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African Studies

African Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study devoted to the systematic examination of the African continent's peoples, cultures, societies, histories, languages, religions, and institutions.

36.1K

Publications

1.7M

Citations

33.2K

Authors

4.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4.9K

Variants

Africana Studies

Parents

Children

Publications

36.1K

Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions

William Easterly, Ross Levine · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1997 · 5.7K citations

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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Theodore Cooper · Military Medicine · 1976 · 4K citations · Full text

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Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism.

Robert L. Tignor, Mahmood Mamdani · The American Historical Review · 1997 · 3.3K citations

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Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature

Jidlaph G. Kamoche, Ngũugĩ wa Thiong'o · World Literature Today · 1987 · 3.1K citations

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On economic causes of civil war

Paul Collier · Oxford Economic Papers · 1998 · 2.5K citations

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Authors

33.2K

  1. GM
    Gail M. Gerhart

    Australian National University, Australia

    141 publications · 21.3K citations

    65

    h-index

  2. JS
    Jennifer Seymour Whitaker

    110 publications · 6.9K citations

    43

    h-index

  3. NV
    Nicolas van de Walle

    Cornell University, United States

    35 publications · 3.5K citations

    30

    h-index

  4. CM
    Christian M. Rogerson

    University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    55 publications · 2.2K citations

    29

    h-index

  5. AA
    Alí A. Mazrui

    University of Michigan, United States

    63 publications · 3.3K citations

    29

    h-index

1–5 of 33.2K

Institutions

4.5K

  1. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    88 h-index

    1K publications

    54.5K citations

  2. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    77 h-index

    1.2K publications

    48.4K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    75 h-index

    385 publications

    31.1K citations

  4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    64 h-index

    728 publications

    28.7K citations

  5. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    60 h-index

    585 publications

    21.8K citations

  6. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    58 h-index

    627 publications

    21.7K citations

  7. University of South Africa

    Pretoria, South Africa

    58 h-index

    698 publications

    20.7K citations

  8. SOAS University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    57 h-index

    263 publications

    12.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1.4K publications · 122K citations

    169

    h-index

  2. 135

    h-index

  3. African Affairs

    1.4K publications · 76.9K citations

    125

    h-index

  4. African Studies Review

    589 publications · 35.8K citations

    89

    h-index

  5. Foreign Affairs

    322 publications · 33K citations

    83

    h-index

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See also

African Studies

Historical Periods

Cultural Expressions

Languages

Political Institutions