Steven Mithen
Impact in
- Archeology top 0.2%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Paleontology top 0.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Papers in
- Paleontology 76
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 71
- Anthropology 56
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 53
- Co-authors
- Bill Finlayson (33 shared papers)Marek Kohn (1 shared paper)Anna Machin (3 shared papers)Rob Hosfield (3 shared papers)James F. O’Connell (1 shared paper)Melissa Reed (1 shared paper)Bronwyn Tarr (2 shared papers)Luke Glowacki (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Cambridge Archaeological Journal (10 papers)Antiquity (9 papers)Journal of Archaeological Science (9 papers)Levant (6 papers)Journal of Quaternary Science (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesCanada
In The Last Decade
Steven Mithen
173 papers receiving 4.8k citations
Steven Mithen's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 160
- Archeology 355
- Paleontology 1.7k
- Anthropology 1.7k
- Cultural Studies 729
- Archeology 910
Countries citing papers authored by Steven Mithen
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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven Mithen
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steven Mithen, 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 186 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The singing Neanderthals: The origins of music, language, mind, and body Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 544 |
| 2 | The prehistory of the mind: a search for the origins of art, religion and science | 1996 | 424 |
| 3 | The Prehistory of the Mind | 1996 | 366 |
| 4 | Music as a coevolved system for social bonding Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 263 |
| 5 | 1999 | 232 | |
| 6 | 2002 | 191 | |
| 7 | 1990 | 158 | |
| 8 | 2000 | 154 | |
| 9 | 2006 | 149 | |
| 10 | 1991 | 134 | |
| 11 | The Prehistory of the Mind:The Cognitive Origins of Art and Science | 1996 | 120 |
| 12 | 2011 | 107 | |
| 13 | 1992 | 105 | |
| 14 | 2002 | 98 | |
| 15 | 1998 | 97 | |
| 16 | 2002 | 86 | |
| 17 | 2014 | 78 | |
| 18 | 1994 | 76 | |
| 19 | 2011 | 74 | |
| 20 | 2009 | 73 |
About Steven Mithen
Steven Mithen is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology, Archeology, Cultural Studies and Social Psychology, having authored 186 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (71 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (53 papers), Language and cultural evolution (21 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (20 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (15 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (13 papers) and Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (355 citations), Paleontology (1.7k citations), Anthropology (1.7k citations), Cultural Studies (729 citations) and Archeology (910 citations). Steven Mithen has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Bill Finlayson, Marek Kohn, Anna Machin, Rob Hosfield, James F. O’Connell, Melissa Reed, Bronwyn Tarr, Luke Glowacki, Patrick E. Savage and Adena Schachner. Their work appears in journals such as Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Antiquity, Journal of Archaeological Science, Levant and Journal of Quaternary Science.
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