Roger D. Abrahams

4.1k total citations
106 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Roger D. Abrahams is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Cultural Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger D. Abrahams has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 24 papers in Cultural Studies and 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Roger D. Abrahams's work include Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (28 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (20 papers) and Music History and Culture (6 papers). Roger D. Abrahams is often cited by papers focused on Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (28 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (20 papers) and Music History and Culture (6 papers). Roger D. Abrahams collaborates with scholars based in United States. Roger D. Abrahams's co-authors include Victor Turner, John C. Messenger, John T. Flanagan, James A. Boon, Richard Bauman, Rudolph C. Troike, Geneva Gay, George Eaton Simpson, Daniel J. Crowley and John F. Szwed and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Language.

In The Last Decade

Roger D. Abrahams

90 papers receiving 930 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roger D. Abrahams United States 20 466 400 274 250 229 106 1.6k
Greg Urban United States 11 374 0.8× 427 1.1× 278 1.0× 580 2.3× 489 2.1× 24 1.6k
Elizabeth Tonkin United Kingdom 16 659 1.4× 258 0.6× 447 1.6× 262 1.0× 173 0.8× 55 1.8k
Dennis Tedlock United States 15 200 0.4× 220 0.6× 265 1.0× 196 0.8× 149 0.7× 42 1.1k
Jonathan Boyarin United States 13 808 1.7× 430 1.1× 312 1.1× 384 1.5× 385 1.7× 59 1.8k
Joël Sherzer United States 20 235 0.5× 477 1.2× 233 0.9× 989 4.0× 580 2.5× 55 1.9k
William F. Hanks United States 19 262 0.6× 338 0.8× 259 0.9× 693 2.8× 394 1.7× 42 1.6k
Albert J. Wehrle United States 5 386 0.8× 528 1.3× 71 0.3× 357 1.4× 257 1.1× 10 1.7k
Derek Attridge United Kingdom 19 618 1.3× 827 2.1× 130 0.5× 165 0.7× 76 0.3× 94 1.7k
Ian Watt United States 10 304 0.7× 588 1.5× 141 0.5× 74 0.3× 94 0.4× 30 1.4k
William O Beeman United States 12 588 1.3× 98 0.2× 220 0.8× 207 0.8× 105 0.5× 90 1.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abrahams, Roger D.. (2006). Voices of Modernity: Language Ideologies and the Politics of Inequality. Western Folklore. 65(3). 329. 2 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D.. (2006). Blues for New Orleans. University of Pennsylvania Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Dorson, Richard M., et al.. (1986). Handbook of American Folklore. South Atlantic Review. 51(4). 180–180. 4 indexed citations
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Owens, William A., Richard Bauman, & Roger D. Abrahams. (1985). "And Other Neighborly Names": Social Progress and Cultural Image in Texas Folklore. Ethnomusicology. 29(1). 123–123. 18 indexed citations
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Messenger, John C. & Roger D. Abrahams. (1984). The Man-of-Words in the West Indies: Performance and the Emergence of Creole Culture.. Man. 19(4). 680–680. 100 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D. & Barbara A. Babcock. (1977). The Literary Use of Proverbs. Journal of American Folklore. 90(358). 441–463. 11 indexed citations
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Bauman, Richard, et al.. (1976). American Folklore and American Studies. American Quarterly. 28(3). 360–360.
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Carey, George W. & Roger D. Abrahams. (1975). Deep the Water, Shallow the Shore. Journal of American Folklore. 88(348). 205–205. 2 indexed citations
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Gay, Geneva & Roger D. Abrahams. (1973). Does the pot melt, boil, or brew? Black children and white assessment procedures. Journal of School Psychology. 11(4). 330–340. 17 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D. & George Eaton Simpson. (1973). Religious Cults of the Caribbean: Trinidad, Jamaica, and Haiti.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 53(2). 357–357. 18 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D.. (1971). Cultural Differences and the Melting Pot Ideology.. Educational leadership. 3(1). 42–5. 3 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D. & Richard Bauman. (1971). Sense and Nonsense in St. Vincent: Speech Behavior and Decorum in a Caribbean Community1. American Anthropologist. 73(3). 762–772. 32 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D., et al.. (1970). Jump-Rope Rhymes: A Dictionary. Western Folklore. 29(4). 289–289. 3 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D.. (1969). Black Talk and Black Education.. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 31(4). 264–70. 2 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D., et al.. (1969). Anglo-American Folksong Style. Ethnomusicology. 13(2). 374–374. 1 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D.. (1968). Charles Walters: West Indian Autolycus. Western Folklore. 27(2). 77–77. 2 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Roger D.. (1962). "Playing the Dozens". Journal of American Folklore. 75(297). 209–209. 122 indexed citations

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