William Gervase Clarence‐Smith

3.0k total citations
72 papers, 690 citations indexed

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William Gervase Clarence‐Smith is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, William Gervase Clarence‐Smith has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 690 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Anthropology, 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in William Gervase Clarence‐Smith's work include African history and culture studies (23 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (23 papers) and Colonialism, slavery, and trade (13 papers). William Gervase Clarence‐Smith is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (23 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (23 papers) and Colonialism, slavery, and trade (13 papers). William Gervase Clarence‐Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Netherlands. William Gervase Clarence‐Smith's co-authors include Patrick Manning, Douglas L. Wheeler, Steven Topik, Ulrike Freitag, Lowell Gudmundson, David McCreery, Gwyn Campbell, Andreas Eckert, Jan Rus and Elizabeth Dore and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and The Economic History Review.

In The Last Decade

William Gervase Clarence‐Smith

59 papers receiving 512 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Gervase Clarence‐Smith United Kingdom	13	356	263	93	83	60	72	690
D. J. E. Maier United States	13	377 1.1×	223 0.8×	117 1.3×	43 0.5×	58 1.0×	31	667
John Gledhill Austria	14	230 0.6×	501 1.9×	282 3.0×	64 0.8×	41 0.7×	99	941
Jean Allman United States	15	359 1.0×	461 1.8×	94 1.0×	36 0.4×	85 1.4×	37	824
David McCreery United States	13	120 0.3×	216 0.8×	164 1.8×	75 0.9×	32 0.5×	42	538
Robert Shenton Canada	9	116 0.3×	259 1.0×	95 1.0×	40 0.5×	52 0.9×	16	552
Piet Konings Netherlands	15	209 0.6×	368 1.4×	184 2.0×	75 0.9×	38 0.6×	57	761
Ralph Lee Woodward United States	12	105 0.3×	243 0.9×	243 2.6×	70 0.8×	42 0.7×	53	596
Malyn Newitt United Kingdom	14	381 1.1×	261 1.0×	119 1.3×	68 0.8×	51 0.8×	56	668
Walter E. Little United States	14	85 0.2×	300 1.1×	174 1.9×	54 0.7×	40 0.7×	56	537
Victor T. King United Kingdom	16	155 0.4×	611 2.3×	204 2.2×	77 0.9×	24 0.4×	111	849

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2020). Equids in Mozambican history: the role of zebras, donkeys, horses, and their hybrids. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 1 indexed citations

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2018). Editor’s note – economic history cluster. Journal of Global History. 13(3). 307–308.

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase, et al.. (2018). Colonialism, Institutional Change, and Shifts in Global Labour Relations. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 7 indexed citations

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2011). The redemption of child slaves by Christian missionaries in Central Africa, 1878-1914. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London).

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2009). The Graves of Tarim: Genealogy and Mobility across the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 52(2). 358–361.

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2007). Editorial – Islamic history as global history. Journal of Global History. 2(2). 131–134. 1 indexed citations

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase, William Gervase Clarence‐Smith, Steven Topik, et al.. (2003). The Global Coffee Economy in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, 1500–1989. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 88 indexed citations

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2002). Horse trading: the economic role of Arabs in the Lesser Sunda Islands, c.1800 to c.1940. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 3 indexed citations

Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (2002). The rise and fall of Hadhrami shipping in the Indian Ocean, c.1750 - c.1940. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 2 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1997). The Rivaud-Hallet plantation group in the economic crises of the inter-war years. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 2 indexed citations

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Alatas, Syed Farid, Azyumardi Azra, William Gervase Clarence‐Smith, et al.. (1997). Hadhrami Traders, Scholars and Statesmen in the Indian Ocean, 1750s-1960s. 64 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1996). Cocoa Pioneer Fronts Since 1800 : The Role of Smallholders, Planters and Merchants. 18 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1991). The Economic Dynamics of Spanish Colonialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Itinerario. 15(1). 71–90. 3 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1991). Naissance de la Guiné, Portugais et Africains en Sénégambie (1841–1936). African Affairs. 90(358). 136–138.

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1990). Small is not always beautiful. The story of Equatorial Guinea. African Affairs. 89(354). 136–137. 1 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1983). Business Empires in Equatorial Africa. African Economic History. 3–3. 3 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase, et al.. (1982). Angola: Five Centuries of Conflict. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 15(2). 314–314. 27 indexed citations

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Wheeler, Douglas L. & William Gervase Clarence‐Smith. (1981). Slaves, Peasants and Capitalists in Southern Angola, 1840-1926. The American Historical Review. 86(2). 438–438. 33 indexed citations

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1976). The thirstland trekkers in Angola - Some reflections on a frontier society. SAS-Space (University of London).

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Clarence‐Smith, William Gervase. (1973). South Africa and Mozambique - 1960-1970. SAS-Space (University of London). 1 indexed citations

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