Kent G. Lightfoot

2.9k total citations
69 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kent G. Lightfoot is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kent G. Lightfoot has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Anthropology, 39 papers in Paleontology and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kent G. Lightfoot's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (39 papers), Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (23 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (21 papers). Kent G. Lightfoot is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (39 papers), Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (23 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (21 papers). Kent G. Lightfoot collaborates with scholars based in United States. Kent G. Lightfoot's co-authors include Antoinette Martinez, Gary M. Feinman, Steadman Upham, Sara L. Gonzalez, Robert M. Cerrato, John W. Rick, Lee M. Panich, Tsim D. Schneider, Steven A. LeBlanc and Ben A. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kent G. Lightfoot

62 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kent G. Lightfoot United States 22 1.1k 1.0k 245 239 198 69 1.7k
Katherine Spielmann United States 17 757 0.7× 932 0.9× 206 0.8× 275 1.2× 187 0.9× 37 1.5k
Keith Kintigh United States 25 675 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 199 0.8× 366 1.5× 214 1.1× 63 2.1k
David Hurst Thomas United States 22 946 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 150 0.6× 399 1.7× 204 1.0× 116 1.8k
Michelle Hegmon United States 21 534 0.5× 788 0.8× 234 1.0× 181 0.8× 146 0.7× 49 1.3k
Jeanne E. Arnold United States 24 860 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 149 0.6× 274 1.1× 365 1.8× 46 1.8k
Jeremy A. Sabloff United States 25 858 0.8× 1.6k 1.6× 221 0.9× 438 1.8× 406 2.1× 85 2.5k
Timothy R. Paüketat United States 28 1.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.9× 582 2.4× 337 1.4× 319 1.6× 77 2.5k
Peter N. Peregrine United States 20 674 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 210 0.9× 315 1.3× 249 1.3× 64 1.8k
Robert D. Drennan United States 21 631 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 194 0.8× 354 1.5× 462 2.3× 47 1.9k
Kenneth M. Ames United States 18 620 0.6× 832 0.8× 106 0.4× 238 1.0× 190 1.0× 67 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kent G. Lightfoot

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (2024). Indigenous eco-archaeology: past, present, and future of environmental stewardship in central coastal California. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3.
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (2024). Clovis points and foreshafts under braced weapon compression: Modeling Pleistocene megafauna encounters with a lithic pike. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0307996–e0307996. 1 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G.. (2019). Commentary: Frontier Forts––Colonialism and the Construction of Dynamic Identities in North America. Historical Archaeology. 53(1). 170–180. 1 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (2018). Geophysical Investigation of Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, California. Historical Archaeology. 52(2). 242–263. 5 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G. & Sara L. Gonzalez. (2017). Metini Village:  An Archaeological Study of Sustained Colonialism in Northern California. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (2013). Archaeological Curation and the Research Value of Archaeological Collections. Collections A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals. 9(3). 255–282. 6 indexed citations
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McManamon, Francis, Linda S. Cordell, Kent G. Lightfoot, & George R. Milner. (2009). Archaeology in America : an encyclopedia. Greenwood Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (2006). Shell Mounds and Mounded Landscapes in the San Francisco Bay Area: An Integrated Approach. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. 1(2). 191–214. 25 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G.. (2003). Russian Colonization: The Implications of Mercantile Colonial Practices in the North Pacific. Historical Archaeology. 37(4). 14–28. 13 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G.. (2000). Comments on "Puvunga and Point Conception: A Comparative Study of Southern California Indian Traditionalism," by Matthew A. Boxt and L. Mark Raab. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 22(1). 1 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (1998). Updating the map of Canada. GEOMATICA. 52(1). 60–65.
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (1998). Culture Contact in Protohistoric California: Social Contexts of Native and European Encounters. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 20(2). 15 indexed citations
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Noller, Jay S. & Kent G. Lightfoot. (1997). An archaeoseismic approach and method for the study of active strike-slip faults. Geoarchaeology. 12(2). 117–135. 7 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (1993). Native Responses to the Russian Mercantile Colony of Fort Ross, Northern California. Journal of Field Archaeology. 20(2). 159–159. 1 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G., et al.. (1993). Prehistoric shellfish-harvesting strategies: implications from the growth patterns of soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria). Antiquity. 67(255). 358–369. 8 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, Kent G.. (1989). A Defense of Shovel-Test Sampling: A Reply to Shott. American Antiquity. 54(2). 413–416. 21 indexed citations
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Lipe, William D. & Kent G. Lightfoot. (1985). Prehistoric Political Dynamics: A Case Study from the American Southwest.. Man. 20(3). 557–557. 11 indexed citations
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Plog, Fred, et al.. (1978). Analytical Approach To Cultural Resource Management: the Little Colorado Planning Unit. 9 indexed citations

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