Robert Paynter

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 936 citations indexed

About

Robert Paynter is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Paynter has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 936 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Anthropology, 9 papers in Paleontology and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Paynter's work include Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 papers) and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (6 papers). Robert Paynter is often cited by papers focused on Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 papers) and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (6 papers). Robert Paynter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uruguay and India. Robert Paynter's co-authors include Randall H. McGuire, Matthew H. Johnson, Timothy Earle, Paul R. Mullins, Mario A. Rivera, Joan M. Gero, Alison Wylie, Ian Hodder, Parker B. Potter and Mark P. Leone and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Anthropology, Current Anthropology and Journal of Field Archaeology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Paynter

27 papers receiving 742 citations

Hit Papers

The Archaeology of Inequality. 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 50 100 150 200
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. The Archaeology of Inequality.
    1992 241 citations Matthew H. Johnson, Randall H. McGuire et al. Man 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 Paynter United States 12 711 422 244 125 124 28 936
Charles E. Orser United States 18 1.1k 1.6× 523 1.2× 332 1.4× 158 1.3× 157 1.3× 71 1.3k
Parker B. Potter United States 12 643 0.9× 347 0.8× 259 1.1× 113 0.9× 91 0.7× 21 815
James Deetz United States 14 727 1.0× 436 1.0× 216 0.9× 160 1.3× 98 0.8× 23 1.0k
Paul A. Shackel United States 17 694 1.0× 332 0.8× 390 1.6× 94 0.8× 168 1.4× 79 1.0k
Stephen W. Silliman United States 14 585 0.8× 398 0.9× 160 0.7× 107 0.9× 75 0.6× 32 797
Stephen L. Dyson United States 12 510 0.7× 377 0.9× 338 1.4× 96 0.8× 75 0.6× 49 939
Pedro Paulo A. Funari Brazil 15 438 0.6× 167 0.4× 286 1.2× 55 0.4× 141 1.1× 179 947
Theresa A. Singleton United States 10 572 0.8× 215 0.5× 89 0.4× 96 0.8× 100 0.8× 24 658
Paul R. Mullins United States 14 335 0.5× 148 0.4× 117 0.5× 49 0.4× 98 0.8× 53 533
Edward Schortman United States 17 427 0.6× 663 1.6× 159 0.7× 138 1.1× 54 0.4× 36 937

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Paynter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Paynter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Paynter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Paynter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Paynter 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 Paynter. Robert Paynter 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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Paynter, Robert, et al.. (2019). Contexts of Resistance in African American Western Massachusetts: A View from the W. E. B. Du Bois Homesite in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Historical Archaeology. 53(2). 323–340. 4 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert, et al.. (2019). Excavating the “Garden of the North”: Five Centuries of Material and Social Change in Western Massachusetts: An Introduction. Historical Archaeology. 53(2). 236–250. 1 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (2014). Building an Historical Landscape, Commemorating W. E. B. Du Bois. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 18(2). 316–339. 2 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert & David Glassberg. (2010). Conflict and Consensus in Great Barrington: remembering W. E. B. Du Bois. Museum International. 62(1-2). 57–60. 1 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (2002). Time in the Valley. Current Anthropology. 43(S4). S85–S101. 17 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (2000). Historical and Anthropological Archaeology: Forging Alliances. Journal of Archaeological Research. 8(1). 1–37. 26 indexed citations
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Mullins, Paul R. & Robert Paynter. (2000). Representing colonizers: An archaeology of creolization, ethnogenesis, and indigenous material culture among the Haida. Historical Archaeology. 34(3). 73–84. 32 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (2000). John L. Cotter Award in Historical Archaeology. Historical Archaeology. 34(4). 7–8. 1 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (2000). Historical Archaeology and the Post-Columbian World of North America. Journal of Archaeological Research. 8(3). 169–217. 33 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (1999). Epilogue: Class analysis and historical archaeology. Historical Archaeology. 33(1). 184–195. 7 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert, et al.. (1999). 1999 Perry and Paynter Epilogue Artifacts, Ethnicity, and the Archaeology of African Americans. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 299–310. 1 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (1997). Du Boisian Perspectives on Identities and Material Culture. Anthropology News. 38(5). 11–11. 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Matthew H., Randall H. McGuire, & Robert Paynter. (1992). The Archaeology of Inequality.. Man. 27(3). 649–649. 241 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paynter, Robert, et al.. (1992). W.E.B. Du Bois and the Material World of African-Americans in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Critique of Anthropology. 12(3). 277–291. 12 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert & Randall H. McGuire. (1991). 1991 The Archaeology of Inequality Material Culture, Domination and Resistance. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 1–27. 88 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (1989). The Archaeology Of Equality And Inequality. Annual Review of Anthropology. 18(1). 369–399. 6 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (1988). 1988 Steps to an Archaeology of Capitalism Material Change and Class Analysis. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 407–433. 27 indexed citations
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Leone, Mark P., Parker B. Potter, Paul A. Shackel, et al.. (1987). Toward a Critical Archaeology [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 28(3). 283–302. 161 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (1984). 1984 Social Dynamics and New England Archaeology. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 27. 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Paynter, Robert. (1982). Models of Spatial Inequality: Settlement Patterns in Historical Archaeology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 44 indexed citations

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