J. J. Wymer

2.9k citations

43 papers · 2.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 21

Anthropology top 0.1%
Paleontology top 0.5%
Archeology top 0.2%
Atmospheric Science top 5%
Ecology top 5%

Co-authors: Ronald Singer Peter Beaumont Lewis R. Binford Richard G. Klein Henry M. McHenry Ellen M. Kroll Henry T. Bunn Stanley H. Ambrose
Topics: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (26 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers)
Cited by: Archeology Paleontology Anthropology
Journals: Nature Quaternary Science Reviews Current Anthropology
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Italy

In The Last Decade

J. J. Wymer

41 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Systematic Butchery by Plio/Pleistocene Hominids at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania [and Comments and Reply]

1986 442 citations Lewis R. Binford, J. J. Wymer et al. Current Anthropology profile →
The Middle Stone Age at Klasies River Mouth in South Africa

1984 351 citations Peter Beaumont, Ronald Singer et al. The South African Archaeological Bulletin profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The earliest record of human activity in northern Europe 2005 ·Nature ·Simon A. Parfitt,René W. Barendregt,Marzia Breda,Ian Candy,Matthew J. Collins,G. Russell Coope,(unknown),(unknown),Jonathan R. Lee,Adrian M. Lister,Robert W. Mutch,Kirsty Penkman,Richard C. Preece,James Rose,Christopher B. Stringer,Robert Symmons,John E. Whittaker,J. J. Wymer,Anthony J. Stuart	277
2	Middle Pleistocene Thames-Medway deposits at Clacton-on-Sea 1999 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David R. Bridgland,Michael H. Field,Jonathan A. Holmes,John McNabb,Richard C. Preece,Ian Selby,J. J. Wymer,Steve Boreham,(unknown),Simon A. Parfitt,Anthony J. Stuart	1
3	Pleistocene history of the lower Thames Valley 1995 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·J. J. Wymer	1
4	The Lower Paleolithic Site at Hoxne 1994 ·The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·Kathleen Kuman,Ronald Singer,(unknown),J. J. Wymer	27
5	Dense Forests, Cold Steppes, and the Palaeolithic Settlement of Northern Europe [and Comments and Replies] 1992 ·Current Anthropology ·Wil Roebroeks,Nicholas J. Conard,Thijs van Kolfschoten,Robin Dennell,Robert C. Dunnell,Clive Gamble,Paul Graves,Kenneth Jacobs,Marcel Otte,Derek Roe,Jiřı́ Svoboda,Alain Tuffreau,Barbara Voytek,Francis Wenban‐Smith,J. J. Wymer	126
6	An Assemblage of Palaeolithic Hand-Axes from the Roman Religious Complex at Ivy Chimneys, Witham, Essex 1987 ·The Antiquaries Journal ·(unknown),J. J. Wymer	5
7	The Pleistocene history of the Middle Thames Valley 1987 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·J. J. Wymer	43
8	On Binford on Klasies River Mouth: Response of the Excavators 1986 ·Current Anthropology ·Ronald Singer,J. J. Wymer,Lewis R. Binford	6
9	The Middle Stone Age at Klasies River Mouth in South Africabreakdown → 1984 ·The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·Peter Beaumont,Ronald Singer,J. J. Wymer	351
10	Pleistocene Macaca from Hoxne, Suffolk, EnglandPleistocene Macaca from Hoxne, Suffolk, England 1982 ·Folia Primatologica ·Ronald Singer,(unknown),(unknown),J. J. Wymer	12
11	Implications of Border Cave Skeletal Remains for Later Pleistocene Human Evolution [and Comments and Reply] 1979 ·Current Anthropology ·G. Philip Rightmire,Peter Beaumont,Alan Bilsborough,Karl W. Butzer,Oliver Davies,Isaac Gilead,Colin P. Groves,W. W. Howells,(unknown),(unknown),Harry V. Merrick,(unknown),(unknown),Susan R. Wilson,J. J. Wymer	54
12	The Clactonian: An Independent Complex or an Integral Part of the Acheulean? [and Comments and Reply] 1979 ·Current Anthropology ·Milla Y. Ohel,(unknown),François Bordes,Daniel Cahen,(unknown),Desmond Collins,Paul R. Katz,Karl J. Narr,Mark Newcomer,(unknown),Derek Roe,Ronald Singer,J. J. Wymer	16
13	Hand-axes from beneath Glacial Till at Welton-le-Wold, Lincolnshire and the Distribution of Palaeoliths in Britain 1977 ·Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ·J. J. Wymer,Allan Straw	9
14	Clactonian and Acheulian Industries in Britain—their chronology and significance 1974 ·Proceedings of the Geologists Association ·J. J. Wymer	33
15	PALAEOMAGNETIC STUDY OF HOXNIAN LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS 1974 ·Archaeometry ·Roy Thompson,M. J. AITKEN,P.L. Gibbard,J. J. Wymer	3
16	The first season of excavations at Clacton‐on‐Sea, Essex, England: A brief report 1970 ·World Archaeology ·J. J. Wymer,Ronald Singer	4
17	Radiocarbon Date for the Lambourn Long Barrow 1970 ·Antiquity ·J. J. Wymer	2
18	Radiocarbon Date for Two Painted Stones from a Coastal Cave in South Africa 1969 ·Nature ·Ronald Singer,J. J. Wymer	20
19	Lower Palaeolithic archaeology in Britain as represented by the Thames Valley 1968 ·J. J. Wymer	122
20	A Clactonian flint industry at Little Thurrock, Grays, Essex 1957 ·Proceedings of the Geologists Association ·J. J. Wymer	17

About J. J. Wymer

J. J. Wymer is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Anthropology, having authored 43 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (26 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (249 citations), Paleontology (1.4k citations) and Anthropology (1.7k citations). J. J. Wymer has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Ronald Singer, Peter Beaumont, Lewis R. Binford, Richard G. Klein, Henry M. McHenry, Ellen M. Kroll, Henry T. Bunn, Stanley H. Ambrose, Anna K. Behrensmeyer and Robert J. Blumenschine. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Quaternary Science Reviews and Current Anthropology.

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