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* Total H IndexRankings
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:1
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
299
38,386
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:2
ancient DNA
pathogen evolution
human history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
220
51,858
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:3
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
395
28,474
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:4
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
454
40,556
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:5
Science
Art
History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
237
36,782
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:6
paleontology
systematics
geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
244
24,554
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:7
Prehistory
human evolution
archeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
278
34,665
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:8
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history theory
evolutionary medicine
cooperation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
229
31,414
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:9
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
165
43,687
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:10
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
289
25,814
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:11
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
196
27,648
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:12
history of technology
economic history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
167
60,767
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:13
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
222
25,476
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:14
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
207
31,222
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:15
bumblebees
systematics
biogeography
ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
177
28,327
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:16
Health services research
health care policy
health care history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
265
39,516
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:17
Astrophysics
History of Cosmology
Ancient Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
194
26,628
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:18
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
291
39,467
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:19
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
233
30,784
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:20
Quaternary Geology
Glacial history
Paleoclimate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
180
22,423
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:21
heart failure
hypertension
history of medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
260
28,453
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:22
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
217
43,667
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:23
Palaeoclimate
Palaeoceanography
Human Evolution
Climate Change
Earth History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
195
35,077
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:24
Planetary science
meteorites
minerals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
206
19,132
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:25
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
273
63,706
Stringer C
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
299
38,386
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Johannes Krause
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
104
220
51,858
ancient DNA
pathogen evolution
human history
José Antonio López Sáez
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
101
395
28,474
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Martin John Whitehouse
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
97
454
40,556
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Miral Dizdaroglu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
237
36,782
Mark Norell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
92
244
24,554
paleontology
systematics
geology
Francesco D Errico
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
90
278
34,665
Prehistory
human evolution
archeology
Michael Gurven
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
229
31,414
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history theory
evolutionary medicine
cooperation
David Glass
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
165
43,687
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Eudald Carbonell
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Tarragona, Spain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
289
25,814
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
196
27,648
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Nathan Rosenberg
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
167
60,767
history of technology
economic history
Bas Van Geel
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
222
25,476
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
Daniel Nettle
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
207
31,222
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Paul Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
177
28,327
bumblebees
systematics
biogeography
ecology
Nick Black
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
265
39,516
Health services research
health care policy
health care history
Alberto Cappi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
194
26,628
Astrophysics
History of Cosmology
Ancient Science
Max Roser
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
291
39,467
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Development
Mark van Kleunen
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
233
30,784
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Jan Mangerud
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
180
22,423
Quaternary Geology
Glacial history
Paleoclimate
Hector Ventura
Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
260
28,453
heart failure
hypertension
history of medicine
Andrew N Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
217
43,667
Mycology
Phylogenetics
Systematics
Mark Maslin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
195
35,077
Palaeoclimate
Palaeoceanography
Human Evolution
Climate Change
Earth History
Timothy J McCoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
206
19,132
Planetary science
meteorites
minerals
Achille Mbembe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
273
63,706
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment