Megan Biesele
Impact in
- Archeology top 0.1%
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Anthropology top 1%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Papers in
- Anthropology 17
- African history and culture studies 7
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 4
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 3
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 3
- Archeology 16
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies 16
- Co-authors
- Paul S. Landau (1 shared paper)Robert K. Hitchcock (14 shared papers)J. D. Lewis‐Williams (2 shared papers)Richard J. Katz (1 shared paper)Mathias Guenther (3 shared papers)Verna St. Denis (1 shared paper)Richard B. Lee (4 shared papers)Lorna Marshall (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Visual Anthropology (2 papers)Cambridge Archaeological Journal (1 paper)Current Anthropology (1 paper)The South African Archaeological Bulletin (1 paper)The Journal of Southern History (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSouth AfricaNorway
In The Last Decade
Megan Biesele
43 papers receiving 512 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 85
- Archeology 450
- Anthropology 476
- Paleontology 168
- Geography, Planning and Development 56
- Linguistics and Language 24
Countries citing papers authored by Megan Biesele
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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Biesele
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Megan Biesele, 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 48 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | 138 | |
| 2 | 1982 | 99 | |
| 3 | 1978 | 65 | |
| 4 | 1978 | 53 | |
| 5 | 1998 | 40 | |
| 6 | 1984 | 31 | |
| 7 | 2001 | 30 | |
| 8 | 2015 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hunters and gatherers in the modern world: conflict, resistance, and self-determination. | 2000 | 21 |
| 10 | 1989 | 20 | |
| 11 | The complete linguist : papers in memory of Patrick J. Dickens | 1995 | 20 |
| 12 | 2016 | 17 | |
| 13 | The Past and Future of !Kung Ethnography: Critical Reflections and Symbolic Perspectives : Essays in Honour of Lorna Marshall | 1986 | 16 |
| 14 | 1999 | 15 | |
| 15 | Updating the San: image and reality of an African people in the 21st century | 2006 | 13 |
| 16 | Religion and folklore | 1978 | 13 |
| 17 | 2000 | 12 | |
| 18 | 1986 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2008 | 9 | |
| 20 | 2010 | 8 |
About Megan Biesele
Megan Biesele is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology, Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 48 papers that have together received 732 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (16 papers), African history and culture studies (7 papers), South African History and Culture (6 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (3 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (450 citations), Anthropology (476 citations), Paleontology (168 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (56 citations) and Linguistics and Language (24 citations). Megan Biesele has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Paul S. Landau, Robert K. Hitchcock, J. D. Lewis‐Williams, Richard J. Katz, Mathias Guenther, Verna St. Denis, Richard B. Lee, Lorna Marshall, Peter Schweitzer and David Groenfeldt. Their work appears in journals such as Visual Anthropology, Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Current Anthropology, The South African Archaeological Bulletin and The Journal of Southern History.
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