John S. Saul

1.8k total citations
93 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

John S. Saul is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Saul has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Anthropology and 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in John S. Saul's work include African history and culture studies (16 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (13 papers) and South African History and Culture (13 papers). John S. Saul is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (16 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (13 papers) and South African History and Culture (13 papers). John S. Saul collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Ireland and United Kingdom. John S. Saul's co-authors include Colin Leys, Stephen Gelb, Patrick Manning, Giovanni Arrighi, Patrick Bond, Lionel Cliffe, Robert A Obudho, John Loxley, Frederick Johnstone and Richard Saunders and has published in prestigious journals such as Development and Change, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and Third World Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

John S. Saul

79 papers receiving 653 citations

Peers

John S. Saul
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  • Sociology and Political Science 573
  • Anthropology 265
  • Political Science and International Relations 208
  • Development 121
  • Education 109
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Countries citing papers authored by John S. Saul

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Fields of papers citing papers by John S. Saul

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John S. Saul

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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On taming a revolution: the South African case
3
3
Revolutionary traveller : freeze-frames from a life
13
4
A Life Looking Forward: Memoirs of an Independent Marxist
0
5 5
6 3
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Globalization, Imperialism, Development: False Binaries and Radical Resolutions
7
8
Identifying Class, Classifying Difference
1
9 2
10
Magical Market Realism
6
11
Globalism, Socialism and Democracy in the South African Transition
8
12
Rethinking the Frelimo State
8
13
Structural Reform: A Model for Revolutionary Transformation of South Africa?
4
14 3
15
The Southern African Revolution
2
16 2
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Socialist transition and external intervention: Mozambique and South Africa's war
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18 8
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The State in Post-Colonial Societies: Tanzania
49
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Nationalism and Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
23

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