Jeffrey R. Ferguson

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 696 citations indexed

About

Jeffrey R. Ferguson is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey R. Ferguson has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 696 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Paleontology, 27 papers in Anthropology and 13 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey R. Ferguson's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (37 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (13 papers). Jeffrey R. Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (37 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (13 papers). Jeffrey R. Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Jeffrey R. Ferguson's co-authors include Michael D. Glascock, E. Grace Veatch, John E. Yellen, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Francesco d’Errico, Jeffrey E. Post, Jennifer B. Clark, Alison S. Brooks, Richard Potts and Craig E. Skinner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey R. Ferguson

44 papers receiving 632 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.

Long-distance stone transport and pigment use in the earliest Middle Stone Age

2018 190 citations Alison S. Brooks, John E. Yellen et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jeffrey R. Ferguson United States	13	423	395	188	110	84	50	696
David E. Friesem Israel	18	530 1.3×	414 1.0×	383 2.0×	61 0.6×	73 0.9×	48	849
Chris Scarre United Kingdom	15	380 0.9×	243 0.6×	372 2.0×	99 0.9×	67 0.8×	66	752
Matthew Boulanger United States	14	508 1.2×	482 1.2×	197 1.0×	75 0.7×	36 0.4×	52	678
Martin Porr Australia	14	224 0.5×	301 0.8×	169 0.9×	106 1.0×	104 1.2×	33	458
Olga Soffer United States	15	553 1.3×	584 1.5×	299 1.6×	100 0.9×	47 0.6×	23	823
Raymond Mauldin United States	12	391 0.9×	397 1.0×	131 0.7×	83 0.8×	48 0.6×	41	560
Florent Détroit France	15	375 0.9×	578 1.5×	428 2.3×	57 0.5×	220 2.6×	37	902
Ezra B. W. Zubrow United States	11	268 0.6×	260 0.7×	90 0.5×	66 0.6×	53 0.6×	34	542
Steven R. Simms United States	13	455 1.1×	421 1.1×	137 0.7×	74 0.7×	81 1.0×	25	786
Nyree Finlay United Kingdom	10	270 0.6×	240 0.6×	124 0.7×	41 0.4×	43 0.5×	25	445

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ferguson, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2024). The case for schismogenesis between Late Developmental Northern Rio Grande and Chacoan communities in Northern New Mexico. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 77. 101635–101635.

Siegel, Peter E., Sımon F. Mıtchell, Jeffrey R. Ferguson, et al.. (2024). Source to sink in precolonial Jamaica: Tracing geochemistry and mineralogy from the rocks to the pots in understanding White Marl pottery production and exchange. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 61. 104899–104899.

Coltrain, Joan Brenner, et al.. (2024). Turkey domestication and provisioning in the Mesa Verde Region (US Southwest), Pueblo I to Pueblo III (725–1280 CE): C, Sr, and O isotope analyses. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 16(2).

Ferguson, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2022). Local Production and Developing Core Regions: Ceramic Characterization in the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin, Western Mexico. Latin American Antiquity. 34(1). 21–39. 1 indexed citations

Schollmeyer, Karen, et al.. (2022). Defining isotopic signatures of potential procurement sources: A case study in the Mesa Verde region of the US Southwest. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 41. 103334–103334. 2 indexed citations

Ferguson, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2021). Evaluating obsidian calibration sets with portable X-Ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) instruments. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 39. 103126–103126. 8 indexed citations

Sánchez, Guadalupe, et al.. (2021). Recent Research in the Sahuaripa Region of Sonora, Mexico. KIVA. 87(4). 461–485. 4 indexed citations

Schillaci, Michael A., et al.. (2020). Analysis of Ceramic Compositional Data from Late Developmental Period Sites in the Tewa Basin, New Mexico. KIVA. 86(1). 70–107. 2 indexed citations

Killick, David, et al.. (2020). Petrographic and chemical analyses of sherds from the Kurin Lapita site (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia), ca. 3000–2700 BP. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 33. 102542–102542. 1 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2019). In-Field XRF of Obsidian from Sites in the Lion Mountain Community of West-Central New Mexico. 1 indexed citations

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Brooks, Alison S., John E. Yellen, Richard Potts, et al.. (2018). Long-distance stone transport and pigment use in the earliest Middle Stone Age. Science. 360(6384). 90–94. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

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Grebennikov, A. V., Yaroslav V. Kuzmin, Michael D. Glascock, et al.. (2017). Inter-laboratory validation of the WDXRF, EDXRF, ICP–MS, NAA and PGAA analytical techniques and geochemical characterisation of obsidian sources in northeast Hokkaido Island, Japan. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 17. 379–392. 11 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2017). Investigating Projectile Point Raw Material Choices and Stylistic Variability in the Gallina Area of Northwestern New Mexico. KIVA. 83(4). 532–554. 6 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2015). Rapid qualitative compositional analysis of ceramic paints. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 3. 321–327. 5 indexed citations

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Frederick, Charles, Timothy K. Perttula, Robert Z. Selden, et al.. (2015). Data Recovery Investigations: Murvaul Creek Site (41PN175), Panola County, Texas. Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State. 2015(1). 4 indexed citations

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Cummings, Linda Scott, et al.. (2014). Archeological Investigations at the Kitchen Branch (41CP220), B. J. Horton (41CP20), and Keering (41CP21) Sites, Big Cypress Creek Basin, Camp County, Texas. Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State. 2014(1).

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Griffith, Timothy B., et al.. (2010). National Register Testing at 41BQ285, Bosque County, Texas: FM 56 Bridge Replacement at the North Bosque River. Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State. 2 indexed citations

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Wallis, Neill J., Matthew Boulanger, Jeffrey R. Ferguson, & Michael D. Glascock. (2010). Woodland period ceramic provenance and the exchange of Swift Creek Complicated Stamped vessels in the southeastern United States. Journal of Archaeological Science. 37(10). 2598–2611. 27 indexed citations

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Brown, Kenneth, Richard R. Doucett, Jeffrey R. Ferguson, et al.. (2010). The Laguna Plata Site Revisited: Current Testing and Analysis of New and Existing Assemblages at LA 5148, Lea County, New Mexico. 1 indexed citations

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Eerkens, Jelmer W., et al.. (2007). Reduction Strategies and Geochemical Characterization of Lithic Assemblages: A Comparison of Three Case Studies from Western North America. American Antiquity. 72(3). 585–597. 56 indexed citations

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