Patrick Vinton Kirch

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Patrick Vinton Kirch is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Vinton Kirch has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 66 papers in Paleontology and 50 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Vinton Kirch's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (180 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (66 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (50 papers). Patrick Vinton Kirch is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (180 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (66 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (50 papers). Patrick Vinton Kirch collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. Patrick Vinton Kirch's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Vinton Kirch

200 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Polynesian Chiefdoms. 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300

Peers

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
Atholl Anderson Australia
Peter Bellwood Australia
Matthew Spriggs Australia
Terry L. Hunt United States
Stephen Shennan United Kingdom
Marshall I. Weisler Australia
Carl P. Lipo United States
Tim Denham Australia
Jon M. Erlandson United States
Thegn N. Ladefoged New Zealand
Atholl Anderson Australia View profile →
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Title Journal Authors Indexed citations
1 The pre‐contact temple system of Hālawa Valley, Moloka‘i, Hawaiian Islands Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania Patrick Vinton Kirch, Jillian Swift et al. 0
2 Stable Isotopic Evidence for Nutrient Rejuvenation and Long-Term Resilience on Tikopia Island (Southeast Solomon Islands) Sustainability Jillian Swift, Patrick Vinton Kirch et al. 3
3 A shark going inland is my chief : the island civilization of ancient Hawaiʻi University of California Press eBooks Patrick Vinton Kirch 7
4 Roots of conflict : soils, agriculture, and sociopolitical complexity in ancient Hawaiʿi Patrick Vinton Kirch 26
5 Cultural Chronology in Mangareva (Gambier Islands), French Polynesia: Evidence from recent radiocarbon dating Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) Atholl Anderson, E. Conte et al. 13
6 RESOLVING THE ENIGMAS OF NEW CALEDONIAN AND MELANESIAN PREHISTORY: A REVIEW Asian perspectives Patrick Vinton Kirch 1
7 The pre-christian ritual cycle of Futuna, Western Polynesia Journal of the Polynesian Society Patrick Vinton Kirch 10
8 Polynesian Irrigation: Archaeological and Linguistic Evidence for Origins and Development Asian perspectives Patrick Vinton Kirch, Dana Lepofsky 23
9 The archaeology of history University of Chicago Press eBooks Patrick Vinton Kirch, Marshall Sahlins et al. 6
10 REGIONAL VARIATION AND LOCAL STYLE: A NEGLECTED DIMENSION IN HAWAIIAN PREHISTORY Pacific studies Patrick Vinton Kirch 11
11 An Archaeological Survey of the Manu'a Islands, American Samoa Journal of the Polynesian Society Terry L. Hunt, Patrick Vinton Kirch 29
12 The Polynesian Outliers Journal of Pacific History Patrick Vinton Kirch 4
13 A Revision of the Anuta Sequence Journal of the Polynesian Society Patrick Vinton Kirch 12
14 Polynesian History: Cultural Adaption in Island Ecosystems American Scientist Patrick Vinton Kirch 31
15 Burial Structures and Societal Ranking in Vava'u, Tonga Journal of the Polynesian Society Patrick Vinton Kirch 17
16 Late prehistoric and early historic settlement-subsistence systems in the Anahulu Valley, O'ahu Patrick Vinton Kirch 1
17 Ethno-Archaeology and the Development of Polynesian Fishing Strategies Journal of the Polynesian Society Patrick Vinton Kirch, Thomas S. Dye 68
18 PREHISTORIC SUBSISTENCE PATTERNS IN THE NORTHERN MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA1 Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania Patrick Vinton Kirch 34
19 AN EARLY PREHISTORIC SITE AT BELLOWS BEACH, WAIMANALO, OAHU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania R. J. Pearson, Patrick Vinton Kirch et al. 29
20 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT PALAUEA, SOUTH‐EAST MAUI, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania Patrick Vinton Kirch 9

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