John Comaroff
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.02%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.05%
- South African History and Culture
- Religion, Society, and Development
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
Papers in
- Anthropology 29
- African history and culture studies 16
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 11
- Law 14
- Legal Issues in South Africa 8
- Law in Society and Culture 5
- Co-authors
- Jean ComaroffP. H. GulliverSam C. NolutshunguSimon RobertsJan VansinaJoan VincentRoy WillisSusan Drucker‐Brown
- Journals
- American Ethnologist (7 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (5 papers)Law & Social Inquiry (5 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (4 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
John Comaroff
112 papers receiving 8.1k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 133
- Anthropology 4.0k
- Sociology and Political Science 6.2k
- Archeology 148
- Geography, Planning and Development 558
- Political Science and International Relations 2.3k
Countries citing papers authored by John Comaroff
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Comaroff
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2018 | 2 | |
| 4 | Theory from the South: Or, how Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 582 |
| 5 | Theory From the South: A Rejoinder | 2012 | 18 |
| 6 | "Law As…": Theory and Practice in Legal History | 2011 | 4 |
| 7 | 2010 | 1 | |
| 8 | Picturing a colonial past : the African photographs of Isaac Schapera | 2007 | 12 |
| 9 | Law and disorder in the postcolony* Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 383 |
| 10 | 2004 | 39 | |
| 11 | 2003 | 120 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2002 | 24 | |
| 14 | The Mafeking diary of Sol T. Plaatje | 1999 | 6 |
| 15 | The dialectics of modernity on a South African frontier | 1997 | 37 |
| 16 | 1995 | 2 | |
| 17 | Christianity, colonialism, and consciousness in South Africa | 1991 | 51 |
| 18 | 1983 | 2 | |
| 19 | 1983 | 11 | |
| 20 | 1977 | 0 |
About John Comaroff
John Comaroff is a scholar working on Anthropology, Law, Archeology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 121 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (16 papers), South African History and Culture (16 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (11 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (9 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (8 papers), Law in Society and Culture (5 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (5 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (4.0k citations), Sociology and Political Science (6.2k citations), Archeology (148 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (558 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (2.3k citations). John Comaroff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Jean Comaroff, P. H. Gulliver, Sam C. Nolutshungu, Simon Roberts, Jan Vansina, Joan Vincent, Roy Willis, Susan Drucker‐Brown, Blair Rutherford and Richard Rathbone. Their work appears in journals such as American Ethnologist, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Law & Social Inquiry, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines.
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