Bridget Allchin

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 906 citations indexed

About

Bridget Allchin is a scholar working on Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bridget Allchin has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 906 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Anthropology, 18 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Bridget Allchin's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (11 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers). Bridget Allchin is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (11 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers). Bridget Allchin collaborates with scholars based in . Bridget Allchin's co-authors include Hasmukhlal Dhirajlal Sankalia, Andrew Goudie, Lyn Wadley, Michael D. Petraglia, Mortimer Wheeler, F. R. Allchin, V. N. Misra, R. R. Inskeep, Romila Thapar and J. B. Auden and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Geographical Journal and Technology and Culture.

In The Last Decade

Bridget Allchin

38 papers receiving 682 citations

Hit Papers

South Asian Archaeology 1981. 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. South Asian Archaeology 1981.
    1985 223 citations Hasmukhlal Dhirajlal Sankalia, Bridget Allchin Man profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bridget Allchin 14 452 379 345 159 100 42 906
Hasmukhlal Dhirajlal Sankalia India 14 421 0.9× 375 1.0× 313 0.9× 62 0.4× 83 0.8× 45 739
Thurstan Shaw Nigeria 17 347 0.8× 242 0.6× 174 0.5× 64 0.4× 58 0.6× 62 837
David Mattingly United Kingdom 25 665 1.5× 301 0.8× 941 2.7× 115 0.7× 122 1.2× 123 1.8k
Paolo Biagi Italy 17 525 1.2× 768 2.0× 737 2.1× 171 1.1× 58 0.6× 193 1.2k
Gregory L. Possehl United States 14 226 0.5× 225 0.6× 147 0.4× 73 0.5× 85 0.8× 31 506
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer United States 16 348 0.8× 460 1.2× 398 1.2× 45 0.3× 60 0.6× 54 892
Siran Deraniyagala Sri Lanka 12 443 1.0× 388 1.0× 334 1.0× 152 1.0× 22 0.2× 21 751
Miriam T. Stark United States 21 566 1.3× 880 2.3× 487 1.4× 140 0.9× 117 1.2× 64 1.5k
John O’Shea United States 14 382 0.8× 570 1.5× 333 1.0× 120 0.8× 13 0.1× 54 926
Frank Hole United States 17 444 1.0× 714 1.9× 480 1.4× 110 0.7× 14 0.1× 47 1.1k

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All Works

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Petraglia, Michael D. & Bridget Allchin. (2010). The evolution and history of human populations in South Asia : inter-disciplinary studies in archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, and genetics. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 44 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget & F. R. Allchin. (1997). Origins of a civilization: The prehistory and early archaeology of South Asia. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 27 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1986). Earliest traces of man in the Potwar Plateau, Pakistan: a report of the British Archaeological Mission to Pakistan. South Asian Studies. 2(1). 69–83. 2 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1984). South Asian archaeology 1981 : proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Association of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe, held in Cambridge University, 5-10 July 1981. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1984). Geoarchaeology of the Hiran Valley, Saurashtra, India.. Man. 19(1). 163–163. 9 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget & K. Paddayya. (1984). The Acheulian Culture of the Hungsi Valley (Peninsular India): A Settlement System Perspective.. Man. 19(1). 163–163. 1 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1981). The Palaeotithic of the Potwar Plateau, Pakistan: A Fresh Approach. Paléorient. 7(1). 123–134. 1 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1981). The Palaeolithic of the Potwar Plateau Punjab, Pakistan ; A Fresh Approach. Paléorient. 7(1). 123–134. 3 indexed citations
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Sankalia, Hasmukhlal Dhirajlal, et al.. (1978). The Prehistory and Palaeogeography of the Great Indian Desert.. Man. 13(4). 676–676. 67 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1976). Palaeolithic Sites in the Plains of Sind and Their Geographical Implications. Geographical Journal. 142(3). 471–471. 14 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1972). Prehistory and Environmental Change in Western India: A Note on the Budha Pushkar Basin, Rajasthan. Man. 7(4). 541–541. 12 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1971). The Birth of Indian Civilization. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 14(1). 87–87. 29 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1969). The Stone-Tipped Arrow. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 24(93). 34–34. 9 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1964). The Stone Age Cultures of Orissa. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 84(4). 476–476. 3 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1963). The Indian Stone Age Sequence. 93(2). 210–210. 5 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1960). The Excavations at Maheshwar and Navdatoli, 1952-53. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 80(3). 257–257. 1 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget, et al.. (1959). 310. A Late Stone Age Site Near Kondapur Museum, Andhra Pradesh.. Man. 59. 197–197. 2 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1958). The Late Stone Age of Ceylon. 88(2). 179–179. 6 indexed citations
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Allchin, Bridget. (1958). 207. Morhana Pahar: A Rediscovery. Man. 58. 153–153. 5 indexed citations

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