Ruth First

664 total citations
26 papers, 406 citations indexed

About

Ruth First is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth First has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 406 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Anthropology and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ruth First's work include African history and culture studies (7 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (7 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (3 papers). Ruth First is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (7 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (7 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (3 papers). Ruth First collaborates with scholars based in . Ruth First's co-authors include Ann Scott, Elaine Showalter, Raphael Kaplinsky, Byron D. Cannon, John D. Hargreaves, Robert O. Matthews, Elisabeth Young‐Bruehl, Carol Ascher, William Gutteridge and Barbara Isaacman and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, International Affairs and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Ruth First

22 papers receiving 270 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth First 11 229 107 98 49 38 26 406
Sheridan Johns United States 11 359 1.6× 142 1.3× 124 1.3× 50 1.0× 57 1.5× 31 532
Colin Legum United States 12 196 0.9× 108 1.0× 167 1.7× 59 1.2× 14 0.4× 82 437
Édouard Bustin United States 11 218 1.0× 75 0.7× 96 1.0× 42 0.9× 13 0.3× 26 314
Anthony Clayton United Kingdom 13 254 1.1× 215 2.0× 194 2.0× 73 1.5× 11 0.3× 50 516
Kenneth W. Grundy United States 11 207 0.9× 79 0.7× 130 1.3× 32 0.7× 28 0.7× 66 372
Marshall S. Clough United States 7 203 0.9× 172 1.6× 86 0.9× 50 1.0× 6 0.2× 17 380
Stanley Trapido United Kingdom 10 368 1.6× 184 1.7× 43 0.4× 47 1.0× 118 3.1× 32 518
Douglas L. Wheeler United States 11 138 0.6× 159 1.5× 73 0.7× 37 0.8× 6 0.2× 42 343
Tom Davenport Russia 3 177 0.8× 58 0.5× 41 0.4× 24 0.5× 51 1.3× 9 294
José Murilo de Carvalho Brazil 9 188 0.8× 69 0.6× 99 1.0× 45 0.9× 37 1.0× 35 359

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth First

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth First

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth First

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ruth First. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ruth First 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 Ruth First. Ruth First 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
1.
Ascher, Carol, et al.. (1985). Friendship between Women: The Act of Feminist Biography. Feminist Studies. 11(2). 287–287. 10 indexed citations
2.
Penvenne, Jeanne Marie, Barry Munslow, Allen Isaacman, et al.. (1985). A Luta Continua! Recent Literature on Mozambique. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 18(1). 109–109. 4 indexed citations
3.
First, Ruth. (1982). Strategies of social research in Mozambique. Review of African Political Economy. 9(25). 29–39. 6 indexed citations
4.
First, Ruth. (1979). La filière sud-africaine. L'investissement international dans l'apartheid. Tiers-Monde. 20(77). 119–153.
5.
First, Ruth. (1978). After Soweto: a response. Review of African Political Economy. 5(11). 11 indexed citations
6.
First, Ruth. (1977). O Mineiro Moçambicano: Um estudo sobre a exportaçāo de māo de obra. SAS-Space (University of London). 1 indexed citations
7.
First, Ruth. (1977). The Mozambican Miner: A study in the export of labour. SAS-Space (University of London). 16 indexed citations
8.
Cannon, Byron D. & Ruth First. (1976). Libya: The Elusive Revolution. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 9(2). 308–308. 3 indexed citations
9.
First, Ruth, et al.. (1975). Libya: The Elusive Revolution.. MERIP Reports. 33–33. 13 indexed citations
10.
Kaplinsky, Raphael, et al.. (1975). The South African Connection: Western Investment in Apartheid. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 9(1). 136–136. 29 indexed citations
11.
Matthews, Robert O., et al.. (1974). The South African Connection: Western Investment in Apartheid. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 29(3). 512–512. 9 indexed citations
12.
First, Ruth. (1974). Libya: The Elusive Revolution. SAS-Space (University of London). 28 indexed citations
13.
Gutteridge, William & Ruth First. (1973). Power in Africa: Political Power in Africa and the Coup d'Etat. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 6(3). 526–526. 2 indexed citations
14.
First, Ruth. (1972). Spear and Scepter: Army, Police and Politics in Tropical Africa. International Affairs. 48(1). 148–149. 1 indexed citations
15.
First, Ruth. (1971). Uganda: the latest coup d'état in Africa. 27(3). 131–138. 5 indexed citations
16.
First, Ruth. (1971). Uganda: The latest coup d'état. Survival. 13(6). 184–188.
17.
First, Ruth. (1970). Power in Africa. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations
18.
First, Ruth. (1970). The barrel of a gun: Political power in Africa and the coup d'état. SAS-Space (University of London). 61 indexed citations
19.
First, Ruth, et al.. (1967). South West Africa : travesty of trust : the expert papers and findings of the International Conference on South West Africa, Oxford 23-26 March 1966, with a postscript by Iain MacGibbon on the 1966 judgement of the International Court of Justice. 1 indexed citations
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First, Ruth, et al.. (1964). South West Africa. The American Historical Review. 69(4). 1065–1065. 5 indexed citations

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