F. Abiola Irele

534 total citations
16 papers, 142 citations indexed

About

F. Abiola Irele is a scholar working on Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Abiola Irele has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 142 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Anthropology, 4 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 3 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in F. Abiola Irele's work include African history and culture studies (8 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 papers) and Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (3 papers). F. Abiola Irele is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (8 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 papers) and Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (3 papers). F. Abiola Irele collaborates with scholars based in United States. F. Abiola Irele's co-authors include Tanure Ojaide and has published in prestigious journals such as African Studies Review, Daedalus and World Literature Today.

In The Last Decade

F. Abiola Irele

14 papers receiving 99 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. Abiola Irele United States 5 81 49 49 19 16 16 142
Harry Garuba South Africa 6 97 1.2× 59 1.2× 45 0.9× 14 0.7× 16 1.0× 20 162
Harold A. Waters United States 7 61 0.8× 73 1.5× 65 1.3× 9 0.5× 26 1.6× 34 153
Kirsten Holst Petersen Denmark 6 92 1.1× 91 1.9× 54 1.1× 18 0.9× 9 0.6× 20 198
Margo Hendricks United States 5 74 0.9× 67 1.4× 45 0.9× 14 0.7× 13 0.8× 12 174
Robert L. Fiore United States 6 89 1.1× 28 0.6× 31 0.6× 10 0.5× 17 1.1× 21 179
Olaudah Equiano 7 67 0.8× 62 1.3× 66 1.3× 8 0.4× 16 1.0× 11 182
Jon Klancher United States 5 102 1.3× 35 0.7× 32 0.7× 8 0.4× 9 0.6× 13 190
Robert Levine United States 4 50 0.6× 29 0.6× 13 0.3× 10 0.5× 8 0.5× 16 135
Ayi Kwei Armah Ghana 9 83 1.0× 75 1.5× 99 2.0× 26 1.4× 15 0.9× 13 214
John Ernest United States 7 92 1.1× 105 2.1× 31 0.6× 7 0.4× 12 0.8× 31 187

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Abiola Irele

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
1.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2009). The Cambridge Companion to the African Novel. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
2.
Irele, F. Abiola, et al.. (2008). The Achievement of Wole Soyinka. 11(1). 5–19. 1 indexed citations
3.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2007). The Political Kingdom: Toward Reconstruction in Africa. Socialism and Democracy. 21(3). 5–35. 4 indexed citations
4.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2007). Essais sur les cultures en contact, by Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi. Research in African Literatures. 38(3). 216–219. 1 indexed citations
5.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2007). “1956 and After”: Cinquantenaire du 1er Congrès des écrivains et artistes noirs. Présence Africaine. N° 175-176-177(1). 225–233. 1 indexed citations
6.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2006). In Search of Camara Laye. Research in African Literatures. 37(1). 110–127. 5 indexed citations
7.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2005). “What is Africa to Me?”: Africa in the Black Diaspora Imagination. Souls. 7(3-4). 26–46. 1 indexed citations
8.
Irele, F. Abiola, et al.. (2003). The African Imagination: Literature in Africa and the Black Diaspora. African Studies Review. 46(2). 155–155. 4 indexed citations
9.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2003). BOOK REVIEW: Dominic Thomas.NATION BUILDING, PROPAGANDA AND LITERATURE IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2002.. Research in African Literatures. 34(4). 177–179. 2 indexed citations
10.
Ojaide, Tanure & F. Abiola Irele. (2002). The African Imagination: Literature in Africa and the Black Diaspora. World Literature Today. 76(2). 125–125. 55 indexed citations
11.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2001). The African Imagination. 57 indexed citations
12.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2001). The Landscape of African Music. Research in African Literatures. 32(2). 1–2. 1 indexed citations
13.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2001). Chinua Achebe At Seventy: Homage to Chinua Achebe. Research in African Literatures. 32(3). 1–2. 2 indexed citations
14.
Irele, F. Abiola. (2000). Second Language Literatures. An African Perspective. Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 7(1). 7–22.
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Irele, F. Abiola. (1989). Education and Access to Modern Knowledge. Daedalus. 118(1). 125–140. 4 indexed citations
16.
Irele, F. Abiola. (1969). Literature and ideology in Martinique: René Maran, Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 1 indexed citations

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