Ian Linden

657 total citations
23 papers, 211 citations indexed

About

Ian Linden is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Linden has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 211 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Anthropology and 4 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Ian Linden's work include African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 papers), African history and culture studies (6 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (6 papers). Ian Linden is often cited by papers focused on African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 papers), African history and culture studies (6 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (6 papers). Ian Linden collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malawi and United States. Ian Linden's co-authors include Jeff Haynes, John McCracken, Paul Gifford, Terence Ranger, Noel King, Peter B. Clarke, Blair H. Smith, Brian Davies and Clifford Longley and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Biosystems and Journal of Religion in Africa.

In The Last Decade

Ian Linden

17 papers receiving 127 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Linden United Kingdom 7 166 74 40 32 21 23 211
Abdulkader Tayob South Africa 9 196 1.2× 66 0.9× 73 1.8× 74 2.3× 18 0.9× 46 269
Marc Gaborieau France 10 152 0.9× 60 0.8× 176 4.4× 36 1.1× 21 1.0× 42 261
Christian W. Troll Brazil 7 96 0.6× 75 1.0× 141 3.5× 29 0.9× 13 0.6× 21 205
Marloes Janson United Kingdom 10 143 0.9× 83 1.1× 73 1.8× 22 0.7× 14 0.7× 28 197
Knut S. Vikør Norway 6 85 0.5× 62 0.8× 85 2.1× 17 0.5× 8 0.4× 29 176
Wolfhart Heinrichs 4 71 0.4× 35 0.5× 77 1.9× 19 0.6× 12 0.6× 11 173
Marilyn Waldman United States 8 79 0.5× 28 0.4× 73 1.8× 24 0.8× 3 0.1× 20 137
William Ochsenwald United States 8 217 1.3× 57 0.8× 189 4.7× 28 0.9× 9 0.4× 31 320
Richard V. Pierard United States 7 94 0.6× 28 0.4× 68 1.7× 11 0.3× 8 0.4× 40 186
Jeff Guy South Africa 9 151 0.9× 90 1.2× 23 0.6× 22 0.7× 17 0.8× 23 217

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Linden

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Linden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Linden

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Linden. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Linden 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 Ian Linden. Ian Linden is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Linden, Ian. (2019). African Catholic: Decolonization and the Transformation of the Church. Journal of Contemporary Religion. 34(3). 588–589. 3 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian. (2016). From Freire to religious pluralism: exploring dialogue in the classroom. International Studies in Catholic Education. 8(2). 231–240. 2 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian, et al.. (2016). Religious Conflicts and Peace Building in Nigeria. 4(1). 85–100.
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Davies, Brian, et al.. (2015). The New Politics: Catholic Social Teaching for the Twenty-First Century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian. (2000). Liberation Theology: Coming of Age?. Political Theology. 0(3). 1 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian & Jeff Haynes. (1999). Religion and Politics in Africa. Journal of Religion in Africa. 29(1). 123–123. 54 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian, et al.. (1997). Society in Zimbabwe's Liberation War. Journal of Religion in Africa. 27(3). 334–334. 28 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian & Paul Gifford. (1996). The Christian Churches & the Democratisation of Africa. Journal of Religion in Africa. 26(2). 224–224. 30 indexed citations
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Clarke, Peter B. & Ian Linden. (1984). Islam in modern Nigeria: a study of a Muslim community in a post-independence state, 1960-1983. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 199. 11 indexed citations
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King, Noel & Ian Linden. (1983). The Catholic Church and the Struggle for Zimbabwe. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 16(3). 560–560. 14 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian, et al.. (1980). Zimbabwe and the Catholic Church. Journal of Religion in Africa. 11(1). 67–67. 1 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian. (1979). Church and state in Rhodesia: 1959-1979. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian & John McCracken. (1976). Politics and Christianity in Malawi 1875-1940. The Impact of the Livingstonia Mission in the Northern Province. Journal of Religion in Africa. 8(3). 238–238. 37 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian. (1974). Mponda Mission Diary, 1889-1891. Part III: A Portuguese Mission in British Central Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 7(4). 688–688. 1 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian. (1974). Mponda Mission Diary, 1889-1891: Daily Life in a Machinga Village. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 7(2). 272–272. 1 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian, et al.. (1971). John Chilembwe and the New Jerusalem. The Journal of African History. 12(4). 629–651. 10 indexed citations
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Linden, Ian & Blair H. Smith. (1968). Neuronal uptake of 3H-thymidine. Biosystems. 2(5). 274–282. 3 indexed citations

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