Charles M. Keller

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 873 citations indexed

About

Charles M. Keller is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles M. Keller has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 873 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Paleontology, 3 papers in Anthropology and 2 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Charles M. Keller's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (2 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (2 papers). Charles M. Keller is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (2 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (2 papers). Charles M. Keller collaborates with scholars based in United States. Charles M. Keller's co-authors include Pierre Lemonnier, Janet Dixon Keller, Douglas Harper, Janet W. D. Dougherty, Norman K. Denzin, Erving Goffman, Maxine R. Kleindienst, Glynn Ll. Isaac, Carl L. Hansen and Suresh I. Prajapati and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and American Anthropologist.

In The Last Decade

Charles M. Keller

18 papers receiving 715 citations

Hit Papers

Working Knowledge: Skill and Community in a Small Shop 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 50 100 150
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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. Working Knowledge: Skill and Community in a Small Shop
    1989 182 citations Charles M. Keller, Douglas Harper Western Folklore profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles M. Keller United States 11 221 187 179 140 93 18 873
Nancy D. Munn United States 10 563 2.5× 102 0.5× 496 2.8× 98 0.7× 81 0.9× 12 1.4k
Richard J. Parmentier United States 14 378 1.7× 123 0.7× 410 2.3× 92 0.7× 42 0.5× 49 1.5k
Peter M. Gardner United States 13 205 0.9× 104 0.6× 211 1.2× 44 0.3× 37 0.4× 30 707
Charles Gibson United States 20 375 1.7× 315 1.7× 147 0.8× 63 0.5× 30 0.3× 89 1.6k
Bryan Pfaffenberger United States 17 325 1.5× 200 1.1× 546 3.1× 132 0.9× 87 0.9× 70 1.5k
Dennis Tedlock United States 15 265 1.2× 117 0.6× 200 1.1× 48 0.3× 20 0.2× 42 1.1k
Timothy Ingold United States 11 303 1.4× 87 0.5× 541 3.0× 91 0.7× 48 0.5× 22 1.8k
V. Gordon Childe Mexico 14 232 1.0× 276 1.5× 280 1.6× 195 1.4× 29 0.3× 55 1.1k
David Henige United States 15 487 2.2× 73 0.4× 315 1.8× 75 0.5× 68 0.7× 145 1.1k
Steven Feld United States 23 402 1.8× 55 0.3× 580 3.2× 136 1.0× 50 0.5× 68 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles M. Keller

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles M. Keller

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Prajapati, Suresh I., et al.. (2012). First time analysis of Tell Abraq proximal femora using micro 3-D scanning: analytic implications for age estimation and beyond. 1 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M. & Janet Dixon Keller. (1999). Imagery in cultural tradition and innovation. Mind Culture and Activity. 6(1). 3–32. 19 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M., et al.. (1998). Cognition and Tool Use: The Blacksmith at Work. Technology and Culture. 39(4). 759–759. 31 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M. & Janet Dixon Keller. (1997). Cognition and tool use: the blacksmith at work. Choice Reviews Online. 35(3). 35–1614. 155 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M. & Janet Dixon Keller. (1996). Imaging in iron, or thought is not inner speech. Traffic Injury Prevention. 8(3). 217–23. 4 indexed citations
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Lowrey, Timothy K., et al.. (1995). Additions to the floras of Colorado and New Mexico. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M. & Pierre Lemonnier. (1995). Technological Choices: Transformation in Material Cultures Since the Neolithic.. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 1(3). 636–636. 253 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M. & Douglas Harper. (1989). Working Knowledge: Skill and Community in a Small Shop. Western Folklore. 48(1). 79–79. 182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dougherty, Janet W. D. & Charles M. Keller. (1982). taskonomy: a practical approach to knowledge structures. American Ethnologist. 9(4). 763–774. 57 indexed citations
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Denzin, Norman K., Charles M. Keller, & Erving Goffman. (1981). Frame Analysis Reconsidered. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(1). 52–52. 66 indexed citations
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Kleindienst, Maxine R. & Charles M. Keller. (1976). Towards a Functional Analysis of Handaxes and Cleavers: The Evidence from Eastern Africa. Man. 11(2). 176–176. 27 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M., et al.. (1975). Archaeology and Paleoenvironments in the Manyara and Engaruka Basins, Northern Tanzania. Geographical Review. 65(3). 364–364. 14 indexed citations
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Hansen, Carl L. & Charles M. Keller. (1971). Environment and Activity Patterning at Isimila Korongo, Iringa3. American Anthropologist. 73(5). 1201–1211. 8 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M.. (1970). C14 Dates: Montagu Cave. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 25(97). 47–47. 5 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M.. (1969). Mossel Bay: A Redescription. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 23(92). 131–131. 10 indexed citations
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Isaac, Glynn Ll. & Charles M. Keller. (1968). Note on the Proportional Frequency of Side- and End-Struck Flakes. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 23(89). 17–17. 17 indexed citations
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Keller, Charles M.. (1966). The Development of Edge Damage Patterns on Stone Tools. Man. 1(4). 501–501. 22 indexed citations

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