Tim Kerig

1.7k citations

24 papers · 1.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 11

Impact in

Paleontology top 1%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Anthropology top 1%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Papers in ⓘ

Paleontology 12
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 12
Anthropology 7
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 7

Co-authors: Stephen Shennan (12 shared papers)Kevan Edinborough (11 shared papers)Sue Colledge (4 shared papers)Adrian Timpson (3 shared papers)Katie Manning (2 shared papers)Mark Thomas (2 shared papers)Enrico R. Crema (7 shared papers)Sean S. Downey (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Archaeological Science (3 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 papers)Antiquity (2 papers)Quaternary International (2 papers)Praehistorische Zeitschrift (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Germany United States

In The Last Decade

Tim Kerig

23 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Reconstructing regional population fluctuations in the European Neolithic using radiocarbon dates: a new case-study using an improved method 2014 · 267 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Journal of Archaeological Science
2013 Nature Communications

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1	Regional population collapse followed initial agriculture booms in mid-Holocene Europe Nature Communications ·Stephen Shennan, Sean S. Downey, Adrian Timpson, Kevan Edinborough, Sue Colledge, Tim Kerig, Katie Manning, Mark Thomas Hit paper breakdown →	2013	522
2	Reconstructing regional population fluctuations in the European Neolithic using radiocarbon dates: a new case-study using an improved method Journal of Archaeological Science ·Adrian Timpson, Sue Colledge, Enrico R. Crema, Kevan Edinborough, Tim Kerig, Katie Manning, Mark Thomas, Stephen Shennan Hit paper breakdown →	2014	267
3	The Neolithic Demographic Transition in Europe: Correlation with Juvenility Index Supports Interpretation of the Summed Calibrated Radiocarbon Date Probability Distribution (SCDPD) as a Valid Demographic Proxy PLoS ONE ·Sean S. Downey, Emmy Bocaege, Tim Kerig, Kevan Edinborough, Stephen Shennan	2014	74
4	Isolation-by-distance, homophily, and “core” vs. “package” cultural evolution models in Neolithic Europe Evolution and Human Behavior ·Stephen Shennan, Enrico R. Crema, Tim Kerig	2014	68
5	An Approximate Bayesian Computation approach for inferring patterns of cultural evolutionary change Journal of Archaeological Science ·Enrico R. Crema, Kevan Edinborough, Tim Kerig, Stephen Shennan	2014	53
6	Is Neolithic land use correlated with demography? An evaluation of pollen-derived land cover and radiocarbon-inferred demographic change from Central Europe The Holocene ·Jutta Lechterbeck, Kevan Edinborough, Tim Kerig, Ralph Fyfe, Neil Roberts, Stephen Shennan	2014	49
7	Culture, space, and metapopulation: a simulation-based study for evaluating signals of blending and branching Journal of Archaeological Science ·Enrico R. Crema, Tim Kerig, Stephen Shennan	2014	42
8	The chronology of culture: a comparative assessment of European Neolithic dating approaches Antiquity ·Katie Manning, Adrian Timpson, Sue Colledge, Enrico R. Crema, Kevan Edinborough, Tim Kerig, Stephen Shennan	2014	30
9	How was Bell Beaker economy related to Corded Ware and Early Bronze Age lifestyles? Archaeological, botanical and palynological evidence from the Hegau, Western Lake Constance region Environmental Archaeology ·Jutta Lechterbeck, Tim Kerig, Angelika Kleinmann, Marion Sillmann, Lucia Wick, Manfred Rösch	2013	18
10	Laminated sediments, human impact, and a multivariate approach: a case study in linking palynology and archaeology (Steisslingen, Southwest Germany) Quaternary International ·Tim Kerig, Jutta Lechterbeck	2003	15
11	British Neolithic Axehead Distributions and Their Implications Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory ·Peter Schauer, Andrew Bevan, Stephen Shennan, Kevan Edinborough, Tim Kerig, Mike Parker Pearson	2019	12
12	Supply and demand in prehistory? Economics of Neolithic mining in northwest Europe Journal of Anthropological Archaeology ·Peter Schauer, Stephen Shennan, Andrew Bevan, Gordon Cook, Kevan Edinborough, Ralph Fyfe, Tim Kerig, Mike Parker Pearson	2019	10
13	Labor, land, and the global dynamics of economic inequality Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Amy Bogaard, Pablo Cruz, Mattia Fochesato, Jennifer Birch, Gabriela Cervantes Quequezana, Shadreck Chirikure, Enrico R. Crema, Gary M. Feinman, Adam S. Green, Helena Hamerow, G. Jin, Tim Kerig, Dan Lawrence, Mark D. McCoy, Jessica Munson, Scott G. Ortman, Cameron A. Petrie, Paul Roscoe	2025	5
14	Inventions, innovations and the origins of spelt wheat Vegetation History and Archaeobotany ·Jutta Lechterbeck, Tim Kerig	2024	4
15	Hanau-Mittelbuchen Siedlung und Erdwerk der bandkeramischen Kultur ; Materialvorlage, Chronologie, Versuch einer handlungstheoretischen Interpretation UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Tim Kerig	2008	4
16	New Radiocarbon Dates Show Early Neolithic Date of Flint-Mining and Stone Quarrying in Britain Radiocarbon ·Kevan Edinborough, S Shennan, Anne Teather, Jon Baczkowski, Andrew Bevan, Roger A. Bradley, Gordon Cook, Tim Kerig, Mike Parker Pearson, Arthur Upham Pope, Peter Schauer	2019	4
17	Cycles in Stone Mining and Copper Circulation in Europe 5500–2000bc: A View from Space European Journal of Archaeology ·Peter Schauer, Stephen Shennan, Andrew Bevan, Sue Colledge, Kevan Edinborough, Tim Kerig, Mike Parker Pearson	2020	3
18	Interlinking research: the Big Exchange project Antiquity ·Tim Kerig, Johanna Hilpert, Steffen Strohm, Daniel Berger, Soléne Denis, Estelle Gauthier, Juan Francisco Gibaja, Nicole Mallet, Michele Massa, Niccolò Mazzucco, Bianca Nessel, Jacques Pélegrin, Pierre Pétrequin, Serena Sabatini, Thomas Schumacher, Benjamin Serbe, Toby Wilkinson	2023	3
19	Ein Statuenmenhir mit Darstellung einer Axt vom Eschollbrückener Typ? Zu einem enigmatischen Steindenkmal aus Gelnhausen-Meerholz (Mainz-Kinzig-Kreis) Praehistorische Zeitschrift ·Tim Kerig	2010	2
20	100 generations of wealth equality after the Neolithic transitions Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Tim Kerig, Enrico R. Crema, Jennifer Birch, Gary M. Feinman, Adam S. Green, Detlef Gronenborn, Dan Lawrence, Cameron A. Petrie, Paul Roscoe, Amy E. Thompson, Timothy A. Kohler	2025	2

About Tim Kerig

Tim Kerig is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology, Archeology, Sociology and Political Science and Cultural Studies, having authored 24 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers), Language and cultural evolution (4 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (4 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (4 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 papers) and Archaeological Research and Protection (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (820 citations), Anthropology (532 citations), Archeology (48 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (192 citations) and Space and Planetary Science (35 citations). Tim Kerig has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Stephen Shennan, Kevan Edinborough, Sue Colledge, Adrian Timpson, Katie Manning, Mark Thomas, Enrico R. Crema, Sean S. Downey, Jutta Lechterbeck and Emmy Bocaege. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Archaeological Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Antiquity, Quaternary International and Praehistorische Zeitschrift.

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