Claude Meillassoux

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Claude Meillassoux is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Claude Meillassoux has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Anthropology and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Claude Meillassoux's work include Agriculture and Rural Development Research (15 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (10 papers) and French Urban and Social Studies (8 papers). Claude Meillassoux is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture and Rural Development Research (15 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (10 papers) and French Urban and Social Studies (8 papers). Claude Meillassoux collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Morocco. Claude Meillassoux's co-authors include Joel S. Kahn, Kenneth Little, Patrick Manning, Suzanne Preston Blier, Mary Douglas, Paul Lane, Jacques Depelchin, Barrie Sharpe, Joseph E. Inikori and Joseph C. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Population and Development Review and Geographical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Claude Meillassoux

62 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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 development of indigenous trade and markets in West Africa.
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Claude Meillassoux France 18 883 656 295 166 139 78 1.8k
J. H. Iliffe United States 17 861 1.0× 827 1.3× 419 1.4× 218 1.3× 46 0.3× 46 2.1k
Jean-François Bayart France 19 1.4k 1.6× 568 0.9× 637 2.2× 141 0.8× 111 0.8× 80 2.1k
Ralph A. Austen United States 22 813 0.9× 775 1.2× 414 1.4× 191 1.2× 38 0.3× 108 1.9k
Allen Isaacman United States 20 776 0.9× 715 1.1× 269 0.9× 80 0.5× 43 0.3× 78 1.5k
Walter Rodney Switzerland 14 1.1k 1.2× 602 0.9× 430 1.5× 185 1.1× 28 0.2× 36 2.4k
A. J. H. Latham United Kingdom 16 421 0.5× 389 0.6× 170 0.6× 186 1.1× 46 0.3× 54 1.3k
Crawford Young United States 23 1.3k 1.5× 466 0.7× 830 2.8× 138 0.8× 36 0.3× 76 2.1k
Jan Hogendorn United States 16 426 0.5× 508 0.8× 191 0.6× 259 1.6× 44 0.3× 65 1.2k
Bill Freund South Africa 24 981 1.1× 508 0.8× 328 1.1× 144 0.9× 32 0.2× 104 1.8k
Stephen Gudeman United States 20 494 0.6× 327 0.5× 246 0.8× 156 0.9× 21 0.2× 70 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Claude Meillassoux

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Fields of papers citing papers by Claude Meillassoux

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claude Meillassoux

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1999). Anthropologie économique des Gouro de Côte d’Ivoire. OpenEdition (OpenEdition). 3 indexed citations
2.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1996). Les dimensions du paternalisme au Brésil. Lusotopie. 3(1). 343–354.
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Sharpe, Barrie, et al.. (1992). The Anthropology of Slavery: The Womb of Iron and Gold.. Man. 27(4). 913–913. 17 indexed citations
4.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1991). Hunters and Gatherers. I. History, Evolution and Change. II. Property, Power and Ideology. Ed. by Tim Ingold, David Riches & James Woodburn. Cahiers d études africaines. 31(123). 395–402. 2 indexed citations
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Blier, Suzanne Preston, et al.. (1991). Dogon Restudied: A Field Evaluation of the Work of Marcel Griaule [and Comments and Replies]. Current Anthropology. 32(2). 139–167. 56 indexed citations
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Miller, Joseph C. & Claude Meillassoux. (1989). The World according to Meillassoux: A Challenging but Limited Vision. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 22(3). 473–473. 4 indexed citations
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Meillassoux, Claude. (1985). Past and future relevance of Marx and Engels' works to anthropology. Dialectical Anthropology. 9(1-4). 1 indexed citations
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Meillassoux, Claude, et al.. (1981). Maidens, Meal and Money: Capitalism and the Domestic Community.. Population and Development Review. 7(4). 716–716. 305 indexed citations
9.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1979). Les derniers blancs : le modèle sud-africain. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
10.
Meillassoux, Claude, et al.. (1979). La géographie du Soudan d'après al-Bakri. Trois lectures. Revue française d histoire d outre-mer. 66(242). 111–138. 3 indexed citations
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Meillassoux, Claude. (1979). Le mâle en gésine, ou De l'historicité des mythes.. Cahiers d études africaines. 19(73). 353–380. 2 indexed citations
12.
Meillassoux, Claude, et al.. (1978). L'Esclavage en Afrique precoloniale. African Economic History. 47–47. 6 indexed citations
13.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1977). Terrains et théories. 12 indexed citations
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Meillassoux, Claude, et al.. (1977). L'esclavage en Afrique précoloniale. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 11(1). 169–169. 60 indexed citations
15.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1974). Development or exploitation: is the Sahel famine good business?. Review of African Political Economy. 1(1). 50 indexed citations
16.
Manning, Patrick & Claude Meillassoux. (1973). The Development of Indigenous Trade and Markets in West Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 6(1). 139–139. 5 indexed citations
17.
Meillassoux, Claude, et al.. (1969). Current Africanist Research in Scandinavia. Africa. 39(4). 413–417. 1 indexed citations
18.
Little, Kenneth & Claude Meillassoux. (1969). Urbanization of an African Community: Voluntary Associations in Bamako.. American Sociological Review. 34(6). 990–990. 24 indexed citations
19.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1967). Recherche d'un niveau de détermination dans la société cynégétique. L Homme et la société. 6(1). 95–106. 16 indexed citations
20.
Meillassoux, Claude. (1965). The Social Structure of Modern Bamako. Africa. 35(2). 125–142. 4 indexed citations

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