Pat Caplan

3.1k total citations
73 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Pat Caplan is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Pat Caplan has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Anthropology, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Pat Caplan's work include Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (15 papers), African history and culture studies (10 papers) and Anthropological Studies and Insights (10 papers). Pat Caplan is often cited by papers focused on Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (15 papers), African history and culture studies (10 papers) and Anthropological Studies and Insights (10 papers). Pat Caplan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Pat Caplan's co-authors include Bárbara J. Risman, Nickie Charles, Louise Lamphere, Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo, Karen Sacks, Diane Bell, Shulamit Reinharz, Bob Simpson, Shirley Ardener and F. Allan Hanson and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The Journal of Development Studies and Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

In The Last Decade

Pat Caplan

70 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Pat Caplan 807 355 339 233 210 73 1.8k
Lynne Brydon 632 0.8× 224 0.6× 342 1.0× 226 1.0× 109 0.5× 33 1.6k
Edwin Ardener 985 1.2× 152 0.4× 438 1.3× 119 0.5× 189 0.9× 37 2.4k
Henrietta L. Moore 1.4k 1.7× 408 1.1× 789 2.3× 72 0.3× 231 1.1× 90 3.0k
Stephen Mennell 1.6k 2.0× 334 0.9× 163 0.5× 644 2.8× 98 0.5× 103 2.9k
Robyn Longhurst 1.6k 1.9× 629 1.8× 118 0.3× 146 0.6× 240 1.1× 66 2.9k
Penny Van Esterik 464 0.6× 120 0.3× 134 0.4× 386 1.7× 219 1.0× 74 1.7k
Elspeth Probyn 762 0.9× 433 1.2× 73 0.2× 164 0.7× 137 0.7× 68 1.7k
Donna R. Gabaccía 1.5k 1.8× 159 0.4× 121 0.4× 225 1.0× 220 1.0× 93 2.0k
Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson 1.3k 1.7× 178 0.5× 86 0.3× 213 0.9× 247 1.2× 32 2.4k
Uma Narayan 1.6k 2.0× 851 2.4× 149 0.4× 93 0.4× 204 1.0× 29 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pat Caplan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pat Caplan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pat Caplan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pat Caplan 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 Pat Caplan. Pat Caplan 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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Caplan, Pat. (2017). Win‐win?: Food poverty, food aid and food surplus in the UK today. Anthropology Today. 33(3). 17–22. 43 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2016). Big society or broken society?: Food banks in the UK. Anthropology Today. 32(1). 5–9. 58 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2016). Mikidadi: Individual Biography and National History in Tanzania. Goldsmiths (University of London). 2 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2014). Engaging in 'Engaged' Anthropology: Some Pitfalls in a Development Consultancy. Anthropology in Action. 21(3). 1 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2013). The Cultural Construction of Sexuality. 7 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2012). Cull or vaccinate?: Badger politics in Wales. Anthropology Today. 28(6). 17–21. 4 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2007). Between Socialism & Neo-Liberalism: Mafia Island, Tanzania, 1965-2004. Review of African Political Economy. 34(114). 9 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2006). Terror, Witchcraft and Risk. Goldsmiths (University of London). 1 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (2004). INTRODUCTION : Anthropology and ethics. 15–25. 9 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat & Marc J. Swartz. (1994). The Way the World is: Cultural Processes and Social Relations Among the Mombasa Swahili.. Man. 29(2). 534–534. 3 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (1989). The cross-cultural validity of feminism - a case study from Tanzania. 6. 49–58. 1 indexed citations
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Callaway, Helen & Pat Caplan. (1989). The Cultural Construction of Sexuality.. Man. 24(1). 174–174. 15 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (1989). Perceptions of gender stratification. Africa. 59(2). 196–208. 10 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (1985). Women's voluntary social welfare work in India: The cultural construction of gender and class. Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars. 17(1). 20–31. 4 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat & Lina Fruzzetti. (1984). The Gift of a Virgin: Women, Marriage and Ritual in a Bengali Society.. Man. 19(2). 338–338. 18 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (1982). Gender, Ideology and Modes of Production on the Coast of East Africa. Paideuma. 28. 29–43. 11 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (1979). Indian Women, Illusion and Reality: a Review of Some Recent Books. 1 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat, Göran Djurfeldt, & Staffan I. Lindberg. (1976). Behind Poverty: The Social Formation in a Tamil Village. Man. 11(3). 454–454. 13 indexed citations
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Caplan, Pat. (1976). The Himalayan woman: A study of Limbu women in marriage and divorce. Medical Entomology and Zoology.

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