Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Global Maritime and Colonial Histories is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 16.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the prehistoric movement of plants and animals, maritime trade, and cultural exchange across the Indian Ocean, with a focus on the Swahili society, Austronesian expansion, and archaeological evidence. It delves into the history of East Africa, global trade patterns, and island subsistence strategies in the Indian Ocean region.
- Indian Ocean
- prehistoric movement
- cultural exchange
- maritime trade
- Swahili society
- Austronesian expansion
- archaeological evidence
- island subsistence
- East African history
- global trade
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Global Maritime and Colonial Histories research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (824 and 408 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 824 works
- 2 United Kingdom 408 works
- 3 India 266 works
- 4 France 243 works
- 5 Germany 179 works
- 6 Canada 116 works
- 7 Brazil 113 works
- 8 Indonesia 107 works
- 9 China 104 works
- 10 Kenya 94 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Global Maritime and Colonial Histories research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Dar es Salaam publishes the most Global Maritime and Colonial Histories research, followed by University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Dar es SalaamTanzania 34 works
- 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 33 works
- 3 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 4 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 23 works
- 5 Film IndependentUnited States 23 works
- 6 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 18 works
- 7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
- 9 National University of SingaporeSingapore 16 works
- 10 University of LisbonPortugal 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Maritime and Colonial Histories?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Maritime and Colonial Histories include Charles Tilly.
- 1 Charles Tilly United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Maritime and Colonial Histories research done?
The largest centres of Global Maritime and Colonial Histories research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dar es Salaam.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Paris France 106 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 102 works
- 3 New York United States 58 works
- 4 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 51 works
- 5 Los Angeles United States 41 works
- 6 Lisbon Portugal 40 works
- 7 New Delhi India 39 works
- 8 Oxford United Kingdom 38 works
- 9 Nairobi Kenya 37 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 35 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Dar es SalaamTZ · 51.0 works35×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Maritime and Colonial Histories than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global Maritime and Colonial Histories?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Dar es Salaam, Leiden University and University of Cambridge score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Dar es SalaamTanzania | 93.4 | 31.1% | 67.2× | 34 | +194.3% |
| 2 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 68.0 | 16.9% | 17.1× | 23 | +36.7% |
| 3 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom | 64.5 | 16.6% | 7.2× | 31 | +52.3% |
| 4 | The University of DodomaTanzania | 62.9 | 25.9% | 32.0× | 11 | — |
| 5 | University of BayreuthGermany | 61.0 | 26.0% | 11.9× | 8 | +50.0% |
| 6 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 60.6 | 26.9% | 7.8× | 13 | +13.3% |
| 7 | University of LisbonPortugal | 57.3 | 18.4% | 6.3× | 16 | +116.3% |
| 8 | University of HyderabadIndia | 56.2 | 24.1% | 16.4× | 10 | +4.3% |
| 9 | Kenyatta UniversityKenya | 56.1 | 10.5% | 27.6× | 16 | +117.9% |
| 10 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 55.9 | 11.6% | 6.4× | 33 | +15.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Global Maritime and Colonial Histories research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Global Maritime and Colonial Histories.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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