Hilda Kuper

1.2k total citations
38 papers, 474 citations indexed

About

Hilda Kuper is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hilda Kuper has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 474 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Anthropology, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Hilda Kuper's work include African history and culture studies (10 papers), African history and culture analysis (4 papers) and South African History and Culture (4 papers). Hilda Kuper is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (10 papers), African history and culture analysis (4 papers) and South African History and Culture (4 papers). Hilda Kuper collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Africa. Hilda Kuper's co-authors include M. G. Marwick, Lucy Mair, Harold S. Wilson, I. Schapera, Leo Kuper, Laura Nader, David Brokensha, Peter C. W. Gutkind, Mamta Kumari and Pekka Martikainen and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, British Journal of Sociology and Geographical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Hilda Kuper

35 papers receiving 327 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hilda Kuper United States 12 209 174 56 35 32 38 474
Marc J. Swartz United States 13 226 1.1× 184 1.1× 99 1.8× 15 0.4× 49 1.5× 47 576
G. I. Jones United Kingdom 11 288 1.4× 296 1.7× 120 2.1× 31 0.9× 42 1.3× 30 716
Patrick Harries South Africa 11 330 1.6× 267 1.5× 59 1.1× 59 1.7× 18 0.6× 49 564
Philip A. Thomas United Kingdom 8 267 1.3× 110 0.6× 113 2.0× 44 1.3× 51 1.6× 41 443
Lyndon Harries United States 8 274 1.3× 189 1.1× 78 1.4× 17 0.5× 57 1.8× 36 667
Susan Geiger United States 17 461 2.2× 268 1.5× 102 1.8× 16 0.5× 46 1.4× 30 758
David B. Coplan South Africa 14 457 2.2× 243 1.4× 52 0.9× 25 0.7× 21 0.7× 55 749
James A. Boon United States 11 277 1.3× 249 1.4× 119 2.1× 9 0.3× 29 0.9× 31 649
Robert E. Bieder United States 10 168 0.8× 141 0.8× 58 1.0× 9 0.3× 34 1.1× 27 537
T. O. Beidelman 8 197 0.9× 198 1.1× 66 1.2× 7 0.2× 23 0.7× 9 438

Countries citing papers authored by Hilda Kuper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hilda Kuper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hilda Kuper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hilda Kuper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hilda Kuper 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 Hilda Kuper. Hilda Kuper 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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Kuper, Hilda, et al.. (2017). The Shona and Ndebele of Southern Rhodesia: Southern Africa Part IV.
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Head, Jenny, Pekka Martikainen, Mamta Kumari, Hilda Kuper, & Michael Marmot. (2002). Work environment, alcohol consumption and ill-health: The Whitehall II Study. UCL Discovery (University College London). 11 indexed citations
3.
Kuper, Hilda. (1984). Work, Missus? (Fiction). 9(2). 15–16. 2 indexed citations
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Parsons, Neil, et al.. (1982). An African Aristocracy: Rank among the Swazi. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 15(3). 513–513. 2 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1973). Costume and Cosmology: The Animal Symbolism of the Ncwala. Man. 8(4). 613–613. 9 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1972). A Royal Ritual in a Changing Political Context.. Cahiers d études africaines. 12(48). 593–615. 8 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1972). The Language of Sites in the Politics of Space1. American Anthropologist. 74(3). 411–425. 54 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1972). Development and Change: Urbanization in Nigeria. AKIN L. MABOGUNJE. American Anthropologist. 74(1-2). 69–70. 1 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy, M. G. Marwick, & Hilda Kuper. (1970). Witchcraft and Sorcery.. Man. 5(4). 722–722. 95 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1970). A Witch in My Heart: A Play Set in Swaziland in the 1930s. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1969). The uniform of colour : a study of white-black relationships in Swaziland. 17 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1968). Celebration of Growth and Kingship: Incwala in Swaziland. African Arts. 1(3). 56–56. 5 indexed citations
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Gutkind, Peter C. W. & Hilda Kuper. (1966). Urbanization and Migration in West Africa.. Man. 1(4). 578–578. 5 indexed citations
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Schapera, I., Hilda Kuper, Leo Kuper, & Laura Nader. (1966). African Law: Adaptation and Development.. Man. 1(4). 572–572. 19 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda, et al.. (1966). Mauritius: Problems of a Plural Society.. Man. 1(3). 412–412. 20 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda, et al.. (1966). Urbanization and Migration in West Africa. Geographical Journal. 132(4). 542–542. 1 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1964). The Colonial Situation in Southern Africa. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 2(2). 149–164. 1 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1959). An ethnographic description of Kavady, a Hindu ceremony in South Africa. African Studies. 18(3). 118–132. 1 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1956). Indian elites in Natal, South Africa. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 1 indexed citations
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Kuper, Hilda. (1955). Changes in caste of the South African Indians. 22(4). 18–26. 7 indexed citations

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