Patricia K. Townsend

911 citations
23 papers · 396 indexed · h-index 11
Topics
Indigenous Studies and Ecology (4 papers)Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 papers)Mining and Resource Management (2 papers)

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Patricia K. Townsend

22 papers receiving 312 citations

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Patricia K. Townsend
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  • Geography, Planning and Development 84
  • General Health Professions 59
  • Sociology and Political Science 59
  • Anthropology 58
  • Paleontology 39
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1 12
2 5
3 8
4 40
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Palm sago: further thoughts on a tropical starch from marginal lands
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6 41
7
Environmental Anthropology: From Pigs to Policies
20
8
Medical Anthropology In Ecological Perspective: Third Edition
1
9
Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea: An Interim Report
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10 5
11 19
12 115
13
The situation of children in Papua New Guinea
4
14
Sago research in Papua New Guinea
5
15 30
16 6
17 34
18 11
19 16
20 12

About Patricia K. Townsend

Patricia K. Townsend is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Linguistics and Language and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, having authored 23 papers that have together received 396 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Indigenous Studies and Ecology (4 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 papers) and Mining and Resource Management (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geography, Planning and Development (84 citations), Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (35 citations) and Anthropology (58 citations). Patricia K. Townsend has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ann McElroy, Carol P. MacCormack, Colin Filer, Natalie Pattison, Dennis V. Johnson and Stanley J. Ulijaszek. Their work appears in journals such as American Anthropologist, Journal of Clinical Nursing and Geographical Review.

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