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Most cited papers in Space and Planetary Science

What are the most cited papers in Space and Planetary Science?

The most cited paper in Space and Planetary Science is "A History of Archaeological Thought. By Bruce G. Trigger." (David B. Small, 1992), with 1,297 citations. Next come "TECHNOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW‐FIRED TERRACOTTA STATUES FROM AYIA IRINI, KEA" (1,259) and "An introduction to optical dating" (1,214).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 226 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 A History of Archaeological Thought. By Bruce G. Trigger. David B. Small · American Journal of Archaeology 1992 1,297
2 TECHNOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW‐FIRED TERRACOTTA STATUES FROM AYIA IRINI, KEA Yannis Maniatis, A.A. Katsanos, Miriam Ervin Caskey · Archaeometry Aug 1982 1,259
3 An introduction to optical dating James K. Feathers · Geoarchaeology 2000 1,214
4 Dissonant heritage: The management of the past as a resource in conflict C. Michael Hall · Annals of Tourism Research 1997 1,050
5 The prehistoric and preindustrial deforestation of Europe Jed Oliver Kaplan, Kristen Marie Krumhardt, Niklaus E. Zimmermann · Quaternary Science Reviews Open access 25 Oct 2009 993
6 Time perspectives, palimpsests and the archaeology of time Geoff N. Bailey · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Open access 24 Oct 2006 903
7 Archives, records, and power: The making of modern memory Joan M. Schwartz, Terry Cook · Archives and Museum Informatics Mar 2002 899
8 A comparison between photogrammetry and laser scanning Emmanuel P. Baltsavias · ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Jul 1999 793
9 Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for High-Resolution Reconstruction of Topography: The Structure from Motion Approach on Coastal Environments Francesco Mancini, Marco Dubbini, Mario Gattelli et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 9 Dec 2013 782
10 Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks, and visual features Matthieu Nadini, Laura Alessandretti, Flavio Di Giacinto et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 22 Oct 2021 656
11 A phenomenology of landscape John Christian Barrett, Ilhong Ko · Journal of Social Archaeology 23 Sep 2009 652
12 Sky-View Factor as a Relief Visualization Technique Klemen Zakšek, Krištof Oštir, Žiga Kokalj · Remote Sensing Open access 23 Feb 2011 635
13 Ancient DNA extraction from bones and teeth Nadin Rohland, Michael Hofreiter · Nature Protocols Jul 2007 604
14 Historic building information modelling (HBIM) Maurice Murphy, Eugene McGovern, Sara Pavía · International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation 27 Aug 2009 582
15 Building Rome on a Cloudless Day Jan‐Michael Frahm, Pierre Fite-Georgel, David A. Gallup et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paperOpen access 2010 578
16 Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Living Culture of Peoples Federico Lenzerini · European Journal of International Law Open access Feb 2011 560
17 Airborne LiDAR, archaeology, and the ancient Maya landscape at Caracol, Belize Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, John F. Weishampel et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science Open access 30 Sep 2010 539
18 Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity Jonathan Μ. Hall · Cambridge Archaeological Journal Oct 1998 536
19 Theory Building in Archaeology Merrilee H. Salmon · Elsevier eBooks Book chapter 1982 529
20 Prehistoric Economy in the Mount Carmel Area of Palestine: Site Catchment Analysis Claudio Vita‐Finzi, Eric Stowe Higgs, David J. Sturdy et al. · Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Dec 1970 527
21 Green Militarization: Anti-Poaching Efforts and the Spatial Contours of Kruger National Park Elizabeth Lunstrum · Annals of the Association of American Geographers 4 Jun 2014 508
22 Historic Building Information Modelling – Adding intelligence to laser and image based surveys of European classical architecture Maurice Murphy, Eugene McGovern, Sara Pavía · ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 8 Jan 2013 494
23 Applications of 3D point cloud data in the construction industry: A fifteen-year review from 2004 to 2018 Qian Wang, Min-Koo Kim · Advanced Engineering Informatics 2019 457
24 Evidence, memory, identity, and community: four shifting archival paradigms Terry Cook · Archives and Museum Informatics 27 Jun 2012 442
25 Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 1: a review of progress and challenges Ken Whitehead, Chris H. Hugenholtz · Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems 30 Jul 2014 431
26 An evaluation of the effectiveness of low-cost UAVs and structure from motion for geomorphic change detection Kristen Cook · Geomorphology 15 Nov 2016 400
27 Two Ways of Thinking about Cultural Property John Henry Merryman · American Journal of International Law Oct 1986 400
28 Long livestock farming history and human landscape shaping revealed by lake sediment DNA Charline Giguet‐Covex, Johan Pansu, Fabien Arnaud et al. · Nature Communications Open access 3 Feb 2014 394
29 Troubled times: Violence and warfare in the past George R. Milner · American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2000 392
30 Towards a three-dimensional cost-effective registration of the archaeological heritage Jeroen De Reu, Gertjan Plets, Geert Verhoeven et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science 12 Sep 2012 386
31 Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala Marcello A. Canuto, Francisco Estrada-Belli, Thomas G. Garrison et al. · Science Open access 28 Sep 2018 385
32 Terrestrial laser scanning and close range photogrammetry for 3D archaeological documentation: the Upper Palaeolithic Cave of Parpalló as a case study José Luis Lerma, S. Navarro, Miriam Cabrelles et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science 17 Oct 2009 380
33 Observed Decay: Telling Stories with Mutable Things Caitlin DeSilvey · Journal of Material Culture 24 Oct 2006 372
34 Archaeological theory an introduction Matthew H. Johnson 1999 370
35 Machine Learning for Cultural Heritage: A Survey Marco Fiorucci, Marina Khoroshiltseva, Massimiliano Pontil et al. · Pattern Recognition Letters Open access 17 Feb 2020 365
36 LiDAR‐derived Local Relief Models – a new tool for archaeological prospection Ralf Hesse · Archaeological Prospection 11 Feb 2010 360
37 Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using lidar Damian H. Evans, Roland J. Fletcher, Christophe Pottier et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Jul 2013 360
38 Spatial Analysis in Archaeology. Peter R. Freeman, Ian Hodder, Clive Orton · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General) 1977 355
39 Semi-automatic extraction of rock mass structural data from high resolution LIDAR point clouds Giovanni Gigli, Nicola Casagli · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 6 Jan 2011 353
40 Raman microscopy in archaeological science Gregory Dale Smith, Robin J. H. Clark · Journal of Archaeological Science 13 May 2004 351
41 Border Fetishisms: Material Objects in Unstable Spaces Maureen Korp · Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions Apr 2001 346
42 Archival science and postmodernism: new formulations for old concepts Terry Cook · Archives and Museum Informatics Mar 2001 346
43 Spatial analysis in geomorphology W. C. Krumbein · Earth-Science Reviews Jun 1973 345
44 Geomorphological mapping with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS): Feature detection and accuracy assessment of a photogrammetrically-derived digital terrain model Chris H. Hugenholtz, Ken Whitehead, Owen W. Brown et al. · Geomorphology Open access 2 Apr 2013 342
45 Towards a New Paradigm? The Third Science Revolution and its Possible Consequences in Archaeology Kristian Kristiansen · Current Swedish Archaeology Open access 10 Jun 2021 340
46 The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for engineering geology applications Daniele Giordan, Marc S. Adams, Irene Aicardi et al. · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment Open access Apr 2020 337
47 A review of UAV monitoring in mining areas: current status and future perspectives He Jun Ren, Zhao Yanling, Wu Xiao et al. · International Journal of Coal Science & Technology Open access 3 Aug 2019 337
48 Airborne laser scanning: existing systems and firms and other resources Emmanuel P. Baltsavias · ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Jul 1999 335
49 AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOUR OF THE LYCURGUS CUP BY ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY David Juanes Barber, Ian C. Freestone · Archaeometry Feb 1990 326
50 Mining museums for historical DNA: advances and challenges in museomics Christopher J. Raxworthy, Brian Tilston Smith · Trends in Ecology & Evolution ReviewOpen access 26 Aug 2021 320

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