Robert Jurmain

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Jurmain is a scholar working on Archeology, Surgery and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Jurmain has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Archeology, 6 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Robert Jurmain's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (13 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (6 papers) and Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology (4 papers). Robert Jurmain is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (13 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (6 papers) and Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology (4 papers). Robert Jurmain collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Austria. Robert Jurmain's co-authors include Daniel E. Lieberman, David T. Felson, Robert J. Woods, Heli Maijanen, Ian J. Wallace, Steven Worthington, Elizabeth Weiss, Dennis Van Gerven, Nancy C. Lovell and Alan Leventhal and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Jurmain

30 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Knee osteoarthritis has doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century
    2017 690 citations Ian J. Wallace, Steven Worthington et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 Jurmain United States 20 741 649 490 257 186 33 2.0k
Hila May Israel 21 375 0.5× 106 0.2× 394 0.8× 194 0.8× 48 0.3× 65 1.3k
Charles F. Merbs United States 17 719 1.0× 82 0.1× 167 0.3× 122 0.5× 80 0.4× 29 1.1k
Robert J. Hinton United States 29 236 0.3× 689 1.1× 173 0.4× 26 0.1× 73 0.4× 67 2.3k
Sébastien Villotte France 17 933 1.3× 78 0.1× 216 0.4× 34 0.1× 180 1.0× 68 1.4k
Kingsbury G. Heiple United States 27 399 0.5× 236 0.4× 1.4k 2.8× 19 0.1× 347 1.9× 62 2.8k
Valentina Mariotti Italy 22 1.0k 1.4× 110 0.2× 209 0.4× 21 0.1× 140 0.8× 53 1.5k
Robert P. Mensforth United States 12 2.3k 3.1× 162 0.2× 230 0.5× 29 0.1× 115 0.6× 16 2.8k
Christopher Briggs Australia 27 356 0.5× 99 0.2× 659 1.3× 754 2.9× 405 2.2× 63 2.1k
Maria Giovanna Belcastro Italy 26 1.4k 1.8× 115 0.2× 184 0.4× 16 0.1× 173 0.9× 88 2.0k
Margaret Anderson United States 20 157 0.2× 157 0.2× 553 1.1× 24 0.1× 130 0.7× 42 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Jurmain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Jurmain

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

All Works

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Wallace, Ian J., Steven Worthington, David T. Felson, et al.. (2017). Knee osteoarthritis has doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(35). 9332–9336. 690 indexed citations breakdown →
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Villotte, Sébastien, Sandra Assis, Francisca Alves Cardoso, et al.. (2016). In search of consensus: Terminology for entheseal changes (EC). International Journal of Paleopathology. 13. 49–55. 48 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (2013). Osteoarthritis: Anthropological Interpretations. 121–154.
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Jurmain, Robert. (2010). Terminology. Entheses in medical literature and physical anthropology : a brief review. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert, et al.. (2009). Paleoepidemiological patterns of interpersonal aggression in a prehistoric central California population from CA‐ALA‐329. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 139(4). 462–473. 39 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert, et al.. (2008). Juggling the evidence : the purported 'acrobat' from Tell Brak.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 17 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (2001). Paleoepidemiolgical patterns of trauma in a prehistoric population from central California. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 115(1). 13–23. 49 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (2000). Degenerative joint disease in African great apes: an evolutionary perspective. Journal of Human Evolution. 39(2). 185–203. 54 indexed citations
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Lovell, Nancy C., et al.. (2000). Skeletal evidence of probable treponemal infection in free-ranging African apes. Primates. 41(3). 275–290. 20 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert, et al.. (1997). Palaeoepidemiological Patterns of Trauma in a Medieval Nubian Skeletal Population. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 7(2). 103–114.
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Jurmain, Robert, et al.. (1997). Patterns of Cranial Trauma in a Prehistoric Population from Central California. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 7(1). 43–50. 4 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert, et al.. (1995). Skeletal evidence of osteoarthritis: a palaeopathological perspective.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 54(6). 443–450. 66 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1992). Essentials of Physical Anthropology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1990). Paleoepidemiology of a Central California prehistoric population from CA‐ALA‐329: II. Degenerative disease. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 83(1). 83–94. 82 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1990). Paleoepidemiology of a central California prehistoric population from CA‐Ala‐329: Dental disease. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 81(3). 333–342. 27 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1989). Trauma, degenerative disease, and other pathologies among the gombe chimpanzees. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 80(2). 229–237. 59 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1983). Paleoepidemiology of a Native Californian Skeletal Population. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 60(2). 211–212. 3 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1982). Human evolution: a century of research.. PubMed. 8(3). 40–50. 1 indexed citations
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Jurmain, Robert. (1978). Paleoepidemiology of Degerative Joint Disease. VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University). 14(1). 45–56. 3 indexed citations

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