Ton Otto

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 735 citations indexed

About

Ton Otto is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Ton Otto has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 735 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Anthropology, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Ton Otto's work include Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (15 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (14 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (8 papers). Ton Otto is often cited by papers focused on Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (15 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (14 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (8 papers). Ton Otto collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Australia and Ukraine. Ton Otto's co-authors include Rachel Charlotte Smith, Wendy Gunn, Rane Willerslev, Nicholas Thomas, N. Thomas, John R. Barker, Rosita Henry, Heike Winschiers‐Theophilus, Michael Wood and H.G.G.M. Driessen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Design Studies and Pacific Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Ton Otto

47 papers receiving 608 citations

Hit Papers

Design Anthropology : Theory and Practice 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 50 100 150 200

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ton Otto Denmark 13 242 213 141 139 112 52 735
Janet Hoskins United States 16 388 1.6× 356 1.7× 119 0.8× 67 0.5× 20 0.2× 45 988
Tim Ingold United Kingdom 4 257 1.1× 77 0.4× 261 1.9× 32 0.2× 36 0.3× 8 718
James Leach United Kingdom 13 233 1.0× 229 1.1× 116 0.8× 54 0.4× 14 0.1× 51 644
Susanne Küchler United Kingdom 9 192 0.8× 275 1.3× 144 1.0× 38 0.3× 22 0.2× 28 773
Jean‐Pierre Warnier France 16 565 2.3× 362 1.7× 74 0.5× 42 0.3× 11 0.1× 64 1.1k
Luke Eric Lassiter United States 14 540 2.2× 264 1.2× 77 0.5× 38 0.3× 20 0.2× 34 1.2k
Paul Rodaway United Kingdom 6 335 1.4× 67 0.3× 270 1.9× 44 0.3× 24 0.2× 7 816
Marja Warehime United States 4 302 1.2× 146 0.7× 90 0.6× 33 0.2× 18 0.2× 9 1.0k
Judith Adler Canada 12 628 2.6× 110 0.5× 177 1.3× 122 0.9× 20 0.2× 24 1.2k
Susan M. Pearce United Kingdom 12 206 0.9× 133 0.6× 89 0.6× 14 0.1× 30 0.3× 45 918

Countries citing papers authored by Ton Otto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ton Otto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ton Otto

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Otto, Ton, et al.. (2022). 'Museum of Impermanence':The making of an exhibition.
2.
Geismar, Haidy, et al.. (2022). Impermanence: Exploring continuous change across cultures. UCL Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
3.
Otto, Ton, et al.. (2017). Relatives and Relations in Paluai. Oceanic Linguistics. 56(1). 226–246. 2 indexed citations
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Otto, Ton, et al.. (2015). BeSystO: Entscheidungsmodell fuer den OEPNV mit Elektrobussen - Werkzeug zur Pruefung und Bewertung eines praktikablen und wirtschaftlichen Einsatzes von E-Bussen im OEPNV / BeSystO - decision procedure for e-mobility with buses in public transport. 33(6). 1 indexed citations
6.
Smith, Rachel Charlotte & Ton Otto. (2014). Scaffolding Possible Futures:Emergence and Intervention in Design Anthropology. 1 indexed citations
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Otto, Ton. (2013). Times of the Other: The Temporalities of Ethnographic Fieldwork. Social Analysis. 57(1). 10 indexed citations
8.
Glowczewski, Barbara, Rosita Henry, & Ton Otto. (2013). Relations and Products: Dilemmas of Reciprocity in Fieldwork. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. 14(2). 113–125. 5 indexed citations
9.
Otto, Ton, et al.. (2012). Anthropological fieldwork and designing potentials. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 177–191. 13 indexed citations
10.
Dalsgaard, Steffen & Ton Otto. (2011). From kastam to kalsa? Leadership, cultural heritage and modernization in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. 1 indexed citations
11.
Otto, Ton, et al.. (2009). Ngat is dead : studying mortuary traditions. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 2 indexed citations
12.
Otto, Ton. (2009). What Happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West. Social Analysis. 53(1). 10 indexed citations
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Otto, Ton, et al.. (2005). Tradition and agency : tracing cultural continuity and invention /. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 31 indexed citations
14.
Otto, Ton, et al.. (2005). Tradition and agency. Aarhus University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
15.
Otto, Ton. (2005). Concerns, norms and social action: notes on Fredrik Barth's analytical model. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 143–157.
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Driessen, H.G.G.M. & Ton Otto. (2000). Perplexities of Identification. Anthropological Studies in Cultural Differentiation and the Use of Resources. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 6 indexed citations
17.
Barker, John R., Ton Otto, & N. Thomas. (1998). Narratives of Nation in the South Pacific.. Pacific Affairs. 71(2). 285–285. 48 indexed citations
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Otto, Ton, et al.. (1996). The Asaro Mudmen: Local Property, Public Culture?. ˜The œContemporary Pacific/˜The œcontemporary Pacific (Online). 8. 349–386. 10 indexed citations
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Otto, Ton. (1992). THE WAYS OF KASTAM: TRADITION AS CATEGORY AND PRACTICE IN A MANUS VILLAGE. Oceania. 62(4). 264–283. 23 indexed citations
20.
Otto, Ton. (1992). From Paliau Movement To Makasol. 15(2). 49–68. 2 indexed citations

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