Question 1

Who are the top researchers at American Folklore Society?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Timothy C. Lloyd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Folklore Society.

Question 2

What are the most cited papers from American Folklore Society?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from American Folklore Society is "Computational folkloristics" (James M. Abello, Peter M. Broadwell, Timothy R. Tangherlini, 2012), with 69 citations. Next come "The American Folklore Society-China Folklore Society Folklore and Intangible Cultural Heritage Project, 2013-2016" (4) and "From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States" (2).

Question 3

Which research topics does American Folklore Society publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Health and Conflict Studies and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Question 4

Which fields of science does American Folklore Society work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 78% of research at American Folklore Society is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (41%), Arts and Humanities (35%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 5

Is American Folklore Society's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.