E. Christian Wells

1.7k total citations
45 papers, 944 citations indexed

About

E. Christian Wells is a scholar working on Paleontology, Archeology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Christian Wells has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 944 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Paleontology, 11 papers in Archeology and 7 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in E. Christian Wells's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (22 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (9 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers). E. Christian Wells is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (22 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (9 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers). E. Christian Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. E. Christian Wells's co-authors include Richard E. Terry, James R. Mihelcic, Perry J. Hardin, Stephen Houston, Mark W. Jackson, Jacob Parnell, Linda M. Whiteford, Rebecca Zarger, Matthew E. Verbyla and Qiong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

E. Christian Wells

43 papers receiving 871 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Christian Wells United States 16 459 183 132 115 109 45 944
Christian Isendahl Sweden 15 255 0.6× 74 0.4× 86 0.7× 65 0.6× 71 0.7× 38 951
Maurits Ertsen Netherlands 17 68 0.1× 49 0.3× 39 0.3× 7 0.1× 15 0.1× 82 946
Colin Doyle United States 10 114 0.2× 17 0.1× 19 0.1× 8 0.1× 23 0.2× 19 1.1k
Scott Heckbert Australia 14 36 0.1× 14 0.1× 8 0.1× 2 0.0× 31 0.3× 26 824
Zachary Lamb United States 6 8 0.0× 26 0.1× 25 0.2× 3 0.0× 102 0.9× 17 768
Liang Emlyn Yang Germany 20 35 0.1× 13 0.1× 15 0.1× 17 0.2× 53 1.0k
Natalia N. Yashalova Russia 12 34 0.1× 20 0.1× 51 0.4× 61 0.6× 92 588
James L. Wescoat United States 20 6 0.0× 46 0.3× 26 0.2× 1 0.0× 70 0.6× 79 1.3k
Lambrini Papadopoulou Greece 14 27 0.1× 15 0.1× 14 0.1× 7 0.1× 43 725

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. Christian Wells

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Christian Wells

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All Works

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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2024). Ethics and ambiguity in wastewater development on the Placencia Peninsula, Belize. Annals of Anthropological Practice. 48(1). 130–145. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiong, et al.. (2024). Improving and quantifying organizational resilience for sustainable management of critical infrastructures: A multi-level system dynamics approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 115. 105079–105079. 4 indexed citations
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Roos, Christopher I., et al.. (2023). Geochemical soil analysis of sequential ritual and residential floors from the Maya site of Holtun. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 51. 104135–104135.
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Wells, E. Christian, Alesia Ferguson, Matthew E. Verbyla, et al.. (2022). Meeting the Water and Sanitation Challenges of Underbounded Communities in the U.S.. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(16). 11180–11188. 18 indexed citations
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Roos, Christopher I. & E. Christian Wells. (2017). Geoarchaeology of ritual behavior and sacred places: an introduction. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 9(6). 1001–1004. 5 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2017). The Environmental Legacies of Colonialism in the Northern Neotropics: Introduction to the Special Issue. Environmental Archaeology. 23(1). 1–3. 9 indexed citations
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Mihelcic, James R., Colleen C. Naughton, Matthew E. Verbyla, et al.. (2016). The Grandest Challenge of All: The Role of Environmental Engineering to Achieve Sustainability in the World's Developing Regions. Environmental Engineering Science. 34(1). 16–41. 66 indexed citations
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Yelvington, Kevin A., et al.. (2015). Diversity Dilemmas and Opportunities: Training the Next Generation of Anthropologists. American Anthropologist. 117(2). 387–392. 4 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2014). Scale as a Key Factor for Sustainable Water Management in Northwest Honduras. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 17(1). 1–22. 6 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2014). The impacts of tourism development on perceptions and practices of sustainable wastewater management on the Placencia Peninsula, Belize. Journal of Cleaner Production. 111. 430–441. 39 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2013). Miskitu Labor and English Royalization at Augusta, Roatán Island, Honduras. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 18(1). 100–121. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2008). Dimensions of Ritual Economy. 27 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian, et al.. (2007). Mesoamerican ritual economy : archaeological and ethnological perspectives. University Press of Colorado eBooks. 81 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian & Richard E. Terry. (2007). Introduction. Geoarchaeology. 22(3). 285–290. 7 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian & Richard E. Terry. (2007). Introduction. Geoarchaeology. 22(4). 387–390. 10 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian. (2007). :Local Religion in Colonial Mexico. The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology. 12(1). 297–298. 8 indexed citations
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Wells, E. Christian. (2006). Recent Trends in Theorizing Prehispanic Mesoamerican Economies. Journal of Archaeological Research. 14(4). 265–312. 55 indexed citations
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