Vernon R. Dorjahn

898 total citations
24 papers, 508 citations indexed

About

Vernon R. Dorjahn is a scholar working on Anthropology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Vernon R. Dorjahn has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 508 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Anthropology, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Vernon R. Dorjahn's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers), African history and culture studies (3 papers) and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (3 papers). Vernon R. Dorjahn is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers), African history and culture studies (3 papers) and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (3 papers). Vernon R. Dorjahn collaborates with scholars based in United States. Vernon R. Dorjahn's co-authors include Robert McC. Netting, Kwamina B. Dickson, Immanuel Wallerstein, Christopher Fyfe and Jack Goody and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, American Anthropologist and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Vernon R. Dorjahn

21 papers receiving 335 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vernon R. Dorjahn United States 9 178 138 69 64 52 24 508
Harold K. Schneider United States 14 205 1.2× 147 1.1× 94 1.4× 77 1.2× 33 0.6× 38 676
Kwame Arhin Ghana 14 194 1.1× 234 1.7× 81 1.2× 43 0.7× 30 0.6× 35 490
Gordon D. Gibson United States 6 132 0.7× 106 0.8× 41 0.6× 27 0.4× 19 0.4× 19 425
John I. Clarke United Kingdom 13 200 1.1× 43 0.3× 52 0.8× 60 0.9× 24 0.5× 58 502
R. G. Abrahams United Kingdom 13 279 1.6× 148 1.1× 161 2.3× 31 0.5× 51 1.0× 47 562
Donald A. Messerschmidt United States 11 173 1.0× 80 0.6× 77 1.1× 85 1.3× 28 0.5× 31 440
Victor C. Uchendu United States 10 124 0.7× 74 0.5× 49 0.7× 14 0.2× 47 0.9× 35 417
P. C. Lloyd United Kingdom 14 278 1.6× 232 1.7× 130 1.9× 41 0.6× 18 0.3× 34 698
Victor Azarya Israel 10 252 1.4× 92 0.7× 84 1.2× 54 0.8× 18 0.3× 23 433
Mahir Şaul United States 11 233 1.3× 158 1.1× 75 1.1× 23 0.4× 28 0.5× 39 435

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vernon R. Dorjahn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dorjahn, Vernon R., et al.. (1990). A Land and Life Remembered: Americo-Liberian Folk Architecture. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 23(1). 121–121. 4 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1990). The Marital Game, Divorce, and Divorce Frequency among the Temne of Sierra Leone. Anthropological Quarterly. 63(4). 169–169. 3 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1989). Where do the old folks live? The residence of the elderly among the Temne of Sierra Leone. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 4(3). 257–278. 5 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1988). Changes in Temne Polygyny. Ethnology. 27(4). 367–367. 23 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R., et al.. (1981). The Political Kingdoms of the Temne: Temne Government in Sierra Leone, 1825-1910. Ethnohistory. 28(2). 201–201. 1 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1977). Temne Household Size and Composition: Rural Changes over Time and Rural-Urban Differences. Ethnology. 16(2). 105–105. 10 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1976). Rural-Urban Differences in Infant and Child Mortality among the Temne of Kolifa. Journal of Anthropological Research. 32(1). 74–103. 4 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1975). Migration in central Sierra Leone: the Temne chiefdom of Kolifa Mayoso. Africa. 45(1). 29–49. 4 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1971). The effects of labor migration on rural Liberia.. 51–65. 3 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1970). Some aspects of migration in Liberia.. 2(2). 139–142.
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Dorjahn, Vernon R. & Robert McC. Netting. (1969). Hill Farmers of Nigeria: Cultural Ecology of the Kofyar of the Jos Plateau. Man. 4(4). 672–672. 119 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R. & Jack Goody. (1968). The Social Organisation of the LoWiili.. Man. 3(4). 675–675. 21 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1967). Tailors, carpenters, and leather workers in Magburaka. 158–172.
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Dorjahn, Vernon R., et al.. (1962). 9. Man. 62. 13–13. 2 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R. & Immanuel Wallerstein. (1962). Africa: The Politics of Independence.. American Sociological Review. 27(3). 441–441. 77 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R. & Christopher Fyfe. (1962). Landlord and Stranger: Change in Tenancy Relations in Sierra Leone. The Journal of African History. 3(3). 391–397. 38 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1961). 27. The Initiation of Temne Poro Officials. Man. 61. 36–36. 3 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1960). The Changing Political System of the Temne. Africa. 30(2). 110–140. 18 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1959). The Organization and Functions of the Ragbenle Society of the Temne. Africa. 29(2). 156–170. 8 indexed citations
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Dorjahn, Vernon R.. (1958). Fertility, Polygyny and Their Interrelations in Temne Society1. American Anthropologist. 60(5). 838–860. 42 indexed citations

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