Michael Banton

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Banton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Banton has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Michael Banton's work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers), African history and culture studies (5 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 papers). Michael Banton is often cited by papers focused on Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 papers), African history and culture studies (5 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 papers). Michael Banton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Michael Banton's co-authors include Jocalyn Clark, Morrison G. Wong, Ashley Montagu, Winthrop D. Jordan, Jonathan Harwood, Daniel F. McCall, Christie Davies, Peter Marris, William Julius Wilson and Paula Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Michael Banton

140 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion. 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 100 200 300

Peers

Michael Banton
Comparison fields: 5 of 127
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.9k
  • Political Science and International Relations 701
  • Anthropology 332
  • Demography 204
  • Education 201
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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Banton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Banton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Banton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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West African City: A Study of Tribal Life in Freetown
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2 1
3
Social Capital as a source of Majority Sentiment
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4 2
5 18
6 7
7 10
8 1
9 9
10 30
11 15
12 2
13 1
14 2
15
1960: A Turning Point in the Study of Race Relations
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16 5
17 8
18 116
19 6
20 18

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