Ishmael Reed

448 total citations
36 papers, 158 citations indexed

About

Ishmael Reed is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, History and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Ishmael Reed has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 158 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 3 papers in History and 2 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Ishmael Reed's work include American and British Literature Analysis (3 papers), Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers) and Theater, Performance, and Music History (1 paper). Ishmael Reed is often cited by papers focused on American and British Literature Analysis (3 papers), Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers) and Theater, Performance, and Music History (1 paper). Ishmael Reed collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Ishmael Reed's co-authors include Peter Nazareth, Michael Franti, Clarence Major, Richard Nagler, Jim Sleeper, T. Kato, Michele Wallace, Derrick Bell, bell hooks and Jared Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as World Literature Today, The Black Scholar and MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States.

In The Last Decade

Ishmael Reed

23 papers receiving 61 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ishmael Reed United States 7 78 46 40 23 16 36 158
Keith Byerman United States 7 68 0.9× 71 1.5× 27 0.7× 20 0.9× 10 0.6× 24 145
Daryl Cumber Dance United States 8 50 0.6× 45 1.0× 44 1.1× 9 0.4× 11 0.7× 29 132
Joseph T. Skerrett United States 6 63 0.8× 57 1.2× 32 0.8× 13 0.6× 12 0.8× 15 137
Michael Awkward United States 7 62 0.8× 58 1.3× 28 0.7× 12 0.5× 8 0.5× 14 154
Rachel M. Brownstein United States 5 132 1.7× 45 1.0× 17 0.4× 27 1.2× 10 0.6× 14 233
Madhu Dubey United States 7 66 0.8× 75 1.6× 50 1.3× 23 1.0× 7 0.4× 21 147
Joseph Sommers India 7 58 0.7× 44 1.0× 77 1.9× 12 0.5× 9 0.6× 41 159
Charles H Rowell 7 85 1.1× 65 1.4× 46 1.1× 17 0.7× 6 0.4× 88 175
Mariano Siskind United States 5 68 0.9× 24 0.5× 42 1.1× 14 0.6× 11 0.7× 17 117
Sylvia Molloy United States 8 110 1.4× 41 0.9× 67 1.7× 20 0.9× 13 0.8× 49 190

Countries citing papers authored by Ishmael Reed

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ishmael Reed

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ishmael Reed

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ishmael Reed. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ishmael Reed 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 Ishmael Reed. Ishmael Reed 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.
Reed, Ishmael. (2002). Another Day At The Front: Dispatches From The Race War. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 2 indexed citations
2.
Reed, Ishmael, et al.. (1999). Amok: Essays from an Asian American Perspective. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
3.
Reed, Ishmael. (1997). Multi-America: Essays on Cultural Wars and Cultural Peace. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
4.
Nagler, Richard & Ishmael Reed. (1995). Oakland Rhapsody: The Secret Soul of an American Downtown. 1 indexed citations
5.
Nazareth, Peter & Ishmael Reed. (1993). Japanese by Spring. World Literature Today. 67(3). 610–610. 6 indexed citations
6.
Kato, T. & Ishmael Reed. (1993). Japanese by Spring. MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States. 18(4). 125–125.
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Reed, Ishmael, et al.. (1991). African American Deconstruction of the Novel in the Work of Ishmael Reed and Clarence Major. MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States. 17(4). 57–57. 4 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael, et al.. (1990). The Terrible Threes. World Literature Today. 64(2). 310–310. 2 indexed citations
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Nazareth, Peter & Ishmael Reed. (1989). New and Collected Poems. World Literature Today. 63(4). 684–684. 9 indexed citations
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Nazareth, Peter & Ishmael Reed. (1989). Writin' Is Fightin'. World Literature Today. 63(3). 483–483. 1 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael. (1988). Henry Dumas: The Poet of Resurrection. Black American Literature Forum. 22(2). 337–337. 1 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael, et al.. (1986). Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael, et al.. (1978). Ishmael Reed's Fitful Flight to Canada: Liberation for Some, Good Reading for All. Callaloo. 174–174. 3 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael. (1976). Crushing the Mutiny. MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States. 3(2). 10–12.
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Reed, Ishmael. (1976). Flight to Canada. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 45 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael, et al.. (1975). The Last Days of Louisiana Red. MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States. 2(2). 6–6. 2 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael. (1975). From "Flight to Canada". The Iowa Review. 6(2). 74–82. 1 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael. (1975). The Return of Julian the Apostate to Rome. The Iowa Review. 6(2). 6–7. 1 indexed citations
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Reed, Ishmael. (1972). Conjure; selected poems, 1963-1970. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
20.
Reed, Ishmael. (1970). 19 necromancers from now. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 5 indexed citations

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