Alex Mackay

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Alex Mackay is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Mackay has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Anthropology, 46 papers in Paleontology and 34 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Alex Mackay's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (54 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (45 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (34 papers). Alex Mackay is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (54 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (45 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (34 papers). Alex Mackay collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and South Africa. Alex Mackay's co-authors include Brian A. Stewart, Zenobia Jacobs, Brian Chase, Peter Mitchell, R. F. Galbraith, H. J. Deacon, Richard G. Roberts, Lyn Wadley, Rainer Grün and Ralf Vogelsang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alex Mackay

77 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ages for the Middle Stone Age of Southern Africa: Implica... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300

Peers

Alex Mackay
Comparison fields: 5 of 103
  • Anthropology 1.5k
  • Paleontology 1.3k
  • Archeology 720
  • Archeology 429
  • Atmospheric Science 328
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William Andrefsky United States
Dennis Sandgathe Canada
James Blinkhorn United Kingdom
Julien Riel‐Salvatore Canada
Miriam T. Stark United States
Anthony E. Marks United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Alex Mackay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Mackay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Mackay

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All Works

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Three arcs: observations on the archaeology of the Elands Bay and northern Cederberg landscapes
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The Late Pleistocene microlithic at Putslaagte 8 rockshelter in the Western Cape, South Africa
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12 29
13 34
14 45
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Lower Three Runs Remediation Safety Preparation Strategy - 13318
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Two Holocene rock shelter deposits from the Knersvlakte, southern Namaqualand, South Africa
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Soutfontein (SFT)-001: Preliminary report on an open-air site rich in bifacial points, Southern Namaqualand, South Africa
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The late Pleistocene archaeology of Klein Kliphuis rock shelter, Western Cape: 2006 excavations
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