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John Sharp

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1968Rising activity
South African History and CultureLegal Issues in South AfricaLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesAfrican cultural and philosophical studies

Publications

132

Citations

2,271

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

59

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
AI-generated

The bibliographic record under this name appears to combine several distinct research threads rather than a single coherent program: South African social/economic anthropology (studies of work, class, and economic change; obituaries of anthropologists), health information technology careers, and unrelated biomedical/technical work on esophageal diagnostics and insect physiology. This likely reflects multiple different authors sharing the name 'John Sharp' rather than one individual's body of work. Prospective students should independently verify which specific publications and topics belong to the PI they intend to work with.

South African social and economic anthropologyLabor, work, and class in southern AfricaHealth information technology careersObituaries and disciplinary history in anthropologyUnrelated biomedical/technical topics (data ambiguity)

Publication counts were sparse or absent in the middle of the decade (2017-2019, 2022) but show an apparent increase from 2023-2025, though this pattern may reflect merged records from multiple same-named authors rather than one researcher's actual output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication1718192020: 3 publications202021: 2 publications21222023: 4 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 7 publications7252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Productivity Press eBooks×4
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network×3
  • Blood×3
  • Blood Cancer Journal×2
  • Anthropology Southern Africa×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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