About Marvin Harris is a scholar working on
Anthropology ,
Sociology and Political Science and
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology .
According to data from OpenAlex, Marvin Harris has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in
Anthropology , 11 papers in
Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology . Recurrent topics in Marvin Harris's work include
Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (8 papers),
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (4 papers) and
Livestock Management and Performance Improvement (4 papers). Marvin Harris is often cited by papers focused on Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (8 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (4 papers) and Livestock Management and Performance Improvement (4 papers). Marvin Harris collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
Brazil and
India . Marvin Harris's co-authors include
Peter Loïzos ,
Waldo E. Haisley ,
John Gillin ,
Thomas N. Headland ,
Kenneth L. Pike ,
Stephen K. Sanderson ,
William Divale ,
Charles Wagley ,
Bryan Byrne and
Wilhelm E. Mühlmann and has published in prestigious journals such as
Academy of Management Review ,
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and
American Sociological Review .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers The Rise of Anthropological Theory 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1983 200 400 600 Peers Marvin Harris
Comparison fields: 5 of 179 Sociology and Political Science 2.1k Anthropology 852 Social Psychology 594 Political Science and International Relations 463 Cultural Studies 397 General Health Professions 371 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 363 Paleontology 350 Education 297 Geography, Planning and Development 253 Demography 251 Economics and Econometrics 248 Gender Studies 242 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 235 Genetics 211 Clinical Psychology 208 Philosophy 195 Developmental and Educational Psychology 186 Food Science 179 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 162 Archeology 162 History and Philosophy of Science 160 History 157 Communication 135 Global and Planetary Change 133 Health 125 Ecology 124 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 119 Literature and Literary Theory 113 Language and Linguistics 108 Safety Research 107 Cognitive Neuroscience 98 Management Science and Operations Research 91 Strategy and Management 89 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 83 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 80 Urban Studies 73 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 69 Religious studies 68 Linguistics and Language 67 Archeology 64 Marketing 63 Nature and Landscape Conservation 61 Plant Science 53 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 47 Public Administration 45 Artificial Intelligence 41 Nutrition and Dietetics 40 Management Information Systems 39 General Psychology 39 Law 38 Environmental Engineering 38 Information Systems 38 Information Systems and Management 37 Management of Technology and Innovation 37 Psychiatry and Mental health 36 Music 35 Soil Science 33 Agronomy and Crop Science 33 Development 29 Accounting 25 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 25 Epidemiology 25 Applied Psychology 24 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 23 Atmospheric Science 21 Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 General Social Sciences 19 Human-Computer Interaction 18 Business and International Management 17 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 17 Building and Construction 16 Pharmacy 15 Museology 15 Finance 15 Physiology 14 Conservation 13 Statistics and Probability 13 Reproductive Medicine 12 Mechanical Engineering 12 Computer Science Applications 12 Infectious Diseases 12 Space and Planetary Science 12 Molecular Biology 12 Obstetrics and Gynecology 11 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 11 Speech and Hearing 11 Computational Theory and Mathematics 11 Small Animals 11 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 10 Transportation 9 Oncology 9 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 9 Ecological Modeling 8 Aquatic Science 8 Animal Science and Zoology 8 Classics 8 Human Factors and Ergonomics 8 Developmental Biology 7 Media Technology 7 Emergency Medical Services 7 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 Pharmacology 6 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 Forestry 6 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 5 Pharmacology 5 Immunology 5 Water Science and Technology 5 General Arts and Humanities 5 Biomedical Engineering 5 Rehabilitation 4 Cell Biology 4 Ocean Engineering 4 Occupational Therapy 4 Microbiology 4 Health Information Management 4 Virology 4 Sensory Systems 4 Surgery 4 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 Pollution 4 Complementary and alternative medicine 4 Environmental Chemistry 3 Automotive Engineering 3 Family Practice 3 Neurology 3 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 Computer Networks and Communications 3 Civil and Structural Engineering 3 Modeling and Simulation 3 Hematology 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Biochemistry 2 Spectroscopy 2 Emergency Medicine 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Signal Processing 2 Control and Systems Engineering 2 Anatomy 2 Insect Science 2 Periodontics 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 Earth-Surface Processes 2 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 Oceanography 2 Applied Mathematics 2 Dermatology 2 General Decision Sciences 2 Endocrinology 1 Biotechnology 1 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Software 1 Leadership and Management 1 Geophysics 1 Architecture 1 Organic Chemistry 1 Catalysis 1 Research and Theory 1 Genetics 1 Biophysics 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Biological Psychiatry 1 Parasitology 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Library and Information Sciences 1 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Ophthalmology 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Neurology 1
Sociology and Political Science 2.1k Anthropology 852 Social Psychology 594 Political Science and International Relations 463 Cultural Studies 397 Mircéa Éliade United States
Fredrik Barth United States
Rodney Needham United Kingdom
Elizabeth Colson United States
George Peter Murdock United States
Edmund Leach United States
E. E. Evans‐Pritchard United Kingdom
Maurice Bloch United Kingdom
Jack Goody United Kingdom
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All Works Load more (20 of 86) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 0 3 8 4 18 5 58 6 5 7 Emics and Etics the Insider/Outsider Debate
406 8 1 9 America now : the anthropology of a changing culture
1981 · Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) · Marvin Harris 35 10 6 11 1 12 12 13 0 14 3 15 2 16 4 17 1 18 8 19 Patterns of race in the Americas
284 20 1960 · Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences · Marvin Harris 10
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