Elisabeth S. Vrba

87 total papers · 12.8k total citations
61 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Elisabeth S. Vrba is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elisabeth S. Vrba has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Paleontology, 21 papers in Anthropology and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Elisabeth S. Vrba's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (30 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (13 papers). Elisabeth S. Vrba is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (30 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (13 papers). Elisabeth S. Vrba collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Spain. Elisabeth S. Vrba's co-authors include Stephen Jay Gould, Manuel Hérnandez Fernández, David Degusta, Niles Eldredge, Tim D. White, Giday WoldeGabriel, William K. Hart, Paul R. Renne, J. Desmond Clark and Jean de Heinzelin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Elisabeth S. Vrba

59 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Elisabeth S. Vrba 3.0k 1.9k 1.8k 1.5k 1.3k 61 7.8k
Anthony D. Barnosky 1.9k 0.6× 3.6k 1.9× 1.0k 0.6× 860 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 75 10.5k
George Gaylord Simpson 3.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 604 0.3× 2.1k 1.4× 2.5k 1.9× 176 8.8k
Niles Eldredge 3.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 612 0.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 132 9.0k
Leigh Van Valen 2.1k 0.7× 2.6k 1.3× 450 0.3× 2.4k 1.6× 2.3k 1.7× 124 8.9k
John Damuth 1.9k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 736 0.4× 811 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 42 5.3k
David Pilbeam 3.5k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.4× 498 0.3× 994 0.7× 96 5.9k
Charles R. Marshall 3.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 339 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 75 7.7k
R. D. E. MacPhee 3.3k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.6× 136 7.1k
Robert Foley 1.5k 0.5× 627 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 609 0.5× 115 6.6k
Kristen Hawkes 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 521 0.4× 104 8.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elisabeth S. Vrba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elisabeth S. Vrba

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