Donald J. Ortner

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Donald J. Ortner is a scholar working on Archeology, Surgery and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald J. Ortner has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Archeology, 7 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Donald J. Ortner's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (29 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (16 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (5 papers). Donald J. Ortner is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (29 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (16 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (5 papers). Donald J. Ortner collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Donald J. Ortner's co-authors include Walter G. J. Putschar, David W. Von Endt, Mary Frances Ericksen, Simon Mays, Arthur C. Aufderheide, Erin H. Kimmerle, Clark Spencer Larsen, Lauren A. Milligan, Matthew Brown and Bruno Frøhlich and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Urology, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and Population and Development Review.

In The Last Decade

Donald J. Ortner

56 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Anemia or scurvy: A pilot study on differential diagnosis of porous and hyperostotic lesions using differential cranial vault thickness in subadult humans 2014 ·International Journal of Paleopathology ·Molly K. Zuckerman, Evan Garofalo, Bruno Frøhlich, Donald J. Ortner	37
2	Treponemal infection in Peru's Early Colonial period: A case of complex lesion patterning and unusual funerary treatment 2014 ·International Journal of Paleopathology ·Haagen D. Klaus, Donald J. Ortner	13
3	What skeletons tell us. The story of human paleopathology 2011 ·Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin ·Donald J. Ortner	19
4	Skeletal Manifestations of Skin Ulcer in the Lower Leg 2011 ·International Journal of Osteoarchaeology ·Lene Warner Thorup Boel, Donald J. Ortner	13
5	Bone reactions on a pliocene cetacean rib indicate short‐term survival of predation event 2010 ·International Journal of Osteoarchaeology ·Robert J. Kallal, Stephen J. Godfrey, Donald J. Ortner	16
6	Multicentric osteosarcoma associated with DISH, in a 19th century burial from England 2010 ·International Journal of Osteoarchaeology ·Donald J. Ortner, (unknown), Alan Ogden, Jo Buckberry	7
7	Issues in paleopathology and possible strategies for dealing with them 2009 ·Anthropologischer Anzeiger ·Donald J. Ortner	9
8	Skeletal manifestations of hypothyroidism from Switzerland 2004 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Donald J. Ortner, Gerhard Hotz	17
9	Brucellosis in antiquity An analysis of possible cases of brucellar sacroiliitis 2003 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·(unknown), Donald J. Ortner, (unknown), Daniel W. Martin	2
10	Probable destructive meningioma in an archaeological adult male skull from Alaska 2003 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Birna Jónsdóttir, Donald J. Ortner, Bruno Frøhlich	13
11	Evidence of probable scurvy in subadults from archeological sites in North America 2001 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Donald J. Ortner, (unknown), (unknown), Lauren A. Milligan	128
12	The Cambridge World History of Food 2000 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Kenneth F. Kiple, Clark Spencer Larsen, Donald J. Ortner, Kristin D. Sobolik, Elizabeth S. Wing, Ted A. Rathbun, Mark R. Cohen, Mary Karasch, (unknown), Giuseppe Mazza, Ellen Messer, J. M. J. de Wet, David Peterson, Te-Tzu Chang, Hansjörg Küster, (unknown), Will McClatchey, H. Tarver, Patricia O’Brien, Nancy J. Pollock, S. Aaronson	68
13	Probable evidence of scurvy in subadults from archeological sites in Peru 1999 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Donald J. Ortner, Erin H. Kimmerle, (unknown)	125
14	Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton 1999 ·Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute ·Donald J. Ortner, Clark Spencer Larsen	75
15	Experimental effects of bone size and temperature on bone diagenesis 1984 ·Journal of Archaeological Science ·David W. Von Endt, Donald J. Ortner	116
16	Amino acid analysis of bone from a possible case of prehistoric iron deficiency anemia from the American Southwest 1982 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·David W. Von Endt, Donald J. Ortner	27
17	INCLUSIONS IN BONE MATERIAL AS A SOURCE OF ERROR IN RADIOCARBON DATING 1977 ·Archaeometry ·(unknown), Donald J. Ortner	21
18	The paleopathology program at the Smithsonian Institution: purposes and present status. 1976 ·PubMed ·Donald J. Ortner	1
19	Case of Forgery of Indian Artifacts--Worked Human Bone Tools from Kansas 1971 ·William M. Bass, Donald J. Ortner	3
20	A recent occurrence of an African type tooth mutilation in Florida 1966 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Donald J. Ortner	22

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