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Researchers at Smithsonian Institution

Scott L. Wing, Betty J. Meggers and A. Elena Charola rank highest among 218 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is Smithsonian Institution.

The ranking

  1. 1 Scott L. WingUnited States · #19,001 worldwide719 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Betty J. MeggersUnited States · #32,691 worldwide234 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 A. Elena CharolaUnited States · #46,077 worldwide214 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Ian G. MacintyreUnited States · #49,604 worldwide345 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 J. A. GrantUnited States · #59,663 worldwide653 citations · 145 works
  6. 6 Robert M. KingUnited States · #60,717 worldwide291 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Vicki A. FunkUnited States · #73,220 worldwide312 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Richard E. BlackwelderUnited States · #76,871 worldwide231 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Daniel Jean StanleyUnited States · #77,353 worldwide483 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Conrad C. LabandeiraUnited States · #82,550 worldwide318 citations · 42 works
  11. 11 William A. DiMicheleUnited States · #87,793 worldwide539 citations · 77 works
  12. 12 Louise H. EmmonsUnited States · #88,725 worldwide391 citations · 29 works
  13. 13 Paul FormanUnited States · #95,029 worldwide128 citations · 30 works
  14. 14 W. Ronald HeyerUnited States · #96,457 worldwide331 citations · 47 works
  15. 15 Anna K. BehrensmeyerUnited States · #97,345 worldwide360 citations · 34 works
  16. 16 Frans A. StafleuUnited States · #107,985 worldwide172 citations · 38 works
  17. 17 Ives GoddardUnited States · #108,257 worldwide114 citations · 32 works
  18. 18 Wilcomb E. WashburnUnited States · #111,785 worldwide76 citations · 76 works
  19. 19 Douglas H. UbelakerUnited States · #122,609 worldwide124 citations · 59 works
  20. 20 Robert P. MulthaufUnited States · #124,196 worldwide59 citations · 44 works
  21. 21 Olav T. OftedalUnited States · #130,867 worldwide235 citations · 29 works
  22. 22 W. John KressUnited States · #139,508 worldwide217 citations · 38 works
  23. 23 Harold RobinsonUnited States · #139,750 worldwide440 citations · 122 works
  24. 24 Donald J. OrtnerUnited States · #141,199 worldwide92 citations · 27 works
  25. 25 Otto MayrUnited States · #147,128 worldwide159 citations · 21 works
  26. 26 Paul M. PetersonUnited States · #149,482 worldwide171 citations · 59 works
  27. 27 Stanley H. WeitzmanUnited States · #150,519 worldwide199 citations · 32 works
  28. 28 John C. EwersUnited States · #153,364 worldwide77 citations · 33 works
  29. 29 Melinda A. ZederUnited States · #162,921 worldwide303 citations · 19 works
  30. 30 Eugene S. MortonUnited States · #167,279 worldwide201 citations · 37 works
  31. 31 James F. LuhrUnited States · #169,133 worldwide319 citations · 23 works
  32. 32 Kenneth M. ToweUnited States · #173,663 worldwide93 citations · 29 works
  33. 33 Richard J. MontaliUnited States · #175,775 worldwide153 citations · 35 works
  34. 34 T. J. McCoyUnited States · #176,226 worldwide753 citations · 181 works
  35. 35 Richard S. FiskeUnited States · #192,226 worldwide260 citations · 32 works
  36. 36 Arthur P. MolellaUnited States · #208,343 worldwide47 citations · 25 works
  37. 37 Clyde F. E. RoperUnited States · #213,680 worldwide271 citations · 35 works
  38. 38 William G. MelsonUnited States · #214,046 worldwide194 citations · 22 works
  39. 39 E. R. JawinUnited States · #222,537 worldwide143 citations · 39 works
  40. 40 William C. SturtevantUnited States · #224,788 worldwide56 citations · 32 works
  41. 41 J. L. BarnardUnited States · #227,801 worldwide89 citations · 33 works
  42. 42 Jeffrey E. PostUnited States · #228,570 worldwide259 citations · 55 works
  43. 43 Bohuslav KlímaUnited States · #229,078 worldwide38 citations · 23 works
  44. 44 E. JarosewichUnited States · #230,492 worldwide149 citations · 29 works
  45. 45 Fernando Santos‐GraneroUnited States · #237,190 worldwide50 citations · 32 works
  46. 46 K. FredrikssonUnited States · #238,050 worldwide141 citations · 40 works
  47. 47 Norman E. WoodleyUnited States · #244,657 worldwide84 citations · 23 works
  48. 48 Audrey B. DavisUnited States · #245,502 worldwide78 citations · 19 works
  49. 49 Edward S. AyensuUnited States · #247,825 worldwide151 citations · 19 works
  50. 50 Chris MeyerUnited States · #249,555 worldwide73 citations · 37 works
  51. 51 John R. SwantonUnited States · #250,665 worldwide49 citations · 33 works
  52. 52 R M KingUnited States · #251,547 worldwide108 citations · 44 works
  53. 53 Andrew J. PekarikUnited States · #254,393 worldwide61 citations · 22 works
  54. 54 Mason E. HaleUnited States · #261,864 worldwide165 citations · 41 works
  55. 55 Kenneth BilbyUnited States · #262,663 worldwide28 citations · 30 works
  56. 56 Sharon A. WilsonUnited States · #267,152 worldwide98 citations · 29 works
  57. 57 Silvio A. BediniUnited States · #267,197 worldwide19 citations · 61 works
  58. 58 Brian MasonUnited States · #270,925 worldwide188 citations · 61 works
  59. 59 Fenner Albert ChaceUnited States · #280,122 worldwide110 citations · 17 works
  60. 60 Martin A. BuzasUnited States · #281,014 worldwide181 citations · 35 works
  61. 61 David B. LellingerUnited States · #298,392 worldwide147 citations · 37 works
  62. 62 Ralph Willard ImlayUnited States · #300,724 worldwide144 citations · 24 works
  63. 63 Jonathan D. BallouUnited States · #301,556 worldwide108 citations · 24 works
  64. 64 Matthew L. BuffingtonUnited States · #306,364 worldwide110 citations · 25 works
  65. 65 B. A. CampbellUnited States · #309,323 worldwide458 citations · 166 works
  66. 66 Ronald L. BishopUnited States · #314,902 worldwide97 citations · 31 works
  67. 67 Robert StuckenrathUnited States · #321,659 worldwide110 citations · 23 works
  68. 68 Peggy Aldrich KidwellUnited States · #323,882 worldwide40 citations · 39 works
  69. 69 Nathan ReingoldUnited States · #324,926 worldwide21 citations · 32 works
  70. 70 W.F. RallUnited States · #334,307 worldwide160 citations · 15 works
  71. 71 S. S. SorensenUnited States · #338,388 worldwide244 citations · 16 works
  72. 72 Storrs L. OlsonUnited States · #340,825 worldwide463 citations · 143 works
  73. 73 Atsushi AndoUnited States · #352,624 worldwide143 citations · 18 works
  74. 74 J. Lawrence AngelUnited States · #358,493 worldwide55 citations · 19 works
  75. 75 Thomas E. BowmanUnited States · #366,559 worldwide145 citations · 44 works
  76. 76 Michael J. BraunUnited States · #373,505 worldwide128 citations · 20 works
  77. 77 Oliver S. FlintUnited States · #397,890 worldwide125 citations · 47 works
  78. 78 Elizabeth CottrellUnited States · #403,055 worldwide288 citations · 62 works
  79. 79 Harry RandUnited States · #417,302 worldwide19 citations · 23 works
  80. 80 Matthew T. CarranoUnited States · #428,398 worldwide179 citations · 18 works
  81. 81 Robert K. RobbinsUnited States · #431,025 worldwide60 citations · 19 works
  82. 82 Neil M. JuddUnited States · #432,029 worldwide61 citations · 15 works
  83. 83 Stephen D. CairnsUnited States · #437,032 worldwide289 citations · 60 works
  84. 84 Bernadette M. MarriottUnited States · #442,917 worldwide35 citations · 39 works
  85. 85 Elizabeth A. ZimmerUnited States · #464,817 worldwide106 citations · 15 works
  86. 86 Tom D. CrouchUnited States · #478,362 worldwide10 citations · 23 works
  87. 87 Paul H. OehserUnited States · #491,110 worldwide36 citations · 16 works
  88. 88 Dan S. ChaneyUnited States · #491,206 worldwide139 citations · 27 works
  89. 89 Carole C. BaldwinUnited States · #494,285 worldwide84 citations · 26 works
  90. 90 Edward P. VicenziUnited States · #494,341 worldwide155 citations · 41 works
  91. 91 M. James BlackmanUnited States · #503,526 worldwide52 citations · 17 works
  92. 92 James I. DeutschUnited States · #526,851 worldwide10 citations · 30 works
  93. 93 Clifford EvansUnited States · #530,421 worldwide28 citations · 21 works
  94. 94 Willard Lincoln RobertsUnited States · #540,023 worldwide50 citations · 15 works
  95. 95 Janet W. ReidUnited States · #541,297 worldwide142 citations · 40 works
  96. 96 Lee SiebertUnited States · #550,963 worldwide204 citations · 19 works
  97. 97 Alexander WetmoreUnited States · #565,618 worldwide201 citations · 94 works
  98. 98 Jun WenUnited States · #565,698 worldwide160 citations · 51 works
  99. 99 Egbert H. WalkerUnited States · #566,955 worldwide44 citations · 16 works
  100. 100 John M. BurnsUnited States · #571,234 worldwide53 citations · 30 works

Output against citations per work

A long record and a heavily-cited one are not the same career, and a list ordered by either buries the other. The upper left is a small body of work that travelled a long way.

01020mean 4.77544works (log) →citations per work →Scott L. Wing: 56, 12.8Betty J. Meggers: 50, 4.7A. Elena Charola: 35, 6.1Ian G. Macintyre: 41, 8.4J. A. Grant: 145, 4.5Robert M. King: 78, 3.7Vicki A. Funk: 46, 6.8Richard E. Blackwelder: 29, 8.0Daniel Jean Stanley: 59, 8.2Conrad C. Labandeira: 42, 7.6William A. DiMichele: 77, 7.0Louise H. Emmons: 29, 13.5Paul Forman: 30, 4.3W. Ronald Heyer: 47, 7.0Anna K. Behrensmeyer: 34, 10.6Frans A. Stafleu: 38, 4.5Ives Goddard: 32, 3.6Wilcomb E. Washburn: 76, 1.0Douglas H. Ubelaker: 59, 2.1Robert P. Multhauf: 44, 1.3Olav T. Oftedal: 29, 8.1W. John Kress: 38, 5.7Harold Robinson: 122, 3.6Donald J. Ortner: 27, 3.4Otto Mayr: 21, 7.6Paul M. Peterson: 59, 2.9Stanley H. Weitzman: 32, 6.2John C. Ewers: 33, 2.3Melinda A. Zeder: 19, 15.9Eugene S. Morton: 37, 5.4James F. Luhr: 23, 13.9Kenneth M. Towe: 29, 3.2Richard J. Montali: 35, 4.4T. J. McCoy: 181, 4.2Richard S. Fiske: 32, 8.1Arthur P. Molella: 25, 1.9Clyde F. E. Roper: 35, 7.7William G. Melson: 22, 8.8E. R. Jawin: 39, 3.7William C. Sturtevant: 32, 1.8J. L. Barnard: 33, 2.7Jeffrey E. Post: 55, 4.7Bohuslav Klíma: 23, 1.7E. Jarosewich: 29, 5.1Fernando Santos‐Granero: 32, 1.6K. Fredriksson: 40, 3.5Norman E. Woodley: 23, 3.7Audrey B. Davis: 19, 4.1Edward S. Ayensu: 19, 7.9Chris Meyer: 37, 2.0John R. Swanton: 33, 1.5R M King: 44, 2.5Andrew J. Pekarik: 22, 2.8Mason E. Hale: 41, 4.0Kenneth Bilby: 30, 0.9Sharon A. Wilson: 29, 3.4Silvio A. Bedini: 61, 0.3Brian Mason: 61, 3.1Fenner Albert Chace: 17, 6.5Martin A. Buzas: 35, 5.2David B. Lellinger: 37, 4.0Ralph Willard Imlay: 24, 6.0Jonathan D. Ballou: 24, 4.5Matthew L. Buffington: 25, 4.4B. A. Campbell: 166, 2.8Ronald L. Bishop: 31, 3.1Robert Stuckenrath: 23, 4.8Peggy Aldrich Kidwell: 39, 1.0Nathan Reingold: 32, 0.7W.F. Rall: 15, 10.7S. S. Sorensen: 16, 15.2Storrs L. Olson: 143, 3.2Atsushi Ando: 18, 7.9J. Lawrence Angel: 19, 2.9Thomas E. Bowman: 44, 3.3Michael J. Braun: 20, 6.4Oliver S. Flint: 47, 2.7Elizabeth Cottrell: 62, 4.6Harry Rand: 23, 0.8Matthew T. Carrano: 18, 9.9Robert K. Robbins: 19, 3.2Neil M. Judd: 15, 4.1Stephen D. Cairns: 60, 4.8Bernadette M. Marriott: 39, 0.9Elizabeth A. Zimmer: 15, 7.1Tom D. Crouch: 23, 0.4Paul H. Oehser: 16, 2.2Dan S. Chaney: 27, 5.1Carole C. Baldwin: 26, 3.2Edward P. Vicenzi: 41, 3.8M. James Blackman: 17, 3.1James I. Deutsch: 30, 0.3Clifford Evans: 21, 1.3Willard Lincoln Roberts: 15, 3.3Janet W. Reid: 40, 3.5Lee Siebert: 19, 10.7Alexander Wetmore: 94, 2.1Jun Wen: 51, 3.1Egbert H. Walker: 16, 2.8John M. Burns: 30, 1.8Scott L. WingIan G. MacintyreA. Elena CharolaBetty J. Meggers
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Ranked on the composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.