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Michael B. Schiffer

Michael B. Schiffer

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
18789
World Ranking
3045
National Ranking
1474

Michael B. Schiffer 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 Michael B. Schiffer sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 190 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael B. Schiffer 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 Michael B. Schiffer sits on this spectrum.

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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

Michael B. Schiffer is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research encompasses the fields of psychology, with a particular focus on general psychology. The main topics of their scholarly work include academic and historical perspectives in psychology.

Their publication record includes recent work presented in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. One such paper is titled "James Matthew Skibo, 1960-2023: a Personal Remembrance," published in 2023.

Coauthorship collaborations include work with Michael J. O'Brien. They have contributed to publications in venues such as the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.

In addition to journal articles, Michael B. Schiffer has authored books published by the University of Arizona Press. Among these is "The Portable Radio in American Life," released in 2022, a work cited extensively in its field.

  • Recent papers: "James Matthew Skibo, 1960-2023: a Personal Remembrance" (2023) in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
  • Frequent coauthors: Michael J. O'Brien
  • Frequent publication venues: Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
  • Book publications: "The Portable Radio in American Life" (University of Arizona Press, 2022)
  • Main fields of study: Psychology
  • Subfields of study: General Psychology
  • Main topics of work: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Best Publications

  • Formation processes of the archaeological record

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Archaeological Context and Systemic Context

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Behavioral Archaeology: Principles and Practice

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Toward the identification of formation processes

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Theory and Experiment in the Study of Technological Change

    Michael B. Schiffer;James M. Skibo

  • Radiocarbon dating and the “old wood” problem: The case of the Hohokam chronology

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • The Explanation of Artifact Variability

    Michael Brian Schiffer;James M. Skibo

  • The Material Life of Human Beings: Artifacts, Behavior and Communication

    Michael Brian Schiffer

  • Is There a "Pompeii Premise" in Archaeology?

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Archaeological Method and Theory

    Timothy G. Baugh;Michael B. Schiffer

  • The design of archaeological surveys

    Michael B. Schiffer;Alan P. Sullivan;Timothy C. Klinger

  • Organic tempered pottery: an experimental study

    James M. Skibo;Michael B. Schiffer;Kenneth C. Reid

  • People and Things: A Behavioral Approach to Material Culture

    James M. Skibo;Michael B. Schiffer

  • The structure of archaeological theory

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • The portable radio in American life

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • A theory of architectural design

    Randall H McGuire;Michael B Schiffer

  • Modern Material Culture the Archaeology of Us

    Richard A. Gould;Michael B. Schiffer

  • Archaeology as Behavioral Science1

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Behavioral Archaeology: First Principles

    Michael B. Schiffer

  • Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record.

    Richard A. Gould;Michael B. Schiffer

  • Time, Culture and Identity: An Interpretive Archaeology.

    Michael Brian Schiffer;Julian Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. O'Brien
Michael J. O'Brien Tulane University
Randall H. McGuire
Randall H. McGuire Binghamton University
Steven L. Kuhn
Steven L. Kuhn University of Arizona

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