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Lithic Technology
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Lithic Technology

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ylit20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 523 10 12 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 19
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.749
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Lithic technology?

The journal primarily tackles Archaeology, Lithic technology, Prehistory, Knapping and Assemblage (archaeology). The studies in Archaeology featured incorporate elements of Flake and Ancient history.

  • Archaeology (65.61%)
  • Lithic technology (11.99%)
  • Prehistory (7.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chaine Operatoire; The Concept and Its Applications (145 citations)
  • Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations, Economic Risk and Tool Design (141 citations)
  • Platform Variability and Flake Morphology: A Comparison of Experimental and Archaeological Data and Implications for Interpreting Prehistoric Lithic Technological Strategies (107 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Lithic technology:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Archaeology, Flake, Lithic technology, Knapping and Stone tool. Archaeology study tackled in the published papers is connected to the field of Scraper site. In addition to Lithic technology research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Tool design, Environmental resource management and Morphology (biology).

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

  • Archaeology
  • Ecology
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Archaeology, Lithic technology, Experimental archaeology, Knapping and Prehistory. The journal connects the study in Archaeology with the closely related area of Range (biology). While the primary focus in Lithic technology is Lithic technology, it also dissects topics surrounding Mesolithic and Provenance as a whole.

Topics in Experimental archaeology were tackled in line with various other fields like Natural (archaeology), Material properties and Debitage. The journal focuses on Knapping but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Stone tool, Visual arts, Sound (geography) and Know-how. Prehistory research featured in Lithic technology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cultural artifact, Mainland, Point (typography) and Holocene.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Effect of Isometric Scaling on Flaked Stone Projectile Point Impact Durability: An Experimental Assessment (2 citations)
  • Quina Retouch Does Not Maintain Edge Angle Over Reduction (2 citations)
  • “Knapping, My Child, is Made of Errors”: Apprentice Knappers at Swan Point and Little Panguingue Creek, Two Prehistoric Sites in Central Alaska (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 Lithic technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Metin I. Eren (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Shott (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John C. Whittaker (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John E. Clark (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Grant S. McCall (9 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 Lithic technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kent State University (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Southern Methodist University (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Johannesburg (7 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Sydney (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 6.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.68% of all publications and 58.06% 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

  • Beyond the Mighty Projectile Point: Techno-functional Study in a Late Pleistocene Artifact, Pilauco Site, Osorno, Northwestern Chilean Patagonia

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Standardization of Nubian Levallois Technology in Dhofar, Southern Arabia

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Thermal Alteration of Flint: An Experimental Approach to Investigate the Effect on Material Properties

    Géraldine Fiers;Éva Halbrucker;Tim De Kock;Hans Vandendriessche

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Lithic Standardization and Behavioral Complexity in the Middle Stone Age – A Case Study From Sibhudu, South Africa

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Lithic Technology in the Earliest Later Stone age at Nasera Rockshelter (Tanzania)

    Irene Solano-Megías;José-Manuel Maíllo-Fernández;Juan Marín;David M. Martín-Perea

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Geometric Morphometric Analyses of Levallois Points from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic do not Support Functional Specialization

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • The Role of Side-Scrapers and Cortical Flakes in Late Acheulian Toolkits: Results of a Techno-functional Analysis from Revadim (Israel)

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Mitigating Mishaps: Diachronic Trends in Handaxe Shaping and Knapping Error Management at Amanzi Springs Area 2 (Eastern Cape, South Africa)

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Uniformity and Diversity in Handaxe Shape at the End of the Acheulean in Southwest Asia

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Limestone Wedges: ad hoc Quarrying Tools of the Kaizer Hill Quarry Site

    Ira Novoselsky;Leore Grosman;Gadi Herzlinger;Naama Goren-Inbar

    (2020)
    3 Citations

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