Biodun Jeyifo

652 total citations
24 papers, 246 citations indexed

About

Biodun Jeyifo is a scholar working on Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Biodun Jeyifo has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 246 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Anthropology, 8 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 7 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Biodun Jeyifo's work include African history and culture studies (7 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (6 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (5 papers). Biodun Jeyifo is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (7 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (6 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (5 papers). Biodun Jeyifo collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Biodun Jeyifo's co-authors include Stephanie Newell, Wolé Soyinka, Tanure Ojaide, James Gibbs, Godfrey N. Uzoigwe and Wale Adebanwi and has published in prestigious journals such as Africa, World Literature Today and The Black Scholar.

In The Last Decade

Biodun Jeyifo

21 papers receiving 165 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Biodun Jeyifo United States 9 143 87 80 42 25 24 246
Michael D. Bristol 11 184 1.3× 62 0.7× 59 0.7× 46 1.1× 33 1.3× 22 315
Richard F. Bauerle 9 141 1.0× 65 0.7× 83 1.0× 21 0.5× 9 0.4× 24 244
Graham Holderness United Kingdom 9 140 1.0× 60 0.7× 43 0.5× 32 0.8× 13 0.5× 77 238
Gaurav Desai United States 9 68 0.5× 102 1.2× 68 0.8× 20 0.5× 6 0.2× 34 231
Moradewun Adejunmobi United States 11 90 0.6× 96 1.1× 120 1.5× 37 0.9× 5 0.2× 33 256
Robert Hemenway United States 8 118 0.8× 118 1.4× 38 0.5× 15 0.4× 55 2.2× 18 303
Bruce King France 9 130 0.9× 61 0.7× 40 0.5× 28 0.7× 6 0.2× 40 245
Kathleen Ashley United States 7 57 0.4× 49 0.6× 23 0.3× 23 0.5× 12 0.5× 20 199
Tony Pinkney 3 80 0.6× 89 1.0× 19 0.2× 40 1.0× 16 0.6× 7 243
Lewis Nkosi United States 5 135 0.9× 172 2.0× 71 0.9× 12 0.3× 7 0.3× 18 249

Countries citing papers authored by Biodun Jeyifo

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Biodun Jeyifo's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Biodun Jeyifo with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Biodun Jeyifo more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Biodun Jeyifo

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Biodun Jeyifo. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Biodun Jeyifo. The network helps show where Biodun Jeyifo may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Biodun Jeyifo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Biodun Jeyifo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Biodun Jeyifo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Biodun Jeyifo. Biodun Jeyifo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2017). English is an African language – Ka Dupe! [for and against Ngũgĩ]. Journal of African Cultural Studies. 30(2). 133–147. 12 indexed citations
2.
Adebanwi, Wale, et al.. (2016). Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War. 6 indexed citations
3.
Jeyifo, Biodun, et al.. (2011). Africa in the world & the world in Africa : essays in honor of Abiola Irele. 2 indexed citations
4.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2011). Forget the Muse, think only of the (Decentered) Subject?. Tydskrif vir letterkunde. 48(1). 51–63. 1 indexed citations
5.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2008). Will Nollywood Get Better? Did Hollywood and Bollywood Get Better?.
6.
Jeyifo, Biodun, et al.. (2008). Oguntoyinbo: Wole Soyinka and Igilango Geesi. 11(1). 21–36.
7.
Newell, Stephanie & Biodun Jeyifo. (2004). Wole Soyinka: Politics, Poetics, and Postcolonialism. Africa. 74(4). 693–693. 51 indexed citations
8.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2003). Wole Soyinka. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
9.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2002). Modern African drama : backgrounds and criticism. W.W. Norton eBooks. 2 indexed citations
10.
Ojaide, Tanure & Biodun Jeyifo. (2002). Conversations with Wole Soyinka. World Literature Today. 76(1). 117–117. 4 indexed citations
11.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2002). Whose Theatre, Whose Africa? Wole Soyinka's The Road on the Road. Modern Drama. 45(3). 449–465. 3 indexed citations
12.
Gibbs, James, Biodun Jeyifo, & Wolé Soyinka. (2002). Conversations with Wole Soyinka. South Atlantic Review. 67(1). 155–155. 6 indexed citations
13.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2000). Greatness and Cruelty: “Wonders of the African World” and the Reconfiguration of Senghorian Negritude. The Black Scholar. 30(1). 39–44. 2 indexed citations
14.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2000). In the Wake of Colonialism and Modernity. Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 7(1). 71–84. 2 indexed citations
15.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (2000). On Mazrui's “Black Orientalism”: A Cautionary Critique. The Black Scholar. 30(1). 19–22. 5 indexed citations
16.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (1993). An Interview With Nadine Gordimer: Harare, February 14, 1992. Callaloo. 16(4). 922–922. 2 indexed citations
17.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (1990). For Chinua Achebe: The Resilience and the Predicament of Obierika. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 12(2). 8. 10 indexed citations
18.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (1990). The nature of things: arrested decolonization and critical theory. Research in African Literatures. 21(1). 33–48. 32 indexed citations
19.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (1985). The Truthful Lie: Essays in a Sociology of African Drama. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 32 indexed citations
20.
Jeyifo, Biodun. (1984). The Yoruba popular travelling theatre of Nigeria. 32 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael D. Bristol Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Richard F. Bauerle Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Graham Holderness Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gaurav Desai Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Moradewun Adejunmobi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert Hemenway Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bruce King Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kathleen Ashley Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tony Pinkney Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lewis Nkosi
Rankless by CCL
2026