David Brokensha

2.8k citations
72 papers · 1.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 15
Topics
African history and culture studies (14 papers)African history and culture analysis (7 papers)Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers)

In The Last Decade

David Brokensha

58 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development19802026199520101980100200300

Peers

David Brokensha
Comparison fields: 5 of 119
  • Sociology and Political Science 452
  • Anthropology 323
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 275
  • Plant Science 262
  • Political Science and International Relations 182
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Brokensha

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Brokensha

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Brokensha. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Brokensha 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 David Brokensha. David Brokensha is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Privatization of land and tree planting in Mbeere, Kenya.
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The socioeconomic context of fuelwood use in small rural communities.
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Introduction of cash crops in a marginal area of Kenya.
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The socio-economic context of fuelwood use in small rural communities. Evaluation special study No. 1
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Mbeere knowledge of their vegetation and its relevance for development: a case-study from Kenya.
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Some consequences of land adjudication in Mbere division, Embu
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Africa in the wider world : the inter-relationship of area and comparative studies
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About David Brokensha

David Brokensha is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Business and International Management, having authored 72 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (14 papers), African history and culture analysis (7 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (88 citations), Anthropology (323 citations) and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (275 citations). David Brokensha has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Dennis M. Warren, Oswald Werner, L. Jan Slikkerveer, Dave Warren, Katy Gardner, David Lewis, Polly Hill, J. D. Lewis‐Williams, A. L. Epstein and Alison MacKenzie. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces and World Development.

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