George J. Armelagos

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

George J. Armelagos is a scholar working on Archeology, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, George J. Armelagos has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Archeology, 39 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in George J. Armelagos's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (55 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers). George J. Armelagos is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (55 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers). George J. Armelagos collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. George J. Armelagos's co-authors include Alan H. Goodman, Mark Nathan Cohen, Robin Dennell, Kristin N. Harper, Dennis P. Van Gerven, Jerome C. Rose, Alan C. Swedlund, John W. Lallo, Peter Farb and Debra L. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

George J. Armelagos

143 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture. 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George J. Armelagos United States 47 3.8k 1.4k 1.2k 849 841 145 6.9k
Clark Spencer Larsen United States 36 4.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 1.6k 1.9× 495 0.6× 124 5.8k
Douglas H. Ubelaker United States 42 8.0k 2.1× 2.9k 2.1× 2.3k 2.0× 1.6k 1.8× 593 0.7× 208 10.6k
Alan H. Goodman United States 33 2.2k 0.6× 723 0.5× 486 0.4× 386 0.5× 713 0.8× 98 4.2k
Shelley R. Saunders Canada 34 2.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 538 0.6× 343 0.4× 60 4.3k
Jane E. Buikstra United States 50 6.4k 1.7× 2.2k 1.5× 3.1k 2.7× 2.0k 2.4× 565 0.7× 180 9.8k
Kenneth M. Weiss United States 48 1.4k 0.4× 4.4k 3.1× 750 0.6× 518 0.6× 487 0.6× 256 10.2k
John R. Lukacs United States 25 2.2k 0.6× 589 0.4× 595 0.5× 389 0.5× 395 0.5× 63 3.2k
Simon Mays United Kingdom 38 3.0k 0.8× 698 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 499 0.6× 432 0.5× 132 4.4k
James W. Wood United States 34 1.0k 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 439 0.4× 236 0.3× 407 0.5× 75 4.5k
Mehmet İşcan United States 36 4.7k 1.3× 2.1k 1.5× 525 0.5× 377 0.4× 165 0.2× 118 6.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zuckerman, Molly K., Kristin N. Harper, & George J. Armelagos. (2015). Adapt or die: three case studies in which the failure to adopt advances from other fields has compromised paleopathology. 4 indexed citations
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Zuckerman, Molly K., Kristin N. Harper, Ronald K. Barrett, & George J. Armelagos. (2014). The evolution of disease: anthropological perspectives on epidemiologic transitions. Global Health Action. 7(1). 23303–23303. 40 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., Molly K. Zuckerman, & Kristin N. Harper. (2012). The Science Behind Pre‐Columbian Evidence of Syphilis in Europe: Research by Documentary. Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews. 21(2). 50–57. 15 indexed citations
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Harper, Kristin N., Molly K. Zuckerman, & George J. Armelagos. (2011). Correspondence: A Possible (But not Probable?) Case of Treponemal Disease. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 23(5). 626–627. 2 indexed citations
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Harper, Kristin N., Paolo Ocampo, B M Steiner, et al.. (2008). On the Origin of the Treponematoses: A Phylogenetic Approach. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2(1). e148–e148. 107 indexed citations
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Williams, Frank, et al.. (2005). Forensic Misclassification of Ancient Nubian Crania: Implications for Assumptions about Human Variation. Current Anthropology. 46(2). 340–346. 50 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J.. (2000). Take Two Beers and Call Me in 1,600 Years: Ancient Nubians and Egyptians had a way with antibiotics.. Natural history. 109(4). 50–53. 4 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J.. (1994). Racism and physical anthropology: Brues's review of Barkan's The Retreat of Scientific Racism. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 93(3). 381–383. 8 indexed citations
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Nelson, Ben A., Debra L. Martin, Alan C. Swedlund, Paul R. Fish, & George J. Armelagos. (1994). Studies In Disruption: Demography And Health In The Prehistoric American Southwest. 16. 59–112. 13 indexed citations
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Nelson, Sarah, Alice Β. Kehoe, & George J. Armelagos. (1990). Powers of Observation: Alternative Views in Archeology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Goodman, Alan H. & George J. Armelagos. (1985). Factors affecting the distribution of enamel hypoplasias within the human permanent dentition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 68(4). 479–493. 195 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1981). Perte de matière osseuse et problèmes d'alimentation dans une population adulte de Nubie soudanaise (en anglais). Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris. 8(3). 307–319. 4 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J.. (1980). Determining Nutritional and Infectious Disease Stress in Prehistoric Skeletal Populations (Abstract of Paper). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 52. 201–201. 1 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1980). Chronology of Enamal Hypoplastic Growth Disruptions in Prehistoric, Historic, and Modern Populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 52. 232–232. 1 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1979). Degenerative Joint Disease of the Long Bones in Dickson Mounds. 3 indexed citations
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Lallo, John W., George J. Armelagos, & Jerome C. Rose. (1978). Paleoepidemiology of Infectious Disease in the Dickson Mounds Population. VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University). 14(1). 17–23. 28 indexed citations
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Mensforth, Robert P., C. Owen Lovejoy, John W. Lallo, & George J. Armelagos. (1978). Part Two: The role of constitutional factors, diet, and infectious disease in the etiology of porotic hyperostosis and periosteal reactions in prehistoric infants and children. Medical Anthropology. 2(1). 1–59. 175 indexed citations
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Lallo, John W., George J. Armelagos, & Robert P. Mensforth. (1977). The role of diet, disease, and physiology in the origin of porotic hyperostosis.. Human Biology. 49(3). 471–83. 109 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1963). Excavation of the Hazetine Heights Site. 29(1). 1–33. 3 indexed citations

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