Joseph A. Tainter
Impact in
- Paleontology top 1%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archeology top 1%
Papers in
- Paleontology 18
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 18
- Co-authors
- Roderick J. McIntosh (4 shared papers)Susan Keech McIntosh (2 shared papers)Matthew Spriggs (1 shared paper)Bruce G. Trigger (1 shared paper)T. F. H. Allen (8 shared papers)Thomas W. Hoekstra (6 shared papers)Robert Rousselle (1 shared paper)J. Chris Pires (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Antiquity (4 papers)Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (2 papers)Journal of Field Archaeology (2 papers)Ecological Complexity (2 papers)Systems Research and Behavioral Science (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Joseph A. Tainter
83 papers receiving 2.4k citations
Joseph A. Tainter's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 140
- Paleontology 688
- Archeology 99
- Space and Planetary Science 61
- Anthropology 401
- Geography, Planning and Development 225
Countries citing papers authored by Joseph A. Tainter
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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph A. Tainter
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Joseph A. Tainter, 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 90 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Collapse of Complex Societies. Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 809 |
| 2 | The way the wind blows : climate, history, and human action | 2000 | 249 |
| 3 | 1985 | 147 | |
| 4 | 1989 | 146 | |
| 5 | 2006 | 129 | |
| 6 | 2001 | 94 | |
| 7 | 2006 | 92 | |
| 8 | 1990 | 86 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 80 | |
| 10 | 2011 | 79 | |
| 11 | 2003 | 77 | |
| 12 | 1975 | 59 | |
| 13 | 1983 | 47 | |
| 14 | 1995 | 46 | |
| 15 | 2013 | 42 | |
| 16 | Climate, History, and Human Action | 2000 | 39 |
| 17 | 2003 | 35 | |
| 18 | 2003 | 35 | |
| 19 | Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies | 1996 | 34 |
| 20 | 2011 | 24 |
About Joseph A. Tainter
Joseph A. Tainter is a scholar working on Paleontology, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Anthropology, having authored 90 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (10 papers), Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (7 papers), Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (6 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (6 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (5 papers), Archaeology and Natural History (5 papers) and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (688 citations), Archeology (99 citations), Space and Planetary Science (61 citations), Anthropology (401 citations) and Geography, Planning and Development (225 citations). Joseph A. Tainter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Roderick J. McIntosh, Susan Keech McIntosh, Matthew Spriggs, Bruce G. Trigger, T. F. H. Allen, Thomas W. Hoekstra, Robert Rousselle, J. Chris Pires, Tadeusz W. Patzek and Ross H. Cordy. Their work appears in journals such as American Antiquity, Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, Journal of Field Archaeology, Ecological Complexity and Systems Research and Behavioral Science.
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