Lorenzo Thomas

518 total citations
25 papers, 127 citations indexed

About

Lorenzo Thomas is a scholar working on Music, Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorenzo Thomas has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 127 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Music, 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Lorenzo Thomas's work include Music History and Culture (6 papers), Race, History, and American Society (3 papers) and Latin American and Latino Studies (2 papers). Lorenzo Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Music History and Culture (6 papers), Race, History, and American Society (3 papers) and Latin American and Latino Studies (2 papers). Lorenzo Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lorenzo Thomas's co-authors include Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Elizabeth West, William Baer, Derek Walcott, Jon Michael Spencer and Reid Badger and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Southern History, Notes and African American Review.

In The Last Decade

Lorenzo Thomas

13 papers receiving 43 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lorenzo Thomas United States 5 65 49 35 24 18 25 127
Albert Murray Botswana 7 41 0.6× 48 1.0× 35 1.0× 8 0.3× 18 1.0× 20 118
Amiri Baraka 7 35 0.5× 46 0.9× 22 0.6× 23 1.0× 15 0.8× 32 105
Ann Charters 9 78 1.2× 41 0.8× 43 1.2× 17 0.7× 27 1.5× 24 144
Jeffrey Melnick United States 5 29 0.4× 49 1.0× 45 1.3× 13 0.5× 12 0.7× 16 103
George Bornstein United States 5 79 1.2× 38 0.8× 8 0.2× 9 0.4× 16 0.9× 30 127
Lawrence P. Jackson United States 5 48 0.7× 46 0.9× 10 0.3× 12 0.5× 25 1.4× 10 102
Bryan Reynolds United States 7 46 0.7× 31 0.6× 11 0.3× 11 0.5× 12 0.7× 16 89
Thadious M. Davis United States 6 56 0.9× 44 0.9× 7 0.2× 25 1.0× 22 1.2× 32 103
Rita B. Dandridge United States 3 67 1.0× 52 1.1× 6 0.2× 22 0.9× 33 1.8× 9 121
Vera M. Kutzinski United States 7 40 0.6× 54 1.1× 11 0.3× 45 1.9× 11 0.6× 29 113

Countries citing papers authored by Lorenzo Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lorenzo Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorenzo Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lorenzo Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lorenzo Thomas 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 Lorenzo Thomas. Lorenzo Thomas 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.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (2008). Don't Deny My Name. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
2.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (2006). The Need to Speak: Tom Dent and the Shaping of a Black Aesthetic. African American Review. 40(2). 325.
3.
Thomas, Lorenzo, et al.. (2003). Another South: Experimental Writing in the South.
4.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (2003). The Character of Consciousness. African American Review. 37(2/3). 189–189. 4 indexed citations
5.
Thomas, Lorenzo, et al.. (2001). The Furious Flowering of African American Poetry. African American Review. 35(1). 148–148. 14 indexed citations
6.
Thomas, Lorenzo & Aldon Lynn Nielsen. (2000). Black Chant: Languages of African-American Postmodernism. African American Review. 34(1). 157–157. 46 indexed citations
7.
Thomas, Lorenzo, Derek Walcott, & William Baer. (1999). Conversations with Derek Walcott. African American Review. 33(4). 708–708. 5 indexed citations
8.
Thomas, Lorenzo, et al.. (1999). An Interview with Lorenzo Thomas. Callaloo. 22(2). 287–305.
9.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1999). Diplomacy. Callaloo. 22(2). 280–280.
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Thomas, Lorenzo, et al.. (1998). Portraits of Community: African American Photography in Texas.. The Journal of Southern History. 64(4). 764–764. 1 indexed citations
11.
Thomas, Lorenzo & Jon Michael Spencer. (1998). Re-Searching Black Music.. The Journal of Southern History. 64(1). 161–161. 1 indexed citations
12.
Thomas, Lorenzo, et al.. (1997). In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry.. African American Review. 31(2). 357–357. 4 indexed citations
13.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1997). Authenticity and Elevation: Sterling Brown's Theory of the Blues. African American Review. 31(3). 409–409. 3 indexed citations
14.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1995). "Classical Jazz" and the Black Arts Movement. African American Review. 29(2). 237–237. 3 indexed citations
15.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1993). Alea's Children: The Avant-Garde on the Lower East Side, 1960-1970. African American Review. 27(4). 573–573. 3 indexed citations
16.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1992). "Communicating by Horns": Jazz and Redemption in the Poetry of the Beats and the Black Arts Movement. African American Review. 26(2). 291–291. 1 indexed citations
17.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1991). "You've Got to Put Yourself in It": The Voice in Poetry.. 22(3). 13–15.
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Thomas, Lorenzo. (1990). A sense of community: Blues music as primer for urbanization. Popular Music & Society. 14(2). 77–86. 1 indexed citations
19.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1979). Chances Are Few. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
20.
Thomas, Lorenzo. (1978). The Shadow World: New York's Umbra Workshop & Origins of the Black Arts Movement. Callaloo. 53–53. 3 indexed citations

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