Alan Thorne
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.5%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Paleontology top 2%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Papers in
- Anthropology 13
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 11
- Archeology 10
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 9
- Co-authors
- Milford H. Wolpoff (6 shared papers)Fred H. Smith (4 shared papers)David W. Frayer (4 shared papers)Geoffrey G. Pope (4 shared papers)Rainer Grün (4 shared papers)Darren Curnoe (4 shared papers)Malcolm T. McCulloch (2 shared papers)John Simpson (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Human Evolution (5 papers)American Anthropologist (3 papers)Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (2 papers)American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2 papers)Australian Archaeology (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesChina
In The Last Decade
Alan Thorne
25 papers receiving 1.2k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 106
- Anthropology 886
- Paleontology 596
- Archeology 600
- Geography, Planning and Development 223
- Archeology 30
Countries citing papers authored by Alan Thorne
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Thorne
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan Thorne, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 26 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 257 | |
| 2 | 1993 | 191 | |
| 3 | 1981 | 182 | |
| 4 | 1992 | 167 | |
| 5 | 2001 | 147 | |
| 6 | A community of culture : the people and prehistory of the Pacific | 1993 | 75 |
| 7 | 1998 | 74 | |
| 8 | 1994 | 70 | |
| 9 | 1997 | 66 | |
| 10 | 1994 | 30 | |
| 11 | Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific | 1989 | 21 |
| 12 | 2000 | 18 | |
| 13 | 1990 | 15 | |
| 14 | 1985 | 13 | |
| 15 | 2006 | 12 | |
| 16 | 2011 | 12 | |
| 17 | The terminal Pleistocence and early Holocene populations of northern Africa | 1999 | 11 |
| 18 | 2006 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2004 | 9 | |
| 20 | 1975 | 9 |
About Alan Thorne
Alan Thorne is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology, Paleontology, Geography, Planning and Development and Atmospheric Science, having authored 26 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (11 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (7 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (2 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (886 citations), Paleontology (596 citations), Archeology (600 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (223 citations) and Archeology (30 citations). Alan Thorne has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Milford H. Wolpoff, Fred H. Smith, David W. Frayer, Geoffrey G. Pope, Rainer Grün, Darren Curnoe, Malcolm T. McCulloch, John Simpson, Nigel A. Spooner and Graham Mortimer. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Human Evolution, American Anthropologist, Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and Australian Archaeology.
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