Erik Otárola-Castillo

Erik Otárola-Castillo

Purdue University

H-index: 27

North America-United States

About Erik Otárola-Castillo

Erik Otárola-Castillo, With an exceptional h-index of 27 and a recent h-index of 24 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Purdue University, specializes in the field of Human evolution, archaeology, human behavioral ecology, hunter-gatherers, statistics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Urbanization, migration, and indigenous health in Peru

The Bayesian Inferential Paradigm in Archaeology

Function, Style, and Standardization: Is the Proximal or Distal End of a Middle Stone Age Point More Variable?

A New Approach to the Quantitative Analysis of Bone Surface Modifications: the Bowser Road Mastodon and Implications for the Data to Understand Human-Megafauna Interactions in …

Household conditions modulate associations between cesarean delivery and childhood growth

Intensification Mechanisms Driving Dietary Change among the Great Plains Big Game Hunters of North America

Machine learning, bootstrapping, null models, and why we are still not 100% sure which bone surface modifications were made by crocodiles

Beyond Chronology, Using Bayesian Inference to Evaluate Hypotheses in Archaeology

Erik Otárola-Castillo Information

University

Position

Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology

Citations(all)

5005

Citations(since 2020)

3495

Cited By

2867

hIndex(all)

27

hIndex(since 2020)

24

i10Index(all)

35

i10Index(since 2020)

31

Email

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Erik Otárola-Castillo Skills & Research Interests

Human evolution

archaeology

human behavioral ecology

hunter-gatherers

statistics

Top articles of Erik Otárola-Castillo

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Urbanization, migration, and indigenous health in Peru

American Journal of Human Biology

A Veile

R Chávez Cabello

E Otárola‐Castillo

V Rojas Bravo

G Turner

2023/8

The Bayesian Inferential Paradigm in Archaeology

Erik Otarola-Castillo

Meissa G Torquato

Caitlin E Buck

2023/4

Function, Style, and Standardization: Is the Proximal or Distal End of a Middle Stone Age Point More Variable?

Lithic Technology

Benjamin J Schoville

Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise

Erik Otárola-Castillo

Jayne Wilkins

2023/10/2

A New Approach to the Quantitative Analysis of Bone Surface Modifications: the Bowser Road Mastodon and Implications for the Data to Understand Human-Megafauna Interactions in …

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Erik R Otárola-Castillo

Melissa G Torquato

Trevor L Keevil

Alejandra May

Sarah Coon

...

2023/9

Household conditions modulate associations between cesarean delivery and childhood growth

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Amanda J Veile

Karen Leslie Kramer

Erik Otárola‐Castillo

2022/9

Intensification Mechanisms Driving Dietary Change among the Great Plains Big Game Hunters of North America

Erik Otárola-Castillo

Meissa G Torquato

Matthew E Hill Jr

2022/8

Machine learning, bootstrapping, null models, and why we are still not 100% sure which bone surface modifications were made by crocodiles

Journal of Human Evolution

Shannon P McPherron

Will Archer

Erik R Otárola-Castillo

Melissa G Torquato

Trevor L Keevil

2022/3/1

Beyond Chronology, Using Bayesian Inference to Evaluate Hypotheses in Archaeology

Advances in Archaeological Practice

Erik Otárola-Castillo

Melissa G. Torquato

Jesse Wolfhagen

Jr. Matthew E. Hill

and Caitlin E. Buck

2022/11

Parts and wholes: Reduction allometry and modularity in experimental Folsom points

American Antiquity

Michael J Shott

Erik Otárola-Castillo

2022/1

Does the evidence at Arroyo del Vizcaíno (Uruguay) support the claim of human occupation 30,000 years ago?

PaleoAmerica

Justin A Holcomb

Rolfe D Mandel

Erik Otárola-Castillo

Kurt Rademaker

Richard L Rosencrance

...

2022/10/2

Integrated evidence-based extent of occurrence for North American bison (Bison bison) since 1500 CE and before

Ecology

Jeff M Martin

Rachel A Short

Glenn E Plumb

Lauren Markewicz

Dirk H Van Vuren

...

2022/9/5

Early human impacts and ecosystem reorganization in southern-central Africa

Margaret W Blome

Jessica C Thompson

David K Wright

Sarah J Ivory

Jeong-Heon Choi

...

2021/5/5

Secular decline in limb bone strength among South African Africans during the 19th and 20th centuries

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Ian J Wallace

D'Arcy Marsh

Erik Otárola‐Castillo

Brendon K Billings

Victor Mngomezulu

...

2020/7

Hydration, lactation, and child health outcomes in Yucatec Maya

Culture, Environment and Health in the Yucatan Peninsula: A Human Ecology Perspective

Amanda Veile

Sunny Asaf

Erik Otárola-Castillo

Karen L Kramer

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 119
Lambin Eric F.

Lambin Eric F.

Université Catholique de Louvain

H-index: 79
Truman P. Young

Truman P. Young

University of California, Davis

H-index: 73
Charles Nunn

Charles Nunn

Duke University

H-index: 68
Curtis Marean

Curtis Marean

Arizona State University

H-index: 66
Dean Adams

Dean Adams

Iowa State University

H-index: 52
Robert M. Pringle

Robert M. Pringle

Princeton University

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