Joost Fontein

1.2k citations
34 papers · 496 indexed · h-index 13
Topics
African studies and sociopolitical issues (22 papers)Anthropological Studies and Insights (12 papers)African history and culture studies (11 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaJournal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteAfrican Affairs

In The Last Decade

Joost Fontein

30 papers receiving 419 citations

Peers

Joost Fontein
Comparison fields: 5 of 69
  • Sociology and Political Science 289
  • Anthropology 273
  • Political Science and International Relations 70
  • Archeology 53
  • Soil Science 51
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Fields of papers citing papers by Joost Fontein

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joost Fontein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joost Fontein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joost Fontein 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 Joost Fontein. Joost Fontein 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
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Rain, Power, Sovereignty and the Materiality of Signs in southern Zimbabwe
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9 31
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11 15
12 66
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'We Want to Belong to Our Roots and We Want to be Modern People':New Farmers, Old Claims Around Lake Mutirikwi, Southern Zimbabwe
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About Joost Fontein

Joost Fontein is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 34 papers that have together received 496 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African studies and sociopolitical issues (22 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (12 papers) and African history and culture studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (50 citations), Anthropology (273 citations) and Space and Planetary Science (25 citations). Joost Fontein has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Cara Krmpotich, Constance Smith, JoAnn McGregor and William Beinart. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and African Affairs.

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