Richard E. Blanton

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Blanton is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Blanton has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 20 papers in Paleontology and 17 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Blanton's work include Latin American history and culture (25 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (9 papers). Richard E. Blanton is often cited by papers focused on Latin American history and culture (25 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 papers) and Archaeology and Natural History (9 papers). Richard E. Blanton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. Richard E. Blanton's co-authors include Gary M. Feinman, Lane F. Fargher, Stephen A. Kowalewski, Peter N. Peregrine, Laura Finsten, Verenice Y. Heredia Espinoza, Fredrik Barth, Ross Hassig, Will Fowler and Linda M. Nicholas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Blanton

71 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Dual-Processual Theory for the Evolution of Mesoamerica... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A Dual-Processual Theory for the Evolution of Mesoamerican Civilization
    1996 533 citations Richard E. Blanton, Gary M. Feinman et al. Current Anthropology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard E. Blanton United States 29 1.8k 1.0k 801 459 431 72 2.9k
Kent V. Flannery United States 31 2.4k 1.4× 1.4k 1.4× 705 0.9× 786 1.7× 697 1.6× 57 3.9k
Joyce Marcus United States 30 1.8k 1.0× 841 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 411 0.9× 531 1.2× 89 2.7k
Elizabeth M. Brumfiel United States 24 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 607 0.8× 366 0.8× 345 0.8× 50 2.1k
Stephen A. Kowalewski United States 21 1.3k 0.7× 717 0.7× 502 0.6× 282 0.6× 305 0.7× 62 1.8k
Gary M. Feinman United States 41 3.7k 2.0× 2.0k 1.9× 1.2k 1.5× 911 2.0× 1.1k 2.6× 180 5.5k
Robert D. Drennan United States 21 1.2k 0.7× 631 0.6× 203 0.3× 354 0.8× 462 1.1× 47 1.9k
John V. Murra United States 22 915 0.5× 701 0.7× 595 0.7× 224 0.5× 315 0.7× 69 1.9k
Jeremy A. Sabloff United States 25 1.6k 0.9× 858 0.8× 503 0.6× 438 1.0× 406 0.9× 85 2.5k
Peter N. Peregrine United States 20 1.0k 0.6× 674 0.7× 179 0.2× 315 0.7× 249 0.6× 64 1.8k
George L. Cowgill United States 22 1.1k 0.6× 554 0.5× 341 0.4× 356 0.8× 287 0.7× 56 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard E. Blanton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard E. Blanton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blanton, Richard E., et al.. (2024). Collective action, premodern good government, and the transformation from subaltern to politically engaged citizenry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 2 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E., Lane F. Fargher, Gary M. Feinman, & Stephen A. Kowalewski. (2021). The Fiscal Economy of Good Government. Current Anthropology. 62(1). 77–100. 26 indexed citations
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Hossain, A. K. M. Azad, et al.. (2020). QUANTITATIVE REMOTE SENSING OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE USING PLANET DOVE IMAGERY. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Millhauser, John K., Lane F. Fargher, Verenice Y. Heredia Espinoza, & Richard E. Blanton. (2015). The geopolitics of obsidian supply in Postclassic Tlaxcallan: A portable X-ray fluorescence study. Journal of Archaeological Science. 58. 133–146. 30 indexed citations
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Fargher, Lane F., et al.. (2011). Tlaxcallan: the archaeology of an ancient republic in the New World. Antiquity. 85(327). 172–186. 34 indexed citations
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Feinman, Gary M., et al.. (2009). Tres mil años en el valle de Oaxaca. Un sentido regional de asentamientos prehispánicos. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20(1). 27–74.
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Blanton, Richard E., Gary M. Feinman, Stephen A. Kowalewski, & Peter N. Peregrine. (1996). A Dual-Processual Theory for the Evolution of Mesoamerican Civilization. Current Anthropology. 37(1). 1–14. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blanton, Richard E., et al.. (1995). Patterns of exchange and the social production of pigs in highland new guinea: Their relevance to questions about the origins and evolution of agriculture. Journal of Archaeological Research. 3(2). 113–145. 17 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E.. (1994). Houses and Households. 15 indexed citations
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Kowalewski, Stephen A., Gary M. Feinman, Laura Finsten, Richard E. Blanton, & Linda M. Nicholas. (1989). Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II. 139 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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Nicholas, Linda M., Gary M. Feinman, Stephen A. Kowalewski, Richard E. Blanton, & Laura Finsten. (1986). Prehispanic Colonization of the. 1 indexed citations
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Feinman, Gary M., Stephen A. Kowalewski, Laura Finsten, Richard E. Blanton, & Linda M. Nicholas. (1985). Long-Term Demographic Change: a Perspective from the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 12(3). 333–362. 32 indexed citations
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Finsten, Laura, Gary M. Feinman, Richard E. Blanton, & Stephen A. Kowalewski. (1983). A Comment on Steponaitis' Determination of Catchment Productivity. American Anthropologist. 85(1). 124–129. 6 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E., et al.. (1982). The prehispanic settlement patterns of the central and southern parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. 10 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E., et al.. (1982). Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I. 71 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E.. (1980). Cultural Ecology Reconsidered. American Antiquity. 45(1). 145–151. 6 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E., et al.. (1979). Regional Evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 6(4). 369–390. 21 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E., et al.. (1979). Regional Evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology. 6(4). 369–369. 6 indexed citations
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Blanton, Richard E.. (1975). The Cybernetic Analysis of Human Population Growth. 30. 116–126. 8 indexed citations

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