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Journal of Field Archaeology
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Journal of Field Archaeology

0093-4690

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yjfa20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 570 10 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 23
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.73
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Field Archaeology?

The aim of Journal of Field Archaeology is to expand the discussion of research in Archaeology, Excavation, Prehistory, Ancient history and Period (geology). Most of the works presented in Journal of Field Archaeology deals with Archaeology but it intersects with the subject of Settlement (litigation). The study on Settlement (litigation) presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Human settlement.

  • Archaeology (97.06%)
  • Excavation (18.26%)
  • Prehistory (14.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Packrat middens : the last 40,000 years of biotic change (448 citations)
  • Experimentation in the Formation of Edge Damage: A New Approach to Lithic Analysis (352 citations)
  • Archaeological Method and Theory (256 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Field Archaeology:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Archaeology, Excavation, Prehistory, Period (geology) and Settlement (litigation). The presentations in the most cited publications discussing Archaeology offer insights in topics such as Maya, Human settlement, Pottery, Pleistocene and Subsistence agriculture. While the most cited articles focused on Excavation, they were also able to explore topics like Terrace (agriculture) and Radiocarbon dating.

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

  • World War II
  • Archaeology
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Field Archaeology primarily focuses on research topics in Archaeology, Excavation, Prehistory, Bronze Age and Middle East. The journal focuses on Archaeology research which is adjacent to topics in Period (geology). Issues in Excavation were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Fragmentation (computing), Survey methodology, Drone and Urban archaeology.

The studies in Prehistory featured incorporate elements of Lament, Chalcolithic and Terracotta. While the journal focused on Bronze Age, it was also able to explore topics like Context (language use), Ecotone, Socioeconomics and Seasonality. Late Antiquity, Irrigation, Islam, Zooarchaeology and Politics are some topics wherein Middle East research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Monumentality, Social Memory, and Territoriality in Neolithic–Chalcolithic Northwestern Arabia (5 citations)
  • Transnational Landscapes of Sámi Reindeer: Domestication and Herding in Northernmost Europe 700–1800 A.D. (4 citations)
  • Sharing archaeological knowledge : The Interactive Reporting System (2 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 Journal of Field Archaeology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Morag M. Kersel (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norman Hammond (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Curtis Runnels (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter S. Wells (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christina Luke (12 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 Journal of Field Archaeology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Arizona (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Brown University (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (9 papers) published 1 paper 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, 2.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 55.56% 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.

Top Publications

  • A Window into the Early-Middle Stone Age Transition in Northeastern Africa-A Marine Isotope Stage 7a/6 Late Acheulean Horizon from the EDAR 135 Site, Eastern Sahara (Sudan

    Grzegorz Michalec;Marzena Cendrowska;Eric Andrieux;Eric Andrieux;Simon J. Armitage;Simon J. Armitage

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Late Pleistocene Landscape and Settlement Dynamics of Portuguese Estremadura

    Jonathan A. Haws;Jonathan A. Haws;Michael M. Benedetti;Michael M. Benedetti;Caroline L. Funk;Nuno F. Bicho

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Wild and Domestic Cattle in the Ancient Nile Valley: Marks of Ecological Change

    Marta Osypinska;Piotr Osypinski;Zdzislaw Belka;Marek Chlodnicki

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • The Enigmatic Softstone Vessels of Northern Madagascar: Petrological Investigations of a Medieval Quarry

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • A Case Study of Cache Pit Construction, Use, and Abandonment from the Upper Great Lakes, USA

    Michael J. Hambacher;Randall J. Schaetzl

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Minimally Invasive High-Resolution Investigation of Site Form and Disturbance at Rat Island (AhGx-7), Cootes Paradise, Ontario

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Monumental and Long-Lasting or Temporary and Performative? How did Neolithic Rondels Function? Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Modeling of the Rondel at Nowe Objezierze (Northwestern Poland)

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Ice Patches and Obsidian Quarries: Integrating Research Through Collaborative Archaeology in Tahltan Territory

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • An Actualistic Experimental Study of Giant Quartzite Core Reduction Strategies: Implications for Large Flake Blank Production and Handaxe Manufacture at Amanzi Springs, South Africa

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • A Mismatched Piece in a Cultural Middle Stone Age Puzzle: Traces of Human Activity Dated to 90 kya (MIS 5) at Sites EDAR 134 and 155 in the Eastern Sahara, Sudan

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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