David Byers

1.8k total citations
39 papers, 838 citations indexed

About

David Byers is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Byers has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 838 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Paleontology, 20 papers in Anthropology and 17 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David Byers's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). David Byers is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). David Byers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Argentina. David Byers's co-authors include Jack M. Broughton, Andrew Ugan, James Davidson, David Peel, Craig Smith, Michael Cannon, Frank E. Bayham, Erick Robinson, Jacob Freeman and Robert L. Kelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

David Byers

37 papers receiving 789 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Byers United States 16 529 507 322 140 134 39 838
Steven R. Simms United States 13 455 0.9× 421 0.8× 193 0.6× 112 0.8× 137 1.0× 25 786
Matthew A. Peeples United States 20 701 1.3× 452 0.9× 91 0.3× 108 0.8× 174 1.3× 47 1.3k
Michael Cannon United States 15 634 1.2× 601 1.2× 384 1.2× 146 1.0× 160 1.2× 26 965
Kenneth M. Ames United States 18 832 1.6× 620 1.2× 237 0.7× 193 1.4× 238 1.8× 67 1.2k
John O’Shea United States 14 570 1.1× 382 0.8× 99 0.3× 120 0.9× 333 2.5× 54 926
Michael A. Jochim United States 12 435 0.8× 379 0.7× 107 0.3× 102 0.7× 151 1.1× 26 701
Michelle Hegmon United States 21 788 1.5× 534 1.1× 92 0.3× 114 0.8× 181 1.4× 49 1.3k
Tim Kerig United Kingdom 11 820 1.6× 532 1.0× 133 0.4× 357 2.5× 219 1.6× 24 1.2k
Pam Crabtree United States 14 451 0.9× 361 0.7× 121 0.4× 35 0.3× 232 1.7× 55 792
Charles Stanish United States 22 938 1.8× 488 1.0× 154 0.5× 68 0.5× 266 2.0× 65 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by David Byers

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Byers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Byers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Byers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Byers 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 David Byers. David Byers 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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Byers, David, et al.. (2024). Cranial variability in North American domestic and wild canids. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 57. 104590–104590. 3 indexed citations
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Welker, Martin, David Byers, & Sarah B. McClure. (2020). “I wanna be your dog”: Evaluating the efficacy of univariate and multivariate methods for differentiating domestic and wild canids in North America. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 31(2). 196–206. 7 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2018). Increasing social complexity, climate change, and why societies might fail to cope. Past Global Change Magazine. 26(2). 94–94. 1 indexed citations
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Freeman, Jacob, David Byers, Erick Robinson, & Robert L. Kelly. (2017). Culture Process and the Interpretation of Radiocarbon Data. Radiocarbon. 60(2). 453–467. 50 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2016). Holocene cold storage practices on the eastern Snake River Plain: A risk-mitigation strategy for lean times. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 43. 56–68. 3 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2015). Skeletal Fat, Processing Intensity, and the Late Holocene Bison from Baker Cave, Southern Idaho. American Antiquity. 80(1). 184–192. 4 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2015). Flake Morphology, Fluvial Dynamics, and Debitage Transport Potential. Geoarchaeology. 30(5). 379–392. 20 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2014). Heat Treatment, Ozarks Cherts, and Prehistoric Toolstone Use in Southwest Missouri. American Antiquity. 79(3). 507–521. 5 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2014). Assessing measurement error in paleozoological osteometrics with bison remains. Journal of Archaeological Science. 53. 235–242. 12 indexed citations
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Byers, David. (2013). Donald K. Grayson: The Great Basin: A Natural Prehistory, Revised and Expanded Edition. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 33(1). 8 indexed citations
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Byers, David. (2012). Homogenous Learning Styles Among Airport Management Professionals. The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research. 1 indexed citations
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Broughton, Jack M., Michael Cannon, Frank E. Bayham, & David Byers. (2011). Prey Body Size and Ranking in Zooarchaeology: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Applications from the Northern Great Basin. American Antiquity. 76(3). 403–428. 93 indexed citations
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Byers, David, et al.. (2009). Pronghorn Dental Age Profiles and Holocene Hunting Strategies at Hogup Cave, Utah. American Antiquity. 74(2). 299–321. 10 indexed citations
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Bazargan, Massoud, et al.. (2008). Determinants of financial health of US general aviation airports. Journal of airport management. 2(2). 158–158. 2 indexed citations
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Ugan, Andrew & David Byers. (2007). Geographic and temporal trends in proboscidean and human radiocarbon histories during the late Pleistocene. Quaternary Science Reviews. 26(25-28). 3058–3080. 29 indexed citations
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Byers, David & Craig Smith. (2007). Ecosystem controls and the archaeofaunal record: an example from the Wyoming Basin, USA. The Holocene. 17(8). 1171–1183. 16 indexed citations
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Byers, David & Andrew Ugan. (2005). Should we expect large game specialization in the late Pleistocene? An optimal foraging perspective on early Paleoindian prey choice. Journal of Archaeological Science. 32(11). 1624–1640. 112 indexed citations
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Byers, David, James Davidson, & David Peel. (2000). The dynamics of aggregate political popularity: evidence from eight countries. Electoral Studies. 19(1). 49–62. 33 indexed citations
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Byers, David, James Davidson, & David Peel. (1997). Modelling Political Popularity: An Analysis of Long-Range Dependence in Opinion Poll Series. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society). 160(3). 471–490. 36 indexed citations

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