Peter Sheppard

1.7k total citations
52 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Sheppard is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Sheppard has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 24 papers in Paleontology and 14 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Sheppard's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (40 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (24 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers). Peter Sheppard is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (40 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (24 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers). Peter Sheppard collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Peter Sheppard's co-authors include Richard Walter, R. J. Parker, Martin Jones, Sam Lin, Glenn R. Summerhayes, Roger C. Green, Simon Best, L. A. Pavlish, David V. Burley and Douglas G. Sutton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Engineering Structures.

In The Last Decade

Peter Sheppard

49 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Sheppard New Zealand 21 729 676 383 276 241 52 1.2k
Glenn R. Summerhayes New Zealand 21 1.1k 1.5× 855 1.3× 639 1.7× 344 1.2× 223 0.9× 83 1.5k
J. Peter White Australia 22 679 0.9× 649 1.0× 724 1.9× 189 0.7× 164 0.7× 51 1.4k
Jim Specht Australia 17 722 1.0× 475 0.7× 338 0.9× 195 0.7× 157 0.7× 79 897
Christian Reepmeyer Australia 17 523 0.7× 353 0.5× 313 0.8× 168 0.6× 118 0.5× 46 694
Christophe Sand New Caledonia 15 580 0.8× 376 0.6× 149 0.4× 220 0.8× 94 0.4× 73 723
Graeme Ward Australia 11 291 0.4× 736 1.1× 450 1.2× 145 0.5× 335 1.4× 40 1.3k
Eusebio Dizon Philippines 14 431 0.6× 395 0.6× 509 1.3× 126 0.5× 111 0.5× 40 956
Mike Parker Pearson United Kingdom 26 251 0.3× 965 1.4× 527 1.4× 220 0.8× 158 0.7× 102 1.7k
Douglas G. Sutton New Zealand 16 514 0.7× 333 0.5× 153 0.4× 283 1.0× 330 1.4× 31 800
Richard Shutler United States 17 551 0.8× 326 0.5× 168 0.4× 177 0.6× 167 0.7× 42 747

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Sheppard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Sheppard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Sheppard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Sheppard 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 Peter Sheppard. Peter Sheppard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sawicki, Gregory S., et al.. (2021). Power amplification in an isolated muscle-tendon unit is load dependent. UNC Libraries. 6 indexed citations
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Forkel, Robert, Andrew McAlister, Mark Golitko, et al.. (2020). Pofatu, a curated and open-access database for geochemical sourcing of archaeological materials. Scientific Data. 7(1). 141–141. 8 indexed citations
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Torrence, Robin, Nina Kononenko, Peter Sheppard, et al.. (2017). Tattooing tools and the Lapita cultural complex. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 53(1). 58–73. 8 indexed citations
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Weisler, Marshall I., Robert Bolhar, Jinlong Ma, et al.. (2016). Cook Island artifact geochemistry demonstrates spatial and temporal extent of pre-European interarchipelago voyaging in East Polynesia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(29). 8150–8155. 33 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter, et al.. (2015). Re-dating Lapita Movement into Remote Oceania. 6(1). 26–36. 34 indexed citations
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Sand, Christophe, et al.. (2013). Ritually breakingLapita pots: or, can we get into the minds ofOceanic first settlers? A discussion. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 48(1). 2–12. 2 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William R., Mark Pecha, Peter Sheppard, et al.. (2012). Sourcing temper sands in ancient ceramics with U–Pb ages of detrital zircons: a southwest Pacific test case. Journal of Archaeological Science. 39(7). 2583–2591. 29 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter, et al.. (2009). Lapita: Ancestors and Descendants. ResearchSpace (University of Auckland). 58 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter. (2008). Hostile shores: Catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Māori coastal communities. New Zealand Geographer. 64(2). 174–175. 43 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter & Richard Walter. (2006). A REVISED MODEL OF SOLOMON ISLANDS CULTURE HISTORY. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 115(1). 47–76. 41 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard, et al.. (2004). Cult assemblages and ritual practice in Roviana Lagoon, Solomon Islands. World Archaeology. 36(1). 142–157. 18 indexed citations
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Sand, Christophe & Peter Sheppard. (2000). Long distance prehistoric obsidian imports in New Caledonia: characteristics and meaning. Comptes Rendus de l Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science. 331(3). 235–243. 17 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard & Peter Sheppard. (2000). Nusa Roviana: The Archaeology of a Melanesian Chiefdom. Journal of Field Archaeology. 27(3). 295–318. 16 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter. (1997). Characterisation of cherts from sites in southwest Tasmania. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 32(1). 47–53. 8 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard & Peter Sheppard. (1996). The Ngati Tiare Adze Cache: further evidence of prehistoric contact between West Polynesia and the Southern Cook Islands. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 31(1). 33–39. 32 indexed citations
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Best, Simon, et al.. (1992). Necromancing the Stone: Archaeologists and Adzes in Samoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 101. 45–85. 76 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter & David Lubell. (1990). Early Holocene Maghreb Prehistory: An Evolutionary Approach. 3. 63–70. 23 indexed citations
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Sheppard, Peter. (1987). The Capsian of North Africa: Stylistic Variation in Stone Tool Assemblages. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations

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