Mark Nathan Cohen

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Mark Nathan Cohen is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Nathan Cohen has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Archeology, 4 papers in Paleontology and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Mark Nathan Cohen's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 papers). Mark Nathan Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 papers). Mark Nathan Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States. Mark Nathan Cohen's co-authors include George J. Armelagos, Robin Dennell, Philip E. L. Smith, Gillian Crane‐Kramer, James W. Wood, George R. Milner, Stephen J. Kunitz, Kenneth M. Weiss, Dale L. Hutchinson and Richard G. Wilkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Population and Development Review and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Mark Nathan Cohen

28 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

The Osteological Paradox: Problems of Inferring Prehistoric Health from Skeletal Samples [and Comments and Reply]

1992 868 citations James W. Wood, George R. Milner et al. Current Anthropology profile →
Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture.

1986 841 citations Mark Nathan Cohen, George J. Armelagos et al. Man profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The youngest meningioma? A historic Maya adolescent from Tipu, Belize 2019 ·International Journal of Osteoarchaeology ·Marie Elaine Danforth, (unknown), Della Collins Cook, Mark Nathan Cohen	3
2	Living On the Edge: Maya Identity and Skeletal Biology On the Spanish Frontier 2017 ·Aquila Digital Community (University of Southern Mississippi) ·(unknown), Marie Elaine Danforth, Mark Nathan Cohen	1
3	Bones of Complexity: Bioarchaeological Case Studies of Social Organization and Skeletal Biology 2017 ·Haagen D. Klaus, (unknown), Mark Nathan Cohen	4
4	Ancient health : skeletal indicators of agricultural and economic intensification 2012 ·University Press of Florida eBooks ·Mark Nathan Cohen, Gillian Crane‐Kramer	159
5	Introduction: Rethinking the Origins of Agriculture 2009 ·Current Anthropology ·Mark Nathan Cohen	82
6	An anthropologist looks at "race" and IQ testing. 2002 ·Mark Nathan Cohen	3
7	Culture of Intolerance: Chauvinism, Class, and Racism in the United States 1999 ·The American Historical Review ·Thomas F. Gossett, Mark Nathan Cohen	3
8	The Osteological Paradox Reconsidered 1994 ·Current Anthropology ·Mark Nathan Cohen, James W. Wood, George R. Milner	45
9	The Osteological Paradox: Problems of Inferring Prehistoric Health from Skeletal Samples [and Comments and Reply] breakdown → 1992 ·Current Anthropology ·James W. Wood, George R. Milner, Henry Harpending, Kenneth M. Weiss, Mark Nathan Cohen, Leslie E. Eisenberg, Dale L. Hutchinson, Rimantas Jankauskas, Gintautas Česnys, M. Anne Katzenberg, John R. Lukacs, Janet W. McGrath, Eric Abella Roth, Douglas H. Ubelaker, Richard G. Wilkinson	868
10	Health and the Rise of Civilization 1990 ·Journal of Field Archaeology ·Allan R. Meyers, Mark Nathan Cohen	3
11	Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture: Editor's Summation 1984 ·Mark Nathan Cohen, George J. Armelagos	21
12	Biosocial Mechanisms of Population Regulation. 1983 ·Man ·Robert Attenborough, Mark Nathan Cohen	0
13	Pacific Coast Foragers : Affluent or Overcrowded? 1981 ·Senri ethnological studies ·Mark Nathan Cohen	36
14	La crisis alimentaria de la prehistoria: la superpoblación y los orígenes de la agricultura 1981 ·Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) ·Mark Nathan Cohen, (unknown)	2
15	ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLANT REMAINS FROM THE CENTRAL COAST OF PERU 1978 ·Ñawpa Pacha ·Mark Nathan Cohen	24
16	The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture 1978 ·The Journal of Interdisciplinary History ·Philip E. L. Smith, Mark Nathan Cohen	321
17	The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture 1978 ·Geographical Review ·George F. Carter, Mark Nathan Cohen	6
18	The Food Crisis in Prehistory. Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture. 1978 ·Population Studies ·Don Brothwell, Mark Nathan Cohen	36
19	The Food Crisis in Prehistory. 1977 ·Population and Development Review ·(unknown), Mark Nathan Cohen	205
20	Archaeological Evidence for Population Pressure in Pre-Agricultural Societies 1975 ·American Antiquity ·Mark Nathan Cohen	29

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