Frank Willett

925 total citations
58 papers, 441 citations indexed

About

Frank Willett is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Willett has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 441 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Anthropology, 8 papers in Archeology and 6 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Frank Willett's work include African history and culture studies (14 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (6 papers) and Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (5 papers). Frank Willett is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (14 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (6 papers) and Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (5 papers). Frank Willett collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frank Willett's co-authors include Thurstan Shaw, Graham Connah, Edward V. Sayre, S.J. Fleming, Douglas Fraser, Robert Plant Armstrong, Brian M. Fagan, John Picton, W. R. Stanton and A. P. Dempster and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, American Anthropologist and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Frank Willett

52 papers receiving 297 citations

Peers

Frank Willett
Judy Sterner Canada
Akinwumi Ogundiran United States
Neville Chittick
P. S. Garlake Australia
Christopher R. DeCorse United States
Bennet Bronson United States
Alain Schnapp France
Nan A. Rothschild United States
Melissa B. Hagstrum United States
P. L. Shinnie Canada
Judy Sterner Canada
Frank Willett
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Countries citing papers authored by Frank Willett

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Willett

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Willett

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Willett. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Willett 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 Frank Willett. Frank Willett is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sayre, Edward V., et al.. (2018). Stable Lead Isotope Characterization of Various Copper Alloys used in West Africa: An Interim Report. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & Edward V. Sayre. (2006). Lead Isotopes in West African Copper Alloys. Journal of African Archaeology. 4(1). 55–90. 3 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & Edward V. Sayre. (2006). Lead isotopes in West African copper alloys. Journal of African Archaeology. 4(1). 55–90. 12 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank. (1988). The Source and Significance of the Snake-Winged Bird in Southwestern Nigeria. Art Journal. 47(2). 121–127. 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank. (1988). The Source and Significance of the Snake-Winged Bird in Southwestern Nigeria. Art Journal. 47(2). 121–121. 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank, et al.. (1983). Kunstschätze aus Alt-Nigeria. 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & Robert Thompson. (1978). Black Gods and Kings: Yoruba Art at UCLA. African Arts. 12(1). 11–11. 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank. (1977). Qualify Control of University Teaching: The Responsibilities of a Vice‐Chancellor. South Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 5(1). 28–33. 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & S.J. Fleming. (1976). A CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT NIGERIAN COPPER‐ALLOY CASTINGS DATED BY THERMOLUMINESCENCE. Archaeometry. 18(2). 135–146. 20 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank, et al.. (1975). THE COMPOSITION OF BRASSES FROM IFE AND BENIN. Archaeometry. 17(2). 141–156. 19 indexed citations
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Fagan, Brian M. & Frank Willett. (1974). African Art: An Introduction. The American Historical Review. 79(2). 559–559. 6 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank, et al.. (1974). Antiquities from the City of Benin and from Other Parts of West Africa in the British Museum. African Arts. 7(2). 78–78. 4 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank, Creighton Gabel, & Norman R. Bennett. (1968). Reconstructing African Culture History. The American Historical Review. 73(5). 1590–1590. 2 indexed citations
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Shaw, Thurstan & Frank Willett. (1968). Ife in the History of West African Sculpture.. Man. 3(2). 346–346. 66 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & John Picton. (1967). On the Identification of Individual Carvers: A Study of Ancestor Shrine Carvings from Owo, Nigeria. Man. 2(1). 62–62. 5 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank & A. P. Dempster. (1962). 1. Stone Carvings in an Ife Style from Eshure, Ekiti, Western Nigeria. Man. 62. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank. (1960). Investigations of Old Oyo, 1956-1957. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 2(1). 6 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank. (1959). 334. A Hunter's Shrine in Yorubaland, Western Nigeria.. Man. 59. 215–215. 1 indexed citations
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Willett, Frank. (1959). Bronze and Terra-Cotta Sculptures from Ita Yemoo, Ife. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 14(56). 135–135. 10 indexed citations

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