Fantu Cheru

1.3k total citations
42 papers, 515 citations indexed

About

Fantu Cheru is a scholar working on Development, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Fantu Cheru has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 515 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Development, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Fantu Cheru's work include International Development and Aid (15 papers), HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (4 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 papers). Fantu Cheru is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (15 papers), HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (4 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 papers). Fantu Cheru collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Fantu Cheru's co-authors include Gail M. Gerhart, Cyril Obi, Timothy M. Shaw, Scarlett Cornelissen, Rachel Hayman, Colin I. Bradford, Alfred Zack-Williams, Nana K. Poku, Thomas Pogge and Aili Mari Tripp and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Foreign Affairs and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Fantu Cheru

35 papers receiving 398 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fantu Cheru United States 16 192 156 126 69 51 42 515
E. A. Brett United Kingdom 12 270 1.4× 131 0.8× 155 1.2× 94 1.4× 27 0.5× 22 586
Charles C. Soludo Nigeria 7 124 0.6× 122 0.8× 66 0.5× 128 1.9× 27 0.5× 15 452
Francis Owusu United States 13 121 0.6× 117 0.8× 90 0.7× 103 1.5× 26 0.5× 40 490
John Loxley Canada 13 129 0.7× 156 1.0× 74 0.6× 127 1.8× 18 0.4× 44 486
Björn Beckman Nigeria 13 241 1.3× 79 0.5× 100 0.8× 41 0.6× 37 0.7× 37 488
B. Ikubolajeh Logan United States 11 167 0.9× 110 0.7× 41 0.3× 73 1.1× 27 0.5× 31 412
Pierre Landell‐Mills United States 8 165 0.9× 115 0.7× 106 0.8× 94 1.4× 13 0.3× 13 397
Brian Cooksey Tanzania 10 78 0.4× 56 0.4× 56 0.4× 58 0.8× 62 1.2× 26 322
Scott Brunger United States 3 100 0.5× 74 0.5× 64 0.5× 77 1.1× 34 0.7× 6 320
Diana Cammack United Kingdom 11 203 1.1× 103 0.7× 105 0.8× 71 1.0× 22 0.4× 30 436

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fantu Cheru

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fantu Cheru

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fantu Cheru. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fantu Cheru 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 Fantu Cheru. Fantu Cheru 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
1.
Cheru, Fantu. (2016). Developing countries and the right to development: a retrospective and prospective African view. Third World Quarterly. 37(7). 1268–1283. 17 indexed citations
2.
Langford, Malcolm, James W. Nickel, Jan Vandemoortele, et al.. (2013). The Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 17 indexed citations
3.
Cheru, Fantu. (2012). African scholars and western Africanists: a world apart. Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 30(2). 193–194. 2 indexed citations
4.
Cheru, Fantu. (2011). Chinese and Indian Engagement in Africa: Competitive or Mutually Reinforcing Strategies. Journal of international affairs. 64(2). 91. 17 indexed citations
5.
Cheru, Fantu & Cyril Obi. (2010). The Rise of China and India in Africa : Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions. 276. 22 indexed citations
6.
Zack-Williams, Alfred & Fantu Cheru. (2008). The search for sustainable democracy, development and peace : the Sierra Leone 2007 elections. 1 indexed citations
7.
Zack-Williams, Alfred & Fantu Cheru. (2008). The quest for sustainable development and peace : the 2007 Sierra Leone elections. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Cheru, Fantu. (2008). Africa's Development in the 21st Century: Reshaping the Research Agenda. 12 indexed citations
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Cheru, Fantu. (2007). Mondialisation et urbanisation inégale en Afrique. 14(2). 33–52.
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Cheru, Fantu. (2006). Building and supportingprsps in africa: what has worked well so far? what needs changing?. Third World Quarterly. 27(2). 355–376. 35 indexed citations
11.
Mavrotas, George, et al.. (2005). Foreign Direct Investment, Innovative Sources of Development Finance and Domestic Resource Mobilization. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 3 indexed citations
12.
Hayman, Rachel, et al.. (2003). The African Renaissance: History, Significance and Strategy. Africa. 73(3). 480–480. 20 indexed citations
13.
Poku, Nana K. & Fantu Cheru. (2001). The Politics of Poverty and Debt in Africa's AIDS Crisis. International Relations. 15(6). 37–54. 3 indexed citations
14.
Cheru, Fantu. (2000). Transforming our common future: the local dimensions of global reform. Review of International Political Economy. 7(2). 353–368. 7 indexed citations
15.
Cheru, Fantu. (1995). The World Bank and structural adjustment in Africa. Africa Insight. 25(4). 236–240. 4 indexed citations
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Cheru, Fantu. (1992). Constraints for a conservation-based agricultural development policy in Ethiopia. A baseline study in Fedis Awraja. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 3 indexed citations
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Cheru, Fantu, et al.. (1992). Economic Reconstruction and the Peasants in Ethiopia. Two Papers Presented at the Symposium on the Ethiopian Economy, with a Postscript. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 2 indexed citations
18.
Cheru, Fantu. (1992). The not so brave new world! Problems and prospects of regional integration in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa. 3 indexed citations
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Gerhart, Gail M. & Fantu Cheru. (1991). The Silent Revolution in Africa: Debt, Development and Democracy. Foreign Affairs. 70(2). 201–201. 30 indexed citations
20.
Cheru, Fantu. (1986). The Politics of Desperation: Mozambique and Nkomati. 3(3). 29–48.

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