Alan Williams

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Alan Williams is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Williams has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Atmospheric Science, 30 papers in Anthropology and 25 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Alan Williams's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (28 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers). Alan Williams is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (28 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers). Alan Williams collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Alan Williams's co-authors include Sean Ulm, Chris Turney, Mike Smith, Peter Veth, Matt Cupper, Scott Mooney, Michelle C. Langley, Mark Collard, Gentry White and David Rohde and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alan Williams

49 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

The use of summed radiocarbon probability distributions in archaeology: a review of methods

2011 405 citations Alan Williams Journal of Archaeological Science profile →
When did Homo sapiens first reach Southeast Asia and Sahul?

2018 136 citations Alan Williams, Chris Turney et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Exploration of the Burning Question: A Long History of Fire in Eastern Australia with and without People 2023 ·Fire ·(unknown), Alan Williams, Alexander Francke, Haidee Cadd, Matthew Forbes, Tim J. Cohen, (unknown), Scott Mooney	12
2	OCTOPUS database (v.2) 2022 ·Earth system science data ·Alexandru T. Codilean, Henry Munack, Wanchese M. Saktura, Tim J. Cohen, Zenobia Jacobs, Sean Ulm, Paul Hesse, Jakob Heyman, Katharina J. Peters, Alan Williams, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	21
3	Stochastic models support rapid peopling of Late Pleistocene Sahul 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Kasih Norman, Sean Ulm, Alan Williams, Chris Clarkson, Joël Chadœuf, Sam Lin, Zenobia Jacobs, Richard G. Roberts, Michael I. Bird, Laura S. Weyrich, Simon Haberle, Sue O’Connor, Bastien Llamas, Tim J. Cohen, Tobias Friedrich, Peter Veth, Matthew Leavesley, Frédérik Saltré	34
4	Landscape rules predict optimal superhighways for the first peopling of Sahul 2021 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·Stefani A. Crabtree, Devin White, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Frédérik Saltré, Alan Williams, Robin J. Beaman, Michael I. Bird, Sean Ulm	40
5	Fire, humans and climate as drivers of environmental change on Broughton Island, New South Wales, Australia 2020 ·The Holocene ·Scott Mooney, Geoffrey Hope, (unknown), Johan Kamminga, Alan Williams	5
6	Tracking an exotic raw material: Aboriginal movement through the Blue Mountains, Sydney, NSW during the Terminal Pleistocene 2020 ·Australian Archaeology ·(unknown), Ian T. Graham, Scott Mooney, Phillip Toms, (unknown), Alan Williams	6
7	Redating the earliest evidence of the mid-Holocene relative sea-level highstand in Australia and implications for global sea-level rise 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Amy J. Dougherty, Zoë Thomas, Christopher J. Fogwill, Alan Hogg, Jonathan Palmer, Eleanor Rainsley, Alan Williams, Sean Ulm, Kerrylee Rogers, Brian G. Jones, Chris Turney	35
8	Minimum founding populations for the first peopling of Sahul 2019 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Sean Ulm, Alan Williams, Michael I. Bird, Richard G. Roberts, Zenobia Jacobs, (unknown), Laura S. Weyrich, Tobias Friedrich, Kasih Norman, Frédérik Saltré	37
9	Evidence for increased expression of the Amundsen Sea Low over the South Atlantic during the late Holocene 2018 ·Climate of the past ·Zoë Thomas, Richard T. Jones, Christopher J. Fogwill, (unknown), Alan Williams, Alan Hogg, Scott Mooney, P. D. Jones, David Lister, Paul A. Mayewski, Chris Turney	11
10	Sea-level change and demography during the last glacial termination and early Holocene across the Australian continent 2018 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Alan Williams, Sean Ulm, (unknown), Stephen Lewis, Chris Turney	80
11	Puntutjarpa rockshelter revisited: a chronological and stratigraphic reappraisal of a key archaeological sequence for the Western Desert, Australia 2017 ·Australian Archaeology ·Mike Smith, Alan Williams, June Ross	6
12	Anomalous mid-twentieth century atmospheric circulation change over the South Atlantic compared to the last 6000 years 2016 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Chris Turney, Richard T. Jones, David Lister, P. D. Jones, Alan Williams, Alan Hogg, Zoë Thomas, Gilbert P. Compo, Xungang Yin, Christopher J. Fogwill, Jonathan Palmer, Steve Colwell, Rob Allan, Martin Visbeck	18
13	A 250-year periodicity in Southern Hemisphere westerly winds over the last 2600 years 2016 ·Climate of the past ·Chris Turney, Richard T. Jones, Christopher J. Fogwill, (unknown), Alan Williams, (unknown), Zoë Thomas, Jonathan Palmer, Scott Mooney, Ron Reimer	39
14	Holocene demographic changes and the emergence of complex societies in prehistoric Australia 2015 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·Alan Williams, Sean Ulm, Chris Turney, David Rohde, Gentry White	2
15	Paleochannels and Patches: A Geoarchaeological Assessment of Silcrete Sources in the Cumberland Plain, Eastern Australia 2015 ·Geoarchaeology ·Trudy Doelman, John A. Webb, Alan Williams, (unknown), (unknown)	10
16	Holocene Demographic Changes and the Emergence of Complex Societies in Prehistoric Australia 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Alan Williams, Sean Ulm, Chris Turney, David Rohde, Gentry White	95
17	Human refugia in Australia during the Last Glacial Maximum and Terminal Pleistocene: a geospatial analysis of the 25–12 ka Australian archaeological record 2013 ·Journal of Archaeological Science ·Alan Williams, Sean Ulm, (unknown), Michelle C. Langley, Mark Collard	93
18	AustArch2: A database of 14c and luminescence ages from archaeological sites in the top end 2012 ·Australian Archaeology ·Alan Williams, Mike Smith	3
19	Austarch1: A database of 14C and luminescence ages from archaeological sites in the Australian arid zone 2008 ·Australian Archaeology ·Alan Williams, Mike Smith, Chris Turney, Matthew L. Cupper	12
20	Pedosedimentary, cultural and environmental significance of paleosols within pre-hispanic agricultural terraces in the southern Peruvian Andes 2006 ·Quaternary International ·Rob A. Kemp, Nick Branch, Barbara C. Silva, Frank Meddens, Alan Williams, (unknown), (unknown)	28

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