Don Brothwell

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
115 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Don Brothwell is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Brothwell has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Archeology, 18 papers in Paleontology and 17 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Don Brothwell's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (29 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (16 papers). Don Brothwell is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (29 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (16 papers). Don Brothwell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Don Brothwell's co-authors include A. M. Pollard, Eric Higgs, G. W. Dimbleby, Warwick Bray, Raymond E. Chaplin, D. F. Roberts, Alsoph H. Corwin, Ann Sandison, Richard Burleigh and Rethy Chhem and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Dental Research.

In The Last Decade

Don Brothwell

112 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Digging up bones 1968 2026 1987 2006 1972 1974 1972 1968 100 200 300 400

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Don Brothwell 2.5k 1.8k 1.2k 744 565 115 4.8k
George R. Milner 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 915 0.7× 781 1.0× 226 0.4× 86 3.4k
Kurt W. Alt 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 846 0.7× 1.5k 2.0× 750 1.3× 140 4.4k
Colin Smith 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 954 0.8× 847 1.1× 773 1.4× 124 4.6k
Mark Nathan Cohen 1.6k 0.6× 1000 0.6× 687 0.6× 504 0.7× 311 0.6× 30 3.2k
Andrew Chamberlain 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 864 0.7× 1.4k 1.9× 519 0.9× 122 5.1k
Clark Spencer Larsen 4.0k 1.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 489 0.9× 124 5.8k
Marta Mìrazón Lahr 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.6× 1.7k 2.3× 329 0.6× 89 5.7k
Simon Hillson 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 896 0.7× 465 0.6× 398 0.7× 56 3.5k
Theya Molleson 1.4k 0.6× 956 0.5× 451 0.4× 266 0.4× 403 0.7× 61 2.3k
Roberto Macchiarelli 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 210 0.3× 433 0.8× 96 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Don Brothwell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rühli, Frank, Thomas Stöllner, Don Brothwell, et al.. (2012). Ancient salt mining and salt men: the interdisciplinary Chehrabad Douzlakh project in north-western Iran. Antiquity. 86(333). 13 indexed citations
2.
Hardy, Karen, Stephen Buckley, Matthew J. Collins, et al.. (2012). Neanderthal medics? Evidence for food, cooking, and medicinal plants entrapped in dental calculus. Die Naturwissenschaften. 99(8). 617–626. 255 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don, et al.. (2012). A healed femoral fracture of Threskiornis aethiopicus (Sacred Ibis) from the Animal Cemetery at Abydos, Egypt. International Journal of Paleopathology. 2(1). 45–47. 4 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don, et al.. (2010). Micromorphology of two prehistoric ritual burials from Yemen, and considerations on methodological aspects of sampling the burial matrix - work in progress. 12. 3715. 1 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (2002). Ancient avian osteopetrosis: the current state of knowledge. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 45. 12 indexed citations
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Pollard, A. M. & Don Brothwell. (2001). Handbook of Archaeological Sciences. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 499 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1993). Avian osteopathology and its evaluation. Archaeofauna. 33–43. 7 indexed citations
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Stead, I. M., et al.. (1991). "Lindow man : the body in the bog", I. M. Stead, J. B. Bourke, D. Brothwell, London 1986 : [recenzja] / Teresa Rysiewska.. Archeologia Polski. 36. 309–312. 1 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1991). Malocclusion and methodology: The problem and relevance of recording dental malalignment in archaeology. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 1(1). 27–37. 4 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1987). Palaeopathology of Danish skeletons. Medical History. 31(3). 383–383. 37 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1986). Les maladies a l'aube de la civilisation occidentale.. Medical History. 30(1). 97–97. 50 indexed citations
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Bray, Warwick, et al.. (1974). Journal of Archaeological Science. RAIN. 10–10. 395 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brothwell, Don. (1972). Palaeodemography and earlier British populations. World Archaeology. 4(1). 75–87. 21 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1971). Forensic aspects of the so‐called Neolithic skeleton Q1 from maiden castle, Dorset. World Archaeology. 3(2). 233–241. 4 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don, et al.. (1967). A massive cist with multiple burials of Iron Age date at Lochend, Dunbar. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 98. 184–198. 3 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1966). Guide to fossil man. A handbook of human palaeontology.. PubMed Central. 58(4). 211–212. 2 indexed citations
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Morse, Dale L., Don Brothwell, & Peter J. Ucko. (1964). TUBERCULOSIS IN ANCIENT EGYPT.. PubMed. 90. 524–41. 76 indexed citations
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Brothwell, Don. (1962). Il meticciato di guerra e altri casi. PubMed Central. 53(4). 221–222. 2 indexed citations

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