G. C. Hillman

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

G. C. Hillman is a scholar working on Paleontology, Archeology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. C. Hillman has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Paleontology, 17 papers in Archeology and 14 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in G. C. Hillman's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 papers), Ancient Near East History (7 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (6 papers). G. C. Hillman is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 papers), Ancient Near East History (7 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (6 papers). G. C. Hillman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. G. C. Hillman's co-authors include D. R. Harris, A. M. T. Moore, I. G. Simmons, M.S. Davies, A. J. Legge, David Harris, R.E.M. Hedges, Sue Colledge, Paul Pettitt and Michèle M. Wollstonecroft and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Annals of Botany.

In The Last Decade

G. C. Hillman

52 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Foraging and Farming: The Evolution of Plant Exploitation 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2000 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Foraging and Farming: The Evolution of Plant Exploitation
    1990 492 citations D. R. Harris, G. C. Hillman et al. profile →
  2. Village on the Euphrates: From Foraging to Farming at Abu Hureyra
    2000 290 citations A. M. T. Moore, G. C. Hillman et al. profile →

Peers

G. C. Hillman
Mordechai E. Kislev Israel
George Willcox France
Richard Meadow United States
Tom D. Dillehay United States
G. W. Dimbleby United Kingdom
Sue Colledge United Kingdom
Irene Holst Panama
Dani Nadel Israel
W. van Zeist Netherlands
Naomi F. Miller United States
Mordechai E. Kislev Israel
G. C. Hillman
Citations per year, relative to G. C. Hillman G. C. Hillman (= 1×) peers Mordechai E. Kislev

Countries citing papers authored by G. C. Hillman

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. C. Hillman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. C. Hillman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. C. Hillman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. C. Hillman 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 G. C. Hillman. G. C. Hillman 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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Nesbitt, Mark, et al.. (2017). The Archaeobotany of Aşvan Environment and Cultivation in Eastern Anatolia from the Chalcolithic to the Medieval Period. UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations
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Harris, David & G. C. Hillman. (2014). An evolutionary continuum of people–plant interaction. 26–44. 48 indexed citations
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Moore, A. M. T., G. C. Hillman, & A. J. Legge. (2000). Village on the Euphrates: From Foraging to Farming at Abu Hureyra. 290 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hillman, G. C., A. J. Legge, & Peter Rowley‐Conwy. (1997). On the Charred Seeds from Epipalaeolithic Abu Hureyra: Food or Fuel?. Current Anthropology. 38(4). 651–655. 35 indexed citations
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Hillman, G. C., et al.. (1993). Identifying problematic remains of ancient plant foods: A comparison of the role of chemical, histological and morphological criteria. World Archaeology. 25(1). 94–121. 46 indexed citations
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Harris, D. R., Mike Charles, Chris Gosden, et al.. (1993). Investigating early agriculture in Central Asia: new research at Jeitun, Turkmenistan. Antiquity. 67(255). 324–338. 39 indexed citations
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Moore, A. M. T. & G. C. Hillman. (1992). The Pleistocene to Holocene Transition and Human Economy in Southwest Asia: The Impact of the Younger Dryas. American Antiquity. 57(3). 482–494. 101 indexed citations
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Hillman, G. C. & M.S. Davies. (1990). 6. Domestication rates in wild-type wheats and barley under primitive cultivation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 39(1). 39–78. 106 indexed citations
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Tivy, Joy, D. R. Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1990). A Collective Contribution to the Understanding of Plant Domestication and Agricultural Evolution. Journal of Biogeography. 17(6). 711–711.
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Heiser, Charles B., D. R. Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1989). Domestication of Cucurbitaceae: Cucurbita and Lagenaria.. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 25(3). 471–480. 8 indexed citations
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Harris, D. R., et al.. (1989). Agricultural evolution north of the Black Sea from the Neolithic to the Iron Age.. 607–619. 12 indexed citations
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White, John, D. R. Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1989). Ethnoecological observations on wild and cultivated rice and yams in northeastern Thailand.. 152–158. 5 indexed citations
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Harris, David, et al.. (1989). Cryptic anatomical characters as evidence of early cultivation in the grain legumes (pulses).. 390–407. 12 indexed citations
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Wilkes, Garrison, D. R. Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1989). Maize: domestication, racial evolution, and spread.. 440–455. 18 indexed citations
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Pickersgill, Barbara, D. R. Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1989). Cytological and genetical evidence on the domestication and diffusion of crops within the Americas.. 426–439. 11 indexed citations
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Harlan, Jack R., David Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1989). Wild-grass seed harvesting in the Sahara and sub-Sahara of Africa.. 79–98. 47 indexed citations
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Pearsall, Deborah M., D. R. Harris, & G. C. Hillman. (1989). Adaptation of prehistoric hunter-gatherers to the high Andes: the changing role of plant resources.. 318–332. 20 indexed citations
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Davies, M.S. & G. C. Hillman. (1988). Effects of Soil Flooding on Growth and Grain Yield of Populations of Tetraploid and Hexaploid Species of Wheat. Annals of Botany. 62(6). 597–604. 29 indexed citations
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Moore, A. M. T., G. C. Hillman, & A. J. Legge. (1975). The Excavation of Tell Abu Hureyra in Syria: A preliminary report. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 41. 50–77. 66 indexed citations

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