Andrew P. Lyons

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 713 citations indexed

About

Andrew P. Lyons is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew P. Lyons has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 713 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Anthropology, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Andrew P. Lyons's work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 papers) and Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 papers). Andrew P. Lyons is often cited by papers focused on Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 papers) and Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 papers). Andrew P. Lyons collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Andrew P. Lyons's co-authors include Richard Nice, Pierre Bourdıeu, Robert Brain, Harriet D. Lyons, Leonard Lieberman, Philip M. Peek and Robert J. Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as American Anthropologist, Current Anthropology and Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines.

In The Last Decade

Andrew P. Lyons

15 papers receiving 386 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Outline of a Theory of Practice

1980 613 citations Andrew P. Lyons, Pierre Bourdıeu et al. ASA Review of Books profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew P. Lyons Canada	8	339	125	103	75	59	15	713
Ian Birchall	4	418 1.2×	110 0.9×	143 1.4×	117 1.6×	79 1.3×	12	831
Nell Irvin Painter United States	11	494 1.5×	91 0.7×	116 1.1×	114 1.5×	69 1.2×	41	831
John W. Blassingame United States	13	500 1.5×	198 1.6×	95 0.9×	77 1.0×	46 0.8×	35	821
Karen Brodkin United States	11	534 1.6×	85 0.7×	90 0.9×	62 0.8×	51 0.9×	22	732
Edith L. B. Turner United States	7	416 1.2×	158 1.3×	70 0.7×	45 0.6×	27 0.5×	11	817
Vernon J. Williams United States	8	538 1.6×	100 0.8×	96 0.9×	64 0.9×	50 0.8×	32	960
Stephen A. Tyler United States	13	264 0.8×	198 1.6×	86 0.8×	51 0.7×	38 0.6×	36	715
Thomas F. Gossett United States	10	459 1.4×	50 0.4×	96 0.9×	85 1.1×	35 0.6×	16	766
Cedric J. Robinson United States	11	732 2.2×	147 1.2×	146 1.4×	111 1.5×	59 1.0×	38	1.1k
Ray B. Browne United States	13	380 1.1×	113 0.9×	106 1.0×	205 2.7×	88 1.5×	162	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew P. Lyons

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All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Lyons, Andrew P. & Harriet D. Lyons. (2011). Sexualities in anthropology : a reader. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 7 indexed citations

2.

Gordon, Robert J., Harriet D. Lyons, & Andrew P. Lyons. (2010). Fifty Key Anthropologists. 4 indexed citations

3.

Lyons, Andrew P.. (2006). Thicker Than Water: The Origins of Blood as Symbol and Ritual. American Anthropologist. 108(4). 912–913. 10 indexed citations

4.

Lyons, Andrew P. & Harriet D. Lyons. (2006). The New Anthropology of Sexuality. Anthropologica. 48(2). 153–153. 2 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P., et al.. (2002). Sambia Sexual Culture: Essays from the Field. Anthropologica. 44(1). 148–148. 16 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P. & Harriet D. Lyons. (1997). Savages, Infants, and the Sexuality of Others: Countertransference in Malinowski and Mead. 2 indexed citations

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Lieberman, Leonard, Andrew P. Lyons, & Harriet D. Lyons. (1995). An Interview with Ashley Montagu. Current Anthropology. 36(5). 835–844. 7 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P. & Philip M. Peek. (1993). African Divination Systems: Ways of Knowing. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 27(1). 151–151. 3 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P.. (1990). The television and the shrine: Towards a theoretical model for the study of mass communications in Nigeria¹. Visual Anthropology. 3(4). 429–456. 11 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P. & Harriet D. Lyons. (1985). "Return of the Ikoi-Koi": Manifestations of Liminality on Nigerian Television. Anthropologica. 27(1/2). 55–55. 3 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P., Pierre Bourdıeu, & Richard Nice. (1980). Outline of a Theory of Practice. ASA Review of Books. 6. 232–232. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lyons, Andrew P.. (1980). Pierre Bourdieu. Outline of a Theory of Practice. Trans. by Richard Nice. Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1977. viii + 248 pp. Figures, notes, index. $18.95.. ASA Review of Books. 6. 232–235. 1 indexed citations

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Lyons, Andrew P. & Robert Brain. (1978). Bangwa Kinship and Marriage. ASA Review of Books. 4. 96–96. 24 indexed citations

14.

Lyons, Andrew P., et al.. (1978). African Odyssey, an Anthropological Adventure. ASA Review of Books. 4. 153–153. 7 indexed citations

15.

Lyons, Andrew P.. (1969). The Two Lives of Sara Baartman: Gender, “Race,” Politics and the Historiography of Mis/Representation. Anthropologica. 60(1). 337–346. 3 indexed citations

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