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Researcher · Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts · Ukraine

Rane Willerslev

Rane Willerslev publishes mostly in Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science, on topics such as Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Anthropological Studies and Insights and Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies.

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World rank
#327,944
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Ukraine
#150
of 4,000
Works
56
Citations
89
Citations per work
1.6

What does Rane Willerslev research?

Anthropology: 11.5%Literature and Literary Theory: 10.4%Sociology and Political Science: 10.4%Visual Arts and Performing Arts: 8.3%other fields: 59.4%12%top field
Anthropology11.5%Literature and Literary Theory10.4%Sociology and Political Science10.4%Visual Arts and Performing Arts8.3%other fields59.4%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Anthropology12% of their works
  2. 2Literature and Literary Theory10% of their works
  3. 3Sociology and Political Science10% of their works
  4. 4Visual Arts and Performing Arts8% of their works
  5. 5General Health Professions7% of their works
  6. 6Political Science and International Relations6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Rane Willerslev's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Climate Change, Ecological Knowledge, Globalization, Colonialism, Sustainability, Arctic Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge and Governmentality.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change112 topics
  2. Ecological Knowledge112 topics
  3. Globalization102 topics
  4. Colonialism82 topics
  5. Sustainability82 topics
  6. Arctic Indigenous Peoples71 topic
  7. Traditional Knowledge71 topic
  8. Governmentality61 topic
  9. Identity62 topics
  10. Neoliberalism61 topic
  11. Fairy Tales51 topic
  12. Folklore51 topic
  13. Aesthetics41 topic
  14. Contemporary Art41 topic
  15. Food Tourism41 topic
  16. Gastronomy41 topic
  17. Pastoralists41 topic
  18. Rangeland Degradation41 topic
  19. Affect31 topic
  20. Geography31 topic
  21. German Literature21 topic
  22. Postcolonialism21 topic

Where does Rane Willerslev work?

Rane Willerslev's main affiliation in the publication record is Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Ukraine.

How many publications and citations does Rane Willerslev have?

Science Explorer counts 56 works and 89 citations for Rane Willerslev, ranking #327,944 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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