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Africa Spectrum / Institute of African Affairs, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg


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Impact Factor

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5-Years IF

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5-Years H index

Main indicators


Raw data


IF AIF IF5 DOC CDO CCU CIF CIT D2Y C2Y D5Y C5Y %SC CiY II AII
19900.1000 (%)0.04
19910.1000 (%)0.04
19920.09000 (%)0.04
19930.11000 (%)0.05
19940.12000 (%)0.04
19950.19000 (%)0.07
19960.23000 (%)0.09
19970.26171700 (%)0.09
19980.281734217171 (50%)0.1
19990.321852934341 (11.1%)0.13
20000.3920721435521 (7.1%)0.15
20010.39219333872 (%)0.14
20020.020.40.011711010.0111411931 (%)0.17
20030.430.012313310.013389311 (33.3%)0.18
20040.050.480.042015350.0334029941 (33.3%)0.19
20050.020.520.052517850.03443110151 (25%)0.2
20060.512119920.0110451063 (30%)0.2
20070.450.0116215130.06461061 (%)0.18
20080.030.480.011222740.021137110511 (9.1%)0.2
20090.140.490.0713240150.0692849471 (11.1%)30.230.19
20100.20.460.093527590.03102558782 (20%)0.17
20110.020.490.013330830.01124819717 (58.3%)10.030.19
20120.090.520.0625333110.03668610973 (50%)0.19
20130.070.580.0438371160.04658411855 (83.3%)20.050.2
20140.060.60.0619390140.04463414492 (50%)20.110.2
20150.020.610.032741780.0215711505 (%)0.19
20160.680.0141750.01461422 (%)0.2
20170.040.730.03417100.022711093 (%)0.22
IF: Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF: Average Impact Factor for series in RePEc in year y
IF5: Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC: Number of documents published in year y
CDO: Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CCU: Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
CIF: Cumulative impact factor
CIT: Number of citations to papers published in year y
D2Y: Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y: Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
%SC: Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY: Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II: Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII: Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y

 

50 most cited documents in this series:


#YearTitleCited
12000The emerging movement of community based health insurance in sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and lessons learned. (2000). Jütting, Johannes ; Wiesmann, Doris ; Jutting, Johannes . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:35:y:2000:i:2:p:193-210.

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21999Parteien in Afrika. Versuch eines Neuanfangs in der Parteienforschung. (1999). Erdmann, Gero . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:34:y:1999:i:3:p:375-393.

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32011Property and Citizenship: Conceptually Connecting Land Rights and Belonging in Africa. (2011). Lund, Christian. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2011:i:3:p:1-11.

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42009New Nationalism and Development in Africa. (2009). Kohnert, Dirk. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:44:y:2009:i:1:p:111-123.

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52008Do African parties contribute to democracy? Some findings from Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. (2008). Elischer, Sebastian. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:43:y:2008:i:2:p:175-201.

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62008Pastoral conflicts and state-building in the Ethiopian lowlands. (2008). Mulugeta, Alemmaya ; Hagmann, Tobias . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:43:y:2008:i:1:p:19-38.

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72006Migrations and trade of African football players: historic, geographical and cultural aspects. (2006). Poli, Raffaele. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:41:y:2006:i:3:p:393-414.

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82010Policy Challenges Related to Biofuel Development in Tanzania. (2010). Sosovele, Hussein . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:45:y:2010:i:1:p:117-129.

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92002Fulani pastoralists, indigenous farmers and the contest for land in Northern Ghana. (2002). Tonah, Steve. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:37:y:2002:i:3:p:43-59.

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102010The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria. (2010). Adesoji, Abimbola . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:45:y:2010:i:2:p:95-108.

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112012Blinded by Sight: Divining the Future of Anthropology in Africa. (2012). Nyamnjoh, Francis B.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:47:y:2012:i:2-3:p:63-92.

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122000Privatizing the millenium. New protestant ethics and the spirits of capitalism in Africa, and elsewhere. (2000). Comaroff, Jean. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:35:y:2000:i:3:p:293-312.

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132002Zur Typologie politischer Parteien in Afrika. (2002). Erdmann, Gero . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:37:y:2002:i:3:p:259-285.

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142013The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe: End of an Era for Human Rights Discourse?. (2013). Ncube, Cornelias . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:3:p:99-110.

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152006French historiography on Africa: A historical and personal contextualisation. (2006). Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:41:y:2006:i:1:p:107-126.

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162004Migrations rurales, accès au foncier et rapports interethniques au sud du Borgou (Benin). Une approche méthodologique plurielle. (2004). Doevenspeck, Martin. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:39:y:2004:i:3:p:359-380.

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172000Prospects for private sector-led growth in Tanzania. (2000). Danielson, Anders . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:35:y:2000:i:3:p:313-337.

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182002Zum Zusammenhang von Wahlsystem, Parteiensystem und Demokratiestabilität in Afrika. Kritische Anmerkungen zum Potential von Electoral Engineering. (2002). Basedau, Matthias. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:37:y:2002:i:3:p:311-333.

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192005Researching Africa south of the Sahara. A sociologists perspective. (2005). Neubert, Dieter . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:40:y:2005:i:3:p:429-444.

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201999Grenzen der Implementierung staatlichen Rechts im dörflichen Kontext. Eine Analyse der Rechtswirklichkeit in einem Baatombu-Dorf in Benin. (1999). Alber, Erdmute ; Sommer, Jorn. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:34:y:1999:i:1:p:85-111.

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212008The China Shop Phenomenon: Trade Supply within the Chinese Diaspora in South Africa. (2008). Laribee, Rachel . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:43:y:2008:i:3:p:353-370.

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222006Beyond the state police in urban Uganda and Sierra Leone. (2006). Baker, Bruce . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:41:y:2006:i:1:p:55-76.

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232014Threats to Constitutionalism by Liberation Movements in Southern Africa. (2014). Southall, Roger. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:49:y:2014:i:1:p:79-99.

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242011Democratisation and Political Participation of Mbororo in Western Cameroon. (2011). Mouiche, Ibrahim . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2011:i:2:p:71-97.

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252013Anthropology and Whites in South Africa: Response to an Unreasonable Critique. (2013). Niehaus, Isak . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:1:p:117-127.

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262010The Role of Amateur Football in Circular Migration Systems in South Africa. (2010). Steinbrink, Malte . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:45:y:2010:i:2:p:35-60.

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272012Land Transactions and Chieftaincies in Southwestern Togo. (2012). Gardini, Marco . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2012:i:1:p:51-72.

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282002Structural Stability: meaning, scope and use in an African context. (2002). Mehler, Andreas. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:37:y:2002:i:1:p:5-23.

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292011The Ethnic Politics of Coup Avoidance: Evidence from Zambia and Uganda. (2011). Lindemann, Stefan. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2011:i:2:p:3-41.

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302004Zirkuläre Arbeitsmigration in Westafrika und die Kultur der Migration. (2004). Hahn, Hans Peter. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:39:y:2004:i:3:p:381-404.

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312013On Agnotology as Built-in Ignorance. (2013). Warnier, Jean-Pierre . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:1:p:113-116.

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321998Divided histories, opportunistic alliances: Background notes on the Ethiopean-Eritrean war. (1998). Trivelli, Richard M.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:33:y:1998:i:3:p:257-289.

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332015The 2015 Nigerian General Elections. (2015). Orji, Nkwachukwu . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:50:y:2015:i:2:p:73-85.

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342001Smart guys plan for the future! Cultural concepts of time and the prevention of AIDS in Africa. (2001). Offe, Johanna A.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:36:y:2001:i:1:p:53-72.

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352010And They Are Still Targeting: Assessing the Effectiveness of Targeted Sanctions against Zimbabwe. (2010). Grebe, Jan . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:45:y:2010:i:1:p:3-29.

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362003Gedanken zur Afrikanistik - Zustand und Zukunft einer Regionalwissenschaft in Deutschland. (2003). Engel, Ulf . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:38:y:2003:i:1:p:111-123.

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372011Notes on Land-based Conflicts in Kenya’s Arid Areas. (2011). Greiner, Clemens ; McCabe, Terrence J. ; Bollig, Michael . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2011:i:3:p:77-81.

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382013Not Studying White, Up or Down, but Around Southern Africa: A Response to Francis Nyamnjoh. (2013). Gordon, Robert J.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:2:p:117-121.

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392009Discrimination, Despoliation and Irreconcilable Difference: Host-Immigrant Tensions in Brazzaville, Congo. (2009). Whitehouse, Bruce . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:44:y:2009:i:1:p:39-59.

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402002Resource revenues and political development in sub-Saharan Africa. Congo Republic in comparative perspective. (2002). Clark, John F.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:37:y:2002:i:1:p:25-41.

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412011The Growing Influence of Al-Qaeda on the African Continent. (2011). Krech, Hans . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2011:i:2:p:125-137.

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422013On Gaining Access: A Response to Francis Nyamnjoh’s “Blinded by Sight: Divining the Future of Anthropology in Africa”. (2013). Hartnack, Andrew . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:1:p:107-112.

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432014Work and Masculinity in Katanga’s Artisanal Mines. (2014). Cuvelier, Jeroen . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:49:y:2014:i:2:p:3-26.

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442005Writing and teaching national history in Africa in an era of global history. (2005). Falola, Toyin. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:40:y:2005:i:3:p:499-519.

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452013Oil Multinational Corporations, Environmental Irresponsibility and Turbulent Peace in the Niger Delta. (2013). Maiangwa, Benjamin ; Agbiboa, Daniel E.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:1:p:71-83.

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461999Herrschaft, Verhandlung und Gewalt in einer afrikanischen Mittelstadt (Parakou, Benin). (1999). Bierschenk, Thomas . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:34:y:1999:i:3:p:31-348.

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472001Gefährliches Gold und bitteres Geld. Zum Umgang mit einer außergewöhnlichen Ressource in Burkina Faso. (2001). Werthmann, Katja . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:36:y:2001:i:3:p:363-381.

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482003Brauchen wir mehr Afrika-Politologen und weniger Äthiopisten?. (2003). Bierschenk, Thomas . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:38:y:2003:i:2:p:245-250.

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492006Through the prism of sports: why should Africanists study sports?. (2006). Vidacs, Bea. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:41:y:2006:i:3:p:331-349.

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502014Violence and Votes in Nigeria: The Dominance of Incumbents in the Use of Violence to Rig Elections. (2014). Onapajo, Hakeem . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:49:y:2014:i:2:p:27-51.

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50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)


#YearTitleCited
12002Fulani pastoralists, indigenous farmers and the contest for land in Northern Ghana. (2002). Tonah, Steve. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:37:y:2002:i:3:p:43-59.

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Citing documents used to compute impact factor 1:


YearTitle
2017The Nigerian Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System: Contexts, Institutions, Operation. (2017). Maduekwe, Nnamdi Ifeanyi ; Sangodapo, Mike O ; Banjo, Olufunmilayo O. In: Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement. RePEc:spr:soinre:v:134:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s11205-016-1448-5.

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Recent citations (cites in year: CiY)


Recent citations received in 2014

YearCiting document
2014Death or Dearth of Democracy in Zimbabwe?. (2014). Moore, David. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:49:y:2014:i:1:p:101-114.

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2014Zimbabwean Politics in the Post-2013 Election Period. (2014). Raftopoulos, Brian . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:49:y:2014:i:2:p:91-103.

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