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Mapping Africa in Graduate Dissertations: A Citation Study

Shared findings with African Studies scholars and librarians on our bibliometric study which explored journal usage and analyzed 11,247 citations from 50 BTAA graduate dissertations and situated findings within debates on the decolonization of knowledge. The study contributes insights on scholarly communication between sociology and area studies, as well as the (in)visibility of African journals and scholarship in U.S. sociology dissertations and offers implications for librarians.

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Woods, Stephen; Seoudi, Salah (2025). Mapping Africa in Graduate Dissertations: A Citation Study [Data set]. Scholarsphere. https://doi.org/10.26207/z4gt-2n04

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Work Title Mapping Africa in Graduate Dissertations: A Citation Study
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Open Access
Creators
  1. Stephen Woods
  2. Salah Seoudi
Keyword
  1. Bibliometrics
  2. Journals
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
Work Type Dataset
Publication Date November 20, 2025
Subject
  1. Sociology
  2. African Studies
Language
  1. English
DOI doi:10.26207/z4gt-2n04
Geographic Area
  1. Africa
Source
  1. Citations from BTAA Dissertations 2010-2024
Deposited November 20, 2025

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    November 20, 2025 10:31 by sjw31

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    Source
    • Citations from BTAA Dissertations 2010-2024
    Keyword
    • Bibliometrics, Journals
    Subject
    • Sociology, African Studies
    Language
    • English
    Geographic Area
    • Africa
    Description
    • Shared findings with African Studies scholars and librarians on our bibliometric study which explored journal usage and analyzed 11,247 citations from 50 BTAA graduate dissertations and situated findings within debates on the decolonization of knowledge. The study contributes insights on scholarly communication between sociology and area studies, as well as the (in)visibility of African journals and scholarship in U.S. sociology dissertations and offers implications for librarians.
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    • 2025-11-20
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    November 20, 2025 10:35 by sjw31

  • Added Creator Salah Seoudi

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  • Updated Description Show Changes

    December 05, 2025 13:32 by avs5190

    Description
    • Shared findings with African Studies scholars and librarians on our bibliometric study which explored journal usage and analyzed 11,247 citations from 50 BTAA graduate dissertations and situated findings within debates on the decolonization of knowledge. The study contributes insights on scholarly communication between sociology and area studies, as well as the (in)visibility of African journals and scholarship in U.S. sociology dissertations and offers implications for librarians.
    • Shared findings with African Studies scholars and librarians on our bibliometric study which explored journal usage and analyzed 11,247 citations from 50 BTAA graduate dissertations and situated findings within debates on the decolonization of knowledge. The study contributes insights on scholarly communication between sociology and area studies, as well as the (in)visibility of African journals and scholarship in U.S. sociology dissertations and offers implications for librarians.
  • Renamed Creator Stephen Woods Show Changes

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    • STEPHEN WOODS
    • Stephen Woods
  • Updated Creator Salah Seoudi

    December 05, 2025 13:33 by avs5190