Martin Chanock

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 825 citations indexed

About

Martin Chanock is a scholar working on Anthropology, Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Chanock has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 825 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Anthropology, 10 papers in Law and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Martin Chanock's work include Legal Issues in South Africa (9 papers), African history and culture studies (8 papers) and Comparative and International Law Studies (7 papers). Martin Chanock is often cited by papers focused on Legal Issues in South Africa (9 papers), African history and culture studies (8 papers) and Comparative and International Law Studies (7 papers). Martin Chanock collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Martin Chanock's co-authors include Joan Vincent, Jane L. Parpart, Marcia Wright, David L. Callies, Fred P. Bosselman, Prosser Gifford, T. O. Beidelman, Bruce Fetter, Michael McCann and Sol Picciotto and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and African Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Martin Chanock

20 papers receiving 574 citations

Hit Papers

Law, Custom and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in ... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300
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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. Law, Custom and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia
    1986 386 citations Joan Vincent, Martin Chanock 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
Martin Chanock Australia 11 407 266 252 205 190 22 825
Colin Bundy United Kingdom 10 480 1.2× 192 0.7× 204 0.8× 77 0.4× 129 0.7× 31 791
Barbara Oomen Netherlands 14 547 1.3× 206 0.8× 92 0.4× 269 1.3× 91 0.5× 58 835
Charles van Onselen South Africa 16 614 1.5× 125 0.5× 393 1.6× 67 0.3× 44 0.2× 33 882
Martin Legassick South Africa 13 429 1.1× 154 0.6× 146 0.6× 74 0.4× 26 0.1× 39 626
Daniel S. Lev United States 19 599 1.5× 392 1.5× 85 0.3× 456 2.2× 35 0.2× 40 968
Yash Ghai Hong Kong 15 383 0.9× 162 0.6× 83 0.3× 336 1.6× 34 0.2× 77 686
Michael Neocosmos South Africa 11 372 0.9× 69 0.3× 65 0.3× 75 0.4× 60 0.3× 33 500
Franz Ansprenger Germany 4 342 0.8× 48 0.2× 113 0.4× 161 0.8× 38 0.2× 22 553
Mark Goodale Switzerland 14 447 1.1× 108 0.4× 152 0.6× 339 1.7× 21 0.1× 52 811
Filip Reyntjens Belgium 19 1.0k 2.5× 39 0.1× 91 0.4× 460 2.2× 53 0.3× 88 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Chanock

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Chanock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Chanock

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Martin Chanock. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Martin Chanock 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 Martin Chanock. Martin Chanock 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
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Klug, Heinz, Michael McCann, Martin Chanock, et al.. (2016). The New Legal Realism. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (2010). Constitutionalism, democracy and Africa: Constitutionalism upside down. 28(2). 126. 3 indexed citations
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Bosselman, Fred P., et al.. (2006). The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (2001). The Making of South African Legal Culture 1902–1936. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 79 indexed citations
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Wright, Marcia & Martin Chanock. (2001). The Making of South African Legal Culture, 1902-1936: Fear, Favour, and Prejudice. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34(1). 187–187. 64 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1998). The Lawyers' Self: Sketches on Establishing a Professional Identity in South Africa 1900-1925. 16(1). 59. 2 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1991). Law, state and culture : thinking about "customary law" after apartheid. 11 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1991). A Peculiar Sharpness: An Essay on Property in the History of Customary Law in Colonial Africa. The Journal of African History. 32(1). 65–88. 53 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1989). Writing South African Legal History: A Prospectus. The Journal of African History. 30(2). 265–288. 10 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1989). NEITHER CUSTOMARY NOR LEGAL: AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW IN AN ERA OF FAMILY LAW REFORM. International Journal of Law Policy and the Family. 3(1). 72–88. 54 indexed citations
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Beidelman, T. O. & Martin Chanock. (1987). Law, Custom and Social Order, the Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia. American Journal of Legal History. 31(1). 71–71. 3 indexed citations
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Parpart, Jane L. & Martin Chanock. (1987). Law, Custom, and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia. The American Historical Review. 92(5). 1247–1247. 73 indexed citations
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Vincent, Joan & Martin Chanock. (1986). Law, Custom and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 19(4). 693–693. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fetter, Bruce & Martin Chanock. (1978). Britain, Rhodesia and South Africa 1900-45: The Unconsummated Union. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 11(2). 357–357. 2 indexed citations
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Gifford, Prosser & Martin Chanock. (1978). Britain, Rhodesia and South Africa, 1900-45: The Unconsummated Union. The American Historical Review. 83(3). 781–781. 3 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1978). Nec-Traditionalism and the Customary Law in Malawi. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. 10(16). 80–91. 6 indexed citations
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Chanock, Martin. (1973). Notes for an Agricultural History of Malawi. 27–35. 2 indexed citations

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