Paul E. Minnis

1.2k total citations
40 papers, 820 citations indexed

About

Paul E. Minnis is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul E. Minnis has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 820 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Anthropology, 20 papers in Paleontology and 10 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Paul E. Minnis's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 papers), Archaeology and Natural History (19 papers) and Latin American history and culture (10 papers). Paul E. Minnis is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 papers), Archaeology and Natural History (19 papers) and Latin American history and culture (10 papers). Paul E. Minnis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Mexico. Paul E. Minnis's co-authors include Michael E. Whalen, Shirley Powell, Steven A. LeBlanc, Michael Blake, J. D. Stewart, Jane H. Kelley, Stephen Plog, Michael W. Diehl, John Arthur and Roger Anyon and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Journal of Archaeological Science and American Antiquity.

In The Last Decade

Paul E. Minnis

35 papers receiving 708 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul E. Minnis United States 16 593 446 133 116 108 40 820
Richard H. Wilshusen United States 13 558 0.9× 415 0.9× 92 0.7× 191 1.6× 54 0.5× 24 792
W. H. Wills United States 14 448 0.8× 370 0.8× 55 0.4× 162 1.4× 87 0.8× 37 623
William D. Lipe United States 14 485 0.8× 305 0.7× 97 0.7× 139 1.2× 108 1.0× 53 659
Gayle J. Fritz United States 15 634 1.1× 445 1.0× 293 2.2× 67 0.6× 153 1.4× 36 991
John H. Blitz United States 16 645 1.1× 562 1.3× 128 1.0× 181 1.6× 65 0.6× 30 923
David L. Browman United States 17 532 0.9× 395 0.9× 178 1.3× 74 0.6× 126 1.2× 59 971
Patty Jo Watson United States 19 699 1.2× 551 1.2× 174 1.3× 133 1.1× 80 0.7× 56 1.2k
R. G. Matson Canada 15 527 0.9× 331 0.7× 151 1.1× 68 0.6× 177 1.6× 43 775
Ben A. Nelson United States 12 429 0.7× 295 0.7× 73 0.5× 106 0.9× 76 0.7× 33 581
Augusto Oyuela‐Caycedo United States 12 367 0.6× 260 0.6× 128 1.0× 55 0.5× 50 0.5× 33 683

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul E. Minnis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul E. Minnis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul E. Minnis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul E. Minnis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul E. Minnis. Paul E. Minnis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Whalen, Michael E. & Paul E. Minnis. (2025). Reframing Paquimé. University of Arizona Press eBooks.
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Whalen, Michael E. & Paul E. Minnis. (2022). The Neighbors of Casas Grandes. University of Arizona Press eBooks.
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Minnis, Paul E.. (2021). Famine Foods: Plants We Eat to Survive. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 3 indexed citations
4.
Lepofsky, Dana, Steve Wolverton, Eugene N. Anderson, et al.. (2018). Reflecting on Ethnobiology from 1978 to 2018: A Dedication to Steve Weber. Journal of Ethnobiology. 38(4). 449–455. 2 indexed citations
5.
Whalen, Michael E., et al.. (2017). Obsidian in the Casas Grandes world: Procurement, exchange, and interaction in Chihuahua, Mexico, CE 1200–1450. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 11. 555–567. 13 indexed citations
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Minnis, Paul E. & Gary Paul Nabhan. (2016). Ethnobiology for the Future. University of Arizona Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Whalen, Michael E. & Paul E. Minnis. (2003). The Local and the Distant in the Origin of Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. American Antiquity. 68(2). 314–332. 26 indexed citations
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Diehl, Michael W., Steven A. LeBlanc, Roger Anyon, John Arthur, & Paul E. Minnis. (2001). Early Pithouse Villages of the Mimbres Valley and Beyond: The McAnally and Thompson Sites in Their Cultural and Ecological Contexts. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Whalen, Michael E. & Paul E. Minnis. (2001). Casas Grandes and Its Hinterlands: Prehistoric Regional Organization in Northwest Mexico. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 33 indexed citations
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Lekson, Stephen H., Michael E. Whalen, & Paul E. Minnis. (2001). Casas Grandes and Its Hinterland: Prehistoric Regional Organization in Northwest Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 28(1/2). 216–216. 8 indexed citations
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Whalen, Michael E. & Paul E. Minnis. (1996). Ball Courts and Political Centralization in the Casas Grandes Region. American Antiquity. 61(4). 732–746. 27 indexed citations
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Minnis, Paul E. & Michael E. Whalen. (1993). Casas Grandes: Archaeology in Northern Mexico. Expedition. 35(1). 34–43. 6 indexed citations
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Minnis, Paul E., Michael E. Whalen, Jane H. Kelley, & J. D. Stewart. (1993). Prehistoric Macaw Breeding in the North American Southwest. American Antiquity. 58(2). 270–276. 44 indexed citations
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Minnis, Paul E.. (1987). Identification of wood from archaeological sites in the American Southwest. I. Keys for gymnosperms. Journal of Archaeological Science. 14(2). 121–131. 11 indexed citations
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Blake, Michael, Steven A. LeBlanc, & Paul E. Minnis. (1986). Changing Settlement and Population in the Mimbres Valley, SW New Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 13(4). 439–464. 49 indexed citations
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Powell, Shirley & Paul E. Minnis. (1986). Social Adaptation to Food Stress: A Prehistoric South-Western Example. The American Indian Quarterly. 10(3). 264–264. 116 indexed citations
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Blake, Michael, Steven A. LeBlanc, & Paul E. Minnis. (1986). Changing Settlement and Population in the Mimbres Valley, SW New Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 13(4). 439–439. 11 indexed citations
18.
Minnis, Paul E., et al.. (1986). Macroplant and ethnobotanical studies. 299–314. 1 indexed citations
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Minnis, Paul E.. (1981). Economic and Organizational Responses to Food Stress By Non-Stratified Societies: an Example from Prehistoric New Mexico.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 13 indexed citations
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Minnis, Paul E. & Steven A. LeBlanc. (1976). An Efficient, Inexpensive Arid Lands Flotation System. American Antiquity. 41(4). 491–493. 12 indexed citations

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