School of Oriental and African Studies

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Short name

SOAS University of London

Country, city

United Kingdom, London

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Publications

7 390

Citations

76 511

h-index

108

Top-3 journals

Journal of African History (400 publications)

Africa (244 publications)

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (230 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cambridge (80 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (79 publications)

University of Oxford (78 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Maryland, College Park (78 publications)

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (39 publications)

University of Rome Tor Vergata (37 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Abah Danladi

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PhD in Cultural Studies, lecturer

10 publications, 1 citation

h-index: 1

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

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Found

Since 1945

Total publications

7390

Total citations

76511

Citations per publication

10.35

Average publications per year

91.23

Average authors per publication

1.83

h-index

108

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
History	History, 1718, 23.25% History 1718 publications, 23.25%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 1353, 18.31% Geography, Planning and Development 1353 publications, 18.31%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 1324, 17.92% Sociology and Political Science 1324 publications, 17.92%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 1106, 14.97% Cultural Studies 1106 publications, 14.97%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 828, 11.2% Anthropology 828 publications, 11.2%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 761, 10.3% Political Science and International Relations 761 publications, 10.3%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 646, 8.74% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 646 publications, 8.74%
Development	Development, 621, 8.4% Development 621 publications, 8.4%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 495, 6.7% Economics and Econometrics 495 publications, 6.7%
Religious studies	Religious studies, 377, 5.1% Religious studies 377 publications, 5.1%
Linguistics and Language	Linguistics and Language, 350, 4.74% Linguistics and Language 350 publications, 4.74%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 325, 4.4% Language and Linguistics 325 publications, 4.4%
Literature and Literary Theory	Literature and Literary Theory, 264, 3.57% Literature and Literary Theory 264 publications, 3.57%
Law	Law, 216, 2.92% Law 216 publications, 2.92%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 203, 2.75% General Social Sciences 203 publications, 2.75%
General Arts and Humanities	General Arts and Humanities, 186, 2.52% General Arts and Humanities 186 publications, 2.52%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 180, 2.44% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 180 publications, 2.44%
Archeology	Archeology, 172, 2.33% Archeology 172 publications, 2.33%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance	General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 159, 2.15% General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 159 publications, 2.15%
Philosophy	Philosophy, 158, 2.14% Philosophy 158 publications, 2.14%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 154, 2.08% General Medicine 154 publications, 2.08%
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 151, 2.04% Visual Arts and Performing Arts 151 publications, 2.04%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 137, 1.85% Global and Planetary Change 137 publications, 1.85%
Music	Music, 112, 1.52% Music 112 publications, 1.52%
Finance	Finance, 109, 1.47% Finance 109 publications, 1.47%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 108, 1.46% Business and International Management 108 publications, 1.46%
Gender Studies	Gender Studies, 98, 1.33% Gender Studies 98 publications, 1.33%
Communication	Communication, 92, 1.24% Communication 92 publications, 1.24%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 87, 1.18% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 87 publications, 1.18%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 84, 1.14% General Environmental Science 84 publications, 1.14%
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Journals

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Journal of African History	Journal of African History, 400, 5.41% Journal of African History 400 publications, 5.41%
Africa	Africa, 244, 3.3% Africa 244 publications, 3.3%
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies	Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 230, 3.11% Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 230 publications, 3.11%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 229, 3.1% SSRN Electronic Journal 229 publications, 3.1%
African Affairs	African Affairs, 172, 2.33% African Affairs 172 publications, 2.33%
Modern Asian Studies	Modern Asian Studies, 113, 1.53% Modern Asian Studies 113 publications, 1.53%
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute	Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 106, 1.43% Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 106 publications, 1.43%
Journal of Asian Studies	Journal of Asian Studies, 104, 1.41% Journal of Asian Studies 104 publications, 1.41%
Journal of Agrarian Change	Journal of Agrarian Change, 104, 1.41% Journal of Agrarian Change 104 publications, 1.41%
Journal of African Cultural Studies	Journal of African Cultural Studies, 56, 0.76% Journal of African Cultural Studies 56 publications, 0.76%
South Asia Research	South Asia Research, 55, 0.74% South Asia Research 55 publications, 0.74%
Third World Quarterly	Third World Quarterly, 48, 0.65% Third World Quarterly 48 publications, 0.65%
South East Asia Research	South East Asia Research, 47, 0.64% South East Asia Research 47 publications, 0.64%
Journal of Peasant Studies	Journal of Peasant Studies, 46, 0.62% Journal of Peasant Studies 46 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Development Studies	Journal of Development Studies, 45, 0.61% Journal of Development Studies 45 publications, 0.61%
Journal of Qur'anic Studies	Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 44, 0.6% Journal of Qur'anic Studies 44 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Islamic Studies	Journal of Islamic Studies, 37, 0.5% Journal of Islamic Studies 37 publications, 0.5%
International Journal of Middle East Studies	International Journal of Middle East Studies, 37, 0.5% International Journal of Middle East Studies 37 publications, 0.5%
Ethnomusicology Forum	Ethnomusicology Forum, 36, 0.49% Ethnomusicology Forum 36 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Modern African Studies	Journal of Modern African Studies, 36, 0.49% Journal of Modern African Studies 36 publications, 0.49%
English Historical Review	English Historical Review, 35, 0.47% English Historical Review 35 publications, 0.47%
World Development	World Development, 35, 0.47% World Development 35 publications, 0.47%
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society	Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 34, 0.46% Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 34 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Southern African Studies	Journal of Southern African Studies, 34, 0.46% Journal of Southern African Studies 34 publications, 0.46%
Millennium: Journal of International Studies	Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 33, 0.45% Millennium: Journal of International Studies 33 publications, 0.45%
Indian Economic and Social History Review	Indian Economic and Social History Review, 33, 0.45% Indian Economic and Social History Review 33 publications, 0.45%
China Quarterly	China Quarterly, 32, 0.43% China Quarterly 32 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Religion in Africa	Journal of Religion in Africa, 32, 0.43% Journal of Religion in Africa 32 publications, 0.43%
Transactions of the Philological Society	Transactions of the Philological Society, 31, 0.42% Transactions of the Philological Society 31 publications, 0.42%
Libyan Studies	Libyan Studies, 30, 0.41% Libyan Studies 30 publications, 0.41%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1699, 22.99% Cambridge University Press 1699 publications, 22.99%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1546, 20.92% Taylor & Francis 1546 publications, 20.92%
Wiley	Wiley, 770, 10.42% Wiley 770 publications, 10.42%
SAGE	SAGE, 640, 8.66% SAGE 640 publications, 8.66%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 520, 7.04% Springer Nature 520 publications, 7.04%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 491, 6.64% Oxford University Press 491 publications, 6.64%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 472, 6.39% Elsevier 472 publications, 6.39%
Brill	Brill, 301, 4.07% Brill 301 publications, 4.07%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 216, 2.92% Social Science Electronic Publishing 216 publications, 2.92%
Edinburgh University Press	Edinburgh University Press, 71, 0.96% Edinburgh University Press 71 publications, 0.96%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 63, 0.85% Walter de Gruyter 63 publications, 0.85%
MDPI	MDPI, 56, 0.76% MDPI 56 publications, 0.76%
John Benjamins Publishing Company	John Benjamins Publishing Company, 55, 0.74% John Benjamins Publishing Company 55 publications, 0.74%
Emerald	Emerald, 43, 0.58% Emerald 43 publications, 0.58%
Intellect	Intellect, 34, 0.46% Intellect 34 publications, 0.46%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 26, 0.35% MIT Press 26 publications, 0.35%
BMJ	BMJ, 24, 0.32% BMJ 24 publications, 0.32%
University of California Press	University of California Press, 23, 0.31% University of California Press 23 publications, 0.31%
Academy of Management	Academy of Management, 20, 0.27% Academy of Management 20 publications, 0.27%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 18, 0.24% Frontiers Media S.A. 18 publications, 0.24%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 17, 0.23% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 17 publications, 0.23%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 15, 0.2% IGI Global 15 publications, 0.2%
Equinox Publishing	Equinox Publishing, 13, 0.18% Equinox Publishing 13 publications, 0.18%
African Studies Association	African Studies Association, 11, 0.15% African Studies Association 11 publications, 0.15%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 11, 0.15% Inderscience Publishers 11 publications, 0.15%
Duke University Press	Duke University Press, 10, 0.14% Duke University Press 10 publications, 0.14%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 10, 0.14% IOP Publishing 10 publications, 0.14%
Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies	Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 9, 0.12% Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies 9 publications, 0.12%
Project MUSE	Project MUSE, 9, 0.12% Project MUSE 9 publications, 0.12%
Berghahn Books	Berghahn Books, 8, 0.11% Berghahn Books 8 publications, 0.11%
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With other organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 80, 1.08% University of Cambridge 80 publications, 1.08%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 79, 1.07% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 79 publications, 1.07%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 78, 1.06% University of Oxford 78 publications, 1.06%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 78, 1.06% University of Maryland, College Park 78 publications, 1.06%
University College London	University College London, 62, 0.84% University College London 62 publications, 0.84%
London School of Economics and Political Science	London School of Economics and Political Science, 59, 0.8% London School of Economics and Political Science 59 publications, 0.8%
University of Sussex	University of Sussex, 57, 0.77% University of Sussex 57 publications, 0.77%
King's College London	King's College London, 55, 0.74% King's College London 55 publications, 0.74%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 44, 0.6% University of Exeter 44 publications, 0.6%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 39, 0.53% University of Birmingham 39 publications, 0.53%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 39, 0.53% International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis 39 publications, 0.53%
University of Rome Tor Vergata	University of Rome Tor Vergata, 37, 0.5% University of Rome Tor Vergata 37 publications, 0.5%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 32, 0.43% University of Leeds 32 publications, 0.43%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 30, 0.41% University of Manchester 30 publications, 0.41%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 30, 0.41% University of Sheffield 30 publications, 0.41%
Durham University	Durham University, 29, 0.39% Durham University 29 publications, 0.39%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 28, 0.38% University of Edinburgh 28 publications, 0.38%
University of East Anglia	University of East Anglia, 28, 0.38% University of East Anglia 28 publications, 0.38%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 26, 0.35% University of Bristol 26 publications, 0.35%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 26, 0.35% University of Leicester 26 publications, 0.35%
Birkbeck, University of London	Birkbeck, University of London, 26, 0.35% Birkbeck, University of London 26 publications, 0.35%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 25, 0.34% Imperial College London 25 publications, 0.34%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 25, 0.34% University of Reading 25 publications, 0.34%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 24, 0.32% Queen Mary University of London 24 publications, 0.32%
University of Cagliari	University of Cagliari, 24, 0.32% University of Cagliari 24 publications, 0.32%
Southern University of Science and Technology	Southern University of Science and Technology, 24, 0.32% Southern University of Science and Technology 24 publications, 0.32%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 22, 0.3% Australian National University 22 publications, 0.3%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 22, 0.3% University of Warwick 22 publications, 0.3%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 22, 0.3% University of Southampton 22 publications, 0.3%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 22, 0.3% Harvard University 22 publications, 0.3%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 78, 1.06% University of Maryland, College Park 78 publications, 1.06%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 39, 0.53% International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis 39 publications, 0.53%
University of Rome Tor Vergata	University of Rome Tor Vergata, 37, 0.5% University of Rome Tor Vergata 37 publications, 0.5%
University of Cagliari	University of Cagliari, 24, 0.32% University of Cagliari 24 publications, 0.32%
Southern University of Science and Technology	Southern University of Science and Technology, 24, 0.32% Southern University of Science and Technology 24 publications, 0.32%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 22, 0.3% Australian National University 22 publications, 0.3%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 22, 0.3% Harvard University 22 publications, 0.3%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 20, 0.27% University of the Witwatersrand 20 publications, 0.27%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 18, 0.24% University of Melbourne 18 publications, 0.24%
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Chinese University of Hong Kong, 17, 0.23% Chinese University of Hong Kong 17 publications, 0.23%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 17, 0.23% University of Groningen 17 publications, 0.23%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 16, 0.22% University of Johannesburg 16 publications, 0.22%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 16, 0.22% Shandong University 16 publications, 0.22%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 16, 0.22% Leiden University 16 publications, 0.22%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 15, 0.2% ETH Zurich 15 publications, 0.2%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 15, 0.2% University of Copenhagen 15 publications, 0.2%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 15, 0.2% University of Antwerp 15 publications, 0.2%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 15, 0.2% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 15 publications, 0.2%
Peking University	Peking University, 14, 0.19% Peking University 14 publications, 0.19%
Chalmers University of Technology	Chalmers University of Technology, 14, 0.19% Chalmers University of Technology 14 publications, 0.19%
McGill University	McGill University, 14, 0.19% McGill University 14 publications, 0.19%
Beijing Normal University	Beijing Normal University, 13, 0.18% Beijing Normal University 13 publications, 0.18%
American University of Beirut	American University of Beirut, 13, 0.18% American University of Beirut 13 publications, 0.18%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 13, 0.18% University of Nigeria 13 publications, 0.18%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 13, 0.18% Erasmus University Rotterdam 13 publications, 0.18%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 13, 0.18% Wageningen University and Research Centre 13 publications, 0.18%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 12, 0.16% University of New South Wales 12 publications, 0.16%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 12, 0.16% University of Bologna 12 publications, 0.16%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 12, 0.16% Columbia University 12 publications, 0.16%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 12, 0.16% University of Ghana 12 publications, 0.16%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 410, 5.55% USA 410 publications, 5.55%
China	China, 209, 2.83% China 209 publications, 2.83%
Italy	Italy, 184, 2.49% Italy 184 publications, 2.49%
Germany	Germany, 106, 1.43% Germany 106 publications, 1.43%
Australia	Australia, 99, 1.34% Australia 99 publications, 1.34%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 97, 1.31% Netherlands 97 publications, 1.31%
Canada	Canada, 70, 0.95% Canada 70 publications, 0.95%
South Africa	South Africa, 69, 0.93% South Africa 69 publications, 0.93%
Japan	Japan, 59, 0.8% Japan 59 publications, 0.8%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 58, 0.78% Switzerland 58 publications, 0.78%
India	India, 57, 0.77% India 57 publications, 0.77%
Austria	Austria, 55, 0.74% Austria 55 publications, 0.74%
Sweden	Sweden, 49, 0.66% Sweden 49 publications, 0.66%
France	France, 48, 0.65% France 48 publications, 0.65%
Spain	Spain, 36, 0.49% Spain 36 publications, 0.49%
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka, 32, 0.43% Sri Lanka 32 publications, 0.43%
Belgium	Belgium, 30, 0.41% Belgium 30 publications, 0.41%
Denmark	Denmark, 29, 0.39% Denmark 29 publications, 0.39%
Turkey	Turkey, 26, 0.35% Turkey 26 publications, 0.35%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 24, 0.32% Nigeria 24 publications, 0.32%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 24, 0.32% New Zealand 24 publications, 0.32%
Israel	Israel, 23, 0.31% Israel 23 publications, 0.31%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 23, 0.31% Republic of Korea 23 publications, 0.31%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 21, 0.28% Indonesia 21 publications, 0.28%
Ireland	Ireland, 21, 0.28% Ireland 21 publications, 0.28%
Thailand	Thailand, 21, 0.28% Thailand 21 publications, 0.28%
Brazil	Brazil, 20, 0.27% Brazil 20 publications, 0.27%
Ghana	Ghana, 20, 0.27% Ghana 20 publications, 0.27%
Norway	Norway, 18, 0.24% Norway 18 publications, 0.24%
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