Robert S Walker

Robert S Walker

University of Missouri

H-index: 30

North America-United States

About Robert S Walker

Robert S Walker, With an exceptional h-index of 30 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Missouri, specializes in the field of Evolutionary anthropology, Amazonia, Computational social science.

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

Food storage, mobility, and the density-dependence of hunter-gatherer movement ecology

Comparing Clovis and Folsom fluting via scaling analysis

Effects of voice pitch on social perceptions vary with relational mobility and homicide rate

Modeling the social drivers of environmental sustainability among Amazonian indigenous lands using Bayesian networks

Bullet ricochet mark plan-view morphology in concrete: an experimental assessment of five bullet types and two distances using machine learning

Clovis bone versus stone weapon tip penetration: Thinking about relative costs and benefits, experimental assumptions, and archaeological unknowns at Sheriden Cave, Ohio, U.S.A

Remote sensing evidence for population growth of isolated indigenous societies in Amazonia

Predicting the geographic distribution of ancient Amazonian archaeological sites with machine learning

Robert S Walker Information

University

Position

Department of Anthropology

Citations(all)

5639

Citations(since 2020)

2382

Cited By

4632

hIndex(all)

30

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

52

i10Index(since 2020)

42

Email

University Profile Page

University of Missouri

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Robert S Walker Skills & Research Interests

Evolutionary anthropology

Amazonia

Computational social science

Top articles of Robert S Walker

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Food storage, mobility, and the density-dependence of hunter-gatherer movement ecology

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Marcus J Hamilton

B Buchanan

J Lobo

RS Walker

2024/4/1

Comparing Clovis and Folsom fluting via scaling analysis

Archaeometry

Briggs Buchanan

Marcus J Hamilton

Nicholas Gala

Heather Smith

Michael Wilson

...

2024/4

Effects of voice pitch on social perceptions vary with relational mobility and homicide rate

Psychological science

Toe Aung

Alexander K Hill

Jessica K Hlay

Catherine Hess

Michael Hess

...

2024/1/30

Modeling the social drivers of environmental sustainability among Amazonian indigenous lands using Bayesian networks

PLoS ONE

Robert Walker

Jonathan Paige

2024

Bullet ricochet mark plan-view morphology in concrete: an experimental assessment of five bullet types and two distances using machine learning

Metin I Eren

Jay Romans

Robert S Walker

Briggs Buchanan

Alastair Key

2024/1/4

Clovis bone versus stone weapon tip penetration: Thinking about relative costs and benefits, experimental assumptions, and archaeological unknowns at Sheriden Cave, Ohio, U.S.A

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Grace Conrad

Savannah Hough

Jacob Baldino

Nicholas Gala

Briggs Buchanan

...

2023/12/1

Remote sensing evidence for population growth of isolated indigenous societies in Amazonia

Scientific Reports

Robert S Walker

Mark V Flinn

Sean P Prall

Marcus J Hamilton

2023/12/17

Predicting the geographic distribution of ancient Amazonian archaeological sites with machine learning

PeerJ

Robert S. Walker

Jeffrey R Ferguson

Angelica Olmeda

Marcus J. Hamilton

Jim Elghammer

...

2023

North American Clovis Point Form and Performance V: An Experimental Assessment of Spear Thrusting Penetration Depth and Entry Wound Size

Lithic Technology

Jacob Baldino

Scott McKinny

Jaymes Taylor

Michael Wilson

Briggs Buchanan

...

2023/10/20

Comparison of four ballistic and thrusting target materials: An experimental and Bayesian approach using static testing of stone and steel arrow tips

Archaeometry

Damon Mullen

Jase Sitton

Brett Story

Briggs Buchanan

Robert S Walker

...

2023/10

Hafted technologies likely reduced stone tool-related selective pressures acting on the hominin hand

Scientific Reports

Anna Mika

Julie Lierenz

Andrew Smith

Briggs Buchanan

Robert S Walker

...

2023/9/20

Atlatl use equalizes female and male projectile weapon velocity

Scientific reports

Michelle R Bebber

Briggs Buchanan

Metin I Eren

Robert S Walker

Dexter Zirkle

2023/8/16

Another tool in the experimental toolbox: On the use of aluminum as a substitute for chert in North American prehistoric ballistics research and beyond

North American Archaeologist

Metin I Eren

Lawrence Mukusha

Julie Lierenz

Michael Wilson

Michelle R Bebber

...

2022/4

Knapping quality of local versus exotic Upper Mercer chert (Ohio, USA) during the Holocene

Geoarchaeology

Angela R Lewis

Jeremy C Williams

Briggs Buchanan

Robert S Walker

Metin I Eren

...

2022/5

Experimental assessment of obsidian versus chert lanceolate projectile point durability and robusticity: Semi‐static fracture strength and dynamic impact

Archaeometry

Nicholas Gala

Anna Mika

Michael Wilson

Jeremy Williams

Briggs Buchanan

...

2022/12

North American Clovis point form and performance III: An experimental assessment of knife cutting efficiency

Lithic Technology

Metin I Eren

G Logan Miller

Brett Story

Michael Wilson

Michelle R Bebber

...

2024/1/2

Experimental assessment of lanceolate projectile point and haft robustness

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Briggs Buchanan

Robert S Walker

Marcus J Hamilton

Brett Story

Michelle Bebber

...

2022/4/1

Reconstructing the biogeography of a hunter-gatherer planet using machine-learning

bioRxiv

Marcus J Hamilton

Robert S Walker

Briggs Buchanan

Damian E Blasi

Claire L Bowern

2021/8/24

Scaling human sociopolitical complexity

PloS one

Marcus J Hamilton

Robert S Walker

Briggs Buchanan

David S Sandeford

2020/7/2

Diversity begets diversity in human cultures and mammal species

bioRxiv

Marcus John Hamilton

Robert SS Walker

Chris Kempes

2020/1/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 149
James H. Brown

James H. Brown

University of New Mexico

H-index: 82
Michael Gurven

Michael Gurven

University of California, Santa Barbara

H-index: 74
Kim Hill

Kim Hill

Arizona State University

H-index: 62
Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

University of Cambridge

H-index: 52
Barry S Hewlett

Barry S Hewlett

Washington State University

H-index: 50
Ana Magdalena Hurtado

Ana Magdalena Hurtado

Arizona State University

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