Thomas M. Urban

636 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 433 citations indexed

About

Thomas M. Urban is a scholar working on Paleontology, Archeology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas M. Urban has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 433 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Paleontology, 13 papers in Archeology and 12 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas M. Urban's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (12 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (8 papers). Thomas M. Urban is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (12 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (8 papers). Thomas M. Urban collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Thomas M. Urban's co-authors include Robert W. Jacob, Sturt W. Manning, Kevin D. Fisher, David Bustos, Matthew R. Bennett, Sally C. Reynolds, Daniel Odess, Susan E. Alcock, Vincent Santucci and Kathleen B. Springer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Scientific Reports and Quaternary Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Thomas M. Urban

26 papers receiving 418 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Evidence of humans in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum
    2021 103 citations Matthew R. Bennett, David Bustos et al. Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas M. Urban United States 13 154 149 134 106 95 28 433
Ervan G. Garrison United States 11 160 1.0× 28 0.2× 141 1.1× 110 1.0× 62 0.7× 37 410
Rinita A. Dalan United States 11 157 1.0× 116 0.8× 30 0.2× 108 1.0× 169 1.8× 24 441
Kelsey M. Lowe Australia 10 141 0.9× 55 0.4× 69 0.5× 160 1.5× 43 0.5× 26 297
Peng Lü China 14 297 1.9× 34 0.2× 63 0.5× 148 1.4× 31 0.3× 41 531
Isidoro Campaña Spain 12 193 1.3× 20 0.1× 158 1.2× 239 2.3× 31 0.3× 23 396
Renato Kipnis Brazil 12 156 1.0× 37 0.2× 111 0.8× 201 1.9× 30 0.3× 26 416
Sebastiano Tusa Italy 14 167 1.1× 36 0.2× 275 2.1× 76 0.7× 7 0.1× 50 491
James Wiseman United States 8 104 0.7× 47 0.3× 139 1.0× 74 0.7× 14 0.1× 38 356
Harald Lübke Germany 15 304 2.0× 39 0.3× 176 1.3× 171 1.6× 22 0.2× 34 491
Yorke M. Rowan United States 14 445 2.9× 18 0.1× 377 2.8× 198 1.9× 21 0.2× 51 638

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas M. Urban

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas M. Urban

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All Works

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Bennett, Matthew R., Thomas M. Urban, David Bustos, et al.. (2025). The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): Linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology?. Quaternary Science Advances. 17. 100274–100274.
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Pigati, Jeffrey S., Kathleen B. Springer, Vance T. Holliday, et al.. (2022). Reply to “Evidence for Humans at White Sands National Park during the Last Glacial Maximum Could Actually be for Clovis People ∼13,000 Years Ago” by C. Vance Haynes, Jr.. PaleoAmerica. 8(2). 99–101. 12 indexed citations
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Bennett, Matthew R., David Bustos, Jeffrey S. Pigati, et al.. (2021). Evidence of humans in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum. Science. 373(6562). 1528–1531. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2021). Geophysical survey locates an elusive Tlingit fort in south-east Alaska. Antiquity. 95(379). 2 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., Matthew R. Bennett, David Bustos, et al.. (2019). 3-D radar imaging unlocks the untapped behavioral and biomechanical archive of Pleistocene ghost tracks. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16470–16470. 15 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., Jeffrey T. Rasic, Claire Alix, et al.. (2019). Magnetic detection of archaeological hearths in Alaska: A tool for investigating the full span of human presence at the gateway to North America. Quaternary Science Reviews. 211. 73–92. 17 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2018). Use of magnetometry for detecting and documenting multi-species Pleistocene megafauna tracks at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, U.S.A. Quaternary Science Reviews. 199. 206–213. 9 indexed citations
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Alcock, Susan E., et al.. (2017). The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project: Landscape Archaeology in the Northern Hinterland of Petra, Jordan. American Journal of Archaeology. 121(4). 621–683. 14 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2017). Investigating the proposed sanctuary near the volcanic Lago di Venere, Pantelleria, Italy, in 2014 and 2015. Antiquity. 91(356). 1 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., Jeffrey T. Rasic, Ian Buvit, et al.. (2016). Geophysical investigation of a Middle Holocene archaeological site along the Yukon River, Alaska. The Leading Edge. 35(4). 345–349. 6 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., Jeffrey T. Rasic, Claire Alix, et al.. (2016). Frozen: The Potential and Pitfalls of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Archaeology in the Alaskan Arctic. Remote Sensing. 8(12). 1007–1007. 16 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2015). Ground-penetrating radar survey on the island of Pantelleria (Italy) reveals an ancient architectural complex with likely Punic and Roman components. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 123. 164–169. 7 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., Yorke M. Rowan, & Morag M. Kersel. (2014). Ground-penetrating radar investigations at Marj Rabba, a Chalcolithic site in the lower Galilee of Israel. Journal of Archaeological Science. 46. 96–106. 19 indexed citations
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Manning, Sturt W., et al.. (2014). Becoming Urban. Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology. 27(1). 3–32. 25 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2013). Investigating ancient dams in Petra's northern hinterland with ground-penetrating radar. The Leading Edge. 32(2). 190–192. 6 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2013). A geophysical investigation of a newly discovered Early Bronze Age site near Petra, Jordan. Journal of Archaeological Science. 42. 260–272. 22 indexed citations
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Rowan, Yorke M., Thomas M. Urban, & Morag M. Kersel. (2012). Recent Ground Penetrating Radar discoveries at Marj Rabba, Israel. Antiquity. 324. 3 indexed citations
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Urban, Thomas M., et al.. (2012). Multimethod geophysical investigations at an Inupiaq village site in Kobuk Valley, Alaska. The Leading Edge. 31(8). 950–956. 10 indexed citations

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