Ben Okri
Impact in
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- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
- Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
- Literature, Magical Realism, García Márquez
- Anthropology top 10%
- African history and culture studies
Papers in ⓘ
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- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies 5
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism 1
- Short Stories in Global Literature 1
- Themes in Literature Analysis 1
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- Culinary Culture and Tourism 1
- Co-authors
- Michael Thorpe (1 shared paper)Doris May Lessing (1 shared paper)Susan Sontag (1 shared paper)Milán Kundera (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Callaloo (3 papers)Journal of Transnational American Studies (1 paper)World Literature Today (3 papers)The Hudson Review (1 paper)Grand Street (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Ben Okri
17 papers receiving 119 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 55
- Literature and Literary Theory 157
- Anthropology 58
- Cultural Studies 26
- Religious studies 15
- History and Philosophy of Science 8
Countries citing papers authored by Ben Okri
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Okri
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Co-authors
The 4 scholars most cited alongside Ben Okri, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Famished Road | 1991 | 128 |
| 2 | Songs of Enchantment | 1993 | 25 |
| 3 | Astonishing the gods | 1995 | 11 |
| 4 | 1990 | 11 | |
| 5 | The landscapes within | 1981 | 11 |
| 6 | Birds of Heaven | 1995 | 10 |
| 7 | 2021 | 8 | |
| 8 | An African Elegy | 1992 | 7 |
| 9 | 1993 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1992 | 6 | |
| 11 | Tales of Freedom | 2009 | 3 |
| 12 | 2014 | 3 | |
| 13 | 1990 | 3 | |
| 14 | 1999 | 2 | |
| 15 | The Age of Magic | 2014 | 2 |
| 16 | A time for new dreams : poetic essays | 2011 | 1 |
| 17 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2003 | 0 | |
| 19 | 2015 | 0 |
About Ben Okri
Ben Okri is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Organic Chemistry and Surgery, having authored 19 papers that have together received 239 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (5 papers), Contemporary Literature and Criticism (1 paper), Short Stories in Global Literature (1 paper), Culinary Culture and Tourism (1 paper) and Themes in Literature Analysis (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (157 citations), Anthropology (58 citations), Cultural Studies (26 citations), Religious studies (15 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (8 citations). Ben Okri has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael Thorpe, Doris May Lessing, Susan Sontag and Milán Kundera. Their work appears in journals such as Callaloo, Journal of Transnational American Studies, World Literature Today, The Hudson Review and Grand Street.
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