Journal of Southern African Studies 28.6k citations
1.9k papers · indexed · active since 1974
Impact in African history and culture studies South African History and Culture African studies and sociopolitical issues African Studies and Ethnography Papers in i African history and culture studies 429 South African History and Culture 671 African studies and sociopolitical issues 326 African Studies and Ethnography 190 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Journal of Southern African Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 174 Anthropology 4.4k Sociology and Political Science 13.4k Archeology 242 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.5k Urban Studies 1.2k Gender Studies 1.3k Political Science and International Relations 3.1k Demography 972 Soil Science 1.1k Development 286 Literature and Literary Theory 1.5k Religious studies 593 Geography, Planning and Development 446 Global and Planetary Change 1.1k Law 776 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 475 Health 433 Safety Research 586 Music 255 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 500 Economics and Econometrics 1.2k History 750 Public Administration 252 Linguistics and Language 208 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 392 Archeology 399 Communication 280 Museology 151 Building and Construction 421 Education 929 Nature and Landscape Conservation 262 Cultural Studies 272 Infectious Diseases 451 General Energy 35 History and Philosophy of Science 257 General Health Professions 481 Business and International Management 25 Social Psychology 469 Strategy and Management 352 Philosophy 327 Forestry 64 General Social Sciences 69 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 18 Conservation 71 Finance 157 Ecology 275 Transportation 65 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 132 Architecture 46 General Psychology 19 Media Technology 81 Clinical Psychology 194 Management of Technology and Innovation 75 Space and Planetary Science 9 Information Systems and Management 80 Industrial relations 10 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 277 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 137 Paleontology 67 Water Science and Technology 111 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 110 Information Systems 149 Plant Science 231 Marketing 54 Accounting 63 Waste Management and Disposal 33 Agronomy and Crop Science 54 Language and Linguistics 77 Pollution 55 Human Factors and Ergonomics 19 Nutrition and Dietetics 57 Food Science 84 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 16 Insect Science 43 Emergency Medical Services 26 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 35 Occupational Therapy 22 Instrumentation 8 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 40 Management Science and Operations Research 51 Research and Theory 10 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 22 Atmospheric Science 35 Library and Information Sciences 8 Astronomy and Astrophysics 53 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 33 Reproductive Medicine 24 General Arts and Humanities 4 Signal Processing 18 Developmental and Educational Psychology 32 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 5 Complementary and alternative medicine 17 Human-Computer Interaction 13 Environmental Chemistry 15 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 Epidemiology 53 Psychiatry and Mental health 29 Ecological Modeling 4 Genetics 46 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Management Information Systems 17 Speech and Hearing 7 Ocean Engineering 20 Environmental Engineering 17 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 Applied Psychology 6 Computer Science Applications 6 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 Modeling and Simulation 5 Theoretical Computer Science 2 General Decision Sciences 3 Geology 6 Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 Fuel Technology 1 Pharmacy 3 Aquatic Science 5 Health Information Management 6 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 19 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Surgery 24 Computer Networks and Communications 12 Automotive Engineering 5 Emergency Medicine 4 Earth-Surface Processes 4 Geochemistry and Petrology 3 Cognitive Neuroscience 10 Microbiology 3 Equine 1 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 Parasitology 3 Biomedical Engineering 16 Civil and Structural Engineering 10 Mechanical Engineering 14 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Small Animals 3 Pharmacology 3 Computational Mechanics 7 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 Oceanography 3 Endocrinology 1 Genetics 2 Virology 1 Rheumatology 3 Animal Science and Zoology 2 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 Artificial Intelligence 7 Pharmacology 3 Physiology 5 Sensory Systems 1 Software 1 Analytical Chemistry 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 Control and Systems Engineering 4 Aerospace Engineering 4 Neurology 2 Biochemistry 1 Mechanics of Materials 3 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 Oncology 3 Applied Mathematics 2 Hardware and Architecture 1 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Molecular Biology 7 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 Statistics and Probability 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Hematology 1 Immunology 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Organic Chemistry 1 Materials Chemistry 1
Anthropology 4.4k Sociology and Political Science 13.4k Archeology 242 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.5k Urban Studies 1.2k African Studies Review United States
Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines Canada
Comparative Studies in Society and History United States
Anthropological Quarterly United States
Human Organization United States
African Affairs United Kingdom
Human Ecology United States
The Journal of Economic History United States
Journal of Historical Geography United Kingdom
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About Journal of Southern African Studies The 1.9k papers published in Journal of Southern African Studies in the last decades have received a total of 28.6k indexed citations . Papers published in Journal of Southern African Studies usually cover Anthropology (498 papers), Sociology and Political Science (1.2k papers), Archeology (15 papers), General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (68 papers) and Literature and Literary Theory (149 papers) specifically the topics of South African History and Culture (671 papers), African history and culture studies (429 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (326 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (190 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (114 papers), Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (58 papers), Christian Theology and Mission (48 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (41 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Journal of Southern African Studies are Terence Osborn Ranger , William Beinart , Steven Robins , Robert G. Morrell , Antina von Schnitzler , Deborah Potts , JoAnn McGregor , Belinda Bozzoli , T. Dunbar Moodie and Jocelyn Alexander .
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