Robert Borofsky

1.1k total citations
23 papers, 524 citations indexed

About

Robert Borofsky is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, General Health Professions and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Borofsky has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 524 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 3 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Robert Borofsky's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (5 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 papers). Robert Borofsky is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (5 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 papers). Robert Borofsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Republic of the Congo. Robert Borofsky's co-authors include Stephen Nugent, Judith Huntsman, A. D. Howard, Richard J. Parmentier, Fredrik Barth, Richard A. Shweder, Lars Rodseth, James Clifford, Kim Hill and Terence Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as American Anthropologist, Current Anthropology and Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

In The Last Decade

Robert Borofsky

21 papers receiving 369 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Borofsky United States 11 192 155 76 74 63 23 524
Ivan Brady United States 9 168 0.9× 128 0.8× 88 1.2× 70 0.9× 60 1.0× 30 521
Harriet Whitehead United States 6 256 1.3× 181 1.2× 46 0.6× 54 0.7× 51 0.8× 9 654
Lisette Josephides United Kingdom 12 279 1.5× 226 1.5× 98 1.3× 113 1.5× 56 0.9× 30 603
Kevin Birth United States 11 198 1.0× 116 0.7× 64 0.8× 33 0.4× 34 0.5× 29 442
Deborah Durham United States 12 423 2.2× 233 1.5× 44 0.6× 52 0.7× 55 0.9× 23 731
Stanley Brandes United States 17 305 1.6× 155 1.0× 75 1.0× 40 0.5× 77 1.2× 73 776
Reginald Byron United Kingdom 10 226 1.2× 77 0.5× 33 0.4× 106 1.4× 75 1.2× 16 601
David Lipset United States 13 257 1.3× 192 1.2× 105 1.4× 152 2.1× 54 0.9× 60 562
Gillian Cowlishaw Australia 17 342 1.8× 292 1.9× 105 1.4× 40 0.5× 105 1.7× 57 770
Andrew Lattas Australia 13 195 1.0× 230 1.5× 132 1.7× 101 1.4× 35 0.6× 33 441

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Borofsky

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Borofsky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Borofsky

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Borofsky. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Borofsky 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 Robert Borofsky. Robert Borofsky 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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Arvin, Maile, et al.. (2022). Remembrance of Pacific Pasts. Journal of Pacific History. 57(1). 99–113.
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Borofsky, Robert. (2020). Remembrance of Pacific Pasts. University of Hawaii Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (2019). An Anthropology of Anthropology: Is It Time to Shift Paradigms?. 9 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert, et al.. (2019). Public Anthropology in Changing Times. 1(1). 3–19. 10 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (2015). Like a bridge over troubled waters. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 21(2). 462–465. 1 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert, et al.. (2005). Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 35 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (2002). The Four Subfields: Anthropologists as Mythmakers. American Anthropologist. 104(2). 463–480. 36 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (2000). To Laugh Or Cry?. Anthropology News. 41(2). 9–10. 5 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (2000). It Ain't Over Until…. Anthropology News. 41(2). 32–33. 1 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (2000). COMMENTARY: Public Anthropology. Where To? What Next?. Anthropology News. 41(5). 9–10. 24 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (1997). Cook, Lono, Obeyesekere, and Sahlins. Current Anthropology. 38(2). 255–282. 47 indexed citations
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Nugent, Stephen & Robert Borofsky. (1996). Assessing Cultural Anthropology.. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 2(1). 169–169. 136 indexed citations
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Howard, A. D., et al.. (1991). Developments in Polynesian Ethnology.. Pacific Affairs. 64(2). 287–287. 52 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (1990). Review of History’s Anthropology: The Death of William Gooch, by Greg Dening. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 2 indexed citations
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Parmentier, Richard J. & Robert Borofsky. (1989). Making History: Pukapukan and Anthropological Constructions of Knowledge. Anthropological Quarterly. 62(1). 52–52. 1 indexed citations
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Price, Ric N. & Robert Borofsky. (1989). Making History, Pukapukan and Anthropological Constructions of Knowledge. Journal of American Folklore. 102(403). 116–116. 2 indexed citations
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Parmentier, Richard J. & Robert Borofsky. (1988). Making History: Pukapukan and Anthropological Constructions of Knowledge. Anthropological Quarterly. 61(4). 52–52. 27 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert, et al.. (1988). Making History: Pukapukan and Anthropological Constructions of Knowledge. Ethnohistory. 35(2). 197–197. 9 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert & James Clifford. (1983). Person and Myth: Maurice Leenhardt in the Melanesian World.. Man. 18(2). 415–415. 12 indexed citations
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Borofsky, Robert. (1976). Illness and shamanistic curing in Zinacantan: An ethnomedical analysis. Social Science & Medicine (1967). 10(2). 123–124. 1 indexed citations

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