Charles E. Orser

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Charles E. Orser is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles E. Orser has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Anthropology, 21 papers in Paleontology and 14 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Charles E. Orser's work include Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (51 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (21 papers) and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (12 papers). Charles E. Orser is often cited by papers focused on Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (51 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (21 papers) and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (12 papers). Charles E. Orser collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Charles E. Orser's co-authors include Pedro Paulo A. Funari, James Deetz, Barbara J. Little, Douglas W. Owsley, William Adams, Robert L. Montgomery, Robert W. Mann, Thomas C. Patterson, V. Gordon Childe and James L. Roark and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Annual Review of Anthropology and American Anthropologist.

In The Last Decade

Charles E. Orser

62 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 50 100 150 200 250
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. A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
    1996 260 citations Charles E. Orser profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles E. Orser United States 18 1.1k 523 332 158 157 71 1.3k
Robert Paynter United States 12 711 0.6× 422 0.8× 244 0.7× 125 0.8× 124 0.8× 28 936
Paul A. Shackel United States 17 694 0.6× 332 0.6× 390 1.2× 94 0.6× 168 1.1× 79 1.0k
James Deetz United States 14 727 0.7× 436 0.8× 216 0.7× 160 1.0× 98 0.6× 23 1.0k
Parker B. Potter United States 12 643 0.6× 347 0.7× 259 0.8× 113 0.7× 91 0.6× 21 815
Stephen W. Silliman United States 14 585 0.5× 398 0.8× 160 0.5× 107 0.7× 75 0.5× 32 797
Theresa A. Singleton United States 10 572 0.5× 215 0.4× 89 0.3× 96 0.6× 100 0.6× 24 658
Paul R. Mullins United States 14 335 0.3× 148 0.3× 117 0.4× 49 0.3× 98 0.6× 53 533
Stephen L. Dyson United States 12 510 0.5× 377 0.7× 338 1.0× 96 0.6× 75 0.5× 49 939
Edward Schortman United States 17 427 0.4× 663 1.3× 159 0.5× 138 0.9× 54 0.3× 36 937
Pedro Paulo A. Funari Brazil 15 438 0.4× 167 0.3× 286 0.9× 55 0.3× 141 0.9× 179 947

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles E. Orser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Orser, Charles E.. (2018). An Archaeology of the English Atlantic World, 1600 – 1700. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E. & Pedro Paulo A. Funari. (2012). ARQUEOLOGIA DA RESISTÊNCIA ESCRAVA. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 11–26. 3 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (2011). The Archaeology of Poverty and the Poverty of Archaeology. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 15(4). 533–543. 14 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (2009). Twenty-First-Century Historical Archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Research. 18(2). 111–150. 40 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (2006). On finding focus. Archaeological Dialogues. 13(2). 202–205. 1 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (2004). Race and Practice in Archaeological Interpretation. University of Pennsylvania Press eBooks. 58 indexed citations
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Childe, V. Gordon, Thomas C. Patterson, & Charles E. Orser. (2004). Foundations Of Social Archaeology Selected Writings Of V Gordon Childe. 9 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E. & Barbara J. Little. (2001). Public Benefits of Archaeology. Journal of Field Archaeology. 28(3/4). 464–464. 46 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E. & Pedro Paulo A. Funari. (2001). Archaeology and slave resistance and rebellion. World Archaeology. 33(1). 61–72. 16 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1998). THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. Annual Review of Anthropology. 27(1). 63–82. 73 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1998). The Challenge of Race to American Historical Archaeology. American Anthropologist. 100(3). 661–668. 56 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1997). Of Dishes and Drains: An Archaeological Perspective on Irish Rural Life in the Famine Era. New hibernia review. 1(1). 120–135. 5 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1994). Consumption, Consumerism, and Things from the Earth. Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History. 27(2). 61–70. 1 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1994). Toward a global historical archaeology: An example from Brazil. Historical Archaeology. 28(1). 5–22. 27 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1992). Bibliography of slave and plantation archaeology (as of December 31, 1991). Slavery and Abolition. 13(3). 316–337. 2 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E., et al.. (1990). Tabasco brand pepper sauce bottles from Avery Island, Louisiana. Historical Archaeology. 24(3). 107–114. 2 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E., et al.. (1989). Avery Island Salt Mine and Village: An Oral History and Architectural Report On Life and Work in South Louisiana. 1 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E., et al.. (1984). Let US Praise Famous Men, Accurately: Toward a More Complete Understanding of Postbellum Southern Agricultural Practices. Southeastern Archaeology. 3(2). 111–120. 1 indexed citations
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Orser, Charles E.. (1980). Toward A Partial Understanding Of Complexity In Arikara Mortuary Practice. Plains Anthropologist. 25(88). 113–120. 2 indexed citations

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