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J. D. Lewis‐Williams

J. D. Lewis‐Williams publishes mostly in Anthropology, Archeology and Paleontology, on topics such as Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies.

World rank
#60,105
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#108
of 5,570
Works
31
Citations
262
Citations per work
8.5

What does J. D. Lewis‐Williams research?

Anthropology: 30.6%Archeology: 22.2%Paleontology: 11.1%Sociology and Political Science: 8.3%other fields: 27.8%31%top field
Anthropology30.6%Archeology22.2%Paleontology11.1%Sociology and Political Science8.3%other fields27.8%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Anthropology31% of their works
  2. 2Archeology22% of their works
  3. 3Paleontology11% of their works
  4. 4Sociology and Political Science8% of their works
  5. 5Archeology6% of their works
  6. 6Cultural Studies6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe J. D. Lewis‐Williams's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Archaeology, Southern Africa, Hominin Genetics, Paleolithic Archaeology, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Globalization and Neoliberalism.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Archaeology81 topic
  2. Southern Africa81 topic
  3. Hominin Genetics61 topic
  4. Paleolithic Archaeology61 topic
  5. Agricultural Origins41 topic
  6. Radiocarbon Dating41 topic
  7. Globalization31 topic
  8. Neoliberalism31 topic
  9. Adaptive Reuse11 topic
  10. Aesthetic Perception11 topic
  11. Bronze Age11 topic
  12. Corded Ware Culture11 topic
  13. Digital Media Technology11 topic
  14. Intangible Heritage11 topic
  15. Neuroaesthetics11 topic
  16. Visual Communication Design11 topic

Where does J. D. Lewis‐Williams work?

J. D. Lewis‐Williams's main affiliation in the publication record is University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does J. D. Lewis‐Williams have?

Science Explorer counts 31 works and 262 citations for J. D. Lewis‐Williams, ranking #60,105 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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