Robert J. Braidwood

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 878 citations indexed

About

Robert J. Braidwood is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Braidwood has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 878 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Archeology, 14 papers in Paleontology and 8 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Braidwood's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (10 papers) and Ancient Near East History (10 papers). Robert J. Braidwood is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (10 papers) and Ancient Near East History (10 papers). Robert J. Braidwood collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Czechia. Robert J. Braidwood's co-authors include Bruce M. Howe, Hans Helbæk, Charles A. Reed, Patty Jo Watson, Charles L. Redman, Grahame Clark, Henry F. Dobyns, Kenneth M. Weiss, Norman H. Nachtrieb and Paul F. Wilkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Braidwood

36 papers receiving 635 citations

Hit Papers

Prehistoric Investigations in Iraqi Kurdistan 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 50 100 150
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. Prehistoric Investigations in Iraqi Kurdistan
    1960 184 citations Robert J. Braidwood, Bruce M. Howe et al. Academic Commons (Stony Brook University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert J. Braidwood United States 14 492 406 284 82 63 39 878
David L. Clarke United Kingdom 8 601 1.2× 297 0.7× 476 1.7× 81 1.0× 98 1.6× 14 1.0k
Ralph M. Rowlett United States 11 361 0.7× 170 0.4× 309 1.1× 90 1.1× 50 0.8× 21 717
John Nandriş United Kingdom 13 426 0.9× 282 0.7× 280 1.0× 69 0.8× 46 0.7× 25 672
Bridget Allchin 14 379 0.8× 345 0.8× 452 1.6× 76 0.9× 57 0.9× 42 906
Sally R. Binford United States 8 815 1.7× 305 0.8× 750 2.6× 117 1.4× 120 1.9× 15 1.2k
Hasmukhlal Dhirajlal Sankalia India 14 375 0.8× 313 0.8× 421 1.5× 64 0.8× 62 1.0× 45 739
Frederick W. Lange United States 12 313 0.6× 187 0.5× 350 1.2× 112 1.4× 50 0.8× 39 704
Frank Hole United States 17 714 1.5× 480 1.2× 444 1.6× 99 1.2× 55 0.9× 47 1.1k
Joan Oates United Kingdom 19 789 1.6× 939 2.3× 359 1.3× 71 0.9× 108 1.7× 64 1.4k
Anthony Harding United Kingdom 14 497 1.0× 429 1.1× 279 1.0× 83 1.0× 68 1.1× 55 942

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert J. Braidwood

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert J. Braidwood

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1983). The Hilly flanks and beyond : essays on the prehistory of southwestern Asia presented to Robert J. Braidwood, November 15, 1982. 5 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1981). Beginnings of Village-Farming Communities in Southeastern Turkey: Çayönü Tepesi, 1978 and 1979. Journal of Field Archaeology. 8(3). 249–258. 12 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1981). Beginnings of Village-Farming Communities in Southeastern Turkey: Cayönü Tepesi, 1978 and 1979. Journal of Field Archaeology. 8(3). 249–249. 1 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1974). Beginnings of Village-Farming Communities in Southeastern Turkey−1972. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 71(2). 568–572. 5 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1973). The Early Village in Southwestern Asia. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 32(1/2). 34–39. 9 indexed citations
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Bökönyi, Sándor, Robert J. Braidwood, & Charles A. Reed. (1973). Earliest Animal Domestication Dated?. Science. 182(4117). 1161–1161. 4 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1970). An Early Farming Village in Turkey. Scientific American. 222(3). 50–57. 22 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1967). La prehistoire. The American Historical Review. 72(2). 534–534. 1 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., Bruce M. Howe, & Charles A. Reed. (1961). The Iranian Prehistoric Project. Science. 133(3469). 2008–2010. 82 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1960). The earlier assemblages phases A-J. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1960). Archeologists and what they do. 1 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1960). The Agricultural Revolution. Scientific American. 203(3). 130–148. 167 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1960). Excavations in the Plain of Antioch I. 61(1). 69 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1960). Near Eastern Prehistory. Science. 131(3412). 1536–1541. 32 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., Bruce M. Howe, & Hans Helbæk. (1960). Prehistoric Investigations in Iraqi Kurdistan. Academic Commons (Stony Brook University). 184 indexed citations breakdown →
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1958). Near Eastern Prehistory. Science. 127(3312). 1419–1430. 42 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1957). Jericho and its Setting in Near Eastern History. Antiquity. 31(122). 73–81. 20 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J.. (1956). The Earliest Village Materials of Syro-Cilicia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 21. 72–76. 1 indexed citations
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Braidwood, Robert J., et al.. (1952). Matarrah: A Southern Variant of the Hassunan Assemblage, Excavated in 1948. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 11(1). 1–75. 12 indexed citations

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