Marcia Wright

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Marcia Wright is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcia Wright has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Anthropology, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Marcia Wright's work include African history and culture studies (15 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (14 papers) and African history and culture analysis (7 papers). Marcia Wright is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (15 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (14 papers) and African history and culture analysis (7 papers). Marcia Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Gambia. Marcia Wright's co-authors include Colin Bundy, Garen J. Wintemute, Elizabeth Schmidt, Shula Marks, Martin Chanock, Abdul Sheriff, Margaret Hay, Margaret Strobel, F. P. Rivara and Claire Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, The American Historical Review and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Marcia Wright

44 papers receiving 923 citations

Hit Papers

The Rise and Fall of the South African Peasantry 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
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. The Rise and Fall of the South African Peasantry
    1980 419 citations Marcia Wright, Colin Bundy 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
Marcia Wright United States 17 634 483 164 156 151 47 1.3k
Dorothy L. Hodgson United States 22 678 1.1× 390 0.8× 43 0.3× 50 0.3× 242 1.6× 52 1.4k
Joan Vincent United States 14 529 0.8× 431 0.9× 22 0.1× 110 0.7× 256 1.7× 41 1.2k
Megan Vaughan United Kingdom 20 535 0.8× 391 0.8× 27 0.2× 24 0.2× 97 0.6× 52 1.4k
Rhoda E. Howard Canada 16 618 1.0× 76 0.2× 76 0.5× 110 0.7× 273 1.8× 55 1.0k
Steven Robins South Africa 23 873 1.4× 271 0.6× 34 0.2× 165 1.1× 227 1.5× 61 1.6k
Shula Marks United Kingdom 22 1.0k 1.6× 489 1.0× 27 0.2× 172 1.1× 120 0.8× 83 1.7k
Francis Paul Prucha United States 18 471 0.7× 249 0.5× 231 1.4× 37 0.2× 264 1.7× 107 1.3k
Harri Englund United Kingdom 18 648 1.0× 379 0.8× 23 0.1× 32 0.2× 170 1.1× 47 1.1k
Tim Rowse Australia 19 529 0.8× 263 0.5× 445 2.7× 45 0.3× 175 1.2× 112 1.4k
Kenneth Good Australia 18 503 0.8× 241 0.5× 43 0.3× 43 0.3× 164 1.1× 47 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Marcia Wright

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marcia Wright

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcia Wright

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ramakrishnan, Girija, Marcia Wright, Masud Alam, et al.. (2016). Rapid assessment of tetanus vaccine-induced immunity in Bangladesh and the Gambia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 87(3). 272–274. 2 indexed citations
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Wintemute, Garen J., Philip J. Cook, & Marcia Wright. (2005). Risk factors among handgun retailers for frequent and disproportionate sales of guns used in violent and firearm related crimes. Injury Prevention. 11(6). 357–363. 44 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia, et al.. (2005). People and guns involved in denied and completed handgun sales. Injury Prevention. 11(4). 247–250. 8 indexed citations
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Wintemute, Garen J., et al.. (2003). Association between handgun purchase and mortality from firearm injury. Injury Prevention. 9(1). 48–52. 55 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia & Peter Coss. (2000). The Moral World of the Law. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 33(3). 688–688. 15 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia, Garen J. Wintemute, & F. P. Rivara. (1999). Effectiveness of denial of handgun purchase to persons believed to be at high risk for firearm violence.. American Journal of Public Health. 89(1). 88–90. 61 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia. (1997). An old nationalist in new nationalist times: Donald Siwale and the state in Zambia: 1948–1963. Journal of Southern African Studies. 23(2). 339–351. 1 indexed citations
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Wintemute, Garen J., Jess F. Kraus, Stephen P. Teret, & Marcia Wright. (1990). Death resulting from motor vehicle immersions: the nature of the injuries, personal and environmental contributing factors, and potential interventions.. American Journal of Public Health. 80(9). 1068–1070. 28 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia, Douglas H. Johnson, & David G. Anderson. (1990). The Ecology of Survival: Case Studies from Northeast African History. African Economic History. 190–190. 12 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia & Abdul Sheriff. (1988). Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar. African Economic History. 178–178. 59 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia. (1988). Autobiographies, histoires de vie et biographies de femmes africaines en tant que textes militants.. Cahiers d études africaines. 28(109). 45–58.
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Moore, Sally Falk, Margaret Hay, & Marcia Wright. (1983). African Women and the Law: Historical Perspectives. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 16(2). 306–306. 31 indexed citations
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Robertson, Claire, Margaret Hay, & Marcia Wright. (1983). African Women and the Law: Historical Perspectives. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 17(3). 573–573. 54 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia & Colin Bundy. (1980). The Rise and Fall of the South African Peasantry. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 13(2). 337–337. 419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wright, Marcia. (1975). Women in Peril: A Commentary on the Life Stories of Captives in Nineteenth Century East-Central Africa. 800–821. 11 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia, et al.. (1973). German Missions in Tanganyika 1891-1941. Lutherans and Moravians in the Southern Highlands. Journal of Religion in Africa. 5(1). 72–72. 14 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia, et al.. (1972). German Missions in Tanganyika 1891-1941: Lutherans and Moravians in the Southern Highlands. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 5(3). 524–524. 7 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia. (1971). African History in the 1960's: Religion. African Studies Review. 14(3). 439–439. 3 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia, et al.. (1970). The Princes of Nyakyusa. African Historical Studies. 3(2). 506–506. 5 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia. (1968). Chief Merere and the Germans. 69. 41–49. 2 indexed citations

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