Simon Best

584 total citations
17 papers, 304 citations indexed

About

Simon Best is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Demography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Best has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 304 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 7 papers in Demography and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Simon Best's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (12 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (7 papers) and Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment (2 papers). Simon Best is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (12 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (7 papers) and Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment (2 papers). Simon Best collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Simon Best's co-authors include Peter Sheppard, R. J. Parker, Trevor H. Worthy, Stuart Hawkins, Geoffrey Irwin, Mark Horrocks, Michael J. Rowland, Stuart Bedford, Patrick Vinton Kirch and Helen Leach and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania and International Journal of Historical Archaeology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Best

15 papers receiving 224 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Best New Zealand 8 268 188 103 78 61 17 304
Joel Davidson New Zealand 9 236 0.9× 141 0.8× 121 1.2× 72 0.9× 30 0.5× 17 286
Jean‐Christophe Galipaud France 8 162 0.6× 97 0.5× 62 0.6× 31 0.4× 53 0.9× 25 201
Helene Martinsson‐Wallin Sweden 10 226 0.8× 145 0.8× 82 0.8× 91 1.2× 52 0.9× 33 274
Christina Pavlides Australia 8 200 0.7× 138 0.7× 40 0.4× 22 0.3× 65 1.1× 10 268
William S. Ayres United States 9 219 0.8× 236 1.3× 136 1.3× 50 0.6× 72 1.2× 25 432
Peter V. Lape United States 10 221 0.8× 160 0.9× 40 0.4× 19 0.2× 46 0.8× 19 339
Timothy M. Rieth United States 10 294 1.1× 223 1.2× 144 1.4× 46 0.6× 81 1.3× 22 368
Ross H. Cordy United States 8 186 0.7× 140 0.7× 64 0.6× 47 0.6× 17 0.3× 25 252
Andrew McAlister New Zealand 10 173 0.6× 147 0.8× 77 0.7× 30 0.4× 51 0.8× 30 271
Jillian Swift United States 9 130 0.5× 205 1.1× 136 1.3× 17 0.2× 31 0.5× 17 299

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Best

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Best

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Best

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Hawkins, Stuart, Trevor H. Worthy, Stuart Bedford, et al.. (2016). Ancient tortoise hunting in the southwest Pacific. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 38317–38317. 13 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (2016). THE MAORI ADZE: AN EXPLANATION FOR CHANGE. 7 indexed citations
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Best, Simon, et al.. (2013). Quakers, Youth, and Young Adults. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Best, Simon. (2007). Quaker Events for Young People: Informal Education and Faith Transmission. Digital Commons - George Fox University (George Fox University). 11(2). 9. 5 indexed citations
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Horrocks, Mark & Simon Best. (2004). Analysis of Plant Microfossils in Early European Latrine Fills from Russell, Northern New Zealand. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 8(4). 267–280. 7 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (2003). Fifty Years in the Field: Essays in Honour and Celebration of Richard Shutler Jr's Archaeological Career [Book Review]. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 112(1). 75. 1 indexed citations
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Horrocks, Mark, et al.. (2003). Analysis of Sediments and Plant Remains from the Find-spot of a Cache of Polynesian Gardening Tools at Ruakaka, Northern New Zealand. 1 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (2002). Lapita : a view from the East. 50 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (1994). A Short Site Survey in Western Samoa: Preliminary Results. 16. 22–34.
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Best, Simon. (1993). At the Halls of the Mountain Kings. Fijian and Samoan fortifications: comparison and analysis. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 102(4). 385–447. 41 indexed citations
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Best, Simon, et al.. (1992). Necromancing the Stone: Archaeologists and Adzes in Samoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 101. 45–85. 76 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (1992). Fortifications in Fiji and Samoa: Comparisons and Predictions. 35. 40–44. 5 indexed citations
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Best, Simon, et al.. (1988). Report on the Second Phase of Fieldwork at the Tataga-Matau Site, American Samoa. 6 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (1988). Tokelau archaeology: a preliminary report of an initial survey and excavations. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association. 8(0). 18 indexed citations
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Best, Simon. (1987). Long distance obsidian travel and possible implications for the settlement of Fiji. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 22(1). 31–32. 47 indexed citations
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Rowland, Michael J. & Simon Best. (1980). SURVEY AND EXCAVATION ON THE KEDEKEDE HILLFORT, LAKEBA ISLAND, LAU GROUP, FIJI. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 15(1). 29–50. 6 indexed citations

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