The Journal of Modern African Studies

2.0k papers and 26.2k indexed citations i.

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The 2.0k papers published in The Journal of Modern African Studies in the last decades have received a total of 26.2k indexed citations. Papers published in The Journal of Modern African Studies usually cover Sociology and Political Science (722 papers), Political Science and International Relations (490 papers) and Anthropology (450 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (342 papers), African history and culture analysis (196 papers) and International Development and Aid (193 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Journal of Modern African Studies are Keith Hart, J.P. Olivier de Sardan, Kenneth Good, Nicolas van de Walle, Colin Leys, Denis M. Tull, Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Odd‐Helge Fjeldstad, Richard L. Sklar and Ibrahim Abdullah.

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Fields of papers published in The Journal of Modern African Studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in The Journal of Modern African Studies

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