Roberto da Matta

1.6k total citations
32 papers, 783 citations indexed

About

Roberto da Matta is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto da Matta has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Urban Studies, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Roberto da Matta's work include Urban and sociocultural dynamics (6 papers), Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies (6 papers) and Indigenous Health and Education (3 papers). Roberto da Matta is often cited by papers focused on Urban and sociocultural dynamics (6 papers), Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies (6 papers) and Indigenous Health and Education (3 papers). Roberto da Matta collaborates with scholars based in Brazil and United States. Roberto da Matta's co-authors include Anthony Seeger, David J. Hess, Arnold van Gennep, Gilberto Freyre, Ray Green, Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira, Eduardo Batalha Viveiros de Castro and John J. MacAloon and has published in prestigious journals such as Current Anthropology, SubStance and Social Science Information.

In The Last Decade

Roberto da Matta

29 papers receiving 626 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberto da Matta Brazil 12 333 167 140 116 93 32 783
Julián Pitt-Rivers United States 17 514 1.5× 207 1.2× 36 0.3× 60 0.5× 82 0.9× 51 1.1k
Márcio Goldman Brazil 12 367 1.1× 212 1.3× 122 0.9× 62 0.5× 102 1.1× 41 695
Allon White 5 498 1.5× 182 1.1× 79 0.6× 34 0.3× 142 1.5× 8 1.4k
Jocelyn Linnekin United States 14 461 1.4× 371 2.2× 42 0.3× 80 0.7× 211 2.3× 28 1.3k
Bennetta Jules‐Rosette United States 15 504 1.5× 301 1.8× 62 0.4× 30 0.3× 76 0.8× 84 1.1k
Arun Saldanha United States 14 525 1.6× 98 0.6× 108 0.8× 57 0.5× 185 2.0× 45 1.0k
Allen Feldman United States 14 743 2.2× 237 1.4× 61 0.4× 56 0.5× 72 0.8× 38 1.1k
Cedric J. Robinson United States 11 732 2.2× 147 0.9× 54 0.4× 73 0.6× 143 1.5× 38 1.1k
Gilberto Freyre United States 11 369 1.1× 154 0.9× 103 0.7× 29 0.3× 69 0.7× 56 710
Jay Ruby United States 16 468 1.4× 199 1.2× 42 0.3× 59 0.5× 68 0.7× 66 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Roberto da Matta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto da Matta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto da Matta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roberto da Matta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roberto da Matta 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 Roberto da Matta. Roberto da Matta 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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Matta, Roberto da. (2023). Espacio. Casa, calle y otro mundo: el caso de Brasil. Papeles del CEIC. 282–282.
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Seeger, Anthony, Roberto da Matta, & Eduardo Batalha Viveiros de Castro. (2019). The construction of the person in indigenous Brazilian societies. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 9(3). 694–703. 7 indexed citations
3.
Matta, Roberto da, et al.. (2006). Eagles, donkeys and butterflies : an anthropological study of Brazil's "animal game". University of Notre Dame Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
4.
Matta, Roberto da. (1997). Carnavais, malandros e heróis : para uma sociologia do dilema brasileiro. 136 indexed citations
5.
Matta, Roberto da. (1996). Torre de Babel : ensaios, crônicas, críticas, interpretações e fantasias. 2 indexed citations
6.
Hess, David J. & Roberto da Matta. (1995). The Brazilian puzzle : culture on the borderlands of the Western World. Columbia University Press eBooks. 82 indexed citations
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Matta, Roberto da. (1993). Treze pontos riscados em torno da cultura popular. Revista Tecnología en Marcha (Tecnológica de Costa Rica). 17(1). 49–67. 1 indexed citations
8.
Matta, Roberto da. (1993). Conta de mentiroso : sete ensaios de antropologia brasileira. 44 indexed citations
9.
Matta, Roberto da. (1986). Explorações : ensaios de sociologia interpretativa. 2 indexed citations
10.
Matta, Roberto da. (1985). A casa & a rua : espaço, cidadania, mulher e morte no Brasil. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 35 indexed citations
11.
Matta, Roberto da, et al.. (1983). Carnavals, bandits et héros ; ambiguités de la Société Brésilienne. Éditions du Seuil eBooks. 2 indexed citations
12.
Matta, Roberto da. (1982). A Divided World. Harvard University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
13.
Matta, Roberto da. (1982). Universo do futebol : esporte e sociedade brasileira. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 88 indexed citations
14.
Matta, Roberto da. (1981). Relativizando : uma introdução à antropologia social. 64 indexed citations
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Matta, Roberto da, et al.. (1981). Universo do Carnaval : imagens e reflexões. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
16.
Gennep, Arnold van, et al.. (1978). Os ritos de passagem. 26 indexed citations
17.
Matta, Roberto da, et al.. (1978). Um mundo dividido: A estutura social dos Indois Apinaye.. Man. 13(1). 146–146. 11 indexed citations
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Matta, Roberto da. (1973). Ensaios de antropologia estrutural. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Matta, Roberto da, et al.. (1967). Índios e castanheiros : a emprêsa e extrativa e os índios no médio Tocantins. 9 indexed citations
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Freyre, Gilberto, et al.. (1961). Sobrados e mucambos : decadencia do patriarcado rural e desenvolvimento do urbano. 25 indexed citations

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