Richard Walter

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Richard Walter is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Walter has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 26 papers in Paleontology and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Richard Walter's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (55 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (26 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers). Richard Walter is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (55 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (26 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers). Richard Walter collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Richard Walter's co-authors include Chris Jacomb, Elizabeth Matisoo‐Smith, Peter Sheppard, Atholl Anderson, Leon Huynen, J. Stephen Athens, Alice A. Storey, Daniel Quiróz, David Addison and José Miguel Ramírez and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Richard Walter

66 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Radiocarbon and DNA evidence for a pre-Columbian introduc... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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. Radiocarbon and DNA evidence for a pre-Columbian introduction of Polynesian chickens to Chile
    2007 436 citations Alice A. Storey, Daniel Quiróz et al. 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 Walter New Zealand 21 728 534 467 245 221 70 1.6k
J. Stephen Athens United States 18 619 0.9× 382 0.7× 480 1.0× 101 0.4× 106 0.5× 44 1.3k
David V. Burley Canada 25 1.1k 1.5× 737 1.4× 489 1.0× 297 1.2× 94 0.4× 83 1.9k
Terry L. Hunt United States 26 1.6k 2.1× 1.0k 1.9× 1.1k 2.3× 240 1.0× 259 1.2× 78 2.6k
Thegn N. Ladefoged New Zealand 28 1.5k 2.0× 1.0k 1.9× 892 1.9× 234 1.0× 87 0.4× 88 2.0k
Jeffrey Quilter United States 20 277 0.4× 651 1.2× 240 0.5× 337 1.4× 37 0.2× 60 1.2k
Charles Higham New Zealand 27 852 1.2× 1.1k 2.1× 167 0.4× 512 2.1× 220 1.0× 110 2.0k
Elizabeth Matisoo‐Smith New Zealand 30 1.1k 1.5× 875 1.6× 1.2k 2.6× 321 1.3× 1.6k 7.5× 107 3.9k
David R. Harris United Kingdom 18 266 0.4× 709 1.3× 148 0.3× 499 2.0× 113 0.5× 55 1.5k
Alison Crowther Australia 26 596 0.8× 1.0k 1.9× 431 0.9× 1.2k 4.7× 174 0.8× 68 2.4k
Elizabeth J. Reitz United States 26 447 0.6× 1.2k 2.2× 702 1.5× 862 3.5× 99 0.4× 82 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard Walter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Walter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Walter

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Campbell, Matthew, Richard Walter, Andrew McAlister, et al.. (2025). Reconstructing pre-European marine habitats using archaeological assemblages: A case-study from the Ōtata midden, New Zealand. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 64. 105160–105160. 1 indexed citations
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Campbell, Matthew, Jingjing Zhang, Malcolm Reid, et al.. (2025). Overcoming Shifting Baselines: Paleo‐Behaviour Reveals Industrial Revolution as Tipping Point. Global Change Biology. 31(1). e70038–e70038. 2 indexed citations
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Weisler, Marshall I., et al.. (2023). An archaeological review of Polynesian adze quarries and sources. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 58(2). 183–213. 2 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard, et al.. (2021). Temporal trends in the Colonisation of the Pacific: Palaeodemographic Insights. Journal of World Prehistory. 34(1). 47–73. 4 indexed citations
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Summerhayes, Glenn R., et al.. (2019). Discovery of Talasea obsidian in a post-Lapita deposit in Arnavon Islands, Solomon Islands. 10(2). 73–79. 2 indexed citations
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Robinson, James, et al.. (2018). Mangahawea Bay Revisited: a reconsideration of the stratigraphy and chronology of site Q05/682. 10(1). 45–55. 1 indexed citations
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Weisler, Marshall I., et al.. (2018). Colyers Island: Polynesia's southernmost adze manufacturing complex. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 53(2). 116–127. 5 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard, et al.. (2018). Excavations at Kahukura, Murihiku. 9(2). 59–82. 3 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard, et al.. (2017). The Varying Role of Vertebrae in Pacific Fishbone Analysis: Comparing Tropical Versus Temperate Midden Assemblages. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 27(6). 1038–1047. 5 indexed citations
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Weisler, Marshall I. & Richard Walter. (2016). East Polynesian connectivity. 369–386. 3 indexed citations
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Kinaston, Rebecca, Richard Walter, Chris Jacomb, et al.. (2013). The First New Zealanders: Patterns of Diet and Mobility Revealed through Isotope Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64580–e64580. 39 indexed citations
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Storey, Alice A., J. Stephen Athens, David Bryant, et al.. (2012). Investigating the Global Dispersal of Chickens in Prehistory Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Signatures. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e39171–e39171. 92 indexed citations
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Oskam, Charlotte L., James Haile, Paul Rigby, et al.. (2010). Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 277(1690). 1991–2000. 94 indexed citations
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Jacomb, Chris, et al.. (2010). Review of the Archaeology of Foveaux Strait, New Zealand. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 119(1). 25–59. 15 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard & Michael Reilly. (2010). A Prehistory of the Mangaian Chiefdom. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 119(4). 335. 1 indexed citations
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Walter, Richard, et al.. (2008). La Main à plume : anthologie du surréalisme sous l'occupation. 1 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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