African Studies Review 39.2k citations
2.7k papers · indexed · active since 2016
Impact in African history and culture studies Anthropological Studies and Insights Global Maritime and Colonial Histories International Development and Aid Papers in i African history and culture studies 601 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 186 Anthropological Studies and Insights 96 International Development and Aid 112 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers African Studies Review
Comparison fields: 5 of 213 Anthropology 9.3k Development 2.5k Sociology and Political Science 19.2k Archeology 406 Political Science and International Relations 8.1k Urban Studies 1.8k Linguistics and Language 1.0k Gender Studies 1.9k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.6k Safety Research 1.6k Demography 2.2k History 2.0k Soil Science 1.7k Business and International Management 347 Literature and Literary Theory 2.0k Music 537 Religious studies 825 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.6k Law 1.2k Cultural Studies 1.0k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 877 Education 3.1k Economics and Econometrics 2.7k Geography, Planning and Development 560 Public Administration 341 General Social Sciences 297 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 418 Communication 588 General Health Professions 1.7k Language and Linguistics 752 Space and Planetary Science 89 Archeology 643 Finance 515 Health 403 Global and Planetary Change 1.0k Social Psychology 974 Museology 176 History and Philosophy of Science 226 Forestry 159 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 768 Philosophy 453 Strategy and Management 550 Horticulture 33 Paleontology 236 Building and Construction 437 Clinical Psychology 584 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 489 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 287 Infectious Diseases 481 Information Systems 595 Classics 99 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 315 Library and Information Sciences 35 Management of Technology and Innovation 165 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 569 Nutrition and Dietetics 303 General Psychology 27 Accounting 201 Pollution 215 General Energy 19 Food Science 324 Ecology 425 Modeling and Simulation 74 Transportation 106 Human-Computer Interaction 81 Human Factors and Ergonomics 32 Media Technology 117 Conservation 44 Marketing 107 Nature and Landscape Conservation 141 Emergency Medical Services 71 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 16 Developmental and Educational Psychology 127 Management Science and Operations Research 123 Plant Science 355 Management Information Systems 82 Ecological Modeling 36 Theoretical Computer Science 10 Information Systems and Management 56 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 24 Genetics 190 Agronomy and Crop Science 68 Applied Psychology 29 Health Information Management 27 Computer Science Applications 33 Cognitive Neuroscience 101 Ocean Engineering 81 Parasitology 33 Speech and Hearing 31 Epidemiology 151 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 76 Pharmacy 20 Developmental Biology 9 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 55 Endocrinology 20 Statistics and Probability 32 Research and Theory 3 Reproductive Medicine 29 General Arts and Humanities 4 Earth-Surface Processes 24 Artificial Intelligence 115 Water Science and Technology 45 Psychiatry and Mental health 44 Virology 13 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 4 Environmental Engineering 38 Insect Science 32 Complementary and Manual Therapy 5 Complementary and alternative medicine 19 Waste Management and Disposal 21 Small Animals 17 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Aquatic Science 16 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 16 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 10 Environmental Chemistry 20 Geology 11 Surgery 78 Architecture 3 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 Atmospheric Science 33 Microbiology 11 Geophysics 23 Computational Mathematics 1 Physiology 38 Occupational Therapy 6 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Pharmacology 12 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 13 Medical Laboratory Technology 2 Geochemistry and Petrology 8 Animal Science and Zoology 14 Health Informatics 2 Emergency Medicine 11 Obstetrics and Gynecology 9 Sensory Systems 6 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 20 Fuel Technology 1 Automotive Engineering 14 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 Signal Processing 12 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 23 Genetics 10 Rehabilitation 6 Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 Molecular Biology 58 Oncology 21 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 14 Analytical Chemistry 8 Rheumatology 11 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 Pharmacology 12 Computer Networks and Communications 18 Civil and Structural Engineering 16 Hepatology 5 Biochemistry 4 General Dentistry 1 Toxicology 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 Biochemistry 4 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 Geometry and Topology 5 Control and Systems Engineering 13 Computational Theory and Mathematics 9 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Dermatology 4 Hematology 5 Immunology 9 Biological Psychiatry 1 Transplantation 1 Mechanical Engineering 15 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 Neurology 3 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 Urology 2 Ceramics and Composites 2 Biomedical Engineering 15 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3 Materials Chemistry 15 General Materials Science 1 Internal Medicine 1 Neurology 4 Mechanics of Materials 6 Periodontics 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 Biotechnology 2 Biomaterials 3 Physiology 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Gastroenterology 1 Cell Biology 3 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 Electrochemistry 1 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 Oral Surgery 1 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Ophthalmology 1 Spectroscopy 2 Organic Chemistry 3 Mathematical Physics 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Condensed Matter Physics 1 Oceanography 1 Aerospace Engineering 2 Cancer Research 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2
Anthropology 9.3k Development 2.5k Sociology and Political Science 19.2k Archeology 406 Political Science and International Relations 8.1k Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines Canada
Comparative Studies in Society and History United States
African Affairs United Kingdom
Journal of Southern African Studies South Africa
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History United States
Geographical Journal United Kingdom
Geographical Review United States
Technology and Culture United States
The Journal of Modern African Studies United States
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About African Studies Review The 2.7k papers published in African Studies Review in the last decades have received a total of 39.2k indexed citations . Papers published in African Studies Review usually cover Anthropology (828 papers), Development (112 papers), Political Science and International Relations (481 papers), Sociology and Political Science (864 papers) and General Social Sciences (40 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (601 papers), African history and culture analysis (219 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (203 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (186 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (143 papers), South African History and Culture (133 papers), International Development and Aid (112 papers) and Anthropological Studies and Insights (96 papers). The most active scholars publishing in African Studies Review are Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o , Harbans Singh Bhola , Jane I. Guyer , Karin Àjíkẹ́ Barber , Guy Martin , Peter Geschiere , Leroy Vail , Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein , Elliot M. Fratkin and Mamadou Diouf .
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