Thomas W. McKern

867 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 411 citations indexed

About

Thomas W. McKern is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. McKern has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 411 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Archeology, 4 papers in Paleontology and 3 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. McKern's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers). Thomas W. McKern is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (2 papers). Thomas W. McKern collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Thomas W. McKern's co-authors include B. Miles Gilbert, D. Gentry Steele and Robert A. Benfer and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Anthropologist and American Antiquity.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. McKern

11 papers receiving 346 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.

A method for aging the female Os pubis

1973 233 citations B. Miles Gilbert, Thomas W. McKern American Journal of Physical Anthropology profile →

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Mary Frances Ericksen United States

Marion M. Maresh United States

J. Lawrence Angel United States

MY İşcan United States

Ilse Schwidetzky Germany

Robert Dibennardo United States

Ignasi Galtés Spain

Alfred Czarnetzki Germany

F Kósa Hungary

Ellis R. Kerley United States

Mary Frances Ericksen United States

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84 ×0.8

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50 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas W. McKern

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas W. McKern

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas W. McKern

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

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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McKern, Thomas W., et al.. (1974). Living prehistory: An introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Gilbert, B. Miles & Thomas W. McKern. (1973). A method for aging the female Os pubis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 38(1). 31–38. 233 indexed citations breakdown →

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McKern, Thomas W., et al.. (1971). Several cranial indices and their relevance to fossil man. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 35(1). 69–73. 1 indexed citations

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Steele, D. Gentry & Thomas W. McKern. (1969). A method for assessment of maximum long bone length and living stature from fragmentary long bones. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 31(2). 215–227. 116 indexed citations

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Benfer, Robert A. & Thomas W. McKern. (1968). Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from Coontail Spin. 38. 66–75. 2 indexed citations

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Benfer, Robert A. & Thomas W. McKern. (1966). The correlation of bone robusticity with the perforation of the coronoid‐olecranon septum in the humerus of man. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 24(2). 247–252. 43 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W.. (1966). Readings in physical anthropology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W.. (1964). Indian Skeletal Material from the Jim Arnold Site. 35. 95–99.

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McKern, Thomas W.. (1964). The Physical Characteristics of the Aboriginal La Jollan Population of Southern California. Spencer L. Rogers. American Anthropologist. 66(3). 717–718. 2 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W., et al.. (1962). Paleolithic man from the Crimea. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 20(3). 403–406. 1 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W.. (1962). The human skeleton in forensic medicine by Wilton Marion Krogman. 337 pp, $14.00. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. 1962. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 20(2). 227–229. 1 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W.. (1960). An Anthropometric and Morphological Analysis of a Prehistoric Skeletal Population from Santa Cruz Island, California. The Digital Archeological Record (tDAR). 2 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W., et al.. (1959). A Statistical Technique for Classifying Human Skeletal Remains. American Antiquity. 24(4Part1). 375–382. 2 indexed citations

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McKern, Thomas W.. (1957). Estimation of skeletal age from combined maturational activity. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 15(3). 399–408. 4 indexed citations

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