Thomas Yarrow

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Yarrow is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Museology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Yarrow has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Archeology, 10 papers in Anthropology and 4 papers in Museology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Yarrow's work include Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (11 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (6 papers) and Geographies of human-animal interactions (4 papers). Thomas Yarrow is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (11 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (6 papers) and Geographies of human-animal interactions (4 papers). Thomas Yarrow collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Austria. Thomas Yarrow's co-authors include Siân Jones, Soumhya Venkatesan, J. W. Cook, Matei Candea, Catherine Trundle, Rachel Douglas‐Jones, John Hughes, Duncan Garrow, Adam Reed and Hannah Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Cultural Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Yarrow

28 papers receiving 1000 citations

Hit Papers

:Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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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. :Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection
    2006 494 citations Thomas Yarrow PoLAR Political and Legal Anthropology Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Yarrow United Kingdom 16 431 224 214 199 143 32 1.2k
Marcia Langton Australia 18 473 1.1× 116 0.5× 236 1.1× 125 0.6× 156 1.1× 84 1.4k
Dolores Hayden United States 17 628 1.5× 166 0.7× 106 0.5× 125 0.6× 122 0.9× 52 1.7k
Tim Winter Australia 24 724 1.7× 337 1.5× 133 0.6× 726 3.6× 198 1.4× 66 1.6k
Karen E. Till Ireland 17 597 1.4× 157 0.7× 152 0.7× 202 1.0× 309 2.2× 37 1.3k
Michael Rowlands United Kingdom 14 427 1.0× 125 0.6× 510 2.4× 303 1.5× 138 1.0× 36 1.4k
John Tunbridge Canada 13 921 2.1× 109 0.5× 132 0.6× 913 4.6× 391 2.7× 41 1.8k
Reuben Rose‐Redwood Canada 19 555 1.3× 212 0.9× 228 1.1× 74 0.4× 394 2.8× 47 1.5k
Dydia DeLyser United States 18 521 1.2× 65 0.3× 75 0.4× 100 0.5× 451 3.2× 34 1.2k
Ian Cook United Kingdom 14 647 1.5× 174 0.8× 123 0.6× 41 0.2× 435 3.0× 30 1.6k
Ronald Rees Canada 10 418 1.0× 79 0.4× 169 0.8× 276 1.4× 474 3.3× 19 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Yarrow

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Yarrow

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yarrow, Thomas, et al.. (2022). The Object of Conservation. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 11 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2019). Architects. Cornell University Press eBooks.
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2019). Architects. Cornell University Press eBooks.
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Winthereik, Brit Ross, Simone Abram, & Thomas Yarrow. (2019). Electrifying Anthropology: Exploring Electrical Practices and Infrastructures. 15 indexed citations
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Abram, Simone, Brit Ross Winthereik, & Thomas Yarrow. (2019). Electrifying Anthropology. Bloomsbury Academic eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2018). Retaining character: heritage conservation and the logic of continuity. Social Anthropology. 26(3). 330–344. 5 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2018). How conservation matters: Ethnographic explorations of historic building renovation. Journal of Material Culture. 24(1). 3–21. 20 indexed citations
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Brown, Hannah, Adam Reed, & Thomas Yarrow. (2017). Introduction: towards an ethnography of meeting. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 23(S1). 10–26. 26 indexed citations
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Bonacchi, Chiara, Richard Hingley, & Thomas Yarrow. (2016). Exploring Ancient Identities in Modern Britain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(1). 4 indexed citations
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Douglas‐Jones, Rachel, John Hughes, Siân Jones, & Thomas Yarrow. (2016). Science, value and material decay in the conservation of historic environments. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 21. 823–833. 69 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas, Matei Candea, Catherine Trundle, & J. W. Cook. (2015). Detachment : essays on the limits of relational thinking.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 88 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas & Siân Jones. (2014). ‘Stone is stone’: engagement and detachment in the craft of conservation masonry. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 20(2). 256–275. 25 indexed citations
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Adams, Charlotte, et al.. (2014). Building with History: Exploring the Relationship between Heritage and Energy in Institutionally Managed Buildings. The Historic Environment Policy & Practice. 5(2). 167–181. 13 indexed citations
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Englund, Harri & Thomas Yarrow. (2013). The Place of Theory: Rights, Networks, and Ethnographic Comparison. Social Analysis. 57(3). 7 indexed citations
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Venkatesan, Soumhya & Thomas Yarrow. (2012). Differentiating Development: Beyond an Anthropology of Critique. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 52 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2011). Development beyond politics : aid activism, and NGOs in Ghana.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 25 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2008). Life/History: Personal Narratives of Development Amongst NGO Workers and Activists in Ghana. Africa. 78(3). 334–358. 35 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2008). Negotiating Difference: Discourses of Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Ghana. PoLAR Political and Legal Anthropology Review. 31(2). 224–242. 16 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2008). Paired Opposites. Critique of Anthropology. 28(4). 426–445. 11 indexed citations
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Yarrow, Thomas. (2006). Sites of Knowledge:Different Ways of Knowing An Archaeological Excavation. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 20–32. 5 indexed citations

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