Robin Horton

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Robin Horton is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Horton has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Education, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robin Horton's work include African cultural and philosophical studies (10 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). Robin Horton is often cited by papers focused on African cultural and philosophical studies (10 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (4 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (3 papers). Robin Horton collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Robin Horton's co-authors include Brad Weiss, Ruth Finnegan, Frances C. Moore, J. D. Y. Peel, Wyatt MacGaffey, Gustavo Benavides, Carlos A. Manzano, J. F. Ade Ajayi, Jeremy Rodrigues and Nick Beale and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and African Studies Review.

In The Last Decade

Robin Horton

28 papers receiving 993 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

African Traditional Thought and Western Science

1967 525 citations Robin Horton Africa profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Horton Nigeria	16	676	464	364	246	163	33	1.5k
Elizabeth Tonkin United Kingdom	16	659 1.0×	447 1.0×	187 0.5×	182 0.7×	100 0.6×	55	1.8k
Annemarie Schımmel United States	24	887 1.3×	306 0.7×	502 1.4×	916 3.7×	237 1.5×	172	1.9k
I. M. Lewis United Kingdom	21	926 1.4×	678 1.5×	107 0.3×	704 2.9×	129 0.8×	81	2.0k
Vincent Crapanzano United States	20	1.0k 1.5×	687 1.5×	117 0.3×	332 1.3×	256 1.6×	56	2.2k
Bruce Lincoln United States	21	665 1.0×	306 0.7×	184 0.5×	229 0.9×	368 2.3×	93	1.4k
Peter Pels Netherlands	24	808 1.2×	545 1.2×	276 0.8×	208 0.8×	68 0.4×	90	1.7k
Jonathan Boyarin United States	13	808 1.2×	312 0.7×	110 0.3×	172 0.7×	164 1.0×	59	1.8k
Michael Bourdillon Zimbabwe	19	798 1.2×	286 0.6×	224 0.6×	75 0.3×	51 0.3×	80	1.5k
David B. Barrett United Kingdom	12	845 1.3×	187 0.4×	392 1.1×	226 0.9×	61 0.4×	41	1.5k
J. D. Y. Peel United Kingdom	21	851 1.3×	684 1.5×	165 0.5×	252 1.0×	56 0.3×	143	1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Horton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Horton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Horton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Horton 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 Robin Horton. Robin Horton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Riley, Nicholas, Jeremy Rodrigues, Robin Horton, et al.. (2024). The management of acute complete ruptures of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. Bone & Joint Open. 5(8). 708–714. 2 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (2010). For Kay Williamson from Her Neighbour. Africa. 80(1). 170.

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Horton, Robin. (2002). El pensamiento tradicional africano y la ciencia occidental. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 187–212. 5 indexed citations

4.

Weiss, Brad & Robin Horton. (1996). Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West: Essays on Magic, Religion and Science. Journal of Religion in Africa. 26(1). 73–73. 79 indexed citations

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Benavides, Gustavo & Robin Horton. (1995). Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West: Essays on Magic, Religion and Science. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 34(4). 544–544. 8 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1993). Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 113 indexed citations

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Ajayi, J. F. Ade & Robin Horton. (1989). Michael Crowder, 1934-88. Africa. 59(1). 110–118. 1 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1979). Ancient Ife: A Reassessment. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 9(4). 69–149. 16 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin & J. D. Y. Peel. (1976). Conversion and Confusion: A Rejoinder on Christianity in Eastern Nigeria. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 10(3). 481–481. 5 indexed citations

10.

Horton, Robin. (1976). Professor Winch on Safari. European Journal of Sociology. 17(1). 157–180. 9 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1975). On the rationality of conversion (Part I). Africa. 45(3). 219–235. 75 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1971). African Conversion. Africa. 41(2). 85–108. 149 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1971). French Summary of ‘African Conversion’. Africa. 41(3). 244–245.

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Horton, Robin. (1968). Neo-Tylorianism: Sound Sense or Sinister Prejudice?. Man. 3(4). 625–625. 24 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1967). African Traditional Thought and Western Science. Africa. 37(2). 155–187. 140 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1967). African Traditional Thought and Western Science. Africa. 37(1). 50–71. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Horton, Robin. (1962). The Kalabari World-View: An Outline and Interpretation. Africa. 32(3). 197–220. 30 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1961). Destiny and the Unconscious in West Africa. Africa. 31(2). 110–116. 12 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1960). The gods as guests : an aspect of Kalabari religious life. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Horton, Robin. (1960). A Definition of Religion, and its Uses. 90(2). 201–201. 53 indexed citations

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