Roland Oliver

1.6k total citations
57 papers, 690 citations indexed

About

Roland Oliver is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Oliver has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 690 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Anthropology, 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Roland Oliver's work include African history and culture studies (17 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (14 papers) and African history and culture analysis (9 papers). Roland Oliver is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (17 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (14 papers) and African history and culture analysis (9 papers). Roland Oliver collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Mexico. Roland Oliver's co-authors include Christopher Ehret, Anthony Atmore, Brian M. Fagan, Sanne Lugthart, J. D. Fage, Toyin Falọla, Richard Gray, Thurstan Shaw, Jan Vansina and R. C. Bridges and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Geographical Journal and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Roland Oliver

52 papers receiving 471 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roland Oliver United Kingdom 12 303 159 112 111 53 57 690
I. Schapera United Kingdom 18 355 1.2× 412 2.6× 86 0.8× 114 1.0× 56 1.1× 63 899
David Schoenbrun United States 11 251 0.8× 193 1.2× 91 0.8× 85 0.8× 25 0.5× 47 601
Richard Elphick United States 13 362 1.2× 413 2.6× 50 0.4× 170 1.5× 49 0.9× 24 834
Roger B. Beck United States 11 188 0.6× 258 1.6× 50 0.4× 51 0.5× 72 1.4× 36 545
Randall L. Pouwels United States 12 558 1.8× 112 0.7× 157 1.4× 68 0.6× 15 0.3× 36 704
Igor Kopytoff United States 11 633 2.1× 475 3.0× 205 1.8× 76 0.7× 42 0.8× 38 1.1k
Bruce Fetter United States 12 242 0.8× 220 1.4× 53 0.5× 37 0.3× 18 0.3× 52 546
Robin Law United Kingdom 18 672 2.2× 324 2.0× 109 1.0× 45 0.4× 30 0.6× 71 997
Philip D. Morgan United States 17 554 1.8× 414 2.6× 108 1.0× 49 0.4× 17 0.3× 48 966
Peter Delius South Africa 15 270 0.9× 556 3.5× 30 0.3× 85 0.8× 51 1.0× 59 890

Countries citing papers authored by Roland Oliver

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roland Oliver

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Oliver

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roland Oliver. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roland Oliver 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 Roland Oliver. Roland Oliver 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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Oliver, Roland, et al.. (2020). Anaemia: A disease or symptom.. The Netherlands Journal of Medicine. 78(3). 104–110. 30 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (2013). In the Realms of Gold. 1 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (2007). THE CAMBRIDGEHISTORY OFAFRICA. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland & Anthony Atmore. (2005). Africa since 1800. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Spaulding, Jay & Roland Oliver. (1992). The African Experience.. The American Historical Review. 97(5). 1572–1572. 2 indexed citations
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Betts, Raymond F., Roland Oliver, & G. N. Sanderson. (1987). The Cambridge History of Africa. Volume 6. From 1870-1905. The American Historical Review. 92(3). 715–715. 5 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1986). Oral Tradition Revisited - Oral Tradition as History. By Jan Vansina. London: James Currey, 1985. £19.50 (paperback, £8.50).. The Journal of African History. 27(2). 393–394. 6 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1982). The Nilotic Contribution to Bantu Africa. The Journal of African History. 23(4). 433–442. 18 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland & Michael Crowder. (1981). The Cambridge encyclopedia of Africa. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1981). The African Middle Ages, 1400–1800. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Fage, J. D., et al.. (1980). The Cambridge History of Africa. Geographical Journal. 146(1). 129–129. 5 indexed citations
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Uzoigwe, Godfrey N., Roland Oliver, & J. D. Fage. (1978). A Short History of Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 11(1). 137–137. 3 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland, et al.. (1970). L'Afrique depuis 1800. Presses Universitaires de France eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland, et al.. (1967). History of East Africa : the early period. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1967). The missionary factor in East Africa. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 75 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1965). Africa in the days of exploration. Prentice Hall eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland, et al.. (1962). A Short History of Africa. Geographical Journal. 128(4). 526–526. 81 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1956). How Christian is Africa. 3 indexed citations
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Oliver, Roland. (1951). Some factors in the British occupation of East Africa, 1884-1894. 15(1). 49–64. 3 indexed citations

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