Steven Mithen
Impact in
- Archeology top 0.5%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Paleontology top 0.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Papers in
- Paleontology 63
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 60
- Anthropology 47
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 44
- Co-authors
- Marek Kohn (1 shared paper)Bill Finlayson (29 shared papers)Anna Machin (3 shared papers)Rob Hosfield (3 shared papers)James F. O’Connell (1 shared paper)Bronwyn Tarr (2 shared papers)Adena Schachner (2 shared papers)Patrick E. Savage (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Cambridge Archaeological Journal (10 papers)Antiquity (9 papers)Journal of Archaeological Science (9 papers)Levant (6 papers)Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomSri LankaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Steven Mithen
139 papers receiving 3.9k citations
Steven Mithen's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 157
- Archeology 279
- Paleontology 1.4k
- Anthropology 1.4k
- Archeology 735
- Developmental Biology 156
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 150 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | 461 | |
| 2 | The prehistory of the mind: a search for the origins of art, religion and science | 1996 | 327 |
| 3 | The Prehistory of the Mind | 1996 | 292 |
| 4 | Music as a coevolved system for social bonding Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 245 |
| 5 | 1999 | 186 | |
| 6 | 2006 | 138 | |
| 7 | 2002 | 120 | |
| 8 | 1990 | 112 | |
| 9 | 1991 | 109 | |
| 10 | 2011 | 104 | |
| 11 | 1998 | 89 | |
| 12 | The Prehistory of the Mind:The Cognitive Origins of Art and Science | 1996 | 83 |
| 13 | 1992 | 79 | |
| 14 | 2002 | 76 | |
| 15 | 2000 | 76 | |
| 16 | 2014 | 71 | |
| 17 | 1994 | 67 | |
| 18 | 2002 | 66 | |
| 19 | 2011 | 65 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 64 |
About Steven Mithen
Steven Mithen is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology, Archeology, Social Psychology and Cultural Studies, having authored 150 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (60 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (44 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (16 papers), Language and cultural evolution (15 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (14 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (279 citations), Paleontology (1.4k citations), Anthropology (1.4k citations), Archeology (735 citations) and Developmental Biology (156 citations). Steven Mithen has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and United States. Frequent co-authors include Marek Kohn, Bill Finlayson, Anna Machin, Rob Hosfield, James F. O’Connell, Bronwyn Tarr, Adena Schachner, Patrick E. Savage, Psyche Loui and W. Tecumseh Fitch. Their work appears in journals such as Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Antiquity, Journal of Archaeological Science, Levant and Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
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