Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
The Evolution of Polynesian Chiefdoms.
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (2012). A shark going inland is my chief : the island civilization of ancient Hawaiʻi. University of California Press eBooks.7 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (2011). Roots of conflict : soils, agriculture, and sociopolitical complexity in ancient Hawaiʿi.26 indexed citations
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Anderson, Atholl, E. Conte, Patrick Vinton Kirch, & Marshall I. Weisler. (2003). Cultural Chronology in Mangareva (Gambier Islands), French Polynesia: Evidence from recent radiocarbon dating. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland).13 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1997). RESOLVING THE ENIGMAS OF NEW CALEDONIAN AND MELANESIAN PREHISTORY: A REVIEW. Asian perspectives. 36(2). 232–244.1 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1994). The pre-christian ritual cycle of Futuna, Western Polynesia. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 103(3). 255–298.10 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton & Dana Lepofsky. (1993). Polynesian Irrigation: Archaeological and Linguistic Evidence for Origins and Development. Asian perspectives. 32(2). 183–204.23 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton, Marshall Sahlins, Marshall I. Weisler, & Matthew Spriggs. (1992). The archaeology of history. University of Chicago Press eBooks.6 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1990). REGIONAL VARIATION AND LOCAL STYLE: A NEGLECTED DIMENSION IN HAWAIIAN PREHISTORY. Pacific studies. 13(2). 41–54.11 indexed citations
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Hunt, Terry L. & Patrick Vinton Kirch. (1988). An Archaeological Survey of the Manu'a Islands, American Samoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 97. 153–183.29 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1984). The Polynesian Outliers. Journal of Pacific History. 19. 223–238.4 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1982). A Revision of the Anuta Sequence. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 91(2). 245–254.12 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1980). Polynesian History: Cultural Adaption in Island Ecosystems. American Scientist. 68(1). 39–48.31 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1980). Burial Structures and Societal Ranking in Vava'u, Tonga. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 89. 291–308.17 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. (1979). Late prehistoric and early historic settlement-subsistence systems in the Anahulu Valley, O'ahu.1 indexed citations
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Kirch, Patrick Vinton & Thomas S. Dye. (1979). Ethno-Archaeology and the Development of Polynesian Fishing Strategies. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 88. 53–76.68 indexed citations
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