Carlos Fausto

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Carlos Fausto is a scholar working on Anthropology, History and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Fausto has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Anthropology, 21 papers in History and 12 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Carlos Fausto's work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (26 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (20 papers) and Indigenous Health and Education (11 papers). Carlos Fausto is often cited by papers focused on Anthropological Studies and Insights (26 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (20 papers) and Indigenous Health and Education (11 papers). Carlos Fausto collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and France. Carlos Fausto's co-authors include Michael Heckenberger, Bruna Franchetto, Afukaka Kuikuro, Morgan Schmidt, Judith Russell, Luiz Costa, Eduardo Góes Neves, Edithe Pereira, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro and Marc Brightman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Fausto

50 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Amazonia 1492: Pristine Forest or Cultural Parkland? 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2024 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. Amazonia 1492: Pristine Forest or Cultural Parkland?
    2003 323 citations Michael Heckenberger, Afukaka Kuikuro et al. Science profile →
  2. Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
    2024 38 citations Carolina Levis, Bernardo M. Flores et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carlos Fausto Brazil 19 738 588 423 300 295 55 1.7k
Michael Heckenberger United States 18 423 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 570 1.3× 247 0.8× 555 1.9× 39 2.0k
Philippe Descola France 21 552 0.7× 139 0.2× 224 0.5× 438 1.5× 170 0.6× 111 2.1k
Peter Rivière United Kingdom 21 551 0.7× 190 0.3× 222 0.5× 200 0.7× 87 0.3× 53 1.5k
Laura Rival United Kingdom 15 414 0.6× 166 0.3× 130 0.3× 177 0.6× 106 0.4× 35 1.1k
Bruna Franchetto Brazil 9 161 0.2× 367 0.6× 193 0.5× 91 0.3× 210 0.7× 35 867
William Balée United States 15 191 0.3× 433 0.7× 185 0.4× 158 0.5× 469 1.6× 42 1.5k
Fernando Santos‐Granero Panama 17 451 0.6× 159 0.3× 131 0.3× 133 0.4× 76 0.3× 57 860
Helaine Silverman United States 21 447 0.6× 228 0.4× 93 0.2× 372 1.2× 61 0.2× 72 1.8k
James Axtell United States 19 434 0.6× 163 0.3× 98 0.2× 120 0.4× 151 0.5× 95 1.7k
Mary W. Helms United States 20 623 0.8× 280 0.5× 71 0.2× 350 1.2× 54 0.2× 59 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Carlos Fausto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carlos Fausto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Fausto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Fausto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Fausto 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 Carlos Fausto. Carlos Fausto 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
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Levis, Carolina, Bernardo M. Flores, João Vitor Campos‐Silva, et al.. (2024). Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(5). 866–879. 38 indexed citations breakdown →
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Levis, Carolina, Ane Alencar, Agustín Fuentes, et al.. (2024). Indigenizing conservation science for a sustainable Amazon. Science. 386(6727). 1229–1232. 11 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (2022). Untamed Amazonia. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 12(3). 947–950.
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Fausto, Carlos. (2022). The continuous is a jungle: the poetics of small intervals in indigenous Amazonia. N° 20(1). 29–52. 1 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos & Luiz Costa. (2021). Afinidades e diferenças: Algumas considerações sobre a política da consideração (Parte 1). Mana. 27(3). 1 indexed citations
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Cunha, Manuela Carneiro da, et al.. (2017). Indigenous peoples boxed in by Brazil’s political crisis. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 7(2). 403–426. 27 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (2015). Da responsabilidade social de antropólogos e arqueólogos: sobre contratos, barragens e outras coisas mais. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28(2). 202–215. 3 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos, et al.. (2013). Las formas de la memoria: Arte verbal y música entre los kuikuros del Alto Xingú. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(12). 49–75. 1 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (2012). Sangue de Lua: reflexôes sobre espíritos e eclipses. Journal de la Société des Américanistes. 98(1). 63–80. 8 indexed citations
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Costa, Luiz & Carlos Fausto. (2010). The Return of the Animists: Recent Studies of Amazonian Ontologies. 1(1). 74 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos, et al.. (2008). Too many owners: mastery and ownership in Amazonia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos & Michael Heckenberger. (2007). Time and memory in indigenous amazonia : anthropological perspectives. University Press of Florida eBooks. 98 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos, et al.. (2004). Reconquistando o campo perdido: o que Lévi-Strauss deve aos ameríndios. Revista de Antropologia. 47(1). 87–131. 10 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos & Federico Neiburg. (2002). An Interview with Adam Kuper. Current Anthropology. 43(2). 305–313.
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Fausto, Carlos. (2002). Faire le mythe. Histoire, récit et transformation en Amazonie. Journal de la Société des Américanistes. 88. 69–90. 12 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (2002). The bones affair: indigenous knowledge practices in contact situations seen from an Amazonian case. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 8(4). 669–690. 18 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (2001). Inimigos fiéis : história, guerra e xamanismo na Amazônia. 28 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (2000). Os índios antes do Brasil. 7 indexed citations
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Fausto, Carlos. (1987). A antropologia Xamanística de Michel Taussig e as desventuras da etnografia. Americanae (AECID Library). 11(1). 183–198.

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