David Lewis‐Williams
- Anthropology top 2%
- Archeology top 0.5%
- Paleontology top 5%
- Sociology and Political Science
- Archeology top 5%
- Co-authors
- Thomas A. DowsonLawrence H. RobbinsJean ClottesJanette DeaconChristopher ChippindaleMegan BieseleMerrick PosnanskyKathleen Adams
- Topics
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (19 papers)Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (15 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers)
- Cited by
- ArcheologyAnthropologyPaleontology
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited StatesNorway
In The Last Decade
David Lewis‐Williams
25 papers receiving 332 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 64
- Anthropology 294
- Archeology 290
- Paleontology 162
- Sociology and Political Science 57
- Archeology 49
Countries citing papers authored by David Lewis‐Williams
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Lewis‐Williams
This network shows the impact of papers produced by David Lewis‐Williams. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David Lewis‐Williams. The network helps show where David Lewis‐Williams may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Lewis‐Williams
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Lewis‐Williams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Lewis‐Williams 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 Lewis‐Williams. David Lewis‐Williams is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image-Makers: The Social Context of a Hunter-Gatherer Ritual | 3 |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Reservoirs of Potency: The documentary paintings of Stephen Townley Bassett | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | The Mind in the Cave | 79 |
| 7 | Storm Shelter : an important new rock art find in South Africa : research in action | 1 |
| 8 | Los chamanes de la prehistoria | 12 |
| 9 | Storm Shelter: an important new rock art find in South Africa | 1 |
| 10 | Storm Shelter: a rock art discovery in South Africa | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 24 | |
| 13 | 20 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 11 | |
| 16 | 12 | |
| 17 | Images of Power | 14 |
| 18 | 36 | |
| 19 | 9 | |
| 20 | 1 |
About David Lewis‐Williams
David Lewis‐Williams is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Paleontology, having authored 27 papers that have together received 445 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (19 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (15 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (290 citations), Anthropology (294 citations) and Paleontology (162 citations). David Lewis‐Williams has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Thomas A. Dowson, Lawrence H. Robbins, Jean Clottes, Janette Deacon, Christopher Chippindale, Megan Biesele, Merrick Posnansky, Kathleen Adams, Whitney Davis and Paul G. Bahn. Their work appears in journals such as Current Anthropology, Antiquity and African Studies Review.
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