René Devisch
Impact in
- Anthropology top 5%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Religious studies top 5%
- Caribbean and African Literature and Culture
Papers in
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- African Studies and Ethnography 27
- Migration, Identity, and Health 10
- Anthropology 19
- African Studies and Geopolitics 7
- African history and culture studies 6
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 6
- Co-authors
- Filip De Boeck (4 shared papers)Francis B. Nyamnjoh (1 shared paper)Suzette Heald (1 shared paper)Liliane Voyé (2 shared papers)John M. Janzen (1 shared paper)Steven Van Wolputte (2 shared papers)Sjaak van der Geest (1 shared paper)Eileen Moyer (1 shared paper)
In The Last Decade
René Devisch
53 papers receiving 187 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 59
- Anthropology 125
- Religious studies 19
- Sociology and Political Science 164
- Urban Studies 18
- Archeology 3
Countries citing papers authored by René Devisch
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | 45 | |
| 2 | 1996 | 43 | |
| 3 | 2005 | 23 | |
| 4 | 1994 | 21 | |
| 5 | Endogenous knowledge in anthropological perspective | 2002 | 13 |
| 6 | 1988 | 11 | |
| 7 | 1985 | 11 | |
| 8 | 1998 | 10 | |
| 9 | 1994 | 9 | |
| 10 | Postcolonial turn : re-imagining anthropology and Africa | 2011 | 6 |
| 11 | 1990 | 5 | |
| 12 | Mediumistic Divination among the Northern Yaka of Zaïre: Etiology and ways of knowing | 1991 | 5 |
| 13 | Forces et signes: regards croisés d'un anthropologue et d'un psychanalyste sur les Yaka | 1996 | 5 |
| 14 | 2012 | 4 | |
| 15 | Dertlesmek: The sharing of sorrow: a therapeutic self-help group among Turkish women | 1985 | 4 |
| 16 | Symbol and symptom among the Yaka of Zaïre | 1991 | 4 |
| 17 | Cultures, sciences and endogenous knowledge practices: some anthropological perspectives | 2001 | 4 |
| 18 | 1996 | 4 | |
| 19 | Space-time and bodiliness: a semantic-praxiological approach | 1984 | 4 |
| 20 | 1986 | 4 |
About René Devisch
René Devisch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations and Education, having authored 71 papers that have together received 308 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African Studies and Ethnography (27 papers), Migration, Identity, and Health (10 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (9 papers), African history and culture analysis (8 papers), Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (7 papers), African Studies and Geopolitics (7 papers), African history and culture studies (6 papers) and Anthropological Studies and Insights (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (125 citations), Religious studies (19 citations), Sociology and Political Science (164 citations), Urban Studies (18 citations) and Archeology (3 citations). René Devisch has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium and Croatia. Frequent co-authors include Filip De Boeck, Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Suzette Heald, Liliane Voyé, John M. Janzen, Steven Van Wolputte, Sjaak van der Geest, Eileen Moyer, Jozef Corveleyn and Scott Brunger. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Religion in Africa, Africa, Social Analysis, Cahiers d études africaines and African Studies Review.
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