Bruce Hardy

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Bruce Hardy is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce Hardy has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Anthropology, 19 papers in Paleontology and 17 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Bruce Hardy's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (23 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 papers). Bruce Hardy is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (23 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 papers). Bruce Hardy collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. Bruce Hardy's co-authors include Marie‐Hélène Moncel, Nicholas J. Conard, Jordi Serangeli, Thomas Loy, Anthony E. Marks, Marvin Kay, Paul Fernandes, M. Gema Chacón, Rosalia Gallotti and Simon Puaud and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bruce Hardy

37 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technology and its cognitive and behavioral implications

2020 88 citations Bruce Hardy, Marie‐Hélène Moncel et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce Hardy United States	20	1.1k	1.0k	656	197	125	40	1.6k
Gonen Sharon Israel	20	1.2k 1.1×	970 0.9×	626 1.0×	261 1.3×	119 1.0×	48	1.6k
Matteo Romandini Italy	22	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	754 1.1×	81 0.4×	126 1.0×	64	1.7k
Cristina Lemorini Italy	23	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	863 1.3×	244 1.2×	146 1.2×	73	1.9k
Adeline Le Cabec Germany	17	757 0.7×	536 0.5×	633 1.0×	181 0.9×	149 1.2×	44	1.4k
Раду Йовита Germany	22	1.1k 1.0×	917 0.9×	473 0.7×	96 0.5×	67 0.5×	53	1.5k
Lawrence C. Todd United States	16	1.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	427 0.7×	76 0.4×	320 2.6×	40	1.4k
Erksin Güleç Türkiye	17	660 0.6×	742 0.7×	479 0.7×	143 0.7×	131 1.0×	48	1.1k
Noreen von Cramon‐Taubadel United States	29	1.3k 1.1×	906 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	287 1.5×	239 1.9×	62	2.4k
Josep María Vergès Spain	27	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	144 0.7×	159 1.3×	93	2.2k
Rebeca Barba Spain	22	1.5k 1.3×	879 0.9×	740 1.1×	408 2.1×	381 3.0×	31	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Bruce Hardy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruce Hardy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Hardy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bruce Hardy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bruce Hardy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bruce Hardy. Bruce Hardy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Moncel, Marie‐Hélène, Juan Marín, Paul Fernandes, et al.. (2025). Early Middle Palaeolithic Occupations Dated to MIS 7 at the Abri du Maras (Ardèche, Southeast France). Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology. 8(1).

Moncel, Marie‐Hélène, M. Gema Chacón, Maïlys Richard, et al.. (2024). Site Settlement Patterns During MIS 3 in the Southeast of France: the Lithic Assemblages of Two Phases of Occupation (Levels 4.1 and 4.2) at the Abri du Maras. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology. 7(1). 2 indexed citations

Moncel, Marie-Hélène, Cristina Lemorini, Giacomo Eramo, et al.. (2023). A taphonomic and spatial distribution study of the new levels of the middle Pleistocene site of Notarchirico (670–695 ka, Venosa, Basilicata, Italy). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 15(7). 14 indexed citations

Ahmed, Nesar, Shirley Thompson, Bruce Hardy, & Giovanni M. Turchini. (2020). An Ecosystem Approach to Wild Rice-Fish Cultivation. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. 29(4). 549–565. 5 indexed citations

Hardy, Bruce, et al.. (2020). A Prototype System for Real-Time Monitoring of Arctic Char in Indoor Aquaculture Operations: Possibilities & Challenges. IEEE Access. 8. 180815–180824. 8 indexed citations

Hardy, Bruce, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technology and its cognitive and behavioral implications. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8167–8167. 1 indexed citations

Hardy, Bruce, et al.. (2020). Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technology and its cognitive and behavioral implications. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4889–4889. 88 indexed citations breakdown →

Hardy, Bruce, Marie‐Hélène Moncel, Jackie Despriée, Gilles Courcimault, & Pierre Voinchet. (2018). Middle Pleistocene hominin behavior at the 700ka Acheulean site of la Noira (France). Quaternary Science Reviews. 199. 60–82. 33 indexed citations

Rots, Veerle, Bruce Hardy, Jordi Serangeli, & Nicholas J. Conard. (2015). Residue and microwear analyses of the stone tools from Schöningen. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Julien, Marie-Anne, Bruce Hardy, Mareike Stahlschmidt, et al.. (2015). Characterizing the Lower Paleolithic bone industry from Schöningen 12 II: A multi-proxy study. Journal of Human Evolution. 89. 264–286. 56 indexed citations

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Rots, Veerle, Bruce Hardy, Jordi Serangeli, & Nicholas J. Conard. (2015). Residue and microwear analyses of the stone artifacts from Schöningen. Journal of Human Evolution. 89. 298–308. 68 indexed citations

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Moncel, Marie‐Hélène, et al.. (2014). Fragmented reduction processes: Middle Palaeolithic technical behaviour in the Abri du Maras shelter, southeastern France. Quaternary International. 350. 180–204. 49 indexed citations

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Xie, Fangming & Bruce Hardy. (2014). Public-private partnership for hybrid rice : Proceedings of the 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium, 10-12 September 2012, Hyderabad, India..

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Hardy, Bruce & Marie‐Hélène Moncel. (2011). Neanderthal Use of Fish, Mammals, Birds, Starchy Plants and Wood 125-250,000 Years Ago. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23768–e23768. 204 indexed citations

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Hardy, Bruce. (2009). Understanding Stone Tool Function: Methods and Examples from the Aurignacian Levels at Hohle Fels. 18. 109–122. 7 indexed citations

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Haslam, Michael, Susana Carvalho, Ignacio de la Torre, et al.. (2009). Primate archaeology. Nature. 460(7253). 339–344. 141 indexed citations

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Hardy, Bruce, Michael Bolus, & Nicholas J. Conard. (2007). Hammer or crescent wrench? Stone-tool form and function in the Aurignacian of southwest Germany. Journal of Human Evolution. 54(5). 648–662. 39 indexed citations

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Bautista, Eddy J., et al.. (2005). The PhilRice-JICA rotary rice reaper: redesigning a technology for Filipino farmers and manufacturers.. 229–232. 2 indexed citations

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Kimura, Birgitta, Steven Brandt, Bruce Hardy, & William W. Hauswirth. (2001). Analysis of DNA from Ethnoarchaeological Stone Scrapers. Journal of Archaeological Science. 28(1). 45–53. 17 indexed citations

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Fullagar, Richard, et al.. (1996). Residues on stone artefacts: state of a scientific art. Antiquity. 70(270). 740–745. 54 indexed citations

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