Michael J. O’Brien

8.8k citations
208 papers · 5.1k indexed · h-index 41
Topics
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (74 papers)Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (61 papers)Language and cultural evolution (49 papers)
Journals
ScienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaAcademy of Management Review

In The Last Decade

Michael J. O’Brien

191 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Michael J. O’Brien
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  • Anthropology 2.5k
  • Paleontology 2.5k
  • Cultural Studies 1.3k
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.1k
  • Archeology 814
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. O’Brien

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All Works

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Geometric Morphometrics & Elliptic Fourier Analysis of 3D Ceramic Data
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Measuring Time with Artifacts: A History of Methods in American Archaeology
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Style, function, transmission : evolutionary archaeological perspectives
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Neutron activation analysis of pottery from Pinson Mounds and nearby sites in western Tennessee : Local production vs. long-distance importation
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Ceramics and Chronology
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Archaeology of the Central Salt River Valley: An Overview of the Prehistoric Occupation
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Cannon Reservoir Human Ecology Project: An Archaeological Study of Cultural Adaptations In the Southern Prairie Peninsula
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Cannon Reservoir Project: 10,000 Years of Archaeology
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About Michael J. O’Brien

Michael J. O’Brien is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies, having authored 208 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (74 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (61 papers) and Language and cultural evolution (49 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.5k citations), Archeology (344 citations) and Anthropology (2.5k citations). Michael J. O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include R. Lee Lyman, Briggs Buchanan, Kevin N. Laland, Mark Collard, Alex Mesoudi, R. Alexander Bentley, Metin I. Eren, Thomas D. Holland, John Darwent and John Etgen. Their work appears in journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Academy of Management Review.

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