Derek Peterson
Impact in
- Anthropology top 1%
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Space and Planetary Science top 10%
Papers in
- Anthropology 34
- African history and culture studies 25
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 13
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 7
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 5
- Philippine History and Culture 3
- Co-authors
- Giacomo Macola (1 shared paper)Emma Hunter (3 shared papers)Robert L. Montgomery (1 shared paper)Allen Isaacman (1 shared paper)Isabel Hofmeyr (1 shared paper)Richard Vokes (4 shared papers)G. Hussein Rassool (2 shared papers)John Lonsdale (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The International Journal of African Historical Studies (4 papers)History in Africa (3 papers)Africa (2 papers)Research in African Literatures (2 papers)The Journal of African History (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
Derek Peterson
40 papers receiving 494 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 66
- Anthropology 416
- Space and Planetary Science 11
- Sociology and Political Science 353
- Religious studies 37
- Literature and Literary Theory 74
Countries citing papers authored by Derek Peterson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Peterson
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Co-authors
The 21 scholars most cited alongside Derek Peterson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 45 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creative writing : translation, bookkeeping, and the work of imagination in colonial Kenya | 2004 | 96 |
| 2 | Recasting the Past: History Writing and Political Work in Modern Africa | 2009 | 67 |
| 3 | 2012 | 66 | |
| 4 | 2010 | 55 | |
| 5 | 2003 | 43 | |
| 6 | 2016 | 34 | |
| 7 | 2012 | 31 | |
| 8 | 2015 | 27 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 27 | |
| 10 | 2016 | 25 | |
| 11 | 2013 | 23 | |
| 12 | 2006 | 22 | |
| 13 | 2008 | 22 | |
| 14 | 2010 | 16 | |
| 15 | 2003 | 12 | |
| 16 | 2001 | 12 | |
| 17 | 1999 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2018 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2006 | 8 | |
| 20 | 2016 | 7 |
About Derek Peterson
Derek Peterson is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Literature and Literary Theory and Urban Studies, having authored 45 papers that have together received 682 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (25 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (13 papers), African history and culture analysis (8 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (7 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (5 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (3 papers) and Philippine History and Culture (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (416 citations), Space and Planetary Science (11 citations), Sociology and Political Science (353 citations), Religious studies (37 citations) and Literature and Literary Theory (74 citations). Derek Peterson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Giacomo Macola, Emma Hunter, Robert L. Montgomery, Allen Isaacman, Isabel Hofmeyr, Richard Vokes, G. Hussein Rassool, John Lonsdale, Kodzo Gavua and Jean Allman. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, History in Africa, Africa, Research in African Literatures and The Journal of African History.
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