Walter Scheidel
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.1%
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Historical and Literary Studies
- Archeology top 0.05%
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Ancient Near East History
Papers in
- Anthropology 62
- Classical Antiquity Studies 43
- Eurasian Exchange Networks 16
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 10
- Archeology 41
- Archaeology and Historical Studies 16
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology 15
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History 9
- Co-authors
- Steven J. Friesen (2 shared papers)Sitta von Reden (2 shared papers)Peter Fibiger Bang (5 shared papers)Andrew Monson (1 shared paper)Peter Turchin (1 shared paper)Marc F. P. Bierkens (1 shared paper)Stefan C. Dekker (1 shared paper)Ype van der Velde (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Journal of Roman Studies (8 papers)Journal of Roman Archaeology (8 papers)The Classical Quarterly (5 papers)Ancient Society (5 papers)Klio (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomAustralia
In The Last Decade
Walter Scheidel
144 papers receiving 3.9k citations
Walter Scheidel's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 136
- Anthropology 2.5k
- Archeology 2.0k
- Classics 381
- Paleontology 309
- History 442
Countries citing papers authored by Walter Scheidel
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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Scheidel
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Walter Scheidel, 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 161 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Leveler Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 360 |
| 2 | 2005 | 168 | |
| 3 | 2009 | 153 | |
| 4 | 2017 | 147 | |
| 5 | 1999 | 134 | |
| 6 | 1997 | 133 | |
| 7 | 2007 | 127 | |
| 8 | 2002 | 122 | |
| 9 | 2001 | 118 | |
| 10 | 1997 | 117 | |
| 11 | 2010 | 116 | |
| 12 | 2004 | 111 | |
| 13 | 2008 | 95 | |
| 14 | 1996 | 93 | |
| 15 | 2005 | 92 | |
| 16 | 2004 | 84 | |
| 17 | Measuring Sex, Age and Death in the Roman Empire: Explorations in Ancient Demography | 1996 | 83 |
| 18 | 1996 | 82 | |
| 19 | 2014 | 77 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 75 |
About Walter Scheidel
Walter Scheidel is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Demography, having authored 161 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Classical Antiquity Studies (43 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (17 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (16 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (16 papers), Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (15 papers), Chinese history and philosophy (15 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (10 papers) and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (2.5k citations), Archeology (2.0k citations), Classics (381 citations), Paleontology (309 citations) and History (442 citations). Walter Scheidel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Steven J. Friesen, Sitta von Reden, Peter Fibiger Bang, Andrew Monson, Peter Turchin, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Stefan C. Dekker, Ype van der Velde, Martin J. Wassen and Ian Morris. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Roman Studies, Journal of Roman Archaeology, The Classical Quarterly, Ancient Society and Klio.
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