Robert L. Rands

797 total citations
22 papers, 198 citations indexed

About

Robert L. Rands is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Rands has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 198 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 8 papers in Paleontology and 4 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Rands's work include Latin American history and culture (12 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers) and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (3 papers). Robert L. Rands is often cited by papers focused on Latin American history and culture (12 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 papers) and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (3 papers). Robert L. Rands collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert L. Rands's co-authors include George W. Brainerd, Carroll L. Riley, George R. Holley, T. Patrick Culbert, Ronald L. Bishop, Robert Wauchope, Raymond H. Thompson, Emil W. Haury, Albert C. Spaulding and J. A. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Anthropologist and Geographical Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Rands

18 papers receiving 154 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 L. Rands United States 8 121 87 48 37 35 22 198
Linton Satterthwaite United States 7 160 1.3× 123 1.4× 58 1.2× 29 0.8× 43 1.2× 16 239
Ralph L. Roys United States 7 85 0.7× 130 1.5× 36 0.8× 19 0.5× 17 0.5× 14 199
Carol J. Mackey United States 8 138 1.1× 66 0.8× 68 1.4× 63 1.7× 42 1.2× 17 234
William R. Bullard United States 7 249 2.1× 107 1.2× 112 2.3× 54 1.5× 74 2.1× 14 319
Héctor Escobedo United States 7 206 1.7× 128 1.5× 79 1.6× 44 1.2× 41 1.2× 15 252
Robert N. Zeitlin United States 8 191 1.6× 80 0.9× 119 2.5× 50 1.4× 65 1.9× 15 252
Olivier de Montmollin United Kingdom 7 196 1.6× 120 1.4× 98 2.0× 39 1.1× 74 2.1× 12 248
James C. Gifford United States 8 242 2.0× 82 0.9× 116 2.4× 72 1.9× 75 2.1× 10 311
S. K. Lothrop United States 8 104 0.9× 81 0.9× 53 1.1× 43 1.2× 25 0.7× 19 196
Phil C. Weigand United States 9 83 0.7× 59 0.7× 75 1.6× 22 0.6× 13 0.4× 31 177

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert L. Rands

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rands, Robert L.. (2015). Thematic and Compositional Variation In Palenque-Region Incensarios. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L., et al.. (2012). Excavaciones en un cementerio de Palenque. Estudios de Cultura Maya. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (2012). Cerámica de la región de Palenque, México. Estudios de Cultura Maya. 6. 5 indexed citations
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Culbert, T. Patrick & Robert L. Rands. (2007). Multiple Classifications: An Alternative Approach to the Investigation of Maya Ceramics. Latin American Antiquity. 18(2). 181–181. 13 indexed citations
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Bishop, Ronald L., Robert L. Rands, & George R. Holley. (1982). Ceramic Compositional Analysis in Archaeological Perspective. In: Advances In Archaeological Method and Theory. 21 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (1977). The rise of Classic Maya civilization in the Northwestern Zone: isolation and integration. 159–180. 6 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L., et al.. (1974). History of Laguna Pueblo land claims . Laguna land utilization. Garland Pub. eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L., et al.. (1974). Maya Sculpture from the Southern Lowlands, the Highlands and Pacific Piedmont, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras. The Art Bulletin. 56(2). 307–307. 3 indexed citations
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Nowell, Charles E., et al.. (1973). Man Across the Sea: Problems of Pre-Columbian Contacts. Geographical Review. 63(1). 123–123. 7 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (1961). Elaboration and Invention in Ceramic Traditions. American Antiquity. 26(3Part1). 331–340. 2 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L. & Carroll L. Riley. (1958). Diffusion and Discontinuous Distribution. American Anthropologist. 60(2). 274–297. 14 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (1957). Comparative Notes on the Hand-Eye and Related Motifs. American Antiquity. 22(3). 247–257. 1 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L., et al.. (1957). The Ceramic Position of Palenque, Chiapas. American Antiquity. 23(2Part1). 140–150. 12 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (1955). Some manifestations of water in Mesoamerican art. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 9 indexed citations
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Haury, Emil W., et al.. (1955). An Archaeological Approach to the Study of Cultural Stability. 11. 32–57. 12 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (1954). Artistic Connections Between the Chichen Itza Toltec and the Classic Maya. American Antiquity. 19(3). 281–282. 2 indexed citations
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Rands, Robert L.. (1953). The water lily in Maya art: a complex of alleged Asiatic origin. DSpace Repository (Smithsonian). 21 indexed citations

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