Peter Gathercole

970 total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 692 citations indexed

About

Peter Gathercole is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Archeology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Gathercole has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 692 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 9 papers in Archeology and 7 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Peter Gathercole's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (11 papers), Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (5 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (4 papers). Peter Gathercole is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (11 papers), Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (5 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (4 papers). Peter Gathercole collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Bolivia. Peter Gathercole's co-authors include Jack Golson, D. J. Mulvaney, David Löwenthal, Joan Metge, M. P. K. Sorrenson, Joel Davidson, Terry Irving, Gregory Melleuish, Harold Brookfield and Margarita Díaz‐Andreu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Anthropologist and Antiquity.

In The Last Decade

Peter Gathercole

27 papers receiving 524 citations

Hit Papers

Aboriginal Man and Environment in Australia. 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Aboriginal Man and Environment in Australia.
    1972 320 citations Peter Gathercole et al. Man profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Gathercole United Kingdom 9 276 201 195 104 103 38 692
D. J. Mulvaney Australia 14 554 2.0× 306 1.5× 353 1.8× 129 1.2× 159 1.5× 40 986
Kathleen D. Morrison United States 15 304 1.1× 303 1.5× 138 0.7× 70 0.7× 83 0.8× 40 689
Ralph M. Rowlett United States 11 309 1.1× 361 1.8× 90 0.5× 57 0.5× 170 1.7× 21 717
Ĭrving Rouse United States 18 419 1.5× 578 2.9× 302 1.5× 92 0.9× 250 2.4× 55 1.3k
Pamela Swadling Australia 15 267 1.0× 287 1.4× 452 2.3× 69 0.7× 83 0.8× 27 665
Jeffrey Quilter United States 20 337 1.2× 651 3.2× 277 1.4× 83 0.8× 221 2.1× 60 1.2k
Anne Ross Australia 15 321 1.2× 287 1.4× 198 1.0× 79 0.8× 191 1.9× 62 684
John O’Shea United States 14 382 1.4× 570 2.8× 87 0.4× 120 1.2× 333 3.2× 54 926
Susan Keech McIntosh United States 21 563 2.0× 387 1.9× 72 0.4× 116 1.1× 230 2.2× 54 1.3k
Kwang‐chih Chang United States 15 293 1.1× 379 1.9× 273 1.4× 69 0.7× 132 1.3× 34 878

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Gathercole

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Gathercole

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Gathercole

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gathercole, Peter. (2010). Gordon Childe: memories and affirmation. Antiquity. 84(326). 1177–1179.
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Gathercole, Peter, Terry Irving, & Margarita Díaz‐Andreu. (2009). A Childe Bibliography: A Hand-List of the Works of Vere Gordon Childe. European Journal of Archaeology. 12(1-3). 203–245. 6 indexed citations
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Strathern, Marilyn, Peter Gathercole, & Brian Durrans. (2004). BM Department of Ethnography. Anthropology Today. 20(5). 20–21. 1 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter. (2000). Childe among the Penguins. Australian Archaeology. 50(1). 7–11. 4 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter. (1996). Historically nuanced. Antiquity. 70(270). 972–975.
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Macintyre, Stuart, et al.. (1996). A.B.Piddington: The Last Radical Liberal. Labour History. 224–224. 2 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter. (1994). Childe in history. 25–52. 6 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter. (1991). Review. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 26(1). 31–31.
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Tilley, Christopher, Peter Gathercole, & David Löwenthal. (1991). The Politics of the Past. Man. 26(1). 165–165.
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Gathercole, Peter. (1982). Gordon Childe: man or myth?. Antiquity. 56(218). 195–198. 4 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter & M. P. K. Sorrenson. (1981). Maori Origins and Migrations: The Genesis of Some Pakeha Myths and Legends. RAIN. 14–14. 24 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter, et al.. (1979). Survey of Oceanic collections in museums in the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic. UNESCO eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter, et al.. (1979). The Art of the Pacific Islands. 4 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter. (1976). Childe the 'Outsider'. RAIN. 5–5. 2 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter, et al.. (1971). Hawaii: A Pictorial History.. Man. 6(2). 324–324. 2 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter & Harold Brookfield. (1970). Pacific Market-Places: A Collection of Essays.. Man. 5(1). 157–157. 5 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter, et al.. (1970). Archaeology in Western Samoa I. Man. 5(1). 139–139. 34 indexed citations
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Gathercole, Peter. (1969). ARCHEOLOGY: Prehistoric Culture in Oceania: A Symposium. I. Yawata and Y. H. Sinoto. American Anthropologist. 71(4). 771–774.
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Gathercole, Peter, et al.. (1967). The Archaeology of the Palau Islands: An Intensive Survey.. Man. 2(4). 637–637. 26 indexed citations

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