David Zeitlyn

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

David Zeitlyn is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Zeitlyn has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Anthropology and 11 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in David Zeitlyn's work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (12 papers), African history and culture studies (9 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 papers). David Zeitlyn is often cited by papers focused on Anthropological Studies and Insights (12 papers), African history and culture studies (9 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 papers). David Zeitlyn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. David Zeitlyn's co-authors include Marcus Banks, Peter Mühlhäusler, Rom Harré, Mark Thomas, Neil Bradman, Bruce Connell, Ayele Tarekegn, Michael E. Weale, Dallas M. Swallow and Abigail Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

David Zeitlyn

85 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Visual Methods in Social Research 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Zeitlyn United Kingdom 16 409 204 170 111 107 96 1.3k
Mario Biagioli United States 21 460 1.1× 189 0.9× 63 0.4× 54 0.5× 45 0.4× 60 2.0k
Sharon Traweek United States 13 497 1.2× 85 0.4× 44 0.3× 51 0.5× 34 0.3× 27 1.6k
Michel Serres France 18 624 1.5× 177 0.9× 27 0.2× 51 0.5× 55 0.5× 104 2.0k
Helen Verran Australia 17 428 1.0× 184 0.9× 40 0.2× 19 0.2× 23 0.2× 48 1.2k
Manuel DeLanda United States 10 510 1.2× 149 0.7× 16 0.1× 41 0.4× 32 0.3× 24 1.4k
Donald N. Levine United States 24 1.5k 3.7× 238 1.2× 19 0.1× 124 1.1× 11 0.1× 73 2.6k
Robert Darnton United States 21 587 1.4× 360 1.8× 17 0.1× 209 1.9× 17 0.2× 110 2.1k
Michael Osborne United Kingdom 22 202 0.5× 111 0.5× 44 0.3× 35 0.3× 25 0.2× 130 1.4k
Christopher Norris United Kingdom 20 444 1.1× 59 0.3× 13 0.1× 92 0.8× 18 0.2× 142 1.5k
V. Gordon Childe Mexico 14 280 0.7× 232 1.1× 37 0.2× 177 1.6× 12 0.1× 55 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by David Zeitlyn

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Zeitlyn

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Zeitlyn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Zeitlyn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Zeitlyn 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 Zeitlyn. David Zeitlyn 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
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Ormond, Louise, Paschal Kum Awah, Elizabeth Caldwell, et al.. (2023). Dense sampling of ethnic groups within African countries reveals fine-scale genetic structure and extensive historical admixture. Science Advances. 9(13). eabq2616–eabq2616. 9 indexed citations
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Taylor, Richard, John Forrester, Lydia Pedoth, & David Zeitlyn. (2022). Structured output methods and environmental issues: perspectives on co-created bottom-up and ‘sideways’ science. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 9(1). 1 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (2022). Archiver l’ethnographie ? Entre impossibilité et nécessité. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51.
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Zeitlyn, David. (2022). Archiving ethnography? The impossibility and the necessity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51. 1 indexed citations
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Saulieu, Geoffroy de, Yannick Garcin, David Sebag, et al.. (2021). Archaeological Evidence for Population Rise and Collapse between ~2500 and ~500 cal. yr BP in Western Central Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17. 11–32. 10 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David & Daniel Hook. (2019). Perception, prestige and PageRank. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216783–e0216783. 6 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (2019). Des archives pour l’anthropologie : futurs possibles et passés contingents. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Saulieu, Geoffroy de, et al.. (2015). Notes sur Ndéba, une enceinte fortifiée à la frontière du Cameroun et du Nigéria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 39–48. 1 indexed citations
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Horsfall, Laura, David Zeitlyn, Ayele Tarekegn, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of Clinically Relevant UGT1A Alleles and Haplotypes in African Populations. Annals of Human Genetics. 75(2). 236–246. 47 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (2010). Photographic Props / The Photographer as Prop: The Many Faces of Jacques Tousselle. History and Anthropology. 21(4). 453–477. 3 indexed citations
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Plaster, Christopher A., Levon Yepiskoposyan, Ashot S. Harutyunyan, et al.. (2008). Incidence of MEFV exon 10 and exon 2 polymorphisms in multiple Asian, European and African countries and a novel test for geographically restricted positive selection pressure. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 26(2). 175–176. 1 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (2008). Life-history writing and the anthropological silhouette. Social Anthropology. 16(2). 154–171. 21 indexed citations
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Veeramah, Krishna R., David Zeitlyn, Nancy R. Mendell, et al.. (2008). Sex‐Specific Genetic Data Support One of Two Alternative Versions of the Foundation of the Ruling Dynasty of the Nso′ in Cameroon. Current Anthropology. 49(4). 707–714. 8 indexed citations
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Veeramah, Krishna R., Mark Thomas, Michael E. Weale, et al.. (2008). The potentially deleterious functional variant flavin-containing monooxygenase 2*1 is at high frequency throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 18(10). 877–886. 39 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (2004). The gift of the gab - Anthropology and conversation analysis. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 63(5). 426–31.
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Fischer, Michael & David Zeitlyn. (1999). Experience Rich Anthropology. Resource Guide and Sampler CD for teachers and Students. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David, et al.. (1996). 'Mama for Story' Studies in the Ethnography of Cameroon in Honour of Sally Chilver. A special Issue of JASO The Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford (XXVI 1). Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 2 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (1994). Sua in Somié. Mambila Traditional Religion. 34(4). 131–131. 3 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (1994). Problems of Interpretation: Mambila Figurines and Masquerades. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations
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Zeitlyn, David. (1991). Do Mambila Cockerals Lay Eggs? Reflections on Knowledge and Belief. 22(1). 59–64. 2 indexed citations

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