Christopher Fyfe

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 968 citations indexed

About

Christopher Fyfe is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Fyfe has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 968 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Anthropology, 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher Fyfe's work include African history and culture studies (27 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (13 papers) and African history and culture analysis (8 papers). Christopher Fyfe is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (27 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (13 papers) and African history and culture analysis (8 papers). Christopher Fyfe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Canada. Christopher Fyfe's co-authors include Vernon R. Dorjahn, Sylviane A. Diouf, Alan Burns, Jan Vansina, Douglas L. Wheeler, António Carreira, John Cartwright, Ronald W. Davis, Michael Crowder and Robert W. July and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Thrombosis and Haemostasis and Geographical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Fyfe

66 papers receiving 632 citations

Hit Papers

The History of Sierra Leone 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 50 100 150
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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. The History of Sierra Leone
    1972 194 citations Christopher Fyfe et al. The International Journal of African Historical Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Fyfe United Kingdom 15 427 361 127 126 54 79 968
Elizabeth Isichei New Zealand 13 228 0.5× 322 0.9× 110 0.9× 106 0.8× 42 0.8× 38 713
Felix K. Ekechi United States 13 261 0.6× 337 0.9× 129 1.0× 77 0.6× 39 0.7× 41 672
Sam C. Nolutshungu United Kingdom 7 229 0.5× 327 0.9× 123 1.0× 55 0.4× 39 0.7× 26 562
P. C. Lloyd United Kingdom 14 232 0.5× 278 0.8× 130 1.0× 57 0.5× 41 0.8× 34 698
Mamadou Diouf Senegal 13 311 0.7× 460 1.3× 186 1.5× 57 0.5× 80 1.5× 48 785
David Birmingham United Kingdom 14 270 0.6× 237 0.7× 108 0.9× 33 0.3× 42 0.8× 62 574
G. I. Jones United Kingdom 11 296 0.7× 288 0.8× 120 0.9× 85 0.7× 42 0.8× 30 716
Michael Crowder United Kingdom 11 351 0.8× 335 0.9× 200 1.6× 58 0.5× 109 2.0× 51 820
Ainslie T. Embree United States 13 205 0.5× 318 0.9× 273 2.1× 40 0.3× 28 0.5× 72 678
T. C. McCaskie United Kingdom 14 321 0.8× 262 0.7× 118 0.9× 106 0.8× 28 0.5× 50 613

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Fyfe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Fyfe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Fyfe

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All Works

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Fyfe, Christopher. (1994). The Military and Civil Society in Sierra Leone: The 1992 Military Coup d'Etat. Africa Development: a Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA. 32(1). 127–146. 4 indexed citations
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Katzman, Per, Ratna Bose, Donna McLean, et al.. (1994). Serum Lipid Profile Determines Platelet Reactivity to Native and Modified LDL-Cholesterol in Humans. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 71(5). 627–632. 12 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1992). Sierra Leone Studies at Birmingham 1988. African Affairs. 91(363). 305–305. 6 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1992). The Slave Coast of West Africa, 1550–1750. African Affairs. 91(364). 479–481. 20 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1988). Africanus Horton as a constitution‐maker. The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 26(2). 173–184. 1 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher, et al.. (1984). Into the 80s: The Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 18(1). 267–267. 1 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1983). Political leadership in Africa. International Affairs. 59(4). 769–770. 3 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1981). Essays on the Economic Anthropology of Liberia and Sierra Leone. African Affairs. 80(318). 141–142. 14 indexed citations
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Davis, Ronald W. & Christopher Fyfe. (1981). A Short History of Sierra Leone. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 14(2). 385–385. 15 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1981). The Catholic Church and the Struggle for Zimbabwe. International Affairs. 57(2). 359–360. 4 indexed citations
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Bayly, C. A., et al.. (1980). Book reviews. The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History. 8(3). 259–270.
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1980). The Solima Yalunka Kingdom. African Affairs. 79(316). 436–437. 6 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher & Michael Crowder. (1980). West Africa: An Introduction to Its History. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 13(4). 736–736. 14 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher, et al.. (1977). Liberia and Sierra Leone: An Essay in Comparative Politics. The American Historical Review. 82(3). 710–710.
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Fyfe, Christopher, et al.. (1976). Sierra Leone: A Concise History. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 9(4). 679–679. 8 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1975). Cannibals and Tongo Players of Sierra Leone. African Affairs. 74(296). 374–374. 2 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher. (1972). Africanus Horton: 1835-1883 : West African Scientist and Patriot. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Fyfe, Christopher, et al.. (1969). Freetown: A Symposium. Geographical Journal. 135(2). 268–268. 13 indexed citations

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