Simon Mays

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Simon Mays is a scholar working on Archeology, Surgery and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Mays has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Archeology, 27 papers in Surgery and 27 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Simon Mays's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (83 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (39 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (27 papers). Simon Mays is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (83 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (39 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (27 papers). Simon Mays collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Simon Mays's co-authors include Margaret Cox, Michael P. Richards, Benjamin T. Fuller, Megan B. Brickley, Rachel Ives, James Steele, Donald J. Ortner, G. Michael Taylor, Theya Molleson and Gordon Turner‐Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Simon Mays

131 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Which types of bony changes in the maxillary sinus indicate chronic sinusitis? 2024 ·International Journal of Paleopathology ·Simon Mays, Sarah Stark, (unknown), (unknown)	1
2	Quantifying cortical bone in fragmentary archeological second metacarpals 2021 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·(unknown), Megan B. Brickley, Menno L. P. Hoogland, Erik Jurriaans, Simon Mays, Tracy Prowse	5
3	A content analysis by bibliometry of the first ten years of the International Journal of Paleopathology 2021 ·International Journal of Paleopathology ·Simon Mays	3
4	Latitude, urbanization, age, and sex as risk factors for vitamin D deficiency disease in the Roman Empire 2018 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays, Tracy Prowse, Matthieu George, Megan B. Brickley	25
5	Lives before and after Stonehenge: An osteobiographical study of four prehistoric burials recently excavated from the Stonehenge World Heritage Site 2018 ·Journal of Archaeological Science Reports ·Simon Mays, David Roberts, Peter Marshall, Alistair Pike, (unknown), Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Elaine Dunbar, Paula Reimer, (unknown), Anita Radini, Abigail Lowe, Adam Dowle, Camilla Speller, (unknown), (unknown)	16
6	Analysis of patterning in the occurrence of skeletal lesions used as indicators of vitamin D deficiency in subadult and adult skeletal remains 2018 ·International Journal of Paleopathology ·Megan B. Brickley, Simon Mays, Michèle George, Tracy Prowse	31
7	Vitamin D deficiency in bioarchaeology and beyond: The study of rickets and osteomalacia in the past 2018 ·International Journal of Paleopathology ·Simon Mays, Megan B. Brickley	30
8	Mandibular morphology in two archaeological human skeletal samples from northwest Europe with different masticatory regimes 2015 ·HOMO ·Simon Mays	7
9	An investigation of age‐related changes at the acetabulum in 18th–19th century ad adult skeletons from Christ Church Spitalfields, London 2012 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays	24
10	Lumbar vertebral morphology and isthmic spondylolysis in a British medieval population 2009 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Carol V. Ward, Simon Mays, (unknown), Bruce Latimer	15
11	Growth in an English population from the Industrial Revolution 2008 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays, Megan B. Brickley, Rachel Ives	21
12	Septal aperture of the humerus in a mediaeval human skeletal population 2008 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays	40
13	Osteoporosis in a population from medieval Norway 2006 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays, Gordon Turner‐Walker, Unni Syversen	50
14	Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, and lumbo‐sacral morphology in a medieval English skeletal population 2006 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays	46
15	Skeletal manifestations of rickets in infants and young children in a historic population from England 2005 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays, Megan B. Brickley, Rachel Ives	99
16	Talon cusp in a primary lateral incisor from a medieval child 2005 ·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry ·Simon Mays	27
17	Changes in hip geometry from medieval to modern times 2004 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·(unknown), Graham W. Petley, C J Edwards, Peter R. Taylor, Simon Mays, (unknown), Pamela Mahon, Cyrus Cooper, Nigel Arden	1
18	Paleopathological study of hallux valgus 2004 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Simon Mays	28
19	Measurements of Bone Mineral Density of the Radius in a Medieval Population 2004 ·Calcified Tissue International ·(unknown), Simon Mays, G. M. Blake	20
20	The Romano-British Human Bone from Folly Lane, St Albans (1991-92 Excavations) 1995 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Simon Mays, (unknown)	1

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