Douglas B. Bamforth

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Douglas B. Bamforth is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas B. Bamforth has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Paleontology, 40 papers in Anthropology and 13 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Douglas B. Bamforth's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (40 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (14 papers). Douglas B. Bamforth is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (40 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (14 papers). Douglas B. Bamforth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Douglas B. Bamforth's co-authors include Robin Torrence, Peter Bleed, Nyree Finlay, Donald Young, C. Michael Barton, Geoffrey A. Clark, Ronald I. Dorn, J. Harold Hudson, Robert M. Yohe and Donna C. Roper and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Archaeological Science and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Douglas B. Bamforth

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Technological Efficiency and Tool Curation 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400
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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. Technological Efficiency and Tool Curation
    1986 475 citations Douglas B. Bamforth American Antiquity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas B. Bamforth United States 25 1.7k 1.7k 668 355 220 55 2.1k
M. Steven Shackley United States 26 1.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 977 1.5× 285 0.8× 213 1.0× 143 2.7k
William Andrefsky United States 13 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 710 1.1× 323 0.9× 148 0.7× 26 1.9k
George H. Odell United States 24 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 973 1.5× 342 1.0× 130 0.6× 48 2.2k
Marek Zvelebil United Kingdom 20 872 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 658 1.0× 123 0.3× 234 1.1× 48 1.8k
Royden Yates South Africa 21 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 680 1.0× 947 2.7× 304 1.4× 27 2.3k
Peter Hiscock Australia 31 2.2k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 685 1.0× 414 1.2× 474 2.2× 122 2.7k
Teresa E. Steele United States 29 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 417 1.2× 314 1.4× 62 2.8k
David Hurst Thomas United States 22 946 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 399 0.6× 150 0.4× 189 0.9× 116 1.8k
Robert C. Dunnell United States 21 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 340 0.5× 188 0.5× 189 0.9× 70 1.9k
Gustavo G. Politis Argentina 26 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 636 1.0× 90 0.3× 224 1.0× 108 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas B. Bamforth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bamforth, Douglas B., et al.. (2023). On the (Non-)Scalability of Target Media for Evaluating the Performance of Ancient Projectile Weapons. Open Archaeology. 9(1). 4 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2023). Thirteenth and fourteenth century ceramic decoration and social groups in the central great Plains. Plains Anthropologist. 68(265). 3–37.
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Bamforth, Douglas B., et al.. (2021). Bayesian analysis of the chronology of the Lynch site (25BD1) and comparisons to the Central Plains Tradition and Central Plains Oneota. Plains Anthropologist. 66(259). 217–241. 2 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2021). Cambridge World Archaeology. 6 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2020). The Culture History of the Central Great Plains Prior to the Introduction of Pottery. Plains Anthropologist. 65(256). 378–379.
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2016). Flintknapping Skill, Communal Hunting, and Paleoindian Projectile Point Typology. Plains Anthropologist. 36(137). 309–322. 9 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2013). Paleoindian Perambulations and the Harman Cache. Plains Anthropologist. 58(225). 65–82. 3 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B., et al.. (2012). Radiocarbon calibration curves, summed probability distributions, and early Paleoindian population trends in North America. Journal of Archaeological Science. 39(6). 1768–1774. 90 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2007). The Allen Site: A Paleoindian Camp in Southwestern Nebraska. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 30 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2006). The Windy Ridge quartzite quarry: hunter-gatherer mining and hunter-gatherer land use on the North American Continental Divide. World Archaeology. 38(3). 511–527. 39 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2003). What Is Archaeology? (Or, Confusion, Sound, and Fury, Signifying…). American Antiquity. 68(3). 581–584. 3 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2002). High-Tech Foragers? Folsom and Later Paleoindian Technology on the Great Plains. Journal of World Prehistory. 16(1). 55–98. 61 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (2002). Evidence and Metaphor in Evolutionary Archaeology. American Antiquity. 67(3). 435–452. 35 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (1999). Theory and Inference in Plains Archaeology. Plains Anthropologist. 44(169). 209–229. 6 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (1990). An Empirical Perspective on Little Ice Age Climatic Change on the Great Plains. Plains Anthropologist. 35(132). 359–366. 3 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B. & Ronald I. Dorn. (1988). On the Nature and Antiquity of the Manix Lake Industry. Insecta mundi. 10(2). 209–226. 15 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (1988). Investigating microwear polishes with blind tests: The institute results in context. Journal of Archaeological Science. 15(1). 11–23. 77 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (1987). Historical Documents and Bison Ecology on the Great Plains. Plains Anthropologist. 32(115). 1–16. 35 indexed citations
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Bamforth, Douglas B.. (1986). Technological Efficiency and Tool Curation. American Antiquity. 51(1). 38–50. 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bamforth, Douglas B., et al.. (1983). Intermountain Power Project Mitigation Plan and Research Design for Data Recovery at Six Archaeological Sites Along the Intermountain-Adelanto Transmission Line 1 Right-Of-Way, California Section. 1 indexed citations

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