Ian Ralston
Impact in
- Space and Planetary Science top 2%
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Paleontology top 5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Papers in
- Archeology 28
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology 11
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies 9
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History 6
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation 4
- Paleontology 21
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 21
- Co-authors
- Kevin J. Edwards (4 shared papers)John Hunter (1 shared paper)Manuel Fernández‐Götz (1 shared paper)Fraser Hunter (1 shared paper)Alastair M. D. Gemmell (2 shared papers)Peter S. Wells (1 shared paper)Bill Finlayson (4 shared papers)Ian A G Shepherd (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Antiquity (8 papers)Britannia (3 papers)Journal of Quaternary Science (2 papers)Archaeological Journal (1 paper)Boreas (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomRussiaFrance
In The Last Decade
Ian Ralston
54 papers receiving 360 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 62
- Space and Planetary Science 61
- Paleontology 242
- Archeology 175
- Archeology 14
- Anthropology 126
Countries citing papers authored by Ian Ralston
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Ralston
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ian Ralston, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 60 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | 59 | |
| 2 | Archaeological resource management in the UK : an introduction | 1997 | 46 |
| 3 | Scotland - environment and archaeology, 8000BC - 1000AD | 1997 | 44 |
| 4 | 1985 | 37 | |
| 5 | Archaeology and Early History of Angus | 2007 | 18 |
| 6 | Scotland in Later Prehistoric Europe | 2015 | 15 |
| 7 | 2017 | 15 | |
| 8 | 1987 | 13 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 12 | |
| 10 | 1988 | 12 | |
| 11 | 1993 | 11 | |
| 12 | 1998 | 10 | |
| 13 | Relics of old decency: archaeological studies in later prehistory. Festschrift for Barry Raftery | 2009 | 10 |
| 14 | 1997 | 9 | |
| 15 | 2022 | 9 | |
| 16 | 1984 | 9 | |
| 17 | Hill-Forts of Pictland since `The Problem of the Picts' | 2004 | 9 |
| 18 | 1998 | 9 | |
| 19 | 1980 | 8 | |
| 20 | 1996 | 8 |
About Ian Ralston
Ian Ralston is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, History and Anthropology, having authored 60 papers that have together received 462 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (21 papers), Archaeological Research and Protection (13 papers), Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (11 papers), Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (9 papers), Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (6 papers), Historical Studies of British Isles (6 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers) and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Space and Planetary Science (61 citations), Paleontology (242 citations), Archeology (175 citations), Archeology (14 citations) and Anthropology (126 citations). Ian Ralston has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and France. Frequent co-authors include Kevin J. Edwards, John Hunter, Manuel Fernández‐Götz, Fraser Hunter, Alastair M. D. Gemmell, Peter S. Wells, Bill Finlayson, Ian A G Shepherd, Niall Sharples and Barry Cunliffe. Their work appears in journals such as Antiquity, Britannia, Journal of Quaternary Science, Archaeological Journal and Boreas.
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