Plains Anthropologist

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ISSN: 00320447, 2052546X

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SCImago
Q4
SJR
0.120
CiteScore
0.8
Categories
Anthropology
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1972-1973, 1978-1982, 1984-1986, 1989, 1996-2025
journal names
Plains Anthropologist
Publications
2 714
Citations
7 827
h-index
31
Publications
114
Citations
1 796
Top-3 citing journals
Plains Anthropologist
Plains Anthropologist (1634 citations)
American Antiquity
American Antiquity (739 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution (106 publications)
University of Kansas
University of Kansas (105 publications)
University of Missouri
University of Missouri (88 publications)
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming (12 publications)
University of Iowa
University of Iowa (11 publications)
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma (4 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (1627 publications)
Canada (139 publications)
Mexico (30 publications)
USA (69 publications)
Canada (7 publications)
Norway (5 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Plains Anthropologist
1634 citations, 20.88%
American Antiquity
739 citations, 9.44%
Journal of Archaeological Science
345 citations, 4.41%
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
229 citations, 2.93%
Quaternary International
217 citations, 2.77%
PaleoAmerica
203 citations, 2.59%
North American Archaeologist
198 citations, 2.53%
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
182 citations, 2.33%
Lithic Technology
158 citations, 2.02%
Geoarchaeology - An International Journal
144 citations, 1.84%
Journal of Field Archaeology
131 citations, 1.67%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
108 citations, 1.38%
Midcontinental journal of archaeology, MCJA
92 citations, 1.18%
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
90 citations, 1.15%
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
86 citations, 1.1%
Quaternary Research
84 citations, 1.07%
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
78 citations, 1%
PLoS ONE
68 citations, 0.87%
The Kiva
66 citations, 0.84%
Quaternary Science Reviews
62 citations, 0.79%
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
59 citations, 0.75%
Radiocarbon
53 citations, 0.68%
Southeastern Archaeology
52 citations, 0.66%
Journal of Archaeological Research
48 citations, 0.61%
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
44 citations, 0.56%
World Archaeology
41 citations, 0.52%
Journal of Human Evolution
41 citations, 0.52%
Historical Archaeology
39 citations, 0.5%
Antiquity
37 citations, 0.47%
Humans at the End of the Ice Age
37 citations, 0.47%
Archaeometry
35 citations, 0.45%
Ethnohistory
35 citations, 0.45%
Advances in Archaeological Practice
31 citations, 0.4%
Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
31 citations, 0.4%
Current Anthropology
27 citations, 0.34%
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%
Hunter Gatherer Research
21 citations, 0.27%
International Journal of Paleopathology
21 citations, 0.27%
Scientific Reports
20 citations, 0.26%
Holocene
20 citations, 0.26%
Ethnoarchaeology
20 citations, 0.26%
Reviews in Anthropology
18 citations, 0.23%
Archaeological Prospection
18 citations, 0.23%
Latin American Antiquity
18 citations, 0.23%
Science
17 citations, 0.22%
Evolutionary Human Sciences
16 citations, 0.2%
Catena
15 citations, 0.19%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
15 citations, 0.19%
Géographie physique et Quaternaire
15 citations, 0.19%
Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State
15 citations, 0.19%
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%
Journal of Anthropological Research
13 citations, 0.17%
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%
Science advances
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%
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
10 citations, 0.13%
American Anthropologist
9 citations, 0.11%
Physical Geography
9 citations, 0.11%
Archaeologies
9 citations, 0.11%
Geomorphology
9 citations, 0.11%
American Journal of Human Biology
9 citations, 0.11%
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
9 citations, 0.11%
American Journal of Biological Anthropology
9 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
9 citations, 0.11%
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
8 citations, 0.1%
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
8 citations, 0.1%
Historical Biology
8 citations, 0.1%
Arts
8 citations, 0.1%
Quaternary Environments and Humans
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%
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
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%
International Journal of American Linguistics
6 citations, 0.08%
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
6 citations, 0.08%
Rangelands
6 citations, 0.08%
Earth-Science Reviews
6 citations, 0.08%
Quaternary
6 citations, 0.08%
California Archaeology
6 citations, 0.08%
SpringerBriefs in Anthropology
6 citations, 0.08%
SSSA Special Publications
6 citations, 0.08%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
2405 citations, 30.73%
Elsevier
1350 citations, 17.25%
Cambridge University Press
1113 citations, 14.22%
Springer Nature
614 citations, 7.84%
Wiley
605 citations, 7.73%
SAGE
273 citations, 3.49%
Kent State University
92 citations, 1.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
68 citations, 0.87%
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
64 citations, 0.82%
University of Chicago Press
58 citations, 0.74%
MDPI
46 citations, 0.59%
Duke University Press
35 citations, 0.45%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
28 citations, 0.36%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
24 citations, 0.31%
Consortium Erudit
24 citations, 0.31%
Liverpool University Press
23 citations, 0.29%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
23 citations, 0.29%
Frontiers Media S.A.
20 citations, 0.26%
Canadian Science Publishing
19 citations, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter
17 citations, 0.22%
Oxford University Press
15 citations, 0.19%
R.W. Steen Library, SFASU
15 citations, 0.19%
The Royal Society
11 citations, 0.14%
Center for Western Studies
11 citations, 0.14%
Annual Reviews
11 citations, 0.14%
University of Colorado
8 citations, 0.1%
Maney Publishing
8 citations, 0.1%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
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%
Kansas Academy of Science
6 citations, 0.08%
Natural Areas Journal
6 citations, 0.08%
MIT Press
5 citations, 0.06%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
5 citations, 0.06%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
5 citations, 0.06%
Science in China Press
5 citations, 0.06%
F1000 Research
5 citations, 0.06%
Equinox Publishing
5 citations, 0.06%
University of California Press
4 citations, 0.05%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
4 citations, 0.05%
Copernicus
4 citations, 0.05%
4 citations, 0.05%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
4 citations, 0.05%
4 citations, 0.05%
Project MUSE
4 citations, 0.05%
Pleiades Publishing
3 citations, 0.04%
Washington State University Press
3 citations, 0.04%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.04%
American Meteorological Society
3 citations, 0.04%
Crop Science Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited
3 citations, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
3 citations, 0.04%
The Weed Science Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
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%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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%
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%
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%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
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%
American Economic Association
1 citation, 0.01%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
1 citation, 0.01%
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Smithsonian Institution
106 publications, 3.91%
University of Kansas
105 publications, 3.87%
University of Missouri
88 publications, 3.24%
University of Wyoming
85 publications, 3.13%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
79 publications, 2.91%
University of Oklahoma
76 publications, 2.8%
University of Iowa
55 publications, 2.03%
University of North Dakota
53 publications, 1.95%
University of Texas at Austin
45 publications, 1.66%
University of South Dakota
44 publications, 1.62%
University of Colorado Boulder
43 publications, 1.58%
Kansas State University
41 publications, 1.51%
University of Tennessee
32 publications, 1.18%
Southern Methodist University
31 publications, 1.14%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
27 publications, 0.99%
University of Montana
27 publications, 0.99%
University of Arizona
26 publications, 0.96%
University of Calgary
26 publications, 0.96%
Texas Tech University
25 publications, 0.92%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
22 publications, 0.81%
Iowa State University
21 publications, 0.77%
University of Minnesota
21 publications, 0.77%
Louisiana State University
20 publications, 0.74%
Indiana University Bloomington
19 publications, 0.7%
Colorado State University
18 publications, 0.66%
Wichita State University
18 publications, 0.66%
Texas A&M University
16 publications, 0.59%
Brandon University
15 publications, 0.55%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
14 publications, 0.52%
University of Saskatchewan
14 publications, 0.52%
Oklahoma State University
13 publications, 0.48%
Missouri State University
12 publications, 0.44%
Washington State University
11 publications, 0.41%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
11 publications, 0.41%
University of Oregon
11 publications, 0.41%
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%
Lakehead University
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%
University of Tulsa
9 publications, 0.33%
Montana State University
9 publications, 0.33%
University at Albany, State University of New York
9 publications, 0.33%
University of Pittsburgh
9 publications, 0.33%
Minnesota State University Moorhead
8 publications, 0.29%
University of Alberta
8 publications, 0.29%
University of Utah
8 publications, 0.29%
University of New Mexico
8 publications, 0.29%
University of Washington
7 publications, 0.26%
University of Chicago
7 publications, 0.26%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
7 publications, 0.26%
University of South Carolina
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, 0.18%
University of California, Los Angeles
5 publications, 0.18%
University of South Florida
5 publications, 0.18%
St. Cloud State University
5 publications, 0.18%
University of Kentucky
5 publications, 0.18%
Texas A&M International University
5 publications, 0.18%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.15%
Northern Arizona University
4 publications, 0.15%
Simon Fraser University
4 publications, 0.15%
Eastern New Mexico University
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Nevada, Reno
4 publications, 0.15%
South Dakota State University
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Idaho
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Cambridge
3 publications, 0.11%
Michigan State University
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%
University of Winnipeg
3 publications, 0.11%
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
3 publications, 0.11%
California State University, Fullerton
3 publications, 0.11%
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%
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University of Wyoming
12 publications, 10.53%
University of Iowa
11 publications, 9.65%
University of Oklahoma
4 publications, 3.51%
Iowa State University
3 publications, 2.63%
Southern Methodist University
3 publications, 2.63%
Kansas State University
3 publications, 2.63%
University of Saskatchewan
3 publications, 2.63%
University of Colorado Boulder
3 publications, 2.63%
Texas A&M International University
3 publications, 2.63%
Smithsonian Institution
3 publications, 2.63%
University of Washington
2 publications, 1.75%
University of Calgary
2 publications, 1.75%
Utah State University
2 publications, 1.75%
University of Missouri
2 publications, 1.75%
Oklahoma State University
2 publications, 1.75%
ADA university
1 publication, 0.88%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.88%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.88%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.88%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.88%
Flinders University
1 publication, 0.88%
Washington State University
1 publication, 0.88%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.88%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.88%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1 publication, 0.88%
Lakehead University
1 publication, 0.88%
Texas Tech University
1 publication, 0.88%
Texas State University
1 publication, 0.88%
East Tennessee State University
1 publication, 0.88%
Kent State University
1 publication, 0.88%
University of Tulsa
1 publication, 0.88%
Montana State University
1 publication, 0.88%
University of Alaska Fairbanks
1 publication, 0.88%
University of Kansas
1 publication, 0.88%
University of Montana
1 publication, 0.88%
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USA, 1627, 59.95%
USA
1627 publications, 59.95%
Canada, 139, 5.12%
Canada
139 publications, 5.12%
Mexico, 30, 1.11%
Mexico
30 publications, 1.11%
United Kingdom, 15, 0.55%
United Kingdom
15 publications, 0.55%
Norway, 8, 0.29%
Norway
8 publications, 0.29%
Russia, 2, 0.07%
Russia
2 publications, 0.07%
Germany, 2, 0.07%
Germany
2 publications, 0.07%
Australia, 2, 0.07%
Australia
2 publications, 0.07%
Italy, 2, 0.07%
Italy
2 publications, 0.07%
Azerbaijan, 1, 0.04%
Azerbaijan
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, 69, 60.53%
USA
69 publications, 60.53%
Canada, 7, 6.14%
Canada
7 publications, 6.14%
Norway, 5, 4.39%
Norway
5 publications, 4.39%
Germany, 1, 0.88%
Germany
1 publication, 0.88%
Australia, 1, 0.88%
Australia
1 publication, 0.88%
Azerbaijan, 1, 0.88%
Azerbaijan
1 publication, 0.88%
Sweden, 1, 0.88%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.88%
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