John Coles

853 total citations
61 papers, 567 citations indexed

About

John Coles is a scholar working on Paleontology, Archeology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Coles has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 567 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Paleontology, 14 papers in Archeology and 13 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in John Coles's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (23 papers), Historical and Archaeological Studies (11 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers). John Coles is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (23 papers), Historical and Archaeological Studies (11 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers). John Coles collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Sudan and United States. John Coles's co-authors include Jeremy A. Sabloff, F. A. Hibbert, Bryony Orme, D. D. A. Simpson, Michael Pettit, J. M. Coles, Joan E. Taylor, Jerry F McManus, Michael Jarman and Roy Switsur and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Biochemistry, Scientific American and American Anthropologist.

In The Last Decade

John Coles

53 papers receiving 382 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Coles United Kingdom 13 309 173 166 82 64 61 567
Bryony Orme United Kingdom 10 236 0.8× 112 0.6× 170 1.0× 56 0.7× 57 0.9× 14 393
Henrik Thrane Denmark 9 357 1.2× 243 1.4× 157 0.9× 41 0.5× 28 0.4× 45 556
Stuart Needham United Kingdom 16 459 1.5× 273 1.6× 257 1.5× 39 0.5× 102 1.6× 46 752
J. M. Coles United Kingdom 11 183 0.6× 119 0.7× 107 0.6× 83 1.0× 31 0.5× 34 393
David J. Sturdy United Kingdom 7 197 0.6× 135 0.8× 174 1.0× 40 0.5× 25 0.4× 18 416
Duncan Garrow United Kingdom 13 331 1.1× 189 1.1× 210 1.3× 94 1.1× 65 1.0× 35 553
Šarūnas Milišauskas United States 12 420 1.4× 336 1.9× 245 1.5× 39 0.5× 37 0.6× 42 663
Janet Ambers United Kingdom 13 255 0.8× 297 1.7× 150 0.9× 46 0.6× 26 0.4× 41 525
Willeke Wendrich United States 13 260 0.8× 234 1.4× 200 1.2× 71 0.9× 69 1.1× 31 511
Joseph Harriss United Kingdom 3 196 0.6× 129 0.7× 156 0.9× 41 0.5× 24 0.4× 6 348

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Coles

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Coles

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coles, John, et al.. (2014). Fenland Survey. 7 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (2014). Field Archaeology in Britain. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (2011). A Theatre of Imagery: the Rock Carving of Döltorp, Skee Parish, Bohuslän, Sweden. The Antiquaries Journal. 91. 1–25. 3 indexed citations
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Coles, John, et al.. (2006). Ancient wood, woodworking and wooden houses (contribution to the ESF workshop on the reconstruction of wooden buildings from the prehistoric and early historic period in Århus, Denmark in 1987). 3. 50–57. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (2003). Andon They Went ... Processions in Scandinavian Bronze Age Rock Carvings. Acta Archaeologica. 74(1). 211–250. 9 indexed citations
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Bray, Warwick, John Coles, Barry Cunliffe, et al.. (2001). Editorial and subscription notices. Antiquity. 75(287). 228–229. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (2001). Rock carvings, rubbings and lichen. Antiquity. 75(288). 255–256. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, John, et al.. (1997). The Fenland Project: from survey to management and beyond. Antiquity. 71(274). 831–844. 5 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (1989). The World's Oldest Road. Scientific American. 261(5). 100–106. 13 indexed citations
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Coles, John, et al.. (1986). Sweet track to Glastonbury. 43 indexed citations
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Orme, Bryony & John Coles. (1985). Prehistoric woodworking from the Somerset Levels: 3: Roundwood. 11. 25–50. 13 indexed citations
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Coles, John, et al.. (1978). PPR volume 44 Cover and Front matter. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 44. f1–f6. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, John, et al.. (1974). A jade axe from the Somerset Levels. Antiquity. 48(191). 216–220. 6 indexed citations
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Coles, John, et al.. (1973). Prehistoric Roads and Tracks in Somerset, England: 3. The Sweet Track. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 39. 256–293. 18 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (1972). Later Bronze Age Activity in the Somerset Levels. The Antiquaries Journal. 52(2). 269–275. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (1968). The 1857 Law Farm Hoard. The Antiquaries Journal. 48(2). 163–174. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (1963). Irish Bronze Age Horns and their relations with Northern Europe. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 29. 326–356. 11 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (1963). Prehistory of the Transvaal. A Record of Human Activity. ByRevil Mason. Pp. xxiv + 498. Johannesburg, 1962.. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 29. 439–439. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, John. (1962). European Bronze Age Shields. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 28. 156–190. 34 indexed citations

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