical Services 79 Library and Information Sciences 18 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 35 Ecological Modeling 44 Ocean Engineering 159 Epidemiology 299 Information Systems and Management 71 Genetics 240 Human Factors and Ergonomics 21 Agronomy and Crop Science 82 Virology 34 Parasitology 49 Developmental Biology 16 Toxicology 21 Earth-Surface Processes 45 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 55 Atmospheric Science 109 General Decision Sciences 11 Developmental and Educational Psychology 75 Water Science and Technology 81 Aquatic Science 41 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 22 Reproductive Medicine 39 Speech and Hearing 29 Statistics and Probability 40 Applied Psychology 22 Pharmacy 20 Cognitive Neuroscience 87 Artificial Intelligence 160 Environmental Engineering 61 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 52 Human-Computer Interaction 24 Animal Science and Zoology 39 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 52 Endocrinology 19 Computer Science Applications 22 Environmental Chemistry 37 Life-span and Life-course Studies 3 Health Information Management 15 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 23 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 29 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 12 Civil and Structural Engineering 56 Geochemistry and Petrology 14 Theoretical Computer Science 3 Psychiatry and Mental health 29 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 1 Automotive Engineering 25 Mechanical Engineering 77 Insect Science 23 Molecular Biology 123 Small Animals 13 Control and Systems Engineering 43 Analytical Chemistry 17 Leadership and Management 2 Occupational Therapy 6 Geophysics 20 Oceanography 18 Pharmacology 22 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 Biomedical Engineering 59 Pharmacology 11 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 12 Architecture 2 Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 19 Metals and Alloys 3 Emergency Medicine 9 Genetics 11 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 22 Physiology 26 Geology 6 Rehabilitation 6 Complementary and alternative medicine 7 Signal Processing 10 Microbiology 5 Surgery 33 Biotechnology 7 Neurology 6 Organic Chemistry 22 Mechanics of Materials 19 Health Informatics 1 Anatomy 1 Biochemistry 4 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 15 Aerospace Engineering 17 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 Geometry and Topology 6 Equine 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 Computational Theory and Mathematics 10 Aging 1 Hepatology 4 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 Materials Chemistry 24 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Sensory Systems 2 Cell Biology 7 Inorganic Chemistry 6 Polymers and Plastics 6 Biochemistry 3 Computer Networks and Communications 10 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7 Computational Mechanics 8 Bioengineering 2 Oncology 8 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Electrochemistry 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 Clinical Biochemistry 2 General Materials Science 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 Immunology 6 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Spectroscopy 5 Rheumatology 4 Hematology 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Ophthalmology 2 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Cancer Research 3 Physiology 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 Mathematical Physics 2 Applied Mathematics 2 Immunology and Allergy 1 Urology 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 Biophysics 1 Ceramics and Composites 1 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Nephrology 1 Biomaterials 2 Catalysis 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Radiation 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 Neurology 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2
Development 6.9k Anthropology 14.0k Sociology and Political Science 33.9k Political Science and International Relations 16.1k Archeology 528 Pacific Affairs United States
African Studies Review United States
Hispanic American Historical Review United States
The International Journal of African Historical Studies United States
Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines United States
Population and Development Review United States
Geographical Journal United Kingdom
Geographical Review United States
Development and Change United States
The Journal of Asian Studies United States
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About African Affairs The 3.6k papers published in African Affairs in the last decades have received a total of 63.5k indexed citations . Papers published in African Affairs usually cover Anthropology (1.2k papers), Development (217 papers), Sociology and Political Science (1.3k papers), Political Science and International Relations (704 papers) and Law (162 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (984 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (584 papers), African history and culture analysis (378 papers), South African History and Culture (268 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (239 papers), International Development and Aid (217 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (170 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (156 papers). The most active scholars publishing in African Affairs are Ian Blore , A. H. M. Kirk‐Greene , Lucy Mair , Lyndon Harries , Filip Reyntjens , Peter Woodward , Alex de Waal , Hilary Blood , Bruce J. Berman and Frederick Cooper .
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