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

What is The Problem About Corruption? 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1976 100 200 300

Peers

Colin Leys
Comparison fields: 5 of 109
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.5k
  • Political Science and International Relations 855
  • Economics and Econometrics 442
  • Anthropology 406
  • Development 344
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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Leys

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Leys

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Leys. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Leys 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 Colin Leys. Colin Leys 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
# Work Indexed citations
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African Economic Development in Theory and Practice
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The British ruling class
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3
Health, health care and capitalism.
5
4
Reflections on violence today
1
5 2
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Cómo se privatiza el Servicio Nacional de Salud Británico
0
7
The cynical state
7
8
The new imperial challenge
32
9
THE MAKING OF A CYBERTARIAT: Virtual Work in a Real World
92
10
A world of contradictions
3
11
Necessary and unnecessary utopias
7
12
The Public Sphere and the Media: Market Supremacy versus Democracy
7
13
The Political Legacy of the Manifesto
3
14
The British Labour Party's Transition from Socialism to Capitalism
5
15
Capital Accumulation, Class Formation and Dependency-The Significance of the Kenyan Case
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16 67
17 60
18 35
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Politicians and policies : an essay on politics in Acholi, Uganda, 1962-65
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Federation in East Africa : opportunities and problems
7

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