Richard Potts

1.1k total citations
7 papers, 510 citations indexed

About

Richard Potts is a scholar working on Anthropology, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Potts has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 510 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Anthropology, 3 papers in Atmospheric Science and 2 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Richard Potts's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers). Richard Potts is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers). Richard Potts collaborates with scholars based in United States and Kenya. Richard Potts's co-authors include Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Lisa Tauxe, Nancy E. Sikes, Thomas W. Plummer, Elvira V. Lang, William T. C. Yuh, Nina A. Mayr, Hans‐Dieter Sues, John Damuth and Scott L. Wing and has published in prestigious journals such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, American Journal of Roentgenology and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Potts

7 papers receiving 469 citations

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Richard Potts
Comparison fields: 5 of 93
  • Anthropology 255
  • Paleontology 229
  • Atmospheric Science 161
  • Social Psychology 116
  • Ecology 82
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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Potts

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