Payson Sheets

1.4k total citations
41 papers, 881 citations indexed

About

Payson Sheets is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geography, Planning and Development and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. According to data from OpenAlex, Payson Sheets has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 881 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Paleontology, 8 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 8 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Recurrent topics in Payson Sheets's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers), Latin American history and culture (8 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (8 papers). Payson Sheets is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers), Latin American history and culture (8 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (8 papers). Payson Sheets collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Portugal. Payson Sheets's co-authors include David L. Lentz, F. H. Stross, Frank Asaro, Helen V. Michel, Jacob Parnell, Richard E. Terry, E. Rosenthal, Olga F. Linares, Nicholas P. Dunning and David Webster and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.

In The Last Decade

Payson Sheets

41 papers receiving 767 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Payson Sheets United States 19 610 336 198 182 152 41 881
Lisa J. Lucero United States 18 692 1.1× 266 0.8× 160 0.8× 318 1.7× 132 0.9× 47 1.0k
Paul F. Healy Canada 16 590 1.0× 239 0.7× 217 1.1× 148 0.8× 149 1.0× 44 749
John W. Janusek United States 16 626 1.0× 361 1.1× 219 1.1× 162 0.9× 174 1.1× 28 932
Heather McKillop United States 18 655 1.1× 257 0.8× 227 1.1× 201 1.1× 336 2.2× 41 968
Thomas W. Killion United States 12 419 0.7× 207 0.6× 131 0.7× 104 0.6× 109 0.7× 19 560
Arthur A. Demarest United States 17 773 1.3× 414 1.2× 222 1.1× 457 2.5× 127 0.8× 37 1.1k
T. Patrick Culbert United States 13 536 0.9× 164 0.5× 127 0.6× 248 1.4× 99 0.7× 29 759
Winifred Creamer United States 13 397 0.7× 219 0.7× 169 0.9× 69 0.4× 156 1.0× 28 630
Robert S. Santley United States 16 593 1.0× 335 1.0× 170 0.9× 259 1.4× 139 0.9× 36 795
Anabel Ford United States 14 377 0.6× 140 0.4× 108 0.5× 94 0.5× 91 0.6× 46 654

Countries citing papers authored by Payson Sheets

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Fields of papers citing papers by Payson Sheets

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Payson Sheets

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riede, Felix, et al.. (2020). Prospects and pitfalls in integrating volcanology and archaeology: A review. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 401. 106977–106977. 12 indexed citations
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Lentz, David L., et al.. (2020). Landscape management and polyculture in the ancient gardens and fields at Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 59. 101191–101191. 17 indexed citations
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Hastorf, Christine A., et al.. (2017). Identifying ‘plantscapes’ at the Classic Maya village of Joya de Cerén, El Salvador. Antiquity. 91(358). 980–997. 19 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Lawrence, et al.. (2015). Phaseolus from Cerén—A Late Classic Maya Site. Economic Botany. 69(2). 150–160. 3 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson, et al.. (2012). Ancient Manioc Agriculture South of the Ceren Village, El Salvador. Latin American Antiquity. 23(3). 259–281. 42 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson, et al.. (2011). MANIOC CULTIVATION AT CEREN, EL SALVADOR: OCCASIONAL KITCHEN GARDEN PLANT OR STAPLE CROP?. Ancient Mesoamerica. 22(1). 1–11. 28 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson. (2002). Before the Volcano Erupted: The Ancient Cerén Village in Central America. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 54 indexed citations
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Brown, Linda A. & Payson Sheets. (2000). Distinguishing Domestic from Ceremonial Structures in Southern Mesoamerica: suggestions from Cerén, El Salvador. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 11–21. 8 indexed citations
9.
Inomata, Takeshi & Payson Sheets. (2000). Mesoamerican Households Viewed from Rapidly Abandoned Sites: an Introduction. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 5–10. 3 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson. (2000). PROVISIONING THE CEREN HOUSEHOLD. Ancient Mesoamerica. 11(2). 217–230. 77 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson. (1998). Place and time in activity area analysis: a study of elevated contexts used for artifact curation at the Ceren site, El Salvador.. Revista Española de Antropología Americana. 28(28). 63–98. 9 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson. (1991). Very-to-barely remote sensing of prehistoric features under tephra in Central America. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson, et al.. (1991). Prehistory and Volcanism in the Arenal Area, Costa Rica. Journal of Field Archaeology. 18(4). 445–445. 5 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson, Kenneth Hirth, Fred F. Lange, et al.. (1990). Obsidian Sources and Elemental Analyses of Artifacts in Southern Mesoamerica and the Northern Intermediate Area. American Antiquity. 55(1). 144–158. 22 indexed citations
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Clark, John E. & Payson Sheets. (1985). Archeology and Volcanism in Central America: The Zapotitan Valley of El Salvador.. Man. 20(3). 560–560. 12 indexed citations
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Stross, F. H., Payson Sheets, Frank Asaro, & Helen V. Michel. (1983). Precise Characterization of Guatemalan Obsidian Sources, and Source Determination of Artifacts from Quiriguá. American Antiquity. 48(2). 323–346. 42 indexed citations
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Stiles, Daniel, Albert J. Ammerman, François Bordes, et al.. (1979). Paleolithic Culture and Culture Change: Experiment in Theory and Method [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 20(1). 1–21. 12 indexed citations
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Johnson, L. Lewis, François Bordes, Daniel Cahen, et al.. (1978). A History of Flint-Knapping Experimentation, 1838-1976 [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 19(2). 337–372. 59 indexed citations
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Sheets, Payson, et al.. (1972). Pressure Blades and Total Cutting Edge: An Experiment in Lithic Technology. Science. 175(4022). 632–634. 67 indexed citations
20.
Sheets, Payson. (1971). An ancient natural disaster. Expedition: The magazine of the University of Pennsylvania. 14(1). 24–31. 4 indexed citations

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