Abner Cohen

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Abner Cohen is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Abner Cohen has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Anthropology, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Abner Cohen's work include African history and culture studies (6 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers). Abner Cohen is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (6 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers). Abner Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Israel. Abner Cohen's co-authors include Patrick Manning, Adam Kuper, Victor Turner, Henry Rosenfeld, Thomas M. Kando, J. S. La Fontaine, Bennetta Jules‐Rosette, Steven L. Johnson, J. Clyde Mitchell and Emanuel Tirosh and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Annual Review of Anthropology and The Canadian Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Abner Cohen

29 papers receiving 994 citations

Hit Papers

Custom and Politics in Urban Africa 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 1972 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Custom and Politics in Urban Africa
    1969 441 citations Abner Cohen profile →
  2. Custom and Politics in Urban Africa: A Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns
    1972 239 citations Abner Cohen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abner Cohen United Kingdom 15 842 469 338 150 94 35 1.5k
Maurice Godelier France 21 754 0.9× 473 1.0× 203 0.6× 154 1.0× 104 1.1× 130 1.7k
Claude Meillassoux France 18 883 1.0× 656 1.4× 295 0.9× 134 0.9× 44 0.5× 78 1.8k
Aidan Southall United States 17 490 0.6× 360 0.8× 320 0.9× 106 0.7× 44 0.5× 57 1.1k
Manning Nash United States 17 870 1.0× 326 0.7× 438 1.3× 207 1.4× 139 1.5× 62 1.8k
Annette B. Weiner United States 15 653 0.8× 783 1.7× 227 0.7× 197 1.3× 107 1.1× 31 1.9k
Joel S. Kahn Australia 19 875 1.0× 405 0.9× 297 0.9× 79 0.5× 87 0.9× 57 1.4k
Michael Banton United Kingdom 20 1.1k 1.3× 214 0.5× 462 1.4× 188 1.3× 73 0.8× 62 1.9k
Michael Adas Netherlands 17 895 1.1× 547 1.2× 470 1.4× 99 0.7× 157 1.7× 49 1.8k
Ladislav Holý United Kingdom 14 687 0.8× 379 0.8× 306 0.9× 87 0.6× 74 0.8× 34 1.5k
Jonathan Parry United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.4× 749 1.6× 580 1.7× 150 1.0× 78 0.8× 59 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abner Cohen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abner Cohen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cohen, Abner. (2023). Custom and Politics in Urban Africa.
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Cohen, Abner. (2023). The Politics of Elite Culture.
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Cohen, Abner. (2014). Urban Ethnicity. 1 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (2014). The Formation of Ethnic Groups. 363–394. 1 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (2013). Custom and Politics in Urban Africa. 4 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (2004). Antropología política: el análisis del simbolismo en las relaciones. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 127–156.
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Cohen, Abner, et al.. (1994). Masquerade Politics: Explorations in the Structure of Urban Cultural Movements.. Man. 29(3). 761–761. 12 indexed citations
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Jules‐Rosette, Bennetta & Abner Cohen. (1982). The Politics of Elite Culture: Explorations in the Dramaturgy of Power in a Modern African Society.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(6). 663–663. 8 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner, et al.. (1982). The Politics of Elite Culture: Explorations in the Dramaturgy of Power in a Modern African Society.. Man. 17(1). 169–169. 69 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (1981). The Politics of Elite Culture. 114 indexed citations
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Johnson, Steven L. & Abner Cohen. (1981). The Politics of Elite Culture: Explorations in the Dramaturgy of Power in a Modern African Society. African Studies Review. 24(4). 207–207. 5 indexed citations
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Turner, Victor & Abner Cohen. (1975). Two Dimensional Man: An Essay on the Anthropology of Power and Symbolism in Complex Society.. Man. 10(1). 139–139. 82 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner & J. S. La Fontaine. (1974). The Interpretation of Ritual: Essays in Honour of A. I. Richards.. Man. 9(1). 146–146. 12 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (1971). The Politics of Ritual Secrecy. Man. 6(3). 427–427. 11 indexed citations
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Mitchell, J. Clyde & Abner Cohen. (1971). Custom and Politics in Urban Africa: A Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns.. Man. 6(2). 314–314. 1 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (1969). Custom & politics in urban Africa : a study of Hausa migrants in Yoruba towns. University of California Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (1969). Political Anthropology: The Analysis of the Symbolism of Power Relations. Man. 4(2). 215–215. 52 indexed citations
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Cohen, Abner. (1969). Custom and Politics in Urban Africa. 441 indexed citations breakdown →
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