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Current Anthropology
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Current Anthropology

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Published by: The University of Chicago Press

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ca/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 444 17 18 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 138
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.785
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Anthropology?

Anthropology, Archaeology, Ethnology, Ancient history and Politics are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Ethnography is a major topic of Anthropology research. Many of the studies tackled connect Ethnology with a similar field of study like Humanities.

  • Anthropology (17.49%)
  • Archaeology (12.96%)
  • Ethnology (8.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Expensive-Tissue Hypothesis: The Brain and the Digestive System in Human and Primate Evolution (1574 citations)
  • An Anthropology of Structural Violence1 (999 citations)
  • The Osteological Paradox: Problems of Inferring Prehistoric Health from Skeletal Samples [and Comments and Reply] (874 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Anthropology:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Anthropology, Archaeology, Ethnology, Social psychology and Ecology. The journal articles explore research in Anthropology and the adjacent study of Epistemology. The studies tackled in the published papers, which mainly focus on Ethnology, apply to Humanities as well.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Current Anthropology is organized to address concerns in the fields of Masculinity, Aesthetics, Fermentation, Gender studies and Archaeology. Fermentation studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Food science. Current Anthropology served as a forum through which researchers explored different topics like Food science and Fermentation in food processing.

The Gender studies study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Ethnography. Prehistory and Archaeological record are some of the facets of Archaeology tackled in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The sex in your violence: patriarchy and power in anthropological world building and everyday life (6 citations)
  • Making and marking maleness and valorizing violence: a bioarchaeological analysis of embodiment in the Andean past (5 citations)
  • The animal inside: men and violence (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Current Anthropology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lloyd Paul Aiello (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Benjamin S. Orlove (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian Hayden (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alice B. Kehoe (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Randall White (20 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current Anthropology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (84 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Utah (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 96.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

The Impact and Role of Anthropology in Addressing Substance Abuse

As a branch of anthropology, medical anthropology has a lot in common with public health, psychology, sociology and other health-oriented disciplines. Professionals from this field often work in interdisciplinary teams to resolve crises related to social norms and individual behavior. This is clearly seen in the way anthropologists have been involved in tackling growing problems such as substance abuse.

Anthropologists studying substance abuse explore the social, cultural, and individual aspects that lead individuals towards drug use. By analyzing these factors, they are able to provide comprehensive approaches and strategies to mitigate the harm caused by substance abuse and addiction. More specifically, substance abuse counselors frequently deal with these challenges first-hand. Through their work, they often combine contemporary therapeutic practices with the cultural insights gained from anthropological studies.

The specific work of substance abuse counselors varies but they primarily facilitate recovery from drug addiction through analysis, guidance, and treatment. This role requires an in-depth understanding of human behavior, cultural impact, and addiction, commonly backed by specialized training and certifications.

Given the increasing demand for professionals in this field, more and more individuals are considering this career path. If you are intrigued by the opportunity to understand drug addiction through an anthropological lens and contribute in mitigating its effects in the community, then becoming a substance abuse counselor might be an appealing career choice for you.

For those interested in pursuing a career as a substance abuse counselor in the state of North Carolina, there are specific steps and training requirements needed. A comprehensive guide on how to undertake this journey can be found in our article on how to become a substance abuse counselor in North Carolina.

Top Publications

  • The Global Traffic in Human Organs

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • An imagined past?: Nomadic narratives in Central Asian archaeology

    Robert N. Spengler;Alicia R. Ventresca Miller;Tekla Schmaus;Giedrė Motuzaitė Matuzevičiūtė

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • The Fiscal Economy of Good Government: Past and Present

    Richard E. Blanton;Lane F. Fargher;Gary M. Feinman;Stephen A. Kowalewski

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Evolution without Inheritance

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Of Plots and Men: The Heuristics of Conspiracy Theories

    Didier Fassin

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Dark and bright empathy: Phenomenological and anthropological reflections

    C. Jason Throop;Dan Zahavi

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Searching for the “roots” of masculinity in primates and the human evolutionary past

    Agustín Fuentes

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Archaeological Pitfalls of Storage

    Brian Hayden

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Scaling of Hunter-Gatherer Camp Size and Human Sociality

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Epidemic errors in understanding masculinity, maleness, and violence: an introduction to supplement 23

    Matthew Gutmann;Robin G. Nelson;Agustín Fuentes

    (2021)
    10 Citations

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