Kwasi Wiredu

2.6k total citations
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kwasi Wiredu is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwasi Wiredu has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Education, 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Kwasi Wiredu's work include African cultural and philosophical studies (17 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (2 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers). Kwasi Wiredu is often cited by papers focused on African cultural and philosophical studies (17 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (2 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers). Kwasi Wiredu collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. Kwasi Wiredu's co-authors include Irving Leonard Markovitz, Jan Vansina, Kwame Gyekye and M.B. Ramose and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Healthcare Materials and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Kwasi Wiredu

31 papers receiving 795 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kwasi Wiredu United States 15 704 478 330 285 110 32 1.1k
Paulin J. Hountondji Benin 12 518 0.7× 395 0.8× 285 0.9× 234 0.8× 47 0.4× 42 987
Archbishop Desmond Tutu 1 397 0.6× 670 1.4× 244 0.7× 120 0.4× 74 0.7× 3 1.1k
Gerd Baumann Netherlands 10 144 0.2× 782 1.6× 224 0.7× 157 0.6× 60 0.5× 32 1.2k
Kwame Gyekye Ghana 8 312 0.4× 214 0.4× 133 0.4× 113 0.4× 42 0.4× 21 544
Leila Ahmed United States 9 149 0.2× 918 1.9× 631 1.9× 120 0.4× 36 0.3× 19 1.3k
Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad United States 22 259 0.4× 1.0k 2.1× 485 1.5× 77 0.3× 57 0.5× 51 1.3k
Fátima Mernissi Morocco 14 137 0.2× 803 1.7× 553 1.7× 122 0.4× 30 0.3× 36 1.2k
Michael Moffatt United States 10 209 0.3× 296 0.6× 129 0.4× 111 0.4× 57 0.5× 25 730
M. Jacqui Alexander South Africa 8 150 0.2× 866 1.8× 164 0.5× 171 0.6× 46 0.4× 16 1.3k
Kirin Narayan United States 13 89 0.1× 573 1.2× 168 0.5× 314 1.1× 83 0.8× 42 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kwasi Wiredu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kwasi Wiredu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (2013). Truth and Dialogue. 3. 1 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (2010). An African Religions Perspective. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
3.
Wiredu, Kwasi, et al.. (2009). Philosophy and social reconstruction in Africa. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
4.
Wiredu, Kwasi. (2005). Reflections on Cultural Diversity. Diogenes. 52(1). 117–128. 1 indexed citations
5.
Wiredu, Kwasi. (2005). Prolegomena to an African philosophy of education. South African Journal of Higher Education. 18(3). 15 indexed citations
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Ramose, M.B., et al.. (2003). Epistemology and the tradition in Africa. 259–319. 2 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (2002). Conceptual decolonization as an imperative in contemporary African philosophy : some personal reflections. Rue Descartes. n° 36(2). 53–64. 56 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1998). The state, civil society and democracy in Africa. 12(1). 241–252. 7 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1998). Toward Decolonizing African Philosophy And Religion. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 93 indexed citations
10.
Wiredu, Kwasi. (1998). Can Philosophy Be Intercultural?. Diogenes. 46(184). 147–167. 5 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1997). African philosophy and inter-cultural dialogue. 11. 29–42. 2 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1997). Cultural Universals and Particulars. Indiana University Press eBooks. 60 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1995). Are There Cultural Universals?. The Monist. 78(1). 52–64. 18 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1993). Canons of Conceptualization. The Monist. 76(4). 450–476. 4 indexed citations
15.
Wiredu, Kwasi & Kwame Gyekye. (1992). Person and Community. 24 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1992). African philosophical tradition: a case study of the Akan. The Philosophical Forum. 24. 10 indexed citations
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Gyekye, Kwame & Kwasi Wiredu. (1992). Person and Community: Ghanaian Philosophical Studies I. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 9(19). e2000647–e2000647. 87 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi. (1990). Are there cultural universals. 4(2). 4–19. 5 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi, et al.. (1981). Philosophy and An African Culture. African Studies Review. 24(4). 119–119. 59 indexed citations
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Wiredu, Kwasi, et al.. (1980). Philosophy and African Culture. Philosophy. 56(216). 18 indexed citations

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