R. S. O’Fahey

558 total citations
36 papers, 216 citations indexed

About

R. S. O’Fahey is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. S. O’Fahey has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 216 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in Anthropology and 11 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in R. S. O’Fahey's work include Islamic Studies and History (18 papers), African history and culture analysis (17 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (10 papers). R. S. O’Fahey is often cited by papers focused on Islamic Studies and History (18 papers), African history and culture analysis (17 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (10 papers). R. S. O’Fahey collaborates with scholars based in Norway. R. S. O’Fahey's co-authors include Bernd Radtke, Michel Chodkiewicz, Lidwien Kapteijns, Jay Spaulding, Julia Clancy‐Smith, Paul E. Lovejoy, Knut S. Vikør, Richard Hill, John O. Hunwick and A. S. Kanya‐Forstner and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and African Studies Review.

In The Last Decade

R. S. O’Fahey

23 papers receiving 128 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. S. O’Fahey Norway 8 142 89 76 24 18 36 216
Godfrey N. Uzoigwe United States 9 69 0.5× 96 1.1× 81 1.1× 16 0.7× 6 0.3× 36 201
Firuz Kazemzadeh United States 11 251 1.8× 152 1.7× 38 0.5× 20 0.8× 5 0.3× 32 343
Gabriel Warburg Israel 9 131 0.9× 138 1.6× 47 0.6× 12 0.5× 4 0.2× 51 215
Lucy C. Behrman 7 118 0.8× 158 1.8× 94 1.2× 22 0.9× 6 0.3× 10 240
Holger Weiss Finland 8 44 0.3× 104 1.2× 39 0.5× 19 0.8× 17 0.9× 41 167
Mohamed Omer Beshir United Kingdom 8 116 0.8× 85 1.0× 50 0.7× 16 0.7× 2 0.1× 19 203
Janet Moore Lindman United States 7 48 0.3× 44 0.5× 59 0.8× 9 0.4× 6 0.3× 13 189
Harbans Mukhia India 9 107 0.8× 95 1.1× 80 1.1× 9 0.4× 3 0.2× 20 207
Christian W. Troll Brazil 7 141 1.0× 96 1.1× 75 1.0× 29 1.2× 3 0.2× 21 205
René Otayek France 6 71 0.5× 103 1.2× 60 0.8× 10 0.4× 3 0.2× 35 142

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. S. O’Fahey

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. S. O’Fahey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (2016). Kingdoms of the Sudan. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S.. (2008). The Darfur Sultanate: A History. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S.. (1997). 'Defining the community': the National Islamic Front, its opponents and the sharia issue. 55–65. 2 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1996). Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 1: The Writings of Eastern Sudanic Africa to c. 1900. Journal of Religion in Africa. 26(2). 208–208.
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O’Fahey, R. S.. (1996). Islam and Ethnicity in the Sudan. Journal of Religion in Africa. 26(3). 258–258. 2 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1995). The Letters of Ahmad Ibn Idris. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 28(3). 698–698. 1 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1994). The writings of eastern Sudanic Africa to C. 1900. E.J. Brill eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1993). Enigmatic Saint: Ahmad Ibn Idris and the Idrisi Tradition. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 27(1). 144–144. 1 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S. & Bernd Radtke. (1993). Neo-Sufism Reconsidered. Der Islam. 70(1). 38 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1992). Enigmatic Saint: Ahmed Ibn Idris and the Idrisi Tradition. African Studies Review. 35(1). 160–160. 3 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1992). A Sudanese in Indonesia: A note on Ahmad Muhammad Surkitti. 21(59-60). 68–72. 1 indexed citations
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Chodkiewicz, Michel & R. S. O’Fahey. (1991). Enigmatic Saint: Ahmad Ibn Idris and the Idrisi Tradition. Studia Islamica. 163–163. 14 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1990). The Sufi brotherhoods in the Sudan: a bibliography. 193–205. 1 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1990). The Writings of Muhammad Ibrahim Abu Salim. 1. 11–18. 2 indexed citations
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Triaud, Jean-Louis, et al.. (1986). Land in Dar Fur. Charters and Related Documents from the Dar Fur Sultanate. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 29(1). 108–108. 1 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1986). The Sudan Memoirs of Carl Christian Giegler Pasha 1873-83. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 19(3). 511–511. 3 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S., et al.. (1981). State and Society in Dar Fur. The American Historical Review. 86(4). 897–897. 22 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S.. (1977). The office of qāḍī in Dār Fūr: a preliminary inquiry. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 40(1). 110–124.
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O’Fahey, R. S.. (1973). Kordofan in the Eighteenth Century. 54. 32–42. 3 indexed citations
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O’Fahey, R. S. & Jay Spaulding. (1972). Hāshim and the Musabba'āt. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 35(2). 316–333. 5 indexed citations

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