Louis Brenner

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Louis Brenner is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Brenner has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 23 papers in Anthropology and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Louis Brenner's work include African history and culture analysis (19 papers), Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (11 papers) and African Studies and Geopolitics (9 papers). Louis Brenner is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture analysis (19 papers), Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (11 papers) and African Studies and Geopolitics (9 papers). Louis Brenner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. Louis Brenner's co-authors include Annemarie Schımmel, Murray Last, Andrew F. Clark, Gail M. Gerhart, Richard Roberts, Alí A. Mazrui, Robert I. Rotberg, Peter B. Clarke, C. C. Stewart and Robert O. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

In The Last Decade

Louis Brenner

40 papers receiving 711 citations

Hit Papers

Mystical Dimensions of Islam 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Mystical Dimensions of Islam
    1976 300 citations Louis Brenner et al. The International Journal of African Historical Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Louis Brenner United Kingdom 15 496 427 402 208 120 51 1.1k
Richard Werbner United Kingdom 19 740 1.5× 181 0.4× 651 1.6× 100 0.5× 22 0.2× 70 1.4k
Elizabeth Isichei New Zealand 13 322 0.6× 110 0.3× 228 0.6× 106 0.5× 55 0.5× 38 713
Michael Carrithers United Kingdom 17 536 1.1× 185 0.4× 408 1.0× 63 0.3× 13 0.1× 42 1.3k
Daniel F. McCall United States 19 372 0.8× 129 0.3× 466 1.2× 79 0.4× 16 0.1× 72 1.3k
Wyatt MacGaffey United States 21 532 1.1× 174 0.4× 629 1.6× 88 0.4× 15 0.1× 113 1.2k
David Parkin United Kingdom 18 402 0.8× 134 0.3× 341 0.8× 58 0.3× 12 0.1× 53 1.2k
Todd Sanders United Kingdom 12 562 1.1× 133 0.3× 467 1.2× 73 0.4× 14 0.1× 24 1.0k
David Henige United States 15 315 0.6× 154 0.4× 487 1.2× 85 0.4× 8 0.1× 145 1.1k
Igor Kopytoff United States 11 475 1.0× 205 0.5× 633 1.6× 42 0.2× 10 0.1× 38 1.1k
Akbar S. Ahmed United States 20 571 1.2× 481 1.1× 165 0.4× 154 0.7× 5 0.0× 88 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Louis Brenner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louis Brenner

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All Works

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Clark, Andrew F. & Louis Brenner. (2001). Controlling Knowledge: Religion, Power, and Schooling in a West African Muslim Society. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34(3). 675–675. 113 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (2000). Histories of Religion in Africa. Journal of Religion in Africa. 30(2). 143–143. 1 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (1999). The study of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 4(1). 31–31. 2 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (1990). Fusion of the Worlds. An Ethnography of Possession among the Songhay of Niger. African Affairs. 89(357). 596–598. 3 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis, et al.. (1987). Inventaire de la Bibliotheque 'Umarienne de Segou. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 20(2). 357–357. 4 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (1985). Three Fulbe Scholars in Borno. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 10. 107–113. 1 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis, et al.. (1985). Guide to Islam. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 18(1). 190–190.
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Stewart, C. C. & Louis Brenner. (1985). West African Sufi: The Religious Heritage and Spiritual Search of Cerno Bokar Saalif Taal. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 18(2). 365–365. 17 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis & D. J. E. Maier. (1984). Priests and Power: The Case of the Dente Shrine in Nineteenth-Century Ghana. The American Historical Review. 89(5). 1372–1372. 8 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis & Paul Irwin. (1982). Liptako Speaks. History from Oral Tradition in Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 15(3). 487–487. 3 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis, et al.. (1982). The Growth of Islam among the Yoruba, 1841-1908. The American Historical Review. 87(1). 231–231. 2 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis, et al.. (1981). The Hausa Factor in West African History. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 14(3). 553–553. 59 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis & David Robinson. (1980). The Project for the Conservation of Malian Arabic Manuscripts. History in Africa. 7. 329–332. 2 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (1980). Originality of thought and method in West African Islamic teaching: a Fulfulde example. OpenBU (Boston University). 1 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (1974). Legitimizing Political Behavior in Borno. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 7(2). 199–209. 1 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis & Mervyn Hiskett. (1974). The Sword of Truth: The Life and Times of Shehu Usuman dan Fodio. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 5(2). 354–354. 9 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis, Robert I. Rotberg, & Alí A. Mazrui. (1971). Protest and Power in Black Africa. African Historical Studies. 4(1). 141–141. 48 indexed citations
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Brenner, Louis. (1952). Forest Quadrat Studies at the Arboretum and Observations on Forest Succession. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 39(2). 165–165. 3 indexed citations

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