Megan Biesele

1.3k total citations
47 papers, 729 citations indexed

About

Megan Biesele is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Biesele has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 729 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Anthropology, 16 papers in Archeology and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Megan Biesele's work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (16 papers), African history and culture studies (7 papers) and South African History and Culture (6 papers). Megan Biesele is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (16 papers), African history and culture studies (7 papers) and South African History and Culture (6 papers). Megan Biesele collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Netherlands. Megan Biesele's co-authors include Paul S. Landau, Robert K. Hitchcock, J. D. Lewis‐Williams, Richard J. Katz, Mathias Guenther, Verna St. Denis, Richard B. Lee, Lorna Marshall, Peter Schweitzer and Joan M. Vastokas and has published in prestigious journals such as American Anthropologist, Current Anthropology and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Megan Biesele

42 papers receiving 506 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan Biesele United States 14 474 448 166 159 57 47 729
Mathias Guenther Canada 13 565 1.2× 450 1.0× 231 1.4× 186 1.2× 126 2.2× 46 851
Richard B. Lee Canada 10 442 0.9× 329 0.7× 171 1.0× 167 1.1× 120 2.1× 17 862
Margaret W. Conkey United States 11 449 0.9× 145 0.3× 284 1.7× 89 0.6× 17 0.3× 16 716
George B. Silberbauer Australia 6 228 0.5× 170 0.4× 125 0.8× 67 0.4× 57 1.0× 10 431
Thomas A. Dowson South Africa 16 932 2.0× 969 2.2× 494 3.0× 114 0.7× 19 0.3× 32 1.2k
Elizabeth DeMarrais United Kingdom 11 447 0.9× 179 0.4× 516 3.1× 108 0.7× 24 0.4× 17 1.1k
Joan M. Gero United States 14 867 1.8× 207 0.5× 662 4.0× 150 0.9× 53 0.9× 26 1.4k
Margaret W. Conkey United States 6 490 1.0× 158 0.4× 448 2.7× 54 0.3× 24 0.4× 12 776
Aram A. Yengoyan United States 9 205 0.4× 70 0.2× 85 0.5× 181 1.1× 52 0.9× 42 630
Christopher Chippindale United Kingdom 17 362 0.8× 235 0.5× 298 1.8× 99 0.6× 8 0.1× 69 862

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Biesele

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Biesele

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Megan Biesele. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Megan Biesele based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Megan Biesele. Megan Biesele is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Biesele, Megan. (2023). ONCE UPON A TIME IS NOW. Berghahn Books. 1 indexed citations
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Pastoors, Andreas, et al.. (2018). Tracking in Caves : Reading Human Spoor in Ice Age Caves with San Hunters. Senri ethnological studies. 99. 103–127. 1 indexed citations
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Chaboo, Caroline S., Megan Biesele, Robert K. Hitchcock, & Andrea Weeks. (2016). Beetle and plant arrow poisons of the Ju|’hoan and Hai||om San peoples of Namibia (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae; Plantae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Burseraceae). ZooKeys. 558(558). 9–54. 17 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan & Robert K. Hitchcock. (2010). THE JU/’HOAN SAN OF NYAE NYAE AND NAMIBIAN INDEPENDENCE. Berghahn Books. 8 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan. (2007). Digital documentation of Ju/'hoan narratives. 2007(2). 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Hitchcock, Robert K., et al.. (2006). Updating the San: image and reality of an African people in the 21st century. Senri ethnological studies. 299. 13 indexed citations
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Hitchcock, Robert K., et al.. (2006). Introduction: Updating the San, Image and Reality of an African People in the Twenty First Century. Senri ethnological studies. 70. 1–42. 3 indexed citations
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Hitchcock, Robert K. & Megan Biesele. (2002). Caught in the Crossfire: The Caprivi Strip. 26(1). 30.
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Hitchcock, Robert K. & Megan Biesele. (2002). Controlling Their Destiny: Ju'hoansi of Nyae Nyae. 26(1). 13–15. 2 indexed citations
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Schweitzer, Peter, Megan Biesele, & Robert K. Hitchcock. (2000). Hunters and gatherers in the modern world: conflict, resistance, and self-determination.. Berghahn Books. 21 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan & David Lewis‐Williams. (2000). Stories That Float from Afar. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 55(172). 162–162. 12 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan, et al.. (1997). Healing makes our hearts happy. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Richard B., Megan Biesele, & Robert K. Hitchcock. (1996). Three Decades of Ethnographic Research Among the Ju/'Hoansi of Northwestern Botswana: 1963-1996. Botswana notes and records. 28. 107–120. 3 indexed citations
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Voßen, Rainer, et al.. (1995). The complete linguist : papers in memory of Patrick J. Dickens. 20 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan, Mathias Guenther, Robert K. Hitchcock, Richard B. Lee, & Jean MacGregor. (1989). Hunters, Clients and Squatters: The Contemporary Socioeconomuc Status of Btswana Basarwa. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 9(3). 109–151. 20 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan. (1986). How Hunter-Gatherers' Stories “Make Sense”: Semantics and Adaptation. Cultural Anthropology. 1(2). 157–170. 9 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan & Richard J. Katz. (1984). Boiling Energy: Community Healing Among the Kalahari Kung.. Man. 19(4). 689–689. 31 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan. (1975). Song Texts by the Master of Tricks: Kalahari San Thumb Piano Music. Botswana notes and records. 7. 171–188. 6 indexed citations
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Biesele, Megan. (1972). The Black-Backed Jackal and the Brown Hyena: a !Kung Bushman Folktale. Botswana notes and records. 4(1). 133–134. 2 indexed citations

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