J. Desmond Clark

7.7k citations
153 papers · 4.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 35
Topics
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (51 papers)Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (31 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers)

In The Last Decade

J. Desmond Clark

138 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

The prehistory of Southern Africa195920261981200319591965100200300

Peers

J. Desmond Clark
Comparison fields: 5 of 166
  • Anthropology 3.0k
  • Paleontology 2.1k
  • Archeology 1.1k
  • Archeology 1.1k
  • Social Psychology 710
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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Desmond Clark

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Desmond Clark

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All Works

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4 7
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Adrar Bous: archaeology of a Central Saharan granitic ring complex in Niger
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10 234
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The earlier cultures : middle and earlier Stone Age
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12 116
13 7
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The later prehistoric cultures
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The geology, palaeoecology and detailed stratigraphy of the excavations
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Recent studies in paleoanthropology
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About J. Desmond Clark

J. Desmond Clark is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Paleontology, having authored 153 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (51 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (31 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (1.1k citations), Anthropology (3.0k citations) and Paleontology (2.1k citations). J. Desmond Clark has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Tim D. White, Giday WoldeGabriel, William K. Hart, Elisabeth S. Vrba, Jean de Heinzelin, John Harris, Creighton Gabel, Walter W. Bishop, Yonas Beyene and Paul R. Renne. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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