Brian Hesse

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Hesse is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Hesse has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Archeology, 9 papers in Paleontology and 5 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Brian Hesse's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers), Ancient Near East History (8 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 papers). Brian Hesse is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers), Ancient Near East History (8 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 papers). Brian Hesse collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Brian Hesse's co-authors include Melinda A. Zeder, Paula Wapnish, Xavier Mari, Alexandre Meinesz, Jean de Vaugelas, A.T. Clason, John A. Chapman, Haskel J. Greenfield, Šarūnas Milišauskas and Allan S. Gilbert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Current Anthropology and Journal of Applied Phycology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Hesse

21 papers receiving 888 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 Initial Domestication of Goats ( Capra hircus ) in the Zagros Mountains 10,000 Years Ago

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Hesse United States	13	449	338	290	283	209	23	1.1k
Marjan Mashkour France	23	660 1.5×	474 1.4×	531 1.8×	450 1.6×	351 1.7×	81	1.5k
Jörg Schibler Switzerland	19	659 1.5×	369 1.1×	360 1.2×	303 1.1×	328 1.6×	60	1.3k
Sandra L. Olsen United States	9	680 1.5×	544 1.6×	181 0.6×	648 2.3×	177 0.8×	19	1.2k
Aleksei Kasparov Russia	10	377 0.8×	176 0.5×	241 0.8×	220 0.8×	157 0.8×	16	738
Courtney A. Hofman United States	20	307 0.7×	266 0.8×	548 1.9×	126 0.4×	359 1.7×	50	1.2k
Marco Masseti Italy	15	227 0.5×	98 0.3×	418 1.4×	96 0.3×	393 1.9×	55	893
Alan K. Outram United Kingdom	19	1.1k 2.4×	824 2.4×	270 0.9×	900 3.2×	252 1.2×	56	1.7k
Valeria Mattiangeli Ireland	13	251 0.6×	328 1.0×	701 2.4×	68 0.2×	223 1.1×	32	1.1k
Sebastian Payne United Kingdom	16	1.6k 3.6×	1.1k 3.4×	268 0.9×	895 3.2×	615 2.9×	29	2.3k
Gloria G. Fortes Spain	15	320 0.7×	373 1.1×	776 2.7×	124 0.4×	206 1.0×	23	1.1k

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All Works

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Hesse, Brian, et al.. (2017). The Iron Age II Faunal Remains. 357. 2 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian, et al.. (2016). The Middle Bronze Age II and Iron Age I Faunal Remains. 515. 2 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (2006). Book Review: The First Steps of Animal Domestication. Journal of Ethnobiology. 26(1). 171–174. 33 indexed citations

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Baker, Daniel C., et al.. (2003). Contact printing to the 45-nm node using a binary mask and 248-nm lithography. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5039. 277–277. 2 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (2001). The Rise of Liberal Economics in South Africa. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 56(2). 297–297.

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Hesse, Brian & Paula Wapnish. (2000). From the Editors. Near Eastern Archaeology. 63(1). 1 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (1994). Feeding Cities: Specialized Animal Economy in the Ancient Near East. Melinda A. Zeder. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1991. xviii + 280 pp., figures, plates, tables, references, index. ’45.00 (cloth).. American Antiquity. 59(1). 171–172.

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Meinesz, Alexandre, Jean de Vaugelas, Brian Hesse, & Xavier Mari. (1993). Spread of the introduced tropical green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in northern Mediterranean waters. Journal of Applied Phycology. 5(2). 141–147. 118 indexed citations

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Wapnish, Paula & Brian Hesse. (1993). Pampered Pooches or Plain Pariahs? The Ashkelon Dog Burials. The Biblical Archaeologist. 56(2). 55–80. 23 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Allan S., Jerold M. Lowenstein, & Brian Hesse. (1990). Biochemical Differentiation of Archaeological Equid Remains: Lessons from a First Attempt. Journal of Field Archaeology. 17(1). 39–48. 1 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (1990). PIG LOVERS AND PIG HATERS PATTERNS OF PALESTINIAN PORK PRODUCTION. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 67 indexed citations

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Wapnish, Paula & Brian Hesse. (1988). Urbanization and the Organization of Animal Production at Tell Jemmeh in the Middle Bronze Age Levant. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 47(2). 81–94. 36 indexed citations

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Greenfield, Haskel J., John A. Chapman, A.T. Clason, et al.. (1988). The Origins of Milk and Wool Production in the Old World: A Zooarchaeological Perspective from the Central Balkans [and Comments]. Current Anthropology. 29(4). 573–593. 72 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (1986). Animal Use at Tel Miqne-Ekron in the Bronze Age and Iron Age. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 264. 17–27. 29 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (1982). ANIMAL DOMESTICATION AND OSCILLATING CLIMATES. 23 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (1982). Slaughter Patterns and Domestication: The Beginnings of Pastoralism in Western Iran. Man. 17(3). 403–403. 39 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian. (1978). Evidence for husbandry from the early neolithic site of Ganj Dareh in Western Iran. University Microfilms International eBooks. 38 indexed citations

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Wapnish, Paula, et al.. (1977). The 1974 Collection of Faunal Remains from Tell Dan. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 227. 35–62. 5 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian & Diana O. Perkins. (1974). Faunal Remains from Karataş-Semayük in Southwest Anatolia: An Interim Report. Journal of Field Archaeology. 1(1/2). 149–149. 5 indexed citations

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Hesse, Brian & Diana O. Perkins. (1974). Faunal Remains from Karataş-Semayük In Southwest Anatolia: An Interim Report. Journal of Field Archaeology. 1(1-2). 149–160. 11 indexed citations

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