Colin Leys

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
104 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Colin Leys is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Leys has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Anthropology, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Colin Leys's work include African history and culture studies (10 papers), International Development and Aid (4 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 papers). Colin Leys is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (10 papers), International Development and Aid (4 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 papers). Colin Leys collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Uganda. Colin Leys's co-authors include Lina Fruzzetti, Leo Panitch, Walter C. Opello, Dean E. McHenry, Michaël Bratton, Allyson M Pollock, John S. Saul, Ursula Huws, C. C. Wrigley and John Lonsdale and has published in prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Colin Leys

94 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Colin Leys 1.5k 855 442 406 344 104 3.1k
Göran Hydén 1.5k 1.0× 709 0.8× 363 0.8× 476 1.2× 608 1.8× 117 3.2k
Robert I. Rotberg 2.2k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 273 0.6× 608 1.5× 346 1.0× 172 3.7k
John Harriss 1.8k 1.2× 887 1.0× 658 1.5× 262 0.6× 216 0.6× 102 3.3k
Stuart Corbridge 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.8× 447 1.0× 585 1.4× 364 1.1× 92 3.5k
Patrick Chabal 1.7k 1.2× 770 0.9× 241 0.5× 615 1.5× 515 1.5× 107 2.8k
Gillian Hart 1.5k 1.0× 819 1.0× 248 0.6× 336 0.8× 173 0.5× 59 2.8k
Giovanni Arrighi 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 545 1.2× 318 0.8× 271 0.8× 75 3.4k
Merilee S. Grindle 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 2.0× 736 1.7× 119 0.3× 686 2.0× 73 4.1k
Fernando Henríque Cardoso 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 460 1.0× 122 0.3× 525 1.5× 110 2.9k
Leslie Sklair 1.7k 1.1× 798 0.9× 235 0.5× 98 0.2× 127 0.4× 94 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Leys

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Leys

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Leys

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All Works

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1.
Leys, Colin. (2016). African Economic Development in Theory and Practice. Daedalus. 111(2). 99–124. 2 indexed citations
2.
Leys, Colin. (2014). The British ruling class. Socialist register. 50(50). 2 indexed citations
3.
Leys, Colin. (2009). Health, health care and capitalism.. Socialist register. 46(46). 1–28. 5 indexed citations
4.
Bernstein, Henry, Colin Leys, & Leo Panitch. (2008). Reflections on violence today. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 45(45). 1 indexed citations
5.
Leys, Colin, et al.. (2008). Commodifying health care: the UK's National Health Service and the Independent Sector Treatment Centre Programme. Work Organisation Labour & Globalisation. 2(2). 2 indexed citations
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Leys, Colin. (2007). Cómo se privatiza el Servicio Nacional de Salud Británico. Hispana. 8–14.
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Leys, Colin. (2006). The cynical state. Socialist register. 42(42). 7 indexed citations
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Panitch, Leo & Colin Leys. (2004). The new imperial challenge. 32 indexed citations
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Huws, Ursula & Colin Leys. (2003). THE MAKING OF A CYBERTARIAT: Virtual Work in a Real World. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire). 31(37). 25. 92 indexed citations
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Panitch, Leo & Colin Leys. (2002). A world of contradictions. 3 indexed citations
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Panitch, Leo & Colin Leys. (2000). Necessary and unnecessary utopias. 7 indexed citations
12.
Leys, Colin. (1999). The Public Sphere and the Media: Market Supremacy versus Democracy. Socialist register. 35(35). 7 indexed citations
13.
Leys, Colin & Leo Panitch. (1998). The Political Legacy of the Manifesto. Socialist register. 34(34). 3 indexed citations
14.
Leys, Colin. (1996). The British Labour Party's Transition from Socialism to Capitalism. Socialist register. 32(32). 5 indexed citations
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Leys, Colin. (1996). The rise & fall of development theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 20 indexed citations
16.
Leys, Colin. (1978). Capital Accumulation, Class Formation and Dependency-The Significance of the Kenyan Case. Socialist register. 15(15). 48 indexed citations
17.
Hydén, Göran & Colin Leys. (1972). Elections and Politics in Single-party Systems: the Case of Kenya and Tanzania. British Journal of Political Science. 2(4). 389–420. 60 indexed citations
18.
Leys, Colin. (1971). Politics in Kenya: The Development of Peasant Society. British Journal of Political Science. 1(3). 307–337. 35 indexed citations
19.
Leys, Colin. (1967). Politicians and policies : an essay on politics in Acholi, Uganda, 1962-65. 27 indexed citations
20.
Leys, Colin & Peter Robson. (1965). Federation in East Africa : opportunities and problems. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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