Lucy Mair

6.2k total citations
180 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Lucy Mair is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucy Mair has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Anthropology, 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Lucy Mair's work include African history and culture studies (18 papers), African history and culture analysis (13 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (11 papers). Lucy Mair is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (18 papers), African history and culture analysis (13 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (11 papers). Lucy Mair collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Austria. Lucy Mair's co-authors include Jack Goody, Sally Falk Moore, Audrey I. Richards, Ian Cunnison, E. E. Evans‐Pritchard, F. G. Bailey, Keith Hart, M. G. Marwick, Hilda Kuper and Meyer Fortes and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Lucy Mair

160 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lucy Mair United Kingdom 32 1.3k 883 522 180 177 180 3.0k
Max Gluckman United Kingdom 24 1.4k 1.1× 760 0.9× 498 1.0× 108 0.6× 150 0.8× 66 3.0k
Sally Falk Moore United States 25 1.7k 1.3× 853 1.0× 889 1.7× 77 0.4× 199 1.1× 70 3.7k
J. H. Iliffe United States 17 861 0.7× 827 0.9× 419 0.8× 105 0.6× 166 0.9× 46 2.1k
P. H. Gulliver Canada 24 858 0.7× 466 0.5× 376 0.7× 61 0.3× 102 0.6× 57 2.1k
Gerald D. Berreman United States 20 1.1k 0.8× 682 0.8× 666 1.3× 97 0.5× 199 1.1× 58 2.4k
Adam Kuper United Kingdom 27 1.3k 1.0× 957 1.1× 381 0.7× 141 0.8× 134 0.8× 136 2.7k
Walter Rodney Switzerland 14 1.1k 0.8× 602 0.7× 430 0.8× 303 1.7× 171 1.0× 36 2.4k
Laura Nader United States 24 1.2k 1.0× 409 0.5× 657 1.3× 129 0.7× 90 0.5× 96 2.7k
Jane I. Guyer United States 29 1.5k 1.1× 996 1.1× 553 1.1× 99 0.6× 186 1.1× 107 3.5k
Robert I. Rotberg United States 27 2.2k 1.7× 608 0.7× 1.3k 2.4× 148 0.8× 203 1.1× 172 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lucy Mair

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lucy Mair

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mair, Lucy. (2008). Off the map : land and housing rights violations in Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages. 16 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1982). Wives for Cattle: Bridewealth and Marriage in South Africa. African Affairs. 81(325). 592–593. 3 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy & Joseph C. Miller. (1980). The African Past Speaks. RAIN. 11–11. 34 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1978). African Kingdoms. RAIN. 14–14. 1 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy & S. C. Humphreys. (1978). Anthropology and the Greeks. RAIN. 8–8. 40 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1976). The Social Anthropology of Africa: an introduction. African Affairs. 75(300). 386–386. 13 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy, et al.. (1975). Studies in Social Anthropology: Essays in Memory of E. E. Evans-Pritchard by His Former Oxford Colleagues. British Journal of Sociology. 26(3). 370–370. 3 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy & Keith F. Otterbein. (1973). Comparative Cultural Analysis: An Introduction to Anthropology. Man. 8(1). 122–122. 11 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy, et al.. (1969). La brujería en los pueblos primitivos actuales.
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Mair, Lucy. (1964). Witchcraft as a Problem in the Study of Religion. Cahiers d études africaines. 4(15). 335–348. 3 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy, et al.. (1964). New Nations. Ethnohistory. 11(3). 284–284.
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Mair, Lucy. (1959). Colonial Planning: A Comparative Study. International Affairs. 35(2). 204–204. 1 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1957). Representative Local Government as a Problem in Social Change. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 21. 1–17. 3 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1957). Australian Colonial Policy: A Survey of Native Administration and European Development in Papua. International Affairs. 33(3). 359–359. 5 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1956). Custom and Conflict in Africa. By Max Gluckman. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1955. Pp. ix + 173. 12s. 6d.. Africa. 26(4). 422–423. 1 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy. (1952). Seven Tribes of British Central Africa. International Affairs. 28(4). 529–529. 8 indexed citations
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Mair, Lucy, et al.. (1951). Bantu Languages at the University of Leyden. Africa. 21(2). 150–150. 1 indexed citations

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