Jacob Zenn

485 total citations
20 papers, 196 citations indexed

About

Jacob Zenn is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and General Social Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob Zenn has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 196 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in General Social Sciences. Recurrent topics in Jacob Zenn's work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (19 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers) and Islamic Studies and Radicalism (4 papers). Jacob Zenn is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (19 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers) and Islamic Studies and Radicalism (4 papers). Jacob Zenn collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Jacob Zenn's co-authors include Elizabeth Pearson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Modern African Studies and Terrorism and Political Violence.

In The Last Decade

Jacob Zenn

19 papers receiving 174 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jacob Zenn United States	8	181	58	18	18	18	20	196
Dipali Mukhopadhyay United States	6	168 0.9×	87 1.5×	8 0.4×	7 0.4×	25 1.4×	9	195
Romain Malejacq Netherlands	5	112 0.6×	56 1.0×	8 0.4×	7 0.4×	23 1.3×	11	127
Sarah Ihmoud United States	4	124 0.7×	32 0.6×	16 0.9×	39 2.2×	36 2.0×	11	165
Alexander Thurston United States	8	183 1.0×	82 1.4×	8 0.4×	38 2.1×	8 0.4×	24	216
Anastasia Shesterinina United Kingdom	6	166 0.9×	80 1.4×	12 0.7×	3 0.2×	31 1.7×	13	197
Bina D’Costa Australia	8	124 0.7×	61 1.1×	10 0.6×	11 0.6×	54 3.0×	23	170
Funmi Olonisakin United Kingdom	11	199 1.1×	141 2.4×	13 0.7×	11 0.6×	25 1.4×	52	258
Shanya Cordis United States	4	103 0.6×	26 0.4×	11 0.6×	40 2.2×	30 1.7×	5	148
Maya J. Berry United States	4	102 0.6×	24 0.4×	14 0.8×	36 2.0×	31 1.7×	12	155
Roxani Krystalli United Kingdom	8	134 0.7×	42 0.7×	8 0.4×	8 0.4×	77 4.3×	17	185

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2023). Boko Haram’s Child Soldiers: Media Mujahids, Martyrs, and Militants. Terrorism and Political Violence. 36(6). 790–817.

Zenn, Jacob. (2022). War on terror 2.0: threat inflation and conflation of far-right and white supremacist terrorism after the capitol “Insurrection”. Critical Studies on Terrorism. 16(1). 62–97. 3 indexed citations

Pearson, Elizabeth & Jacob Zenn. (2021). Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and the Surge in Female Abductions in Southeastern Niger. Cronfa (Swansea University). 3 indexed citations

Zenn, Jacob. (2021). Rebel rivals: reinterrogating the movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa and the roots of Al-Qaeda-Islamic State Infighting in the Sahel. The Journal of North African Studies. 27(6). 1277–1301. 1 indexed citations

Pearson, Elizabeth & Jacob Zenn. (2021). Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and the Surge in Female Abductions in Southeastern Niger. 1 indexed citations

Zenn, Jacob. (2020). Unmasking Boko Haram. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 11 indexed citations

Zenn, Jacob. (2020). Chronicling the Boko Haram Decade in Nigeria (2010-2020): distinguishing factions through videographic analysis. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 31(6). 1242–1294. 2 indexed citations

Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2020). The Jihadis’ Path to Self-Destruction:. Democracy and Security. 16(3). 281–283. 1 indexed citations

Zenn, Jacob. (2019). The Islamic State’s Provinces on the Peripheries: Juxtaposing the Pledges from Boko Haram in Nigeria and Abu Sayyaf and Maute Group in the Philippines. 13(1). 7 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob. (2019). Boko Haram’s Factional Feuds: Internal Extremism and External Interventions. Terrorism and Political Violence. 33(3). 616–648. 7 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2018). Boko Haram Beyond the Headlines: Analyses of Africa's Enduring Insurgency. 20 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob. (2018). Boko Haram's Conquest for the Caliphate: How Al Qaeda Helped Islamic State Acquire Territory. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 43(2). 89–122. 25 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2018). Under the Black Flag in Borno: experiences of foot soldiers and civilians in Boko Haram's ‘caliphate’. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 56(4). 645–672. 6 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2017). How much Takfir is too much Takfir? The Evolution of Boko Haram’s Factionalization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob. (2017). Demystifying al-Qaida in Nigeria: Cases from Boko Haram’s Founding, Launch of Jihad and Suicide Bombings. 11(6). 11 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2016). The Boko Haram Paradox: Ethnicity, Religion, and Historical Memory in Pursuit of a Caliphate. African Security. 9(1). 66–88. 24 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob & Elizabeth Pearson. (2014). Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 46 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob. (2014). Boko Haram: Recruitment, Financing, and Arms Trafficking in the Lake Chad Region. 7(10). 7 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob, et al.. (2013). The Ideological Evolution of Boko Haram in Nigeria. The RUSI Journal. 158(4). 46–53. 8 indexed citations

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Zenn, Jacob. (2012). Northern Nigeria's Boko Haram: The Prize in al-Qaeda's Africa Strategy. 4 indexed citations

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