Robert M. Baum

885 total citations
34 papers, 350 citations indexed

About

Robert M. Baum is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Baum has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 350 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Anthropology, 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Baum's work include African history and culture studies (11 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (7 papers) and Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (7 papers). Robert M. Baum is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (11 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (7 papers) and Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (7 papers). Robert M. Baum collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert M. Baum's co-authors include James F. Searing, Walter Hawthorne, Peter Mark, W.E.A. van Beek, Germaine Dieterlen, Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias, Karin Barber, David Robinson, Jean-Louis Triaud and M. W. Daly and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and American Ethnologist.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Baum

24 papers receiving 225 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 M. Baum United States 9 219 176 54 31 30 34 350
Jean‐Loup Amselle France 11 182 0.8× 259 1.5× 112 2.1× 15 0.5× 39 1.3× 77 465
Bogumił Jewsiewicki Canada 11 256 1.2× 272 1.5× 79 1.5× 26 0.8× 14 0.5× 92 474
Mario I. Aguilar United Kingdom 10 127 0.6× 171 1.0× 105 1.9× 28 0.9× 11 0.4× 61 352
Hilary Morris United Kingdom 4 112 0.5× 163 0.9× 56 1.0× 9 0.3× 7 0.2× 6 326
Ferdinand De Jong United Kingdom 10 122 0.6× 136 0.8× 56 1.0× 8 0.3× 10 0.3× 41 275
James L. Brain United States 9 154 0.7× 82 0.5× 55 1.0× 8 0.3× 10 0.3× 27 360
Bethwell A. Ogot Kenya 10 164 0.7× 132 0.8× 80 1.5× 16 0.5× 3 0.1× 34 334
Tristán Platt United Kingdom 11 182 0.8× 73 0.4× 93 1.7× 6 0.2× 4 0.1× 40 392
Christine Chivallon France 12 92 0.4× 266 1.5× 45 0.8× 60 1.9× 8 0.3× 64 387
Paul Dresch United States 10 97 0.4× 197 1.1× 142 2.6× 9 0.3× 12 0.4× 20 306

Countries citing papers authored by Robert M. Baum

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Robert M. Baum's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Robert M. Baum with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Robert M. Baum more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Robert M. Baum

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert M. Baum. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robert M. Baum. The network helps show where Robert M. Baum may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert M. Baum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert M. Baum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert M. Baum 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 M. Baum. Robert M. Baum 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
1.
Baum, Robert M.. (2024). Ancient African Religions.
2.
3.
Baum, Robert M.. (2016). Prophetic Critiques of Colonial Agricultural Schemes: The Case of Alinesitoué Diatta in Vichy Senegal. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 2(2). 29–50. 1 indexed citations
4.
Baum, Robert M.. (2009). Concealing Authority: Diola priests and other leaders in the French search for a suitable chefferie in colonial Senegal. Cadernos de Estudos Africanos. 35–51. 1 indexed citations
5.
Baum, Robert M., Jean-Louis Triaud, & David Robinson. (2002). La Tijaniyya: Une confrerie musulmane a la conquete de l'Afrique. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 35(1). 239–239. 16 indexed citations
6.
Baum, Robert M., et al.. (2001). African Apocalypse: The Story of Nontetha Nkwenkwe, a Twentieth-Century South African Prophet. African Studies Review. 44(3). 191–191. 8 indexed citations
7.
Baum, Robert M., et al.. (2001). Une introduction a un voyage en Casamance: Enampor, un village de riziculteurs en Casamance, au Senegal. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34(1). 246–246. 1 indexed citations
8.
Baum, Robert M. & Carol Muller. (2001). Rituals of Fertility and the Sacrifice of Desire: Nazarite Women's Performance in South Africa. African Studies Review. 44(3). 193–193.
9.
Baum, Robert M.. (2001). The Ethics of Religious Studies Research in the Context of the Religious Intolerance of the State: an Africanist Perspective'. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 13(1-4). 12–23. 2 indexed citations
10.
Searing, James F. & Robert M. Baum. (2000). Shrines of the Slave Trade: Diola Religion and Society in Precolonial Senegambia. The American Historical Review. 105(3). 1053–1053. 40 indexed citations
11.
Mark, Peter & Robert M. Baum. (1999). Religion, Identity, and Slavery in the Casamance. African Studies Review. 42(3). 75–75. 3 indexed citations
12.
Baum, Robert M.. (1998). Savage Systems: Colonialism and Comparative Religion in Southern Africa. American Ethnologist. 25(3). 530–531. 3 indexed citations
13.
Baum, Robert M. & M. W. Daly. (1994). Imperial Sudan: The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, 1934-56. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 28(1). 147–147. 3 indexed citations
14.
15.
Baum, Robert M., et al.. (1992). The Hatchet's Blood: Separation, Power, and Gender in Ehing Social Life. Journal of Religion in Africa. 22(2). 173–173. 8 indexed citations
16.
Baum, Robert M. & Anne Phillips. (1992). The Enigma of Colonialism: British Policy in West Africa. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 23(2). 340–340. 1 indexed citations
17.
Baum, Robert M.. (1990). Graven images: Scholarly representations of African religions. Religion. 20(4). 355–360. 2 indexed citations
18.
Baum, Robert M.. (1990). The emergence of a Diola Christianity. Africa. 60(3). 370–398. 18 indexed citations
19.
Baum, Robert M. & Peter Mark. (1988). A Cultural, Economic, and Religious History of the Basse Casamance since 1500. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 21(4). 704–704. 30 indexed citations
20.
Baum, Robert M.. (1976). Rational conversion and the Diola-Esulalu religious experience. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jean‐Loup Amselle Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bogumił Jewsiewicki Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mario I. Aguilar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hilary Morris Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ferdinand De Jong Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by James L. Brain Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bethwell A. Ogot Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tristán Platt Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christine Chivallon Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Paul Dresch
Rankless by CCL
2026