Johan Pottier

2.0k total citations
43 papers, 977 citations indexed

About

Johan Pottier is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Pottier has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 977 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Urban Studies and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Johan Pottier's work include Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (10 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (6 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 papers). Johan Pottier is often cited by papers focused on Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (10 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (6 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 papers). Johan Pottier collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Chile. Johan Pottier's co-authors include Paul Sillitoe, G. Ainsworth Harrison, Igor de Garine, James Fairhead, Jane I. Guyer, Janet MacGaffey, Nigel Eltringham, Koen Vlassenroot, Frank Van Acker and Jane L. Parpart and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, The Sociological Review and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Johan Pottier

40 papers receiving 748 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johan Pottier United Kingdom 15 615 172 127 113 83 43 977
David Seddon United Kingdom 17 667 1.1× 263 1.5× 108 0.9× 91 0.8× 115 1.4× 65 1.2k
Maia Green United Kingdom 17 627 1.0× 172 1.0× 242 1.9× 140 1.2× 62 0.7× 49 1.1k
Koen Vlassenroot Belgium 21 1.0k 1.7× 346 2.0× 187 1.5× 156 1.4× 48 0.6× 94 1.5k
Josef Gugler United States 17 579 0.9× 207 1.2× 148 1.2× 37 0.3× 46 0.6× 53 1.2k
Adam Branch United Kingdom 15 513 0.8× 347 2.0× 120 0.9× 82 0.7× 54 0.7× 26 889
Andrew McWilliam Australia 19 381 0.6× 101 0.6× 203 1.6× 65 0.6× 82 1.0× 64 830
John Gledhill Austria 14 501 0.8× 282 1.6× 230 1.8× 61 0.5× 64 0.8× 99 941
Filip Reyntjens Belgium 19 1.0k 1.7× 460 2.7× 91 0.7× 260 2.3× 49 0.6× 88 1.3k
Kenneth Good Australia 18 503 0.8× 164 1.0× 241 1.9× 169 1.5× 16 0.2× 47 1.0k
Raymond Apthorpe Netherlands 14 288 0.5× 145 0.8× 61 0.5× 80 0.7× 42 0.5× 51 600

Countries citing papers authored by Johan Pottier

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Johan Pottier's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Johan Pottier with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Johan Pottier more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Johan Pottier

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Johan Pottier. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Johan Pottier. The network helps show where Johan Pottier may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Pottier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Johan Pottier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Johan Pottier 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 Johan Pottier. Johan Pottier 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.
Pottier, Johan, et al.. (2011). Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges. BRILL eBooks. 8 indexed citations
2.
Pottier, Johan. (2006). Land Reform for Peace? Rwanda's 2005 Land Law in Context. Journal of Agrarian Change. 6(4). 509–537. 62 indexed citations
3.
Sillitoe, Paul, et al.. (2004). Development and local knowledge : new approaches to issues in natural resources management, conservation, and agriculture. Routledge eBooks. 31 indexed citations
4.
Pottier, Johan. (2004). Escape from Genocide: The politics of identity in Rwanda's 1994 massacres. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 2 indexed citations
5.
Pottier, Johan. (2003). Negotiating Local Knowledge: An Introduction. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 32 indexed citations
6.
Pottier, Johan, et al.. (2003). Negotiating local knowledge : power and identity in development. Pluto Press eBooks. 73 indexed citations
7.
Pottier, Johan. (2003). Modern Information Warfare Versus Empirical Knowledge: Framing 'the Crisis' in Eastern Zaire, 1996. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 1 indexed citations
8.
Pottier, Johan. (2002). Re-Imagining Rwanda. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 188 indexed citations
9.
Vlassenroot, Koen, et al.. (2000). Politics of Identity and Economics of conflict in the Great Lakes Region.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 21 indexed citations
10.
Pottier, Johan. (1997). Towards an Ethnography of Participatory Appraisal. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London).
11.
Pottier, Johan. (1996). RELIEF AND REPATRIATION: VIEWS BY RWANDAN REFUGEES; LESSONS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS. African Affairs. 95(380). 403–429. 34 indexed citations
12.
13.
Pottier, Johan. (1993). Practising Development: Social Science Perspectives. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 41 indexed citations
14.
Pottier, Johan & Janet MacGaffey. (1993). The Real Economy of Zaire: The Contribution of Smuggling and Other Unofficial Activities to National Wealth.. Man. 28(4). 819–819. 9 indexed citations
15.
Pottier, Johan, Igor de Garine, & G. Ainsworth Harrison. (1991). Coping with Uncertainty in Food Supply.. Man. 26(1). 166–166. 82 indexed citations
16.
Pottier, Johan. (1989). ‘Three's a crowd’: knowledge, ignorance and power in the context of urban agriculture in Rwanda. Africa. 59(4). 461–477. 9 indexed citations
17.
Pottier, Johan, et al.. (1989). Migrants No More: Settlement and Survival in Mambwe Villages, Zambia. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 22(3). 546–546. 7 indexed citations
18.
19.
Pottier, Johan, et al.. (1988). Hunger and History: The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society.. Man. 23(3). 587–587. 3 indexed citations
20.
Pottier, Johan. (1983). Defunct labour reserve?: Mambwe villages in the post-migration economy. Africa. 53(2). 2–23. 8 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Seddon Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Maia Green Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Koen Vlassenroot Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Josef Gugler Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Adam Branch Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrew McWilliam Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by John Gledhill Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Filip Reyntjens Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kenneth Good Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raymond Apthorpe
Rankless by CCL
2026