Thor Heyerdahl
- Geography, Planning and Development top 1%
- Paleontology top 10%
- Ecology
- Demography top 10%
- Anthropology top 10%
- Co-authors
- Jack GolsonH. B. HawthornMarian W. SmithBurton BenedictJean GuiartBetty J. MeggersGeoffrey AsheGeorge F. Carter
- Topics
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (20 papers)Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (5 papers)Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- Norway
In The Last Decade
Thor Heyerdahl
42 papers receiving 326 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 90
- Geography, Planning and Development 203
- Paleontology 90
- Ecology 69
- Demography 60
- Anthropology 49
Countries citing papers authored by Thor Heyerdahl
This map shows the geographic impact of Thor Heyerdahl's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Thor Heyerdahl with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Thor Heyerdahl more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Thor Heyerdahl
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thor Heyerdahl. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thor Heyerdahl. The network helps show where Thor Heyerdahl may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thor Heyerdahl
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thor Heyerdahl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thor Heyerdahl 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 Thor Heyerdahl. Thor Heyerdahl is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Man and the Ocean: The Beginning of Navigation and Seaborn Civilizations | 2 |
| 2 | A Reappraisal of Alfred Metraux's Search for Extra-Island Parallels to Easter Island Culture Elements | 1 |
| 3 | The Heterogeneity of Small Sculptures on Easter Island before 1886 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Tigris sails into the past | 1 |
| 6 | Report of the tar ball sampling during the Trans Atlantic pollution survey 1976 | 4 |
| 7 | The voyage of Ra II | 3 |
| 8 | 16 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | Sea routes to Polynesia | 6 |
| 11 | 18 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 15 | 5 | |
| 16 | 1 | |
| 17 | 2 | |
| 18 | 1 | |
| 19 | American Indians in the Pacific | 32 |
| 20 | 2 |
About Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Archeology and Demography, having authored 46 papers that have together received 430 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (20 papers), Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (5 papers) and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geography, Planning and Development (203 citations), Paleontology (90 citations) and Anthropology (49 citations). Thor Heyerdahl has collaborated with scholars based in Norway. Frequent co-authors include Jack Golson, H. B. Hawthorn, Marian W. Smith, Burton Benedict, Jean Guiart, Betty J. Meggers, Geoffrey Ashe and George F. Carter. Their work appears in journals such as Biological Conservation, Marine Pollution Bulletin and Geographical Journal.
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