John W. Olsen

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

About

John W. Olsen is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Olsen has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Anthropology, 48 papers in Paleontology and 31 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in John W. Olsen's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (56 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (44 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (31 papers). John W. Olsen is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (56 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (44 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (31 papers). John W. Olsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and China. John W. Olsen's co-authors include P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Xing Gao, David Rhode, David B. Madsen, Russell L. Ciochon, Haizhou Ma, Stanley J. Olsen, E.P. Rybin, Jean S. Aigner and A. Krivoshapkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Geomorphology.

In The Last Decade

John W. Olsen

77 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The deep population history of northern East Asia from th... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 25 50 75
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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. The deep population history of northern East Asia from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene
    2021 87 citations John W. Olsen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John W. Olsen United States 25 1.1k 1.1k 649 450 301 87 1.9k
Gregory Hodgins United States 23 764 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 493 0.8× 486 1.1× 209 0.7× 83 1.9k
Antonieta Jerardino South Africa 24 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 484 0.7× 618 1.4× 141 0.5× 56 2.1k
Jean‐Luc Schwenninger United Kingdom 21 899 0.8× 783 0.7× 544 0.8× 543 1.2× 89 0.3× 53 1.6k
Alan Williams Australia 21 988 0.9× 978 0.9× 900 1.4× 250 0.6× 439 1.5× 55 1.8k
Olaf Jöris Germany 19 1.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 959 1.5× 706 1.6× 90 0.3× 46 2.3k
Ravi Korisettar India 21 926 0.8× 821 0.8× 545 0.8× 489 1.1× 202 0.7× 56 1.7k
Peter Veth Australia 31 1.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.4× 755 1.2× 614 1.4× 928 3.1× 139 2.6k
Sean Ulm Australia 32 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 700 1.6× 976 3.2× 152 3.0k
Richard A. Staff United Kingdom 28 698 0.6× 920 0.9× 1.7k 2.6× 229 0.5× 235 0.8× 72 2.5k
Alex Bayliss United Kingdom 26 1.3k 1.2× 2.2k 2.0× 996 1.5× 989 2.2× 519 1.7× 106 3.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Feng, et al.. (2025). Lithic technology at Banjingzi Locality 1: Implications for the Middle Paleolithic in northern China. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 65. 105193–105193.
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Khatsenovich, Arina M., et al.. (2023). The Middle Paleolithic of Tsagaan Agui Cave in the Gobi Altai region of Mongolia and its Siberian and Central Asian links. Archaeological Research in Asia. 35. 100462–100462. 2 indexed citations
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Olsen, John W., et al.. (2023). What defines the “Minusinsk Style” in the earliest rock art of the Minusinsk Basin, southern Siberia?. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 49. 104009–104009. 2 indexed citations
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Ge, Junyi, Yan Li, Chunxue Wang, et al.. (2023). Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Paleolithic sites reveals population shifts in North China during the last glacial period. Global and Planetary Change. 233. 104339–104339. 2 indexed citations
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Колобова, К. А., et al.. (2023). New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia. Archaeological Research in Asia. 36. 100489–100489. 1 indexed citations
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Khatsenovich, Arina M., et al.. (2022). The First Reported Pleistocene Beaver, Castor fiber (Castoridae, Rodentia), from the Gobi Altai Region of Mongolia. Doklady Earth Sciences. 507(S3). S420–S423.
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Khatsenovich, Arina M., E.P. Rybin, Е. В. Пархомчук, et al.. (2022). Chronology of Archaeological Complexes with Geometric Microliths in Northern Mongolia. 355–369. 1 indexed citations
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Khatsenovich, Arina M., Junyi Ge, Snezhana Zhilich, et al.. (2021). Late Pleistocene Paleoenvironments and Episodic Human Occupations in the Orkhon Valley of Central Mongolia. 49(2). 3–22. 1 indexed citations
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Колобова, К. А., A.V. Kharevich, А.Yu. Fedorchenko, et al.. (2021). Archaeological and experimental studies of splintered pieces in the Central Asian Upper Paleolithic. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 13(2). 3 indexed citations
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Li, Feng, Xinying Zhou, Xiaomin Wang, et al.. (2018). Early Marine Isotope Stage 3 human occupation of the Shandong Peninsula, coastal North China. Journal of Quaternary Science. 33(8). 934–944. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Shoujun, Junyi Ge, Hao Long, et al.. (2018). The earliest human occupation of the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau 40 thousand to 30 thousand years ago. Science. 362(6418). 1049–1051. 173 indexed citations
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Khatsenovich, Arina M., et al.. (2018). Chronostratigraphy of the Orkhon-1 Middle Paleolithic Site in Central Mongolia. 24. 174–178. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Liye, Steven L. Kuhn, Guoping Sun, et al.. (2015). Labor Costs for Prehistoric Earthwork Construction: Experimental and Archaeological Insights from the Lower Yangzi Basin, China. American Antiquity. 80(1). 67–88. 15 indexed citations
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Gillam, J. Christopher, et al.. (2014). Update on Paleolithic Research in Northern Mongolia. Legacy A Journal of American Women Writers. 18(2). 22. 3 indexed citations
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Гунчинсурен, Б., A. J. T. Jull, Tamara Dogandžić, et al.. (2013). Radiocarbon dating of Paleolithic sites in the Ikh-Tulberiin-Gol River Valley, Northern Mongolia. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 12(3). 44–48. 10 indexed citations
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Gillam, J. Christopher, et al.. (2012). Halfway to Mörön: Shedding New Light on Paleolithic Landscapes of Northern Mongolia. Legacy A Journal of American Women Writers. 16(2). 14. 5 indexed citations
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Komatsu, G., John W. Olsen, & Victor R. Baker. (1999). Field Observation of a Possible Impact Structure (Tsenkher Structure) in Southern Mongolia. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1041. 2 indexed citations
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Komatsu, G., John W. Olsen, & Victor R. Baker. (1998). A Possible Impact Crater Structure in Southern Mongolia. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1226. 2 indexed citations
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Olsen, John W. & Sari Miller‐Antonio. (1992). The Palaeolithic in Southern China. Asian perspectives. 31(2). 129–160. 26 indexed citations
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Olsen, John W.. (1978). A Study of Chinese Ceramics Excavated in Tucson. KIVA. 44(1). 1–50. 10 indexed citations

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