Plains Anthropologist

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ISSN: 00320447, 2052546X

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SCImago
Q2
SJR
0.284
CiteScore
1.2
Categories
Anthropology
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1972-1973, 1978-1982, 1984-1986, 1989, 1996-2025
journal names
Plains Anthropologist
Publications
2 692
Citations
7 625
h-index
31
Publications
92
Citations
1 599
Top-3 citing journals
Plains Anthropologist
Plains Anthropologist (1594 citations)
American Antiquity
American Antiquity (722 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (1614 publications)
Canada (138 publications)
Mexico (30 publications)
USA (63 publications)
Canada (8 publications)
Norway (4 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Plains Anthropologist
1594 citations, 20.9%
American Antiquity
722 citations, 9.47%
Journal of Archaeological Science
340 citations, 4.46%
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
226 citations, 2.96%
Quaternary International
214 citations, 2.81%
North American Archaeologist
198 citations, 2.6%
PaleoAmerica
192 citations, 2.52%
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
181 citations, 2.37%
Lithic Technology
156 citations, 2.05%
Geoarchaeology - An International Journal
142 citations, 1.86%
Journal of Field Archaeology
121 citations, 1.59%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
108 citations, 1.42%
Midcontinental journal of archaeology, MCJA
91 citations, 1.19%
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
88 citations, 1.15%
Quaternary Research
84 citations, 1.1%
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
78 citations, 1.02%
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
77 citations, 1.01%
The Kiva
66 citations, 0.87%
PLoS ONE
66 citations, 0.87%
Quaternary Science Reviews
62 citations, 0.81%
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
57 citations, 0.75%
Radiocarbon
53 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Archaeological Research
48 citations, 0.63%
Southeastern Archaeology
47 citations, 0.62%
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
42 citations, 0.55%
World Archaeology
41 citations, 0.54%
Journal of Human Evolution
41 citations, 0.54%
Historical Archaeology
39 citations, 0.51%
Antiquity
37 citations, 0.49%
Archaeometry
35 citations, 0.46%
Ethnohistory
35 citations, 0.46%
Advances in Archaeological Practice
31 citations, 0.41%
Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
31 citations, 0.41%
Current Anthropology
27 citations, 0.35%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
24 citations, 0.31%
Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
24 citations, 0.31%
SSRN Electronic Journal
24 citations, 0.31%
Humans at the End of the Ice Age
22 citations, 0.29%
Hunter Gatherer Research
21 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Paleopathology
20 citations, 0.26%
Ethnoarchaeology
20 citations, 0.26%
Holocene
19 citations, 0.25%
Reviews in Anthropology
18 citations, 0.24%
Archaeological Prospection
17 citations, 0.22%
Science
17 citations, 0.22%
Latin American Antiquity
16 citations, 0.21%
Evolutionary Human Sciences
16 citations, 0.21%
Catena
15 citations, 0.2%
Géographie physique et Quaternaire
15 citations, 0.2%
Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State
15 citations, 0.2%
Environmental Archaeology
14 citations, 0.18%
Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique
14 citations, 0.18%
Journal of World Prehistory
13 citations, 0.17%
Evolutionary Anthropology
13 citations, 0.17%
African Archaeological Review
13 citations, 0.17%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
13 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Anthropological Research
13 citations, 0.17%
Scientific Reports
12 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Ethnobiology
11 citations, 0.14%
American Ethnologist
11 citations, 0.14%
Human Ecology
11 citations, 0.14%
Annual Review of Anthropology
11 citations, 0.14%
Quaternary Geochronology
10 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Social Archaeology
10 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Quaternary Science
10 citations, 0.13%
Time and Mind
10 citations, 0.13%
Open Archaeology
10 citations, 0.13%
Science advances
10 citations, 0.13%
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
10 citations, 0.13%
American Anthropologist
9 citations, 0.12%
Physical Geography
9 citations, 0.12%
Archaeologies
9 citations, 0.12%
Geomorphology
9 citations, 0.12%
American Journal of Human Biology
9 citations, 0.12%
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
9 citations, 0.12%
American Journal of Biological Anthropology
9 citations, 0.12%
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
8 citations, 0.1%
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
8 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Cultural Heritage
7 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Forensic Sciences
7 citations, 0.09%
Developments in Quaternary Science
7 citations, 0.09%
Remote Sensing
7 citations, 0.09%
Paleobiology
6 citations, 0.08%
Natural Areas Journal
6 citations, 0.08%
Economic Botany
6 citations, 0.08%
Geological Society Special Publication
6 citations, 0.08%
Journal of Drug Issues
6 citations, 0.08%
Historical Biology
6 citations, 0.08%
Rangelands
6 citations, 0.08%
Earth-Science Reviews
6 citations, 0.08%
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
6 citations, 0.08%
California Archaeology
6 citations, 0.08%
SpringerBriefs in Anthropology
6 citations, 0.08%
SSSA Special Publications
6 citations, 0.08%
Conservation Biology
5 citations, 0.07%
Science China Earth Sciences
5 citations, 0.07%
Science and Technology of Archaeological Research
5 citations, 0.07%
Diversity
5 citations, 0.07%
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
5 citations, 0.07%
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
5 citations, 0.07%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
2339 citations, 30.68%
Elsevier
1295 citations, 16.98%
Cambridge University Press
1052 citations, 13.8%
Wiley
594 citations, 7.79%
Springer Nature
554 citations, 7.27%
SAGE
272 citations, 3.57%
Kent State University
91 citations, 1.19%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
66 citations, 0.87%
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
64 citations, 0.84%
University of Chicago Press
56 citations, 0.73%
Duke University Press
35 citations, 0.46%
MDPI
32 citations, 0.42%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
27 citations, 0.35%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
24 citations, 0.31%
Consortium Erudit
24 citations, 0.31%
Liverpool University Press
23 citations, 0.3%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
23 citations, 0.3%
Canadian Science Publishing
19 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers Media S.A.
18 citations, 0.24%
Oxford University Press
15 citations, 0.2%
R.W. Steen Library, SFASU
15 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
13 citations, 0.17%
Center for Western Studies
11 citations, 0.14%
Annual Reviews
11 citations, 0.14%
The Royal Society
9 citations, 0.12%
University of Colorado
8 citations, 0.1%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
6 citations, 0.08%
6 citations, 0.08%
OpenEdition
6 citations, 0.08%
Geological Society of London
6 citations, 0.08%
Research Square Platform LLC
6 citations, 0.08%
Natural Areas Journal
6 citations, 0.08%
MIT Press
5 citations, 0.07%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
5 citations, 0.07%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
5 citations, 0.07%
5 citations, 0.07%
Science in China Press
5 citations, 0.07%
F1000 Research
5 citations, 0.07%
Equinox Publishing
5 citations, 0.07%
University of California Press
4 citations, 0.05%
AIP Publishing
4 citations, 0.05%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
4 citations, 0.05%
Copernicus
4 citations, 0.05%
Project MUSE
4 citations, 0.05%
Kansas Academy of Science
4 citations, 0.05%
Washington State University Press
3 citations, 0.04%
American Meteorological Society
3 citations, 0.04%
Crop Science Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.04%
The Weed Science Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.03%
Pleiades Publishing
2 citations, 0.03%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.03%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
2 citations, 0.03%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
2 citations, 0.03%
University of Illinois Press
2 citations, 0.03%
2 citations, 0.03%
University of Notre Dame
2 citations, 0.03%
University of York
2 citations, 0.03%
Maisonneuve et Larose
2 citations, 0.03%
Geological Society of America
2 citations, 0.03%
James Cook University
2 citations, 0.03%
African Studies Association
2 citations, 0.03%
Archaeological Institute of America
2 citations, 0.03%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
2 citations, 0.03%
American Public Health Association
2 citations, 0.03%
Groupe des Methodes Pluridisciplinaires Contribuant a l'Archeologie
2 citations, 0.03%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2 citations, 0.03%
Berghahn Books
2 citations, 0.03%
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
2 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.01%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Emerald
1 citation, 0.01%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Brill
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
Kyushu University
1 citation, 0.01%
Southwestern Association of Naturalists
1 citation, 0.01%
Laser Institute of America
1 citation, 0.01%
Soil Science Society of America
1 citation, 0.01%
American School of Classical Studies
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
International Association for Bear Research and Management, University of Tennessee
1 citation, 0.01%
Geologists' Association
1 citation, 0.01%
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
1 citation, 0.01%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.01%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.01%
Architectural Institute of Japan
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
Africa Magna Verlag
1 citation, 0.01%
Association Paleontologica Argentina
1 citation, 0.01%
University of Nebraska Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
1 citation, 0.01%
American Economic Association
1 citation, 0.01%
Nordic Council for Wildlife Research
1 citation, 0.01%
Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
1 citation, 0.01%
Royal Irish Academy
1 citation, 0.01%
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
79 publications, 2.93%
University of Texas at Austin
45 publications, 1.67%
University of Colorado Boulder
43 publications, 1.6%
Kansas State University
40 publications, 1.49%
University of Tennessee
32 publications, 1.19%
Southern Methodist University
31 publications, 1.15%
University of Calgary
26 publications, 0.97%
University of Arizona
25 publications, 0.93%
Texas Tech University
25 publications, 0.93%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
22 publications, 0.82%
Iowa State University
21 publications, 0.78%
University of Minnesota
21 publications, 0.78%
Louisiana State University
19 publications, 0.71%
Indiana University Bloomington
19 publications, 0.71%
Colorado State University
18 publications, 0.67%
Texas A&M University
16 publications, 0.59%
Brandon University
15 publications, 0.56%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
14 publications, 0.52%
University of Saskatchewan
14 publications, 0.52%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
11 publications, 0.41%
Washington State University
10 publications, 0.37%
University of Michigan
10 publications, 0.37%
University of Texas at San Antonio
10 publications, 0.37%
University of Alabama
10 publications, 0.37%
Marquette University
9 publications, 0.33%
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
9 publications, 0.33%
University of Manitoba
9 publications, 0.33%
Utah State University
9 publications, 0.33%
Texas State University
9 publications, 0.33%
Minnesota State University Moorhead
8 publications, 0.3%
Lakehead University
8 publications, 0.3%
University of Alberta
8 publications, 0.3%
University of Utah
8 publications, 0.3%
University of Washington
7 publications, 0.26%
University of Chicago
7 publications, 0.26%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
7 publications, 0.26%
Northern Illinois University
6 publications, 0.22%
University of California, Santa Barbara
6 publications, 0.22%
Washington University in St. Louis
5 publications, 0.19%
University of California, Los Angeles
5 publications, 0.19%
University of South Florida
5 publications, 0.19%
St. Cloud State University
5 publications, 0.19%
University of Kentucky
5 publications, 0.19%
Texas A&M International University
5 publications, 0.19%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.15%
Northern Arizona University
4 publications, 0.15%
Simon Fraser University
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Cambridge
3 publications, 0.11%
Central Washington University
3 publications, 0.11%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
3 publications, 0.11%
Harvard University
3 publications, 0.11%
University of Minnesota Duluth
3 publications, 0.11%
Arkansas State University
3 publications, 0.11%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
3 publications, 0.11%
University of Lethbridge
3 publications, 0.11%
Michigan State University
2 publications, 0.07%
Cornell University
2 publications, 0.07%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.07%
Boston University
2 publications, 0.07%
Arizona State University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of California, Berkeley
2 publications, 0.07%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2 publications, 0.07%
Judson University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of British Columbia
2 publications, 0.07%
Minnesota State University Mankato
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Pennsylvania
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Texas at El Paso
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Toronto
2 publications, 0.07%
Athabasca University
2 publications, 0.07%
Boise State University
2 publications, 0.07%
Mississippi State University
2 publications, 0.07%
Wake Forest University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Denver
2 publications, 0.07%
Brigham Young University
2 publications, 0.07%
Portland State University
2 publications, 0.07%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.04%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.04%
ETH Zurich
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.04%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.04%
American University
1 publication, 0.04%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Illinois at Chicago
1 publication, 0.04%
George Mason University
1 publication, 0.04%
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.04%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.04%
Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.04%
New York University
1 publication, 0.04%
San Francisco State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Illinois State University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of California, Riverside
1 publication, 0.04%
University of California, Santa Cruz
1 publication, 0.04%
Loyola University Chicago
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Notre Dame
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Saskatchewan
4 publications, 4.35%
University of Colorado Boulder
4 publications, 4.35%
Iowa State University
3 publications, 3.26%
Southern Methodist University
3 publications, 3.26%
University of Calgary
3 publications, 3.26%
Texas A&M International University
3 publications, 3.26%
University of Washington
2 publications, 2.17%
Kansas State University
2 publications, 2.17%
Utah State University
2 publications, 2.17%
Texas State University
2 publications, 2.17%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 1.09%
Lund University
1 publication, 1.09%
Cornell University
1 publication, 1.09%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 1.09%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1 publication, 1.09%
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1 publication, 1.09%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 1.09%
Texas Tech University
1 publication, 1.09%
University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 1.09%
East Tennessee State University
1 publication, 1.09%
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USA, 1614, 59.96%
USA
1614 publications, 59.96%
Canada, 138, 5.13%
Canada
138 publications, 5.13%
Mexico, 30, 1.11%
Mexico
30 publications, 1.11%
United Kingdom, 15, 0.56%
United Kingdom
15 publications, 0.56%
Norway, 7, 0.26%
Norway
7 publications, 0.26%
Russia, 2, 0.07%
Russia
2 publications, 0.07%
Germany, 2, 0.07%
Germany
2 publications, 0.07%
Italy, 2, 0.07%
Italy
2 publications, 0.07%
Australia, 1, 0.04%
Australia
1 publication, 0.04%
Hungary, 1, 0.04%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.04%
Guam, 1, 0.04%
Guam
1 publication, 0.04%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.04%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.04%
Tanzania, 1, 0.04%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.04%
Finland, 1, 0.04%
Finland
1 publication, 0.04%
Switzerland, 1, 0.04%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.04%
Sweden, 1, 0.04%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.04%
USSR, 1, 0.04%
USSR
1 publication, 0.04%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 63, 68.48%
USA
63 publications, 68.48%
Canada, 8, 8.7%
Canada
8 publications, 8.7%
Norway, 4, 4.35%
Norway
4 publications, 4.35%
Germany, 1, 1.09%
Germany
1 publication, 1.09%
Sweden, 1, 1.09%
Sweden
1 publication, 1.09%
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