Neil Parsons

707 total citations
38 papers, 391 citations indexed

About

Neil Parsons is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Parsons has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 391 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Anthropology, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Neil Parsons's work include African history and culture studies (19 papers), South African History and Culture (9 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 papers). Neil Parsons is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (19 papers), South African History and Culture (9 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 papers). Neil Parsons collaborates with scholars based in Botswana, United Kingdom and South Africa. Neil Parsons's co-authors include Robin Palmer, Hoyt Alverson, Landeg White, Willie Henderson, Gail M. Gerhart, Adam Kuper, Ray Jones, Anita O’Connor, Heather Skirton and Robert H. Bates and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Neil Parsons

30 papers receiving 258 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Neil Parsons Botswana	9	224	160	44	38	37	38	391
Kristin Mann United States	9	197 0.9×	235 1.5×	44 1.0×	36 0.9×	55 1.5×	31	454
Jeanne Marie Penvenne United States	13	268 1.2×	256 1.6×	34 0.8×	37 1.0×	58 1.6×	38	518
Eric Worby South Africa	10	331 1.5×	160 1.0×	52 1.2×	26 0.7×	26 0.7×	20	426
Leonard Leslie Bessant	8	375 1.7×	280 1.8×	49 1.1×	27 0.7×	58 1.6×	11	520
Landeg White United Kingdom	16	337 1.5×	292 1.8×	57 1.3×	46 1.2×	57 1.5×	29	650
Maxwell Owusu United States	11	184 0.8×	98 0.6×	24 0.5×	37 1.0×	72 1.9×	35	427
Angela Cheater Zimbabwe	12	344 1.5×	200 1.3×	121 2.8×	46 1.2×	75 2.0×	30	528
Gwendolyn Mikell United States	9	157 0.7×	74 0.5×	42 1.0×	45 1.2×	39 1.1×	23	366
Kathleen Sheldon United States	12	189 0.8×	141 0.9×	30 0.7×	37 1.0×	67 1.8×	39	409
Stanley Trapido United Kingdom	10	368 1.6×	184 1.1×	42 1.0×	31 0.8×	43 1.2×	32	518

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Parsons

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20 of 20 papers shown

Parsons, Neil. (2013). The State and the Social: State Formation in Botswana and Its Precolonial and Colonial Genealogies. Journal of Southern African Studies. 39(4). 1000–1002.

Jones, Ray, et al.. (2012). Costs and difficulties of recruiting patients to provide e-health support: pilot study in one primary care trust. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 12(1). 25–25. 14 indexed citations

Parsons, Neil. (2004). Environment, Power and Injustice : A South African History, Nancy Jacobs : book review. 36(1). 208–210.

Parsons, Neil, et al.. (2003). Missing persons and stolen bodies: the repatriation of ‘El Negro’ to Botswana. 263–273. 5 indexed citations

Parsons, Neil. (2002). One body playing many parts-Ie Betjouana, el Negro, and il Bosquimano. Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies. 16(1). 19–29. 3 indexed citations

Parsons, Neil. (2002). Reviving the Treks Debates. South African Historical Journal. 46(1). 308–312.

White, Landeg & Neil Parsons. (1999). King Khama, Emperor Joe, and the Great White Queen: Victorian Britain through African Eyes. The American Historical Review. 104(2). 643–643. 21 indexed citations

Parsons, Neil. (1997). Makgowa, Mahaletsela, and Maburu: traders and travellers before c.1820. Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies. 11(1). 30–42. 3 indexed citations

Gerhart, Gail M., et al.. (1996). Seretse Khama, 1921-1980. Foreign Affairs. 75(4). 163–163. 24 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil. (1996). Imperial History in the Ukay. South African Historical Journal. 34(1). 211–222. 1 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil. (1993). Botswana: An end to exceptionality?. The Round Table. 82(325). 73–82. 5 indexed citations

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Holm, John, et al.. (1992). Democracy in Botswana: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held in Gaborone, 1-5 August 1988. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 25(3). 694–694. 8 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil. (1990). The Serowe Kgotla riot of 1952, popular opposition to Tshekedi Khama and colonial rule in Botswana. SAS-Space (University of London). 1 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil, et al.. (1990). Monarch of All I Survey. Sir Charles Rey: Bechuanaland Diaries, 1929-37. African Economic History. 185–185. 1 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil, et al.. (1989). Publishing in Botswana. 15(3). 171–174. 2 indexed citations

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Hitchcock, Robert K., Neil Parsons, & John Taylor. (1987). Research for development in Botswana : proceedings of a symposium held by the Bostwana Society at the Gaborone Sun Conference Centre, Gaborone, August 19-21, 1985. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil, et al.. (1982). An African Aristocracy: Rank among the Swazi. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 15(3). 513–513. 2 indexed citations

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Parsons, Neil & Hoyt Alverson. (1982). Mind in the Heart of Darkness: Value and Self-Identity among the Tswana of Southern Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 15(4). 756–756. 49 indexed citations

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Thornton, John L., Robin Palmer, & Neil Parsons. (1980). The Roots of Rural Poverty in Central and Southern Africa. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 14(3). 557–557. 1 indexed citations

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Palmer, Robin, et al.. (1979). The Roots of Rural Poverty in Central and Southern Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 12(3). 542–542. 15 indexed citations

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