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

Citation Profile [Updated: 2025-11-20 18:08:17]
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IF AIF CIF IF5 DOC CDO CIT NCI CCU D2Y C2Y D5Y C5Y SC %SC CiY II AII
1997 0 0.24 0 0 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.11
1998 0 0.27 0 0 17 34 4 0 17 17 0 0 0.13
1999 0 0.29 0 0 18 52 10 0 34 34 0 0 0.14
2000 0 0.34 0 0 20 72 22 0 35 52 0 0 0.16
2001 0 0.38 0 0 21 93 3 0 38 72 0 0 0.17
2002 0.02 0.39 0.01 0.01 17 110 17 1 1 41 1 93 1 0 0 0.2
2003 0 0.43 0.01 0.01 23 133 3 1 2 38 93 1 0 0 0.21
2004 0.05 0.47 0.04 0.03 20 153 5 6 8 40 2 99 3 0 0 0.21
2005 0.02 0.5 0.02 0.02 25 178 10 3 11 43 1 101 2 0 0 0.23
2006 0 0.49 0.02 0 21 199 12 3 14 45 106 0 0 0.22
2007 0 0.44 0.07 0.01 16 215 3 14 28 46 106 1 0 0 0.2
2008 0.05 0.47 0.04 0.03 12 227 16 8 36 37 2 105 3 0 0 0.22
2009 0.11 0.46 0.06 0.05 13 240 29 14 50 28 3 94 5 4 28.6 3 0.23 0.23
2010 0.2 0.46 0.04 0.09 35 275 37 11 61 25 5 87 8 3 27.3 0 0.2
2011 0.04 0.51 0.01 0.02 33 308 34 4 65 48 2 97 2 3 75 1 0.03 0.24
2012 0.09 0.5 0.04 0.07 25 333 19 14 79 68 6 109 8 10 71.4 0 0.21
2013 0.1 0.54 0.06 0.08 38 371 19 23 102 58 6 118 9 14 60.9 6 0.16 0.24
2014 0.08 0.53 0.05 0.08 19 390 11 19 121 63 5 144 12 8 42.1 2 0.11 0.22
2015 0.02 0.53 0.04 0.08 27 417 12 15 136 57 1 150 12 1 6.7 0 0.22
IF: Two years Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF: Average Impact Factor for all series in RePEc in year y
CIF: Cumulative impact factor
IF5: Five years Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC: Number of documents published in year y
CDO: Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CIT: Number of citations to papers published in year y
NCI: Number of citations in year y
CCU: Cumulative number of citations to papers published until 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: selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
%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
12009New 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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22011Property 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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32010The 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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42000The emerging movement of community based health insurance in sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and lessons learned. (2000). Jütting, Johannes ; Jutting, Johannes ; Wiesmann, Doris. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:35:y:2000:i:2:p:193-210.

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52002Fulani 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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62008Pastoral conflicts and state-building in the Ethiopian lowlands. (2008). Hagmann, Tobias ; Mulugeta, Alemmaya. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:43:y:2008:i:1:p:19-38.

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72010And 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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82000Privatizing the millenium. New protestant ethics and the spirits of capitalism in Africa, and elsewhere. (2000). Comaroff, John. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:35:y:2000:i:3:p:293-312.

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91999Parteien 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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102012Defining the Nation: National Identity in South Sudanese Media Discourse. (2012). Frahm, Ole . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2012:i:1:p:21-49.

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112008Do 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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122010The 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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132011Competing Claims and Contested Boundaries: Legitimating Land Rights in Isiolo District, Northern Kenya. (2011). Boye, Saafo Roba ; Kaarhus, Randi. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:46:y:2011:i:2:p:99-124.

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142012Blinded 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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152013Africa and the Middle Class(es). (2013). Melber, Henning. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:3:p:111-120.

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162011The 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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172015Indigenous Knowledge and Public Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2015). Mawere, Munyaradzi . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:50:y:2015:i:2:p:57-71.

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182010Policy 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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192006Migrations 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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202013The 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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212014Violence 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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222000Prospects 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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232012Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria. (2012). Loimeier, Roman . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:47:y:2012:i:2-3:p:137-155.

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242002Zur 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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252005Researching 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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262009Ethiopian Nationalism: An Ideology to Transcend All Odds. (2009). Gebrewold, Belachew. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:44:y:2009:i:1:p:79-97.

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272013Nigeria’s Quest to Recover Looted Assets: The Abacha Affair. (2013). Enweremadu, David U.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:2:p:51-70.

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282008The 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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292009New Nationalism and Xenophobia in Africa – A New Inclination?. (2009). Kersting, Norbert. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:44:y:2009:i:1:p:7-18.

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302014Work 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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312005The Dominant Party Debate in South Africa. (2005). Southall, Roger. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:40:y:2005:i:1:p:61-82.

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322006The history and future of African Rice. Food security and survival in a West African war zone. (2006). Richards, Paul. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:41:y:2006:i:1:p:77-93.

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332002Zum 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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342013On 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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352015The Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Elections in Malawi, May 2014. (2015). Patel, Nandini ; Wahman, Michael. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:50:y:2015:i:1:p:79-92.

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361998Divided 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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372014Threats 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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382006Beyond 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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392013A Critical Review of Environmental Conservation in Zimbabwe. (2013). Mawere, Munyaradzi . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:2:p:85-97.

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401999Grenzen der Implementierung staatlichen Rechts im dörflichen Kontext. Eine Analyse der Rechtswirklichkeit in einem Baatombu-Dorf in Benin. (1999). Sommer, Jorn ; Alber, Erdmute . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:34:y:1999:i:1:p:85-111.

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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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422014Traditional, Democratic, Accountable? Navigating Citizen-Subjection in Rural South Africa. (2014). Turner, Robin L.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:49:y:2014:i:1:p:27-54.

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432015Ready or Not: Namibia As a Potentially Successful Oil Producer. (2015). Tycholiz, Wojciech ; Kopinski, Dominik ; Polus, Andrzej. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:50:y:2015:i:2:p:31-55.

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442012The Force of Action: Legitimizing the Coup in Bamako, Mali. (2012). Whitehouse, Bruce . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:47:y:2012:i:2-3:p:93-110.

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451999Institutional change in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1994: A fresh start after the devaluation shock?. (1999). Grimm, Sven. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:34:y:1999:i:1:p:5-32.

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462004Migrations 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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472010Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa: Reflections Inspired by Studies of Xenophobia in Cameroon and South Africa. (2010). Nyamnjoh, Francis . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:45:y:2010:i:1:p:57-93.

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482006French 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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492002Structural 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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502005Madams and Maids in Southern Africa: coping with uncertainties, and the art of mutual zombification. (2005). Nyamnjoh, Francis B.. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:40:y:2005:i:2:p:181-196.

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50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)
#YearTitleCited
12010The 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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22009New 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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3
32006The history and future of African Rice. Food security and survival in a West African war zone. (2006). Richards, Paul. In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:41:y:2006:i:1:p:77-93.

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2
42015Indigenous Knowledge and Public Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2015). Mawere, Munyaradzi . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:50:y:2015:i:2:p:57-71.

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2
52014Violence 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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2
62011Property 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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2
72012The Force of Action: Legitimizing the Coup in Bamako, Mali. (2012). Whitehouse, Bruce . In: Africa Spectrum. RePEc:gig:afjour:v:47:y:2012:i:2-3:p:93-110.

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