Paul Tolstoy

714 total citations
34 papers, 409 citations indexed

About

Paul Tolstoy is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Tolstoy has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 409 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Anthropology, 13 papers in Paleontology and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Paul Tolstoy's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (7 papers). Paul Tolstoy is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (7 papers). Paul Tolstoy collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Paul Tolstoy's co-authors include Suzanne K. Fish, C. Earle Smith, J. L. Giddings, Sergei I. Rudenko, Garman Harbottle, Warren R. DeBoer, Marcus Winter, Michael J. O’Brien, Gary M. Feinman and Linda M. Nicholas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Tolstoy

29 papers receiving 327 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 Tolstoy United States 13 281 162 140 96 56 34 409
Laura Finsten United States 11 345 1.2× 179 1.1× 168 1.2× 83 0.9× 75 1.3× 19 480
William R. Coe United States 11 322 1.1× 115 0.7× 185 1.3× 81 0.8× 71 1.3× 19 426
T. N. Campbell United States 9 331 1.2× 341 2.1× 58 0.4× 86 0.9× 85 1.5× 34 582
William R. Bullard United States 7 249 0.9× 112 0.7× 107 0.8× 74 0.8× 54 1.0× 14 319
E. Wyllys Andrews United States 10 289 1.0× 113 0.7× 205 1.5× 95 1.0× 54 1.0× 28 382
David C. Grove United States 13 407 1.4× 166 1.0× 239 1.7× 164 1.7× 89 1.6× 37 516
Carroll L. Riley United States 11 187 0.7× 192 1.2× 89 0.6× 25 0.3× 35 0.6× 43 333
John R. Topic Canada 9 340 1.2× 194 1.2× 152 1.1× 122 1.3× 87 1.6× 15 505
Mary G. Hodge United States 9 334 1.2× 182 1.1× 239 1.7× 74 0.8× 92 1.6× 13 430
Deborah L. Nichols United States 12 354 1.3× 174 1.1× 211 1.5× 73 0.8× 85 1.5× 32 449

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Tolstoy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Tolstoy

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tolstoy, Paul. (2008). Barkcloth, Polynesia and Cladistics: An Update. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 117(1). 15–57. 7 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1991). Paper route: Were the man the manufacture and use of bark paper introduced into Mesoamerica from Asia?. Natural history. 1 indexed citations
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Sanders, William T., Deborah L. Nichols, Richard E. Blanton, et al.. (1988). Ecological Theory and Cultural Evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 29(1). 33–80. 33 indexed citations
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Smith, C. Earle & Paul Tolstoy. (1981). Vegetation and man in the Basin of Mexico. Economic Botany. 35(4). 415–433. 5 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul, et al.. (1977). Early Sedentary Communities of the Basin of Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 4(1). 91–106. 36 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul, et al.. (1977). Early Sedentary Communities of the Basin of Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 4(1). 91–91. 5 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1976). Archaeology: Obras hidráulicas prehispánicas en el sistema lacustre del Valle de México. Angel Palerm. American Anthropologist. 78(1). 187–188. 2 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1975). Settlement and Population Trends in the Basin of Mexico (Ixtapaluca and Zacatenco Phases). Journal of Field Archaeology. 2(4). 331–331. 1 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul & Suzanne K. Fish. (1975). Surface and Subsurface Evidence for Community Size at Coapexco, Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 2(1-2). 97–104. 37 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1975). Settlement and Population Trends in the Basin of Mexico (Ixtapaluca and Zacatenco Phases). Journal of Field Archaeology. 2(4). 331–349. 18 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul, Ignacio Bernal, E. Wyllys Andrews, et al.. (1971). Observations on the Emergence of Civilization in Mesoamerica. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 16 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1969). ARCHEOLOGY: Mesoamerica: The Evolution of a Civilization. William T. Sanders and Barbara J. Price. American Anthropologist. 71(3). 554–558. 4 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul, et al.. (1965). Le placement de Tlatilco dans le cadre du pré-classique du bassin de Mexico. Journal de la Société des Américanistes. 54(1). 47–91. 5 indexed citations
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Giddings, J. L., Sergei I. Rudenko, & Paul Tolstoy. (1962). The Ancient Culture of the Bering Sea and the Eskimo Problem. Ethnohistory. 9(2). 209–209. 28 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1958). Surface Survey of the Northern Valley of Mexico. 5 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1958). The Archaeology of the Lena Basin and its New World Relationships, Part I. American Antiquity. 23(4). 397–418. 5 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1958). Surface Survey of the Northern Valley of Mexico: The Classic and Post-Classic Periods. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 48(5). 1–1. 34 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1958). The Archaeology of the Lena Basin and its New World Relationships, Part II. American Antiquity. 24(1). 63–81. 9 indexed citations
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Tolstoy, Paul. (1952). Morgan and Soviet Anthropological Thought. American Anthropologist. 54(1). 8–17. 1 indexed citations

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