Elizabeth Culotta

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth Culotta is a scholar working on Anthropology, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth Culotta has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Anthropology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth Culotta's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (3 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 papers). Elizabeth Culotta is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (3 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 papers). Elizabeth Culotta collaborates with scholars based in United States. Elizabeth Culotta's co-authors include Daniel E. Koshland, Andrew M. Sugden, Elizabeth Pennisi, G.M. Chin, Ann Gibbons, Sacha Vignieri, Barbara R. Jasny, Tim Appenzeller, Daniel Clery and David Malakoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Science.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth Culotta

84 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elizabeth Culotta United States	15	251	211	148	135	108	87	1.3k
Robert W. Clark United States	28	517 2.1×	162 0.8×	118 0.8×	21 0.2×	231 2.1×	118	2.2k
Patrick J. Ryan United States	23	81 0.3×	335 1.6×	58 0.4×	59 0.4×	32 0.3×	116	1.7k
Attila Kovács Hungary	22	416 1.7×	938 4.4×	165 1.1×	30 0.2×	209 1.9×	103	2.6k
John D. Bell United States	27	300 1.2×	1.0k 5.0×	54 0.4×	56 0.4×	103 1.0×	97	3.7k
Elizabeth Hinde Australia	24	126 0.5×	1.1k 5.3×	251 1.7×	41 0.3×	124 1.1×	83	2.2k
Brian K. Roberts United States	20	240 1.0×	323 1.5×	58 0.4×	30 0.2×	73 0.7×	58	1.7k
Tuomas Haltia Finland	22	169 0.7×	1.3k 6.2×	170 1.1×	50 0.4×	49 0.5×	29	2.2k
Timothy J. Ryan Australia	25	671 2.7×	766 3.6×	183 1.2×	48 0.4×	92 0.9×	124	2.5k
Aruna Asipu United Kingdom	12	313 1.2×	398 1.9×	128 0.9×	21 0.2×	28 0.3×	17	1.6k
Thomas Blom Sweden	17	117 0.5×	708 3.4×	254 1.7×	46 0.3×	80 0.7×	41	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elizabeth Culotta

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Culotta, Elizabeth & A.J. Gibbons. (2016). Aborigines and Eurasians rode one migration wave. Science. 353(6306). 1352–1353. 1 indexed citations

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Hurtley, Stella M., Pamela J. Hines, Kristen L. Mueller, & Elizabeth Culotta. (2014). From bench to bedside. Science. 346(6212). 932–933. 3 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2010). Did Modern Humans Get Smart Or Just Get Together?. Science. 328(5975). 164–164. 17 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2009). On the Origin of Religion. Science. 326(5954). 784–787. 13 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2008). When Hobbits (Slowly) Walked the Earth. Science. 320(5875). 433–435. 4 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2007). 'This Is the Front Line ... Where I Can Really Make a Difference'. Science. 317(5834). 67–67. 2 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2007). Ancient DNA Reveals Neandertals With Red Hair, Fair Complexions. Science. 318(5850). 546–547. 4 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2005). New 'Hobbits' Bolster Species, But Origins Still a Mystery. Science. 310(5746). 208–209. 2 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth & Elizabeth Pennisi. (2005). Evolution in Action. Science. 310(5756). 1878–1879. 14 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2005). What Genetic Changes Made Us Uniquely Human?. Science. 309(5731). 91–91. 6 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (2005). Discoverers Charge Damage to 'Hobbit' Specimens. Science. 307(5717). 1848–1848. 7 indexed citations

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Sugden, Andrew M., Barbara R. Jasny, Elizabeth Culotta, & Elizabeth Pennisi. (2003). Charting the Evolutionary History of Life. Science. 300(5626). 1691–1691. 17 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth, et al.. (2001). Humans on the Move. Science. 291(5509). 1721–1721. 2 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (1995). Will Plants Profit From High CO ₂ ?. Science. 268(5211). 654–656. 17 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (1993). New Startups Move in as Gene Therapy Goes Commercial. Science. 260(5110). 914–915. 12 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (1992). A New Take on Anthropoid Origins. Science. 256(5063). 1516–1517. 8 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (1992). Scientists of the Future: Jumping High Hurdles. Science. 258(5085). 1209–1213. 12 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth & Daniel E. Koshland. (1991). Buckyballs: Wide Open Playing Field for Chemists. Science. 254(5039). 1706–1709. 26 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (1990). Can Science Education Be Saved?. Science. 250(4986). 1327–1330. 13 indexed citations

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Culotta, Elizabeth. (1990). The Reform Agenda: Emerging Consensus. Science. 250(4986). 1328–1328. 1 indexed citations

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