Jacob Mapara
Impact in
- Education top 10%
- African cultural and philosophical studies
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- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Papers in
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- African studies and sociopolitical issues 5
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- African cultural and philosophical studies 6
- Online and Blended Learning 1
- Co-authors
- Lesley Macheka (3 shared papers)Manase Kudzai Chiweshe (3 shared papers)Lazarus Kajawu (1 shared paper)Patrick Ngulube (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- South African Journal of African Languages (1 paper)Journal of Ethnic Foods (1 paper)IFLA Journal (1 paper)Lexikos (2 papers)Cogent Arts and Humanities (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- ZimbabweSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
Jacob Mapara
19 papers receiving 208 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
- Education 91
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 21
- Linguistics and Language 11
- Anthropology 20
- Archeology 2
Countries citing papers authored by Jacob Mapara
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Fields of papers citing papers by Jacob Mapara
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe: Juxtaposing Postcolonial Theory | 2009 | 137 |
| 2 | Shona Traditional Children's Games and Play: Songs as Indigenous Ways of Knowing | 2008 | 46 |
| 3 | 2022 | 18 | |
| 4 | 2023 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2019 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ngano: Teaching Environmental Education Using the Shona Folktale | 2008 | 6 |
| 7 | 2015 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2022 | 5 | |
| 9 | Shona Sentential Names: A Brief Overview | 2013 | 4 |
| 10 | Shona Ethnoaesthetics: Beauty and the Shona Proverb | 2009 | 3 |
| 11 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 12 | Natures of Africa: Ecocriticism and animal studies in contemporary cultural forms | 2006 | 3 |
| 13 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 14 | The impact of lexicographical work on language use : the case of Shona monolingual dictionaries in Zimbabwe : lexicofocus | 2007 | 1 |
| 15 | 2021 | 1 | |
| 16 | 2021 | 1 | |
| 17 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2021 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2016 | 1 | |
| 20 | 2025 | 0 |
About Jacob Mapara
Jacob Mapara is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education, Anthropology, Clinical Psychology and Language and Linguistics, having authored 23 papers that have together received 254 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African cultural and philosophical studies (6 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 papers), African history and culture studies (3 papers), Lexicography and Language Studies (2 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (2 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 papers), Conservation Techniques and Studies (1 paper) and Online and Blended Learning (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Education (91 citations), General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21 citations), Linguistics and Language (11 citations), Anthropology (20 citations) and Archeology (2 citations). Jacob Mapara has collaborated with scholars based in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Lesley Macheka, Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Lazarus Kajawu and Patrick Ngulube. Their work appears in journals such as South African Journal of African Languages, Journal of Ethnic Foods, IFLA Journal, Lexikos and Cogent Arts and Humanities.
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