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African history and culture analysis

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Mikael Muehlbauer
Columbia University
2
Bina Fernandez
The University of Melbourne
3
Bantanyehu Shiferaw Chanie
Bahir Dar University
4
Takele Bekele Bayu
Ludovika University of Public Service
5
Ayodeji Ogunnaike
Bowdoin College
6
Walaa Alqaisiya
Middle East Institute
7
Birhanu Bitew
Bahir Dar University
8
Solomon Molla Ademe
Woldia University
9
Yilkal Ayalew Workneh
Debre Tabor University
10
Abdisa Olkeba Jima
Bule Hora University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Academic Question of Palestine
Middle East Critique|2024
39 cit.
2
Identity Construction, Reverse Discourse and the Amhara Nationalism in Ethiopia
Journal of Asian and African Studies|2024
3 cit.
3
Trajectories in the development of Amhara nationalism: Is it from rejection to embracement?
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism|2024
2 cit.
4
Analysis of government roles in empowering rural women in food security in Ethiopia: The case of Walmara District
Community Development|2025
2 cit.
5
Determinants of differential access to irrigation practices among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
Discover Food|2025
2 cit.
6
Is the Fate of Gaza Sealed? The US–Israeli ‘Imperial Expansion Dream’ Has Just Begun
Middle East Critique|2026
2 cit.
7
The Political Economy of China’s Presence in Africa
Africa Review|2024
1 cit.
8
Engendering migrant counterpublics: fun, care, solidarity, and resistance among Ethiopian domestic workers in Lebanon
Gender & Development|2024
1 cit.
9
The impact of the colonial thesis on state-society relations in Ethiopia
African Security Review|2025
1 cit.
10
Rural women households food security analysis in Walmara District, Ethiopia
Discover Sustainability|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
C.M. Van Trijp Hans
Wageningen University & Research
2
Meressa Tsehaye Gebrewahd
Mekelle University
3
Carrie L. Woods
University of Puget Sound
4
Anne Cafer
University of Mississippi
5
Tebarek Lika
Addis Ababa University
6
Berhanu Kefale Alemie
China Land Surveying and Planning Institute
7
Esam Helal
Menoufia University
8
Daryl Stump
University of York
9
Emir Galilee
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
10
Lucas M. Johnson
American Anthropological Association

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution
Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics|2022
57 cit.
2
The Pre-Aksumite Period: indigenous origins and development in the Horn of Africa
Azania Archaeological Research in Africa|2023
52 cit.
3
Epiphytes influence the transformation of nitrogen in coniferous forest canopies
Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja|2024
17 cit.
4
Determinants of market outlet choice by smallholder wheat producers in Arsi Zone of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia
Cogent Food & Agriculture|2023
13 cit.
5
Importance performance analysis for evaluating city bus service quality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Urban Planning and Transport Research|2022
12 cit.
6
New Proposal of Epiphytic Bromeliaceae Functional Groups to Include Nebulophytes and Shallow Tanks
Plants|2022
10 cit.
7
Policy level analysis of public urban lands management in Burundi: insights for harmonization of policy frameworks
GeoJournal|2022
7 cit.
8
‘Our forest-our home’: leisure and tourism among the Bedouin minority in southern Israel
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change|2022
3 cit.
9
Managing public urban lands for sustainable urban development in Bujumbura, Burundi: The role of land administration system
GeoJournal|2024
3 cit.
10
Groundwater potential zone delineation using integrated geospatial data and AHP technique: a case study of the Gidabo Watershed, Ethiopia
Discover Sustainability|2025
3 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Peter Geschiere
University of Amsterdam
2
Ian Hodder
Koç University
3
Daniel Posner
University of California System
4
Barbara F. Walter
Harvard University
5
Kjetil Tronvoll
University of Oslo
6
Jean‐Philippe Platteau
University of Namur
7
Wyatt MacGaffey
Haverford College
8
Frank Μ. Snowden
Yale University
9
Abdul R. JanMohamed
University of California, Berkeley
10
Robin Palmer
Gooch & Housego (Greece)

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement
International Organization|1997
1.1k cit.
2
The Political Salience of Cultural Difference: Why Chewas and Tumbukas Are Allies in Zambia and Adversaries in Malawi
American Political Science Review|2004
942 cit.
3
The interpretation of documents and material culture.
Unknown Journal|1994
901 cit.
4
Measuring Ethnic Fractionalization in Africa
American Journal of Political Science|2004
809 cit.
5
The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute|1998
805 cit.
6
Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars
Foreign Affairs|2002
769 cit.
7
The Strategies of Terrorism
International Security|2006
769 cit.
8
The Gender Citation Gap in International Relations
International Organization|2013
757 cit.
9
The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa
Journal of Religion in Africa|2000
718 cit.
10
Symbols in Action. Ethnoarchaeological Studies of Material Culture
The South African Archaeological Bulletin|1983
715 cit.

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