2026 Brian Hayden: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	48	3113	2858	177	168	168	10867

Brian Hayden publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Hayden sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Brian Hayden D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Hayden sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Hayden is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of social sciences and earth and planetary sciences. Their work intersects several subfields, notably paleontology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology and political science, as well as cultural studies.

Their publications frequently appear in venues such as Current Anthropology, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, and American Antiquity.

Brian Hayden's main research topics cover diverse aspects of archaeology, ancient environmental studies, and studies related to Pleistocene-era hominins. Their work also includes studies on the Ancient Near East history, archaeology and rock art, historical and cultural archaeology, language and cultural evolution, and historical economic and social studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian Hayden include:

Archaeological Pitfalls of Storage, 2020, published in Current Anthropology
Keeping count: On interpreting record keeping in prehistory, 2021, published in Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
Foragers or " Feasters?" Inequalities in the Upper Palaeolithic, 2021, published in Paléo

Some of the frequent co-authors collaborating with Brian Hayden are Laure Dubreuil, María Bofill, Jérôme Robitaille, Timothy Earle, and Suzanne Villeneuve.

Best Publications

Food Sharing Among Ache Foragers: Tests of Explanatory Hypotheses [and Comments and Reply]

Hillard Kaplan;Kim Hill;Rowe V. Cadeliña;Brian Hayden

1076
Citations
Nimrods, Piscators, Pluckers, and Planters: The Emergence of Food Production

Brian Hayden

672
Citations
Anthropological Applications of Optimal Foraging Theory: A Critical Review [and Comments and Reply]

Eric Alden Smith;Robert L. Bettinger;Charles A. Bishop;Valda Blundell

641
Citations
Maritime Hunter-Gatherers: Ecology and Prehistory [and Comments and Reply]

David R. Yesner;William S. Ayres;David L. Carlson;Richard S. Davis

614
Citations
The Significance of Food Storage Among Hunter-Gatherers: Residence Patterns, Population Densities, and Social Inequalities [and Comments and Reply]

Alain Testart;Richard G. Forbis;Brian Hayden;Tim Ingold

581
Citations
Feasts : archaeological and ethnographic perspectives on food, politics, and power

Michael Dietler;Brian Hayden

473
Citations
Where the garbage goes: Refuse disposal in the Maya Highlands

Brian Hayden;Aubrey Cannon

437
Citations
Pathways to Power

Brian Hayden

394
Citations
Practical and prestige technologies: The evolution of material systems

Brian Hayden

367
Citations
Research and Development in the Stone Age: Technological Transitions among Hunter-Gatherers [and Comments and Reply]

Brian Hayden;Sandra Bowdler;Karl W. Butzer;Mark N. Cohen

327
Citations
Lithic use-wear analysis

Thomas R. Hester;Brian Hayden

297
Citations
Stone Tools, Toolkits, and Human Behavior in Prehistory [and Comments and Reply]

D. Cahen;L. H. Keeley;F. L. Van Noten;Jeffery A. Behm

235
Citations
Evaluating Lithic Strategies and Design Criteria

Brian Hayden;Nora Franco;Jim Spafford

194
Citations
The proof is in the pudding: feasting and the origins of domestication.

Brian Hayden

185
Citations
Richman, Poorman, Beggarman, Chief: The Dynamics of Social Inequality

Brian Hayden

183
Citations
Were luxury foods the first domesticates? Ethnoarchaeological perspectives from Southeast Asia

Brian Hayden

178
Citations
The corporate group as an archaeological unit

Brian Hayden;Aubrey Cannon

170
Citations
The cultural capacities of Neandertals: a review and re-evaluation

Brian Hayden

167
Citations
What Was Brewing in the Natufian? An Archaeological Assessment of Brewing Technology in the Epipaleolithic

Brian Hayden;Neil Canuel;Jennifer Shanse

158
Citations
Palaeolithic reflections : lithic technology and ethnographic excavation among Australian Aborigines

Unknown

147
Citations
Confusion in the Bipolar World: Bashed Pebbles and Splintered Pieces

Brian Hayden

144
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Alden Smith University of Washington

Karl W. Butzer The University of Texas at Austin

Tamar Dayan Steinhardt Museum of Natural History

Billie Turner Arizona State University

Hillard Kaplan Chapman University

Tim Ingold University of Aberdeen

Peter J. Richerson University of California, Davis

Robert L. Bettinger University of California, Davis

Henry P. Schwarcz McMaster University

Michael J. Shott University of Akron

External Links

Personal website of Brian Hayden

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