V. S. Naipaul

2.3k total citations
49 papers, 875 citations indexed

About

V. S. Naipaul is a scholar working on Cultural Studies, Literature and Literary Theory and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, V. S. Naipaul has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 875 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cultural Studies, 6 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in V. S. Naipaul's work include Caribbean history, culture, and politics (9 papers), Islamic Studies and History (3 papers) and Education and Islamic Studies (3 papers). V. S. Naipaul is often cited by papers focused on Caribbean history, culture, and politics (9 papers), Islamic Studies and History (3 papers) and Education and Islamic Studies (3 papers). V. S. Naipaul collaborates with scholars based in . V. S. Naipaul's co-authors include Peter Nazareth, Donald S. Zagoria, Peter Marshall, Rob Nixon, Eleanor Zelliot, Edgar C. Knowlton, Tzvetan Todorov, Richard Howard, William Styron and Robert Hemenway and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and Pacific Affairs.

In The Last Decade

V. S. Naipaul

40 papers receiving 510 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. S. Naipaul	17	339	298	205	157	104	49	875
Benita Parry United Kingdom	15	544 1.6×	452 1.5×	143 0.7×	229 1.5×	148 1.4×	34	1.1k
Édouard Glissant France	13	378 1.1×	354 1.2×	294 1.4×	350 2.2×	72 0.7×	70	1.1k
Simon Gikandi United States	18	377 1.1×	492 1.7×	161 0.8×	281 1.8×	73 0.7×	69	930
Neil Lazarus United Kingdom	14	459 1.4×	441 1.5×	128 0.6×	225 1.4×	112 1.1×	46	878
Amy Kaplan United States	13	657 1.9×	300 1.0×	341 1.7×	133 0.8×	175 1.7×	32	1.3k
Donald E. Pease United States	11	327 1.0×	232 0.8×	220 1.1×	78 0.5×	82 0.8×	65	708
Hazel V. Carby United States	9	538 1.6×	262 0.9×	174 0.8×	63 0.4×	75 0.7×	32	947
Tejaswini Niranjana India	13	342 1.0×	166 0.6×	122 0.6×	217 1.4×	146 1.4×	46	950
Hamid Naficy United States	11	535 1.6×	114 0.4×	111 0.5×	142 0.9×	240 2.3×	66	968
Eric Lott United States	12	530 1.6×	308 1.0×	195 1.0×	77 0.5×	68 0.7×	45	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by V. S. Naipaul

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. S. Naipaul

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Burgess, Anthony, et al.. (2016). IN PURSUIT OF THINGS PAST: DAVID SHAHAR AND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN CURRENT ISRAELI FICTION. 27(3). 446–9.

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Hemenway, Robert & V. S. Naipaul. (2016). SEX AND POLITICS IN V. S. NAIPAUL. 47(5). 351–6.

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Naipaul, V. S.. (2003). Literary Occasions: Essays. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations

4.

Naipaul, V. S., et al.. (2003). The Writer and the World. World Literature Today. 77(3/4). 84–84.

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Naipaul, V. S., et al.. (2002). The Writer and the World: Essays. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1994). A way in the world : a sequence. Heinemann eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Zelliot, Eleanor & V. S. Naipaul. (1994). India: A Million Mutinies Now.. Pacific Affairs. 67(3). 462–462. 4 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1993). An der Biegung des großen Flusses : Roman. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Nixon, Rob & V. S. Naipaul. (1991). V. S. Naipaul, Postcolonial Mandarin. Transition. 100–100. 4 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S., et al.. (1990). A Turn in the South.. The Journal of Southern History. 56(3). 566–566. 23 indexed citations

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Todorov, Tzvetan, et al.. (1989). The Game of Critical Arrival. diacritics. 19(1). 33–33. 2 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1987). The enigma of arrival : a novel in five sections. Penguin Books. 17 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S., et al.. (1982). A house for Mr Biswas : V. S. Naipaul /notes by Rosemary Pitt. 1 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1982). East Indians in the Caribbean : colonialism and the struggle for identity : papers presented to a Symposium on East Indians in the Caribbean, The University of the West Indies, June, 1975. 3 indexed citations

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Zagoria, Donald S. & V. S. Naipaul. (1981). Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey. Foreign Affairs. 60(2). 453–453. 33 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S., et al.. (1979). The New India?. Pacific Affairs. 52(2). 315–315. 1 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1976). The overcrowded barracoon, and other articles. Penguin eBooks. 29 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S., et al.. (1966). An Area of Darkness. Books Abroad. 40(2). 230–230. 66 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1963). The middle passage : impressions of five societies, British, French, and Dutch in the West Indies and South America. University of Florida Digital Collections (University of Florida). 24 indexed citations

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Naipaul, V. S.. (1961). A House for Mr Biswas. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 55 indexed citations

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