Mary Jane Berman

678 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 489 citations indexed

About

Mary Jane Berman is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geography, Planning and Development and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Jane Berman has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 489 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Paleontology, 10 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Mary Jane Berman's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (10 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). Mary Jane Berman is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (10 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). Mary Jane Berman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Mary Jane Berman's co-authors include Deborah M. Pearsall, Kay Tarble, Daniel H. Sandweiss, Sonia Zarrillo, Anthony J. Ranere, Ruth Dickau, James A. Zeidler, Kurt Rademaker, Irene Holst and Richard G. Cooke and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Paleolimnology and World Archaeology.

In The Last Decade

Mary Jane Berman

14 papers receiving 452 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.

Starch Fossils and the Domestication and Dispersal of Chili Peppers ( Capsicum spp. L.) in the Americas

2007 282 citations Linda Perry, Ruth Dickau et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mary Jane Berman United States	9	210	175	170	82	62	16	489
James A. Zeidler United States	8	331 1.6×	239 1.4×	248 1.5×	156 1.9×	62 1.0×	14	689
J. Scott Raymond Canada	9	265 1.3×	173 1.0×	196 1.2×	121 1.5×	62 1.0×	14	605
Sonia Zarrillo Canada	7	284 1.4×	187 1.1×	194 1.1×	170 2.1×	62 1.0×	10	744
Terry G. Powis United States	11	309 1.5×	54 0.3×	149 0.9×	126 1.5×	5 0.1×	27	624
Charlene Murphy United Kingdom	12	279 1.3×	198 1.1×	183 1.1×	128 1.6×	2 0.0×	22	640
Mary B. Moser United States	11	41 0.2×	146 0.8×	23 0.1×	105 1.3×	6 0.1×	25	419
Chaohong Zhao China	7	325 1.5×	113 0.6×	245 1.4×	201 2.5×		11	615
Núria Rovira France	11	182 0.9×	137 0.8×	49 0.3×	49 0.6×		25	443
Jincheng Yu China	7	372 1.8×	118 0.7×	310 1.8×	228 2.8×		10	653
Donald Ugent United States	13	136 0.6×	287 1.6×	129 0.8×	41 0.5×		22	577

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16 of 16 papers shown

Berman, Mary Jane & John C. Whittaker. (2024). Investigating morphological and functional variability and frequency in Lucayan bipolar microliths from the central Bahamas. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 57. 104469–104469. 1 indexed citations

Berman, Mary Jane, et al.. (2024). Lucayan charred wood selection patterns: a comparative study of variability in fragile island ecosystems of the central and northern Bahamas. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 34(3). 363–382.

Boush, Lisa Park, et al.. (2023). Paleoecological history of Eleuthera Island, the Bahamas, based on pollen and charcoal analyses from two lakes. Journal of Paleolimnology. 71(1). 85–99. 1 indexed citations

Berman, Mary Jane & Deborah M. Pearsall. (2020). Crop Dispersal and Lucayan Tool Use: Investigating the Creation of Transported Landscapes in the Central Bahamas through Starch Grain, Phytolith, Macrobotanical, and Artifact Studies. Journal of Field Archaeology. 45(5). 355–371. 10 indexed citations

Harlow, George E., et al.. (2019). Pre-Columbian jadeitite artifacts from San Salvador Island, Bahamas and comparison with jades of the eastern Caribbean and jadeitites of the greater Caribbean region. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 26. 101830–101830. 8 indexed citations

Myrbo, Amy, et al.. (2016). TRACKING HURRICANE HISTORY IN THE BAHAMAS—FROM JOAQUIN AND BEYOND. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations

Conroy, M.J., Ilya V. Buynevich, Amy Myrbo, et al.. (2013). Holocene Depositional History of Shad Pond, a Hypersaline Coastal Lagoon, Eleuthera, Bahamas and Its Influence on Lucayan Occupation. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations

Berman, Mary Jane, et al.. (2013). The Bahama Archipelago. Oxford University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations

Berman, Mary Jane & Deborah M. Pearsall. (2008). At the Crossroads: Starch Grain and Phytolith Analyses in Lucayan Prehistory. Latin American Antiquity. 19(2). 181–203. 34 indexed citations

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Perry, Linda, Ruth Dickau, Sonia Zarrillo, et al.. (2007). Starch Fossils and the Domestication and Dispersal of Chili Peppers ( Capsicum spp. L.) in the Americas. Science. 315(5814). 986–988. 282 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berman, Mary Jane, et al.. (2000). Impressions of a Lost Technology: A Study of Lucayan-Taíno Basketry. Journal of Field Archaeology. 27(4). 417–435. 9 indexed citations

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Berman, Mary Jane, et al.. (2000). Impressions of a Lost Technology: A Study of Lucayan-Taino Basketry. Journal of Field Archaeology. 27(4). 417–417. 4 indexed citations

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Berman, Mary Jane & Deborah M. Pearsall. (2000). Plants, People, and Culture in the Prehistoric Central Bahamas: A View from the Three Dog Site, an Early Lucayan Settlement on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Latin American Antiquity. 11(3). 219–239. 39 indexed citations

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Berman, Mary Jane, et al.. (1999). Form and Function of Bipolar Lithic Artifacts from the Three Dog Site, San Salvador, Bahamas. Latin American Antiquity. 10(4). 415–432. 21 indexed citations

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Berman, Mary Jane, et al.. (1995). The colonization of the Bahama archipelago: A reappraisal. World Archaeology. 26(3). 421–441. 48 indexed citations

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Berman, Mary Jane & David G. Noble. (1989). New Light on Chaco Canyon. Ethnohistory. 36(2). 229–229. 12 indexed citations

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