Alan Williams
Impact in
- Paleontology top 1%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Anthropology top 0.5%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Papers in
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- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 38
- Cryospheric studies and observations 3
- Anthropology 30
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 28
- Co-authors
- Sean Ulm (15 shared papers)Chris Turney (15 shared papers)Mike Smith (9 shared papers)Peter Veth (4 shared papers)Matt Cupper (2 shared papers)Scott Mooney (7 shared papers)Gentry White (2 shared papers)David Rohde (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Australian Archaeology (10 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (4 papers)Journal of Archaeological Science Reports (3 papers)The Holocene (3 papers)PLoS ONE (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
Alan Williams
49 papers receiving 1.8k citations
Alan Williams's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 110
- Paleontology 982
- Anthropology 993
- Geography, Planning and Development 440
- Archeology 81
- Atmospheric Science 911
Countries citing papers authored by Alan Williams
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Williams
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan Williams, 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 55 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The use of summed radiocarbon probability distributions in archaeology: a review of methods Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 409 |
| 2 | When did Homo sapiens first reach Southeast Asia and Sahul? Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 137 |
| 3 | 2013 | 116 | |
| 4 | 2015 | 98 | |
| 5 | 2013 | 93 | |
| 6 | 2008 | 85 | |
| 7 | 2018 | 81 | |
| 8 | 2010 | 78 | |
| 9 | 2015 | 78 | |
| 10 | 2008 | 64 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 47 | |
| 12 | 2014 | 47 | |
| 13 | 2015 | 44 | |
| 14 | 2016 | 42 | |
| 15 | 2021 | 41 | |
| 16 | 2019 | 38 | |
| 17 | 2019 | 38 | |
| 18 | 2021 | 36 | |
| 19 | 2006 | 29 | |
| 20 | 2020 | 29 |
About Alan Williams
Alan Williams is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Paleontology, Geography, Planning and Development and Ecology, having authored 55 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (28 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (16 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (3 papers), Geological formations and processes (3 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (3 papers) and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (982 citations), Anthropology (993 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (440 citations), Archeology (81 citations) and Atmospheric Science (911 citations). Alan Williams has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Sean Ulm, Chris Turney, Mike Smith, Peter Veth, Matt Cupper, Scott Mooney, Gentry White, David Rohde, Ian Goodwin and Mark Collard. Their work appears in journals such as Australian Archaeology, Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, The Holocene and PLoS ONE.
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