A. J. B. Humphreys

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

A. J. B. Humphreys is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. J. B. Humphreys has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Anthropology, 21 papers in Archeology and 11 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in A. J. B. Humphreys's work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (20 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers). A. J. B. Humphreys is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (20 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers). A. J. B. Humphreys collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, South Africa and Belgium. A. J. B. Humphreys's co-authors include Edward C. Harris, Paul G. Bahn, Colin Renfrew, C. Garth Sampson, Anne Thackeray, M. L. Wilson, Lyn Wadley, Martin Hall, Graham Avery and Guido Rasi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

A. J. B. Humphreys

58 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Principles of Archaeologi... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy
    1981 303 citations A. J. B. Humphreys, Edward C. Harris The South African Archaeological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. J. B. Humphreys Netherlands 19 787 681 480 430 131 67 1.9k
Brian M. Fagan United States 26 1.2k 1.6× 947 1.4× 540 1.1× 569 1.3× 183 1.4× 176 2.9k
George L. Cowgill United States 22 554 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 356 0.7× 176 0.4× 103 0.8× 56 1.7k
Peter N. Peregrine United States 20 674 0.9× 1.0k 1.5× 315 0.7× 210 0.5× 126 1.0× 64 1.8k
Barbara J. Mills United States 27 836 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 293 0.6× 377 0.9× 113 0.9× 80 2.4k
Robert D. Drennan United States 21 631 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 354 0.7× 194 0.5× 157 1.2× 47 1.9k
Robert C. Dunnell United States 21 1.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.9× 340 0.7× 188 0.4× 108 0.8× 70 1.9k
Ronald L. Bishop United States 23 398 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 677 1.4× 215 0.5× 89 0.7× 89 1.9k
Keith Kintigh United States 25 675 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 366 0.8× 199 0.5× 304 2.3× 63 2.1k
Christopher Carr United States 22 424 0.5× 720 1.1× 341 0.7× 134 0.3× 179 1.4× 60 1.4k
Gavin Lucas Iceland 19 710 0.9× 644 0.9× 537 1.1× 163 0.4× 240 1.8× 67 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by A. J. B. Humphreys

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of A. J. B. Humphreys's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by A. J. B. Humphreys with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites A. J. B. Humphreys more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by A. J. B. Humphreys

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by A. J. B. Humphreys. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by A. J. B. Humphreys. The network helps show where A. J. B. Humphreys may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. J. B. Humphreys

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. J. B. Humphreys. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. J. B. Humphreys based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. J. B. Humphreys. A. J. B. Humphreys is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Tesileanu, C. Mircea S., Francesco Pignatti, Enrico Tognana, & A. J. B. Humphreys. (2023). Queries Raised During Oncology Business Pipeline Meetings at the European Medicines Agency: A 5‐Year Retrospective Analysis. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 114(5). 1043–1049. 1 indexed citations
2.
Vass, Panna, et al.. (2023). Enabling technologies driving drug research and development. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1122405–1122405. 8 indexed citations
3.
Bronzwaer, S L A M, Mike Catchpole, Wim De Coen, et al.. (2022). One Health collaboration with and among EU Agencies – Bridging research and policy. One Health. 15. 100464–100464. 18 indexed citations
4.
Eichler, Hans‐Georg, Francesco Pignatti, Ana Hidalgo‐Simon, et al.. (2020). Randomized Controlled Trials Versus Real World Evidence: Neither Magic Nor Myth. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 109(5). 1212–1218. 114 indexed citations
5.
Gonzalez‐Quevedo, Rosa, et al.. (2020). Advancing development of medicines by academia and non-profit research organizations in the European Union. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 20(4). 245–246. 5 indexed citations
6.
Eichler, Hans‐Georg, Franz Koenig, Peter Arlett, et al.. (2019). Are Novel, Nonrandomized Analytic Methods Fit for Decision Making? The Need for Prospective, Controlled, and Transparent Validation. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 107(4). 773–779. 44 indexed citations
7.
Humphreys, A. J. B.. (2009). A Riet River retrospective. Southern African humanities. 21(1). 157–175. 2 indexed citations
8.
Humphreys, A. J. B., et al.. (1998). The Cape Herders: A History of the Khoikhoi of Southern Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 53(168). 138–138. 53 indexed citations
9.
Humphreys, A. J. B., et al.. (1991). Missionary Excursion into the Blue Mountains, Being an Account of King Moshoeshoe's Expedition from Thaba-Bosiu to the Sources of the Malibamatso River in the Year 1840. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 46(154). 150–150. 4 indexed citations
10.
Humphreys, A. J. B., Robert A. Robertson, & David A. Freidel. (1987). Archaeology at Cerros, Belize, Central America. Volume 1. An Interim Report. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 42(145). 81–81. 13 indexed citations
11.
Humphreys, A. J. B. & Peter Hopkirk. (1985). Foreign Devils on the Silk Road. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 40(142). 115–115. 8 indexed citations
12.
Humphreys, A. J. B.. (1982). Cultural Material from Burials on the Farm St. Clair, Douglas Area, Northern Cape. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 37(136). 68–68. 2 indexed citations
13.
Humphreys, A. J. B.. (1981). Before Van Riebbeck: Some Thoughts on the Later Prehistoric Inhabitants of the South-Western Cape. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
14.
Humphreys, A. J. B. & Grahame Clark. (1981). Mesolithic Prelude: The Palaeolithic-Neolithic Transition in Old World Prehistory. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 36(133). 45–45. 3 indexed citations
15.
Humphreys, A. J. B. & Edward C. Harris. (1981). Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 36(133). 46–46. 303 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Humphreys, A. J. B., et al.. (1978). Southern Land: The Prehistory and History of Southern Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 33(128). 175–175. 1 indexed citations
17.
Humphreys, A. J. B.. (1975). Eye‐witness accounts of hunter‐gatherer activity in the Kaap Escarpment‐vaal river area, Northern Cape. African Studies. 34(1). 19–38. 5 indexed citations
18.
Humphreys, A. J. B.. (1974). A Preliminary Report on Test Excavations at Dikbosch Shelter I, Herbert District, Northern Cape. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 29(115/116). 115–115. 24 indexed citations
19.
Humphreys, A. J. B.. (1974). Comments on the occurrence of core-axe-like artefacts in the Northern Cape. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution).
20.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Brian M. Fagan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by George L. Cowgill Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Peter N. Peregrine Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Barbara J. Mills Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert D. Drennan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert C. Dunnell Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ronald L. Bishop Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Keith Kintigh Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher Carr Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gavin Lucas
Rankless by CCL
2026