Igor Kopytoff

6.8k citations
38 papers · 1.1k indexed · h-index 11
Topics
African history and culture studies (10 papers)Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 papers)African history and culture analysis (3 papers)

In The Last Decade

Igor Kopytoff

34 papers receiving 713 citations

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Igor Kopytoff
Comparison fields: 5 of 75
  • Anthropology 633
  • Sociology and Political Science 475
  • Political Science and International Relations 205
  • Archeology 76
  • Paleontology 66
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Fields of papers citing papers by Igor Kopytoff

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Igor Kopytoff

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All Works

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A short history of anthropology at penn
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Revitalization and the genesis of cults in pragmatic religion: the Kita rite of passage among the Suku
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Speculations about the internal African frontier
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Suku religion : a study in internally induced reinterpretation
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About Igor Kopytoff

Igor Kopytoff is a scholar working on Anthropology, Cultural Studies and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 38 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (10 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 papers) and African history and culture analysis (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (76 citations), Anthropology (633 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (475 citations). Igor Kopytoff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Jay Spaulding, Suzanne Miers, Robert Edgar Conrad, Ronald A. Cohen, Toyin Falọla, Felix K. Ekechi, Leonard Thompson, Phyllis M. Kaberry, Murray Last and Joseph C. Miller. Their work appears in journals such as Science, The American Historical Review and British Journal of Sociology.

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