African Studies 8.4k citations
1.1k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics African history and culture studies South African History and Culture African studies and sociopolitical issues Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers African Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 168 Sociology and Political Science 4.0k Anthropology 2.0k Political Science and International Relations 920 General Health Professions 917 Archeology 857 Urban Studies 613 Gender Studies 599 Law 574 Linguistics and Language 564 Language and Linguistics 552 Economics and Econometrics 450 Education 423 Safety Research 414 Paleontology 359 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 340 Demography 324 Literature and Literary Theory 289 Infectious Diseases 287 History 276 Soil Science 273 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 234 Clinical Psychology 222 Social Psychology 210 Archeology 193 Development 164 Communication 164 Artificial Intelligence 160 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 153 Geography, Planning and Development 140 Cultural Studies 131 Health 122 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 117 Global and Planetary Change 116 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 108 Music 98 Building and Construction 92 Epidemiology 91 Developmental and Educational Psychology 90 Philosophy 89 Nutrition and Dietetics 86 Strategy and Management 83 Finance 83 Religious studies 80 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 77 Ecology 69 Genetics 68 Information Systems 55 Surgery 52 Plant Science 51 Cognitive Neuroscience 49 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 47 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 45 Transportation 43 Museology 43 Public Administration 41 General Social Sciences 41 Atmospheric Science 40 Business and International Management 39 Space and Planetary Science 34 Automotive Engineering 31 Marketing 30 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 30 Nature and Landscape Conservation 29 Ocean Engineering 29 History and Philosophy of Science 26 Management of Technology and Innovation 24 Forestry 23 Accounting 21 Pollution 19 Food Science 19 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 19 Earth-Surface Processes 16 Management Science and Operations Research 16 Media Technology 15 Reproductive Medicine 15 Environmental Engineering 14 Conservation 14 Management Information Systems 13 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 12 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 11 Molecular Biology 11 Applied Psychology 11 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 Signal Processing 9 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 Pharmacology 8 Civil and Structural Engineering 8 Ophthalmology 8 Complementary and alternative medicine 8 Physiology 8 Psychiatry and Mental health 8 Water Science and Technology 8 Geology 8 Pharmacy 8 Statistics and Probability 8 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 Emergency Medicine 6 Geochemistry and Petrology 6 Emergency Medical Services 6 Biomedical Engineering 6 Geometry and Topology 5 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 Classics 5 Microbiology 5 Human-Computer Interaction 5 Agronomy and Crop Science 5 Modeling and Simulation 4 Ecological Modeling 4 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 4 Insect Science 4 Oncology 4 Virology 4 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 Speech and Hearing 4 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 4 Mechanical Engineering 3 Animal Science and Zoology 3 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 Pharmacology 3 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 Information Systems and Management 3 Computational Mechanics 3 Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 Materials Chemistry 3 Oceanography 3 Library and Information Sciences 2 Immunology 2 Genetics 2 Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 Rehabilitation 2 Geophysics 2 Environmental Chemistry 2 Hematology 2 General Psychology 2 Neurology 2 Computer Networks and Communications 2 Aquatic Science 2 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Computer Science Applications 1 Gastroenterology 1 Sensory Systems 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Computational Mathematics 1 Family Practice 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 Rheumatology 1 Anatomy 1 General Arts and Humanities 1 Biomaterials 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Cell Biology 1 Neurology 1 Parasitology 1 Occupational Therapy 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Orthodontics 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Horticulture 1 Aerospace Engineering 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1
Sociology and Political Science 4.0k Anthropology 2.0k Political Science and International Relations 920 General Health Professions 917 Archeology 857 Journal of Religion in Africa United States
Critique of Anthropology United States
African Economic History United States
Anthropology Today United Kingdom
Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory United States
Social Dynamics South Africa
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About African Studies The 1.1k papers published in African Studies in the last decades have received a total of 8.4k indexed citations . Papers published in African Studies usually cover Archeology (64 papers), Anthropology (344 papers) and Linguistics and Language (81 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (228 papers), South African History and Culture (226 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (135 papers). The most active scholars publishing in African Studies are Mark Hunter , Thomas N. Huffman , Jacqueline M. Klopp , Isak Niehaus , Adam Ashforth , M. D. W. Jeffreys , Shula Marks , Rok Ajulu , Clive Glaser and Helen Schneider .
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