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Latin American Antiquity
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Latin American Antiquity

1045-6635

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/latin-american-antiquity

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 589 6 6 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.733
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Latin American Antiquity?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Archaeology, Maya, Index (economics), Environmental ethics and Ancient history. The Archaeology study featured in it draws connections with the study of Period (geology). The study on Maya presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Politics.

The journal facilitates the exploration of Index (economics) in relation to the fields of Bibliography, Political economy, Anthropology and Classics. It focuses on Environmental ethics as well as the interrelated topic of Art history.

  • Archaeology (37.81%)
  • Maya (16.54%)
  • Index (economics) (12.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Early Agriculture in the Maya Lowlands (220 citations)
  • Site-Planning Principles and Concepts of Directionality among the Ancient Maya (171 citations)
  • Village Size and Permanence in Amazonia: Two Archaeological Examples from Brazil (162 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Latin American Antiquity:

The published articles investigate areas of study like Archaeology, Maya, Politics, Ancient history and Period (geology). The journal publications feature Archaeology research that overlaps with concepts in Context (language use). While Politics is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Ethnology and Power (social and political).

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

  • Archaeology
  • Ecology
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Latin American Antiquity explores disciplines such as Archaeology, Maya, Period (geology), Humanities and Radiocarbon dating. Most of the works presented in Latin American Antiquity deals with Archaeology but it intersects with the subject of Context (language use). The work on Context (language use) addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Artifact (archaeology).

Latin American Antiquity features Maya research that overlaps with concepts in Elite. Studies on Radiocarbon dating discussed in Latin American Antiquity link to the field of Range (biology). Research on Chronology addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Amazonian.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Low-Density Urban Systems of the Classic Period Maya and Izapa: Insights from Settlement Scaling Theory (6 citations)
  • Early Monumentality in the Belize River Valley: Excavations of a Preclassic E-Group at Cahal Pech, Belize (3 citations)
  • Regional Integration and Ceramic Consumption in the Border Region of Bolivia and Argentina (ca. AD 1000–1450) (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 Latin American Antiquity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael D. Glascock (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael E. Smith (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Richard L. Burger (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hector Neff (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jaime J. Awe (10 papers) published 2 papers 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 Latin American Antiquity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Missouri (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arizona State University (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Buenos Aires (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tulane University (16 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, 67.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.57% of all publications and 53.57% 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

  • The Green Deer: Chaya as a Potential Source of Protein for the Ancient Maya

    Henry P. Schwarcz;Anabel Ford;Martin Knyf;Anil Kumar

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Diverse and Dynamic Dietary Patterns in Early Colonial Cuba : New Insights from Multiple Isotope Analyses

    Jason E. Laffoon;Roberto Valcárcel Rojas;Darlene A. Weston;Menno L.P. Hoogland

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • New Perspectives on Migration into the Tlajinga District of Teotihuacan: A Dual-Isotope Approach

    Gina M. Buckley;Rebecca Storey;Fred J. Longstaffe;David M. Carballo

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Early Maize in the Maya Area

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • San José 520: An Unusual Teotihuacan Settlement System

    Michael W. Spence;Karyn Olsen;M. Oralia Cabrera Cortés;Fred J. Longstaffe

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Forest, Field, and Fallow: Selections by William M. Denevan. ANTOINETTE M. G. A. WINKLERPRINS and KENT MATHEWSON, editors. 2021. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland. 451 pp. $169.99 (hardback), ISBN 978-3-030-42479-4.

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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