Robert D. Leonard

1.0k total citations
26 papers, 698 citations indexed

About

Robert D. Leonard is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Leonard has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 698 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Paleontology, 9 papers in Anthropology and 5 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Leonard's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (5 papers). Robert D. Leonard is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (5 papers). Robert D. Leonard collaborates with scholars based in United States and Mexico. Robert D. Leonard's co-authors include George T. Jones, Todd L. VanPool, W. H. Wills, Stephen Shennan, W. Fredrick Limp, R. Lee Lyman, Michael J. O’Brien, David J. Meltzer, Michael Adler and James W. Bradley and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Archaeological Science, Current Anthropology and Computational Statistics & Data Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Leonard

24 papers receiving 605 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Leonard United States 14 509 431 124 123 87 26 698
Jeffery J. Clark United States 13 503 1.0× 398 0.9× 98 0.8× 137 1.1× 57 0.7× 26 762
Richard H. Wilshusen United States 13 558 1.1× 415 1.0× 126 1.0× 191 1.6× 54 0.6× 24 792
Matthew Boulanger United States 14 508 1.0× 482 1.1× 197 1.6× 75 0.6× 63 0.7× 52 678
Mark D. Varien United States 15 684 1.3× 456 1.1× 104 0.8× 193 1.6× 107 1.2× 25 922
Jeffrey R. Ferguson United States 13 423 0.8× 395 0.9× 188 1.5× 110 0.9× 40 0.5× 50 696
Timothy G. Baugh United States 11 605 1.2× 518 1.2× 165 1.3× 144 1.2× 85 1.0× 28 772
LuAnn Wandsnider United States 10 514 1.0× 464 1.1× 223 1.8× 90 0.7× 73 0.8× 25 775
John H. Blitz United States 16 645 1.3× 562 1.3× 206 1.7× 181 1.5× 65 0.7× 30 923
Anna Marie Prentiss United States 14 386 0.8× 281 0.7× 88 0.7× 80 0.7× 45 0.5× 39 681
Robert Whallon United States 13 405 0.8× 387 0.9× 181 1.5× 61 0.5× 49 0.6× 27 663

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All Works

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Chen, Ying‐Ju, et al.. (2021). Explaining Predictive Model Performance: An Experimental Study of Data Preparation and Model Choice. Big Data. 11(3). 199–214. 5 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D., et al.. (2018). Inference for under-dispersed data: Assessing the performance of an airborne spacing algorithm. Quality Engineering. 30(4). 546–555. 1 indexed citations
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VanPool, Todd L. & Robert D. Leonard. (2010). Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 37 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Michael J., R. Lee Lyman, & Robert D. Leonard. (2003). What Is Evolution? A Response to Bamforth. American Antiquity. 68(3). 573–580. 8 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D., et al.. (2001). Models, Definitions, and Stylistic Variation: Comment on Ortman. American Antiquity. 66(4). 742–743. 1 indexed citations
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VanPool, Todd L., et al.. (2000). Flaked Stone and Social Interaction in the Casas Grandes Region, Chihuahua, Mexico. Latin American Antiquity. 11(2). 163–174. 11 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D.. (1997). The Sample Size-Richness Relation: A Comment on Plog and Hegmon. American Antiquity. 62(4). 713–716. 9 indexed citations
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Adler, Michael, et al.. (1996). Ancestral pueblo population aggregation and abandonment in the North American Southwest. Journal of World Prehistory. 10(3). 375–438. 31 indexed citations
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Wills, W. H., et al.. (1996). The Ancient Southwestern Community: Models and Methods for the Study of Prehistoric Social Organization. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 26(3). 522–522. 88 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D., et al.. (1993). Population Aggregation in the Prehistoric American Southwest: A Selectionist Model. American Antiquity. 58(4). 648–661. 35 indexed citations
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Meltzer, David J., et al.. (1992). The relationship between sample size and diversity in archaeological assemblages. Journal of Archaeological Science. 19(4). 375–387. 37 indexed citations
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Watson, Richard A., William Y. Adams, Barbara E. Barich, et al.. (1991). What the New Archaeology Has Accomplished [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 32(3). 275–291. 20 indexed citations
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Limp, W. Fredrick, Stephen Shennan, Robert D. Leonard, & George T. Jones. (1991). Quantifying Archaeology. Journal of Field Archaeology. 18(4). 520–520. 100 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D., et al.. (1990). The Anasazi in a Changing Environment. Journal of Field Archaeology. 17(3). 348–348. 53 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D.. (1989). Resource Specialization, Population Growth, and Agricultural Production in the American Southwest. American Antiquity. 54(3). 491–503. 29 indexed citations
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Shott, Michael, Sandra Bowdler, Christopher J. Ellis, et al.. (1989). Diversity, Organization, and Behavior in the Material Record: Ethnographic and Archaeological Examples [and Comments and Replies]. Current Anthropology. 30(3). 283–315. 36 indexed citations
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Lyman, R. Lee, Michael J. O’Brien, & Robert D. Leonard. (1987). News and Short Contributions. Journal of Field Archaeology. 14(4). 493–493. 34 indexed citations
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Leonard, Robert D. & George T. Jones. (1987). Elements of an inclusive evolutionary model for archaeology. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 6(3). 199–219. 93 indexed citations

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