Thomas G. Garrison

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 579 citations indexed

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Thomas G. Garrison is a scholar working on Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas G. Garrison has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 579 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Paleontology, 10 papers in Space and Planetary Science and 5 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Thomas G. Garrison's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers), Archaeological Research and Protection (10 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (5 papers). Thomas G. Garrison is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers), Archaeological Research and Protection (10 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (5 papers). Thomas G. Garrison collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guatemala and Slovakia. Thomas G. Garrison's co-authors include Stephen Houston, Nicholas P. Dunning, Juan Carlos Fernández-Diaz, Tibor Lieskovský, Cyril Castanet, Ramesh Shrestha, Marcello A. Canuto, Luke Auld-Thomas, Philippe Nondédéo and Damien B. Marken and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, International Journal of Remote Sensing and CATENA.

In The Last Decade

Thomas G. Garrison

18 papers receiving 563 citations

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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.

Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala

2018 231 citations Marcello A. Canuto, Francisco Estrada-Belli et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas G. Garrison United States	10	332	302	166	101	99	20	579
Gyles Iannone Canada	12	171 0.5×	282 0.9×	88 0.5×	71 0.7×	58 0.6×	22	432
Francisco Estrada-Belli United States	11	172 0.5×	323 1.1×	95 0.6×	62 0.6×	60 0.6×	26	508
Philippe Nondédéo France	10	169 0.5×	255 0.8×	88 0.5×	60 0.6×	57 0.6×	28	433
Jason Yaeger United States	12	172 0.5×	384 1.3×	97 0.6×	65 0.6×	63 0.6×	25	543
Alexandre Tokovinine United States	9	162 0.5×	233 0.8×	103 0.6×	67 0.7×	61 0.6×	23	426
Timothy Murtha United States	11	135 0.4×	135 0.4×	79 0.5×	56 0.6×	61 0.6×	36	300
Cyril Castanet France	7	148 0.4×	134 0.4×	82 0.5×	44 0.4×	57 0.6×	13	331
Daniela Triadan United States	17	174 0.5×	649 2.1×	72 0.4×	74 0.7×	42 0.4×	35	815
Michael J. Harrower United States	15	212 0.6×	255 0.8×	91 0.5×	32 0.3×	53 0.5×	31	664
Matthew C. Sanger United States	16	210 0.6×	313 1.0×	131 0.8×	74 0.7×	54 0.5×	41	599

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20 of 20 papers shown

Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2025). A Teotihuacan altar at Tikal, Guatemala: central Mexican ritual and elite interaction in the Maya Lowlands. Antiquity. 99(404). 462–480.

Beach, Tim, et al.. (2024). Broadscale deep learning model for archaeological feature detection across the Maya area. Journal of Archaeological Science. 169. 106022–106022. 2 indexed citations

Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2022). Assessing the lidar revolution in the Maya lowlands: A geographic approach to understanding feature classification accuracy. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 47(2). 270–292. 9 indexed citations

Houston, Stephen, et al.. (2021). A Teotihuacan complex at the Classic Maya city of Tikal, Guatemala. Antiquity. 95(384). 6 indexed citations

Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2020). Low-cost 3D scanning systems for cultural heritage documentation. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 10(4). 437–455. 16 indexed citations

Houston, Stephen, et al.. (2019). CITADELS AND SURVEILLANCE: CONFLICTIVE REGIONS AND DEFENSIVE DESIGN IN THE BUENAVISTA CITADELS OF GUATEMALA. 13. 9–36. 3 indexed citations

Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2018). Bridging the Gap: Spectral and Structural Analysis of Archaeological Settlement in El Zotz, Guatemala. 1 indexed citations

Canuto, Marcello A., Francisco Estrada-Belli, Thomas G. Garrison, et al.. (2018). Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala. Science. 361(6409). 231 indexed citations breakdown →

Garrison, Thomas G.. (2018). The Ancient Urban Maya: Neighborhoods, inequality, and built form, by Scott R. Hutson, 2016. Gainesville (FL): University Press of Florida; ISBN 978-0-8130-6276-1 hardback $84.95. 280 pp., 32 figs (b & w), 4 tables. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 28(3). 530–532.

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Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2018). Recentering the rural: Lidar and articulated landscapes among the Maya. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 53. 133–146. 73 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G. & Stephen Houston. (2017). Inconstant landscape: the Maya kingdom of El Zotz, Guatemala, An. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University). 8 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2016). Tunnel Vision. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 4(2). 192–204. 8 indexed citations

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Luzzadder‐Beach, Sheryl, Timothy Beach, Thomas G. Garrison, et al.. (2016). Paleoecology and Geoarchaeology at El Palmar and the El Zotz Region, Guatemala. Geoarchaeology. 32(1). 90–106. 10 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2016). A royal Maya country house: Archaeology at Bejucal, Guatemala. Journal of Field Archaeology. 41(5). 532–549. 5 indexed citations

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Doyle, James A., Thomas G. Garrison, & Stephen Houston. (2012). Watchful realms: integrating GIS analysis and political history in the southern Maya lowlands. Antiquity. 86(333). 792–807. 33 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2011). Discovering ancient Maya settlements using airborne radar elevation data. Journal of Archaeological Science. 38(7). 1655–1662. 22 indexed citations

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Beach, Timothy, et al.. (2010). Carbon isotopic ratios of wetland and terrace soil sequences in the Maya Lowlands of Belize and Guatemala. CATENA. 85(2). 109–118. 45 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G.. (2010). Remote sensing ancient Maya rural populations using QuickBird satellite imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 31(1). 213–231. 13 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G. & Nicholas P. Dunning. (2009). Settlement, Environment, and Politics in the San Bartolo-Xultun Territory, El Peten, Guatemala. Latin American Antiquity. 20(4). 525–552. 32 indexed citations

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Garrison, Thomas G., et al.. (2008). Evaluating the use of IKONOS satellite imagery in lowland Maya settlement archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Science. 35(10). 2770–2777. 62 indexed citations

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