Christopher Saunders

1.8k total citations
160 papers, 766 citations indexed

About

Christopher Saunders is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Saunders has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 766 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 30 papers in Anthropology and 26 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Christopher Saunders's work include South African History and Culture (60 papers), African history and culture studies (28 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (25 papers). Christopher Saunders is often cited by papers focused on South African History and Culture (60 papers), African history and culture studies (28 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (25 papers). Christopher Saunders collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Christopher Saunders's co-authors include Robert Ross, T. R. H. Davenport, Jeffrey Butler, Peter D. Warwick, Henning Melber, Elizabeth van Heyningen, Vivian Bickford‐Smith, Howard Phillips, François Duchêne and D. Swann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Saunders

123 papers receiving 571 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Saunders South Africa 13 467 197 134 100 78 160 766
L. H. Gann United States 15 395 0.8× 321 1.6× 172 1.3× 40 0.4× 56 0.7× 84 755
Franz Ansprenger Germany 4 342 0.7× 113 0.6× 161 1.2× 48 0.5× 33 0.4× 22 553
Heribert Adam Canada 15 465 1.0× 81 0.4× 98 0.7× 113 1.1× 48 0.6× 69 646
Rajeev Bhargava India 14 589 1.3× 168 0.9× 428 3.2× 60 0.6× 30 0.4× 37 922
Michael Crowder United Kingdom 11 335 0.7× 351 1.8× 200 1.5× 15 0.1× 48 0.6× 51 820
Anthony W. Marx United States 13 668 1.4× 77 0.4× 350 2.6× 55 0.6× 58 0.7× 27 876
Susanne Hoeber Rudolph United States 16 558 1.2× 175 0.9× 516 3.9× 52 0.5× 18 0.2× 64 1.1k
James G. Kellas United Kingdom 10 616 1.3× 93 0.5× 506 3.8× 31 0.3× 123 1.6× 31 965
Bernard Magubane United States 10 341 0.7× 147 0.7× 60 0.4× 55 0.6× 27 0.3× 38 519
Lloyd I. Rudolph United States 16 517 1.1× 181 0.9× 509 3.8× 42 0.4× 21 0.3× 64 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Saunders

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Saunders

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saunders, Christopher. (2024). A decisive clash?: A short history of black protest politics in South Africa 1875-1976. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26. 1–1.
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Tattan, Mustafa, Verónica Cabreira, Caven S. Mcloughlin, et al.. (2023). Quality assessment and stigmatising content of Wikipedia articles relating to functional disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 169. 111311–111311. 1 indexed citations
3.
Seekings, Jeremy & Christopher Saunders. (2022). The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Future of Democracy in South Africa. 44(1). 1 indexed citations
4.
Saunders, Christopher. (2017). Review: Gerhard Tötemeyer, A Rebel for Change in Apartheid South Africa and Colonial Namibia. An Autobiography, G. Tötemeyer, 2017.. Journal of Namibian Studies History Politics Culture. 22. 117–118.
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Saunders, Christopher. (2014). The South Africa-Angola talks, 1976-1984: a little-known cold war thread. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
6.
Swinyard, B. M., A. Valavanis, Yingjun Han, et al.. (2014). The Low-Cost Upper-Atmosphere Sounder (LOCUS). White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 13291. 5 indexed citations
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Saunders, Christopher, et al.. (2014). Treading the waters of history : perspectives on the ANC. 204. 2 indexed citations
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Saunders, Christopher. (2013). Review: Johann Alexander Müller, “The Inevitable Pipeline into Exile.” Botswana’s Role in the Namibian Liberation Struggle, Basel, Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2012. Journal of Namibian Studies History Politics Culture. 14. 127–130. 2 indexed citations
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Saunders, Christopher. (2013). Laying the BRICS of a new global order : from Yekaterinburg 2009 to eThekwini 2013, Francis A. Kornegay and Narnia Bohler-Muller (Eds.) : book review. Africa Insight. 43(3). 129–132. 3 indexed citations
10.
Saunders, Christopher, et al.. (2013). Southern African liberation struggles: New local, regional and global perspectives. 12 indexed citations
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Saunders, Christopher. (2008). Some roots of anti-colonial historical writing about Namibia. Journal of Namibian Studies History Politics Culture. 3(3). 83–93.
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Saunders, Christopher, et al.. (2008). New light on the Pan-African Association: part I; part II. African Research & Documentation. 27–45. 1 indexed citations
13.
Coggan, Carolyn, et al.. (2008). Art and Safe Communities: the role of Big hART in the regeneration of an inner city housing estate. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 19(1). 4–9. 4 indexed citations
14.
Saunders, Christopher. (2007). Michael Scott and Namibia. African Historical Review. 39(2). 25–40. 3 indexed citations
15.
Saunders, Christopher. (2007). South Africa in Africa : The Post-Apartheid Era, edited by Adekeye Adebajo, Adebayo Adedeji and Chris Landsberg : book review. South African Historical Journal. 59(1). 261–262.
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Saunders, Christopher. (2007). History, Historians and Afrikaner Nationalism: Essays on the History Department of the University of Pretoria, 1909-1985, edited by F.A. Mouton : book review. South African Historical Journal. 58(1). 314–316. 1 indexed citations
17.
Saunders, Christopher. (2002). South Africa's Racial Past. The History and Historiography of Racism, Segregation and Apartheid, Paul Maylam : book review. South African Historical Journal. 47(1). 238–241. 1 indexed citations
18.
Saunders, Christopher. (1983). Toward the Decolonization of Namibian History: Notes on Recent Work in English. 14(4). 292–301. 1 indexed citations
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Saunders, Christopher. (1981). The Making of an Historian: the Early Years of George McCall Theal. South African Historical Journal. 13(1). 3–11. 1 indexed citations
20.
Saunders, Christopher. (1971). The new African elite in the Eastern Cape and some late nineteenth century origins of African nationalism. SAS-Space (University of London). 1 indexed citations

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