Emaeyak P. Sylvanus

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2017, latest 2024

Music
Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Gender Studies
Anthropology

Publications: 142017–2024
Citations: 77to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 5.981.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 71%10 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 14%2 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

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Publications

14 in all

Music and political identity salience in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election
2024IdentitiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/1070289x.2024.2365066
Exploring how trends in Nigerian popular gospel music shape religious pedagogy
2023Practical TheologyJournal

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Music1179%
Economics and Econometrics643%
Sociology and Political Science429%
Visual Arts and Performing Arts321%
Gender Studies214%
Anthropology17%
Cultural Studies17%
Literature and Literary Theory17%
Religious studies17%
Urban Studies17%

Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Music History and Culture11
Cinema and Media Studies6
Musicology and Musical Analysis5
Diverse Musicological Studies2
South Asian Cinema and Culture2
Theater, Performance, and Music History2
African history and culture studies1
African studies and sociopolitical issues1
Art History and Market Analysis1
Asian Culture and Media Studies1
Crime, Deviance, and Social Control1
Cultural Industries and Urban Development1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where they publish

Journal of Musical Arts in Africa2
Muziki2
Quarterly Review of Film and Video2
Celebrity Studies1
Ethnomusicology1
Identities1
Journal of Cultural Economy1
Journal of Popular Music Studies1

How it can be read

14% free to read

Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 12 · 86%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education5
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Popular Music and Genre in Mainstream Nollywood
Journal of Popular Music Studies
201816 citationsWorld top 10%
A Brief History of TV and TV Music Practice in Nigeria
Muziki
201811 citationsWorld top 10%
The business of film music in mainstream Nollywood: competing without advantage
Journal of Cultural Economy
20178 citationsWorld top 10%
Prefiguring as an Indigenous Narrative Tool in Nigerian Cinema: An Ethnomusicological Reading
Ethnomusicology4
20197 citationsWorld top 10%
Performing ethnicity in Nollywood film music: the power of texted music
Journal of Musical Arts in Africa4
20187 citationsWorld top 10%

Overview of Music in Nollywood Comedy Cinema

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-33422-1_25

Reflections on Nigerian musical arts and culture

2020Journal of Musical Arts in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.2989/18121004.2020.1851126

Composing for Film in Nollywood: Schools of Thought

2020Quarterly Review of Film and VideoJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/10509208.2020.1778979

2018Journal of Popular Music StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1525/jpms.2018.200005

Performing ethnicity in Nollywood film music: the power of texted music

2018Journal of Musical Arts in AfricaJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.2989/18121004.2018.1534338

Nolly-Holly: Negotiating identity in film music

2018Popular CommunicationJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1080/15405702.2018.1548018

The business of film music in mainstream Nollywood: competing without advantage

2017Journal of Cultural EconomyJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1080/17530350.2017.1409131