Patrick Vinton Kirch

10.2k citations
207 papers · 6.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 43
Topics
Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (180 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (66 papers)Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (50 papers)

In The Last Decade

Patrick Vinton Kirch

200 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Polynesian Chiefdoms.19852026199820121985100200300

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Patrick Vinton Kirch
Comparison fields: 5 of 134
  • Geography, Planning and Development 4.7k
  • Paleontology 3.0k
  • Ecology 2.3k
  • Demography 1.0k
  • Anthropology 993
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All Works

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A shark going inland is my chief : the island civilization of ancient Hawaiʻi
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Roots of conflict : soils, agriculture, and sociopolitical complexity in ancient Hawaiʿi
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Cultural Chronology in Mangareva (Gambier Islands), French Polynesia: Evidence from recent radiocarbon dating
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RESOLVING THE ENIGMAS OF NEW CALEDONIAN AND MELANESIAN PREHISTORY: A REVIEW
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The pre-christian ritual cycle of Futuna, Western Polynesia
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Polynesian Irrigation: Archaeological and Linguistic Evidence for Origins and Development
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The archaeology of history
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REGIONAL VARIATION AND LOCAL STYLE: A NEGLECTED DIMENSION IN HAWAIIAN PREHISTORY
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An Archaeological Survey of the Manu'a Islands, American Samoa
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The Polynesian Outliers
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A Revision of the Anuta Sequence
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Polynesian History: Cultural Adaption in Island Ecosystems
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Burial Structures and Societal Ranking in Vava'u, Tonga
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Late prehistoric and early historic settlement-subsistence systems in the Anahulu Valley, O'ahu
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Ethno-Archaeology and the Development of Polynesian Fishing Strategies
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About Patrick Vinton Kirch

Patrick Vinton Kirch is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Paleontology and Demography, having authored 207 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (180 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (66 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (50 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geography, Planning and Development (4.7k citations), Paleontology (3.0k citations) and Anthropology (993 citations). Patrick Vinton Kirch has collaborated with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Roger C. Green, P. Bion Griffin, Terry L. Hunt, Douglas G. Sutton, D. E. Yen, David W. Steadman, John Edward Terrell, Marshall I. Weisler, Jennifer G. Kahn and Thegn N. Ladefoged. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

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