Janette Deacon

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Janette Deacon is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janette Deacon has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Anthropology, 30 papers in Archeology and 14 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Janette Deacon's work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (30 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (28 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers). Janette Deacon is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (30 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (28 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers). Janette Deacon collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Chile. Janette Deacon's co-authors include John E. Yellen, H. J. Deacon, C. Garth Sampson, Richard G. Klein, Nicholas J. Roberts, Nicholas Lancaster, David S. Whitley, Lyn Wadley, M. L. Wilson and Carmel Schrire and has published in prestigious journals such as Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal of Archaeological Science and Quaternary Research.

In The Last Decade

Janette Deacon

57 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Archaeological Approaches to the Present: Models for Reco... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Archaeological Approaches to the Present: Models for Reconstructing the Past
    1978 364 citations Janette Deacon et al. The South African Archaeological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Janette Deacon South Africa 22 1.5k 1.0k 1.0k 386 235 60 1.9k
Royden Yates South Africa 21 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 947 0.9× 680 1.8× 304 1.3× 27 2.3k
C. Garth Sampson United States 22 1.2k 0.8× 985 0.9× 683 0.7× 355 0.9× 170 0.7× 53 1.5k
Creighton Gabel 22 1.4k 0.9× 887 0.9× 547 0.5× 422 1.1× 232 1.0× 53 2.0k
H. J. Deacon South Africa 26 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 922 0.9× 649 1.7× 475 2.0× 47 2.4k
Peter Robertshaw United States 27 1.1k 0.7× 683 0.7× 731 0.7× 456 1.2× 174 0.7× 69 1.8k
Ian Watts South Africa 10 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 713 0.7× 744 1.9× 297 1.3× 15 2.4k
Sally McBrearty United States 17 2.3k 1.6× 1.7k 1.6× 606 0.6× 1.0k 2.7× 327 1.4× 24 3.0k
John E. Yellen United States 20 1.3k 0.9× 942 0.9× 440 0.4× 443 1.1× 169 0.7× 38 2.0k
Douglas B. Bamforth United States 25 1.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 355 0.4× 668 1.7× 220 0.9× 55 2.1k
David W. Phillipson United Kingdom 26 994 0.7× 438 0.4× 702 0.7× 376 1.0× 80 0.3× 71 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janette Deacon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deacon, Janette, et al.. (2018). Designing Digital Recording for Volunteers in Rock Art Surveys, Management Plans and Public Outreach in the Cederberg, South Africa. African Archaeological Review. 35(2). 225–239. 9 indexed citations
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Agnew, Neville, et al.. (2016). Rock Art: A Cultural Treasure at Risk. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 33(1). 116. 14 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette, et al.. (2014). The courage of //kabbo: celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Specimens of Bushman folklore. 455. 26 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette. (2011). Bushman Letters. Interpreting IXam narrative. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 66(2). 154–155. 1 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette. (2006). Rock Art Conservation and Tourism. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. 13(4). 376–396. 23 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette. (1999). South African rock art. Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews. 8(2). 48–64. 2 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette, et al.. (1998). Documenting the Cultural Heritage. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 53(168). 143–143. 12 indexed citations
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Ouzman, Sven, et al.. (1998). Conversations That Captivate, Paintings as Postscripts. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 53(167). 39–39. 2 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette. (1993). Archaeological Sites as National Monuments in South Africa: A Review of Sites Declared since 1936. South African Historical Journal. 29(1). 118–131. 17 indexed citations
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Lewis‐Williams, David, Thomas A. Dowson, & Janette Deacon. (1993). Rock art and changing perceptions of southern Africa's past: Ezeljagdspoort reviewed. Antiquity. 67(255). 273–291. 11 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette, Robert T. Johnson, & Tim Maggs. (1992). Major Rock Paintings of Southern Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 47(155). 65–65. 7 indexed citations
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Schrire, Carmel & Janette Deacon. (1990). Reply to Wilson, van Rijssen, Jacobson and Noli. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 45(152). 124–124. 2 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette, et al.. (1990). Felsbilder in Sudafrika. Teil III. Die Felsbilder im Vaal-Oranje-Becken. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 45(151). 62–62. 10 indexed citations
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Schrire, Carmel & Janette Deacon. (1989). The Indigenous Artefacts from Oudepost I, a Colonial Outpost of the VOC at Saldanha Bay, Cape. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 44(150). 105–105. 24 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette, et al.. (1986). Experimental determination of use wear on stone adzes from Boomplaas Cave, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science. 13(3). 219–228. 27 indexed citations
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Sampson, C. Garth & Janette Deacon. (1985). The Later Stone Age of Southernmost Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 40(141). 56–56. 126 indexed citations
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Deacon, H. J. & Janette Deacon. (1980). The Hafting, Function and Distribution of Small Convex Scrapers with an Example from Boomplaas Cave. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 35(131). 31–31. 36 indexed citations
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Deacon, H. J., et al.. (1978). The Evidence for Herding at Boomplaas Cave in the Southern Cape, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 33(127). 39–39. 76 indexed citations
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Deacon, Janette, et al.. (1963). Stratification for the Archaeologist. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 18(72). 184–184. 14 indexed citations

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