Roy Willis
Impact in
- Anthropology top 5%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Sociology and Political Science top 10%
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Religion, Society, and Development
- African Studies and Ethnography
Papers in
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- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies 1
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- African cultural and philosophical studies 1
- Co-authors
- Jean ComaroffJohn ComaroffT. O. BeidelmanEdith TurnerVictor TurnerJonathan BenthallGeorgiana M. Bonser
- Journals
- Journal of Religion in Africa (2 papers)Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (1 paper)The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology (1 paper)RAIN (1 paper)Man (1 paper)
In The Last Decade
Roy Willis
6 papers receiving 245 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 75
- Anthropology 155
- Sociology and Political Science 170
- Geography, Planning and Development 16
- Music 9
- Cultural Studies 21
Countries citing papers authored by Roy Willis
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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Willis
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Co-authors
The 7 scholars most cited alongside Roy Willis, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1998 | 25 | |
| 3 | 1994 | 265 | |
| 4 | 1988 | 15 | |
| 5 | 1977 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1967 | 3 |
About Roy Willis
Roy Willis is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Education, Sociology and Political Science, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry, having authored 6 papers that have together received 321 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religion, Society, and Development (1 paper), African cultural and philosophical studies (1 paper) and Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (155 citations), Sociology and Political Science (170 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (16 citations), Music (9 citations) and Cultural Studies (21 citations). Frequent co-authors include Jean Comaroff, John Comaroff, T. O. Beidelman, Edith Turner, Victor Turner, Jonathan Benthall and Georgiana M. Bonser. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Religion in Africa, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, RAIN and Man.
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