Ursula Maier

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 699 citations indexed

About

Ursula Maier is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geography, Planning and Development and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ursula Maier has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 699 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Paleontology, 3 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ursula Maier's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (1 paper). Ursula Maier is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (1 paper). Ursula Maier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Ursula Maier's co-authors include Amy Bogaard, Amy Styring, Elisabeth Stephan, Christoph Herbig, T.H.E. Heaton, Rose‐Marie Arbogast, N.H. Andersen, Petra Vaiglova, Armelle Gardeisen and Michael Wallace and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Antiquity and Vegetation History and Archaeobotany.

In The Last Decade

Ursula Maier

9 papers receiving 669 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Crop manuring and intensive land management by Europe’s first farmers
    2013 441 citations Amy Bogaard, Rebecca Fraser et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ursula Maier Germany 8 466 236 183 144 143 9 699
Marie Kanstrup Denmark 7 561 1.2× 353 1.5× 223 1.2× 144 1.0× 173 1.2× 18 742
Marguerita Schäfer Switzerland 5 461 1.0× 297 1.3× 213 1.2× 126 0.9× 139 1.0× 7 630
Petra Vaiglova United Kingdom 13 748 1.6× 386 1.6× 325 1.8× 215 1.5× 246 1.7× 23 940
Reinder Neef Germany 12 313 0.7× 80 0.3× 97 0.5× 185 1.3× 128 0.9× 20 505
Mike Charles United Kingdom 13 291 0.6× 107 0.5× 91 0.5× 144 1.0× 86 0.6× 19 463
Helen L. Whelton United Kingdom 14 557 1.2× 267 1.1× 143 0.8× 358 2.5× 191 1.3× 27 840
Maria C. Bruno United States 11 303 0.7× 106 0.4× 198 1.1× 36 0.3× 121 0.8× 31 486
Philippa Ryan United Kingdom 11 182 0.4× 42 0.2× 54 0.3× 90 0.6× 112 0.8× 25 401
Karen R. Adams United States 10 169 0.4× 43 0.2× 40 0.2× 65 0.5× 123 0.9× 28 356
Sarah Elliott United Kingdom 9 142 0.3× 44 0.2× 61 0.3× 67 0.5× 72 0.5× 20 315

Countries citing papers authored by Ursula Maier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ursula Maier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ursula Maier. 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 Ursula Maier. The network helps show where Ursula Maier may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ursula Maier

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Styring, Amy, et al.. (2016). Cultivation of choice: new insights into farming practices at Neolithic lakeshore sites. Antiquity. 90(349). 95–110. 42 indexed citations
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Bogaard, Amy, Rebecca Fraser, T.H.E. Heaton, et al.. (2013). Crop manuring and intensive land management by Europe’s first farmers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(31). 12589–12594. 441 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maier, Ursula, et al.. (2013). Mosses used for Caulking the Early Bronze Age Logboat from Degersee, Southern Germany. 2 indexed citations
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Maier, Ursula, et al.. (2011). Flax cultivation and textile production in Neolithic wetland settlements on Lake Constance and in Upper Swabia (south-west Germany). Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 20(6). 567–578. 25 indexed citations
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Herbig, Christoph & Ursula Maier. (2011). Flax for oil or fibre? Morphometric analysis of flax seeds and new aspects of flax cultivation in Late Neolithic wetland settlements in southwest Germany. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 20(6). 527–533. 39 indexed citations
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Maier, Ursula. (1999). Agricultural activities and land use in a Neolithic village around 3900 B.C.: Hornstaad Hörnle I A, Lake Constance, Germany. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 8(1-2). 87–94. 32 indexed citations
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Maier, Ursula. (1996). Morphological studies of free-threshing wheat ears from a Neolithic site in southwest Germany, and the history of the naked wheats. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 5(1-2). 39–55. 61 indexed citations

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