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North America 515 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Archeology Rankings - 2025

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Total 515 scientist , Updates every 2 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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11,387
World Rank
Canada
472
Country Rank
Simon Fraser University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Michael Richards
Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Canada
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Archaeological Science | Stable Isotopes | Paleodiet | Bioarchaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    96
  • Last 6 Years
    53
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.552
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Rankings

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25,347
World Rank
United States
10,755
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
88
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Douglas J Kennett
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | human Paleoecology | climate change | isotope geochemistry | genomic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    77
  • Last 6 Years
    52
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.675
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Rankings

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26,807
World Rank
United States
11,306
Country Rank
Smithsonian Institution Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Dolores Piperno
Smithsonian Institution Washington, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | archaeobotany | paleoecolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    75
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.573
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Rankings

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31,117
World Rank
United States
13,007
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
136
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Karl Butzer
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | geomorphology | climate change | history of science science | scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    72
  • Last 6 Years
    22
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.306
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Rankings

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33,019
World Rank
United States
13,658
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
457
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Li Liu
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Chinese archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    70
  • Last 6 Years
    48
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.686
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Rankings

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36,794
World Rank
United States
15,057
Country Rank
University of Arizona Logo
108
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Malcolm K Hughes
University of Arizona Tucson, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
dendrochronology | paleoclimate | tree biology | forest ecolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    68
  • Last 6 Years
    36
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.529
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Rankings

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41,992
World Rank
United States
16,922
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Michael E Smith
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Aztecs | Teotihuacan | Comparative urbanism | Urban sustainability | Inequalit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    65
  • Last 6 Years
    38
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.585
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Rankings

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48,667
World Rank
United States
19,282
Country Rank
University of Utah Logo
125
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
James F O Connell
University of Utah Salt Lake City, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    62
  • Last 6 Years
    33
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.532
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Rankings

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51,135
World Rank
United States
20,149
Country Rank
University of Arizona Logo
146
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Annette And Michael Schiffer
University of Arizona Tucson, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
technological change | ceramics | archaeological theor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    61
  • Last 6 Years
    32
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.525
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Rankings

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58,712
World Rank
Canada
2,713
Country Rank
Simon Fraser University Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Mark Collard
Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Canada
Social Sciences / Archeology
Human evolution | evolutionary anthropology | cultural evolution | archaeological scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    58
  • Last 6 Years
    33
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.569
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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61,022
World Rank
United States
23,469
Country Rank
University of Arizona Logo
168
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
David M Meko
University of Arizona Tucson, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
dendrochronology | climatology | hydrology | time series analysi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    57
  • Last 6 Years
    37
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.649
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Rankings

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67,403
World Rank
United States
25,641
Country Rank
Brown University Logo
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Yannis Hamilakis|Γιάννης Χαμηλακης
Brown University Providence, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Modern Greek Studies | Contemporary Archaeology | Archaeological theory | Aegean prehistor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 6 Years
    35
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.636
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Rankings

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82,694
World Rank
United States
30,444
Country Rank
Washington State University Pullman Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Timothy A Kohler|Tim Kohler
Washington State University Pullman Pullman, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | paleoclimates & paleoenvironments | Neolithic societies | US Southwest | inequality in prehistor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    51
  • Last 6 Years
    32
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.627
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Rankings

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93,668
World Rank
United States
33,973
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
289
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Geoffrey Clark
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
paleolithic archaeology | lithic analysis | western Europe | Near East | human origin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    49
  • Last 6 Years
    16
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.327
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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101,089
World Rank
United States
36,176
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
607
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Dusan Boric
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Bioarchaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    47
  • Last 6 Years
    32
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.681
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Rankings

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102,507
World Rank
United States
36,598
Country Rank
Pomona College Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Arlen F Chase
Pomona College Claremont, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | Maya | contextual analysis | remote sensin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    47
  • Last 6 Years
    26
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.553
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Rankings

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107,952
World Rank
United States
38,226
Country Rank
Claremont Graduate University Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Diane Z Chase
Claremont Graduate University Claremont, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Maya | Archaeology | Complex Societies | Mortuary Analysi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    46
  • Last 6 Years
    25
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.543
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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112,570
World Rank
Canada
5,077
Country Rank
University of Alberta Logo
358
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Andrzej Weber
University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Hunter-gatherers | Siberi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    45
  • Last 6 Years
    29
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.644
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Rankings

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113,493
World Rank
United States
39,855
Country Rank
Texas A&M University Logo
368
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Michael Waters
Texas A&M University College Station, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
First Americans Archaeology & Geoarchaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    45
  • Last 6 Years
    26
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.578
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Rankings

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118,090
World Rank
United States
41,231
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
353
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Kelly J Knudson
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | archaeological science | bioarchaeology | stable isotope analysi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 6 Years
    30
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.682
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Rankings

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118,119
World Rank
Canada
5,310
Country Rank
University of Toronto Logo
570
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Carl Knappett
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Art History | Aegean Prehistor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 6 Years
    30
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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125,145
World Rank
United States
43,302
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
1,046
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Michael Shanks
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Design | Classics | Art Histor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 6 Years
    28
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.651
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Rankings

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125,773
World Rank
United States
43,452
Country Rank
University of Alaska Fairbanks Logo
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Joel D Irish
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Bioarchaeology | dental anthropology | biological affinit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 6 Years
    27
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.628
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Rankings

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127,129
World Rank
United States
43,835
Country Rank
Binghamton University Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Randall H McGuire
Binghamton University Vestal, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | Southwestern United States | Marxism | archaeology of the contemporary | histori

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 6 Years
    21
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.488
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Rankings

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127,502
World Rank
United States
43,988
Country Rank
University of Tennessee Knoxville Logo
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
David G Anderson
University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, United States
Social Sciences / Archeology
Archaeology | Climate Change | CRM | Paleoindian | Archai

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 6 Years
    19
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.442
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