History in Africa

881 papers and 3.3k indexed citations i.

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The 881 papers published in History in Africa in the last decades have received a total of 3.3k indexed citations. Papers published in History in Africa usually cover Anthropology (619 papers), Sociology and Political Science (294 papers) and Political Science and International Relations (191 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (426 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (270 papers) and Colonialism, slavery, and trade (251 papers). The most active scholars publishing in History in Africa are Jan Vansina, Stanley B. Alpern, Robin Law, T. C. McCaskie, P. E. H. Hair, Robin Law, David Henige, Donald R. Wright, Albert Van Dantzig and John K. Thornton.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in History in Africa

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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

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Countries where authors publish in History in Africa

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