Erik Trinkaus

21.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
262 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Erik Trinkaus is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Trinkaus has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Anthropology, 197 papers in Archeology and 83 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Erik Trinkaus's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (195 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (180 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (50 papers). Erik Trinkaus is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (195 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (180 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (50 papers). Erik Trinkaus collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Erik Trinkaus's co-authors include Christopher B. Ruff, Michael P. Richards, Steven E. Churchill, Trenton W. Holliday, Brigitte Holt, N. C. Tappen, Alan Walker, Joào Zilhão, Paul Pettitt and Xiujie Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Erik Trinkaus

260 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Who's afraid of the big bad Wolff?: “Wolff's law” and bone functional adaptation

2006 681 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus et al. American Journal of Physical Anthropology profile →
Body mass and encephalization in Pleistocene Homo

1997 597 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus et al. profile →
The Shanidar Neandertals.

1985 428 citations Erik Trinkaus et al. profile →
Postcranial robusticity in Homo. I: Temporal trends and mechanical interpretation

1993 427 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus et al. American Journal of Physical Anthropology profile →
Postcranial robusticity in Homo. II: Humeral bilateral asymmetry and bone plasticity

1994 364 citations Erik Trinkaus, Christopher B. Ruff et al. American Journal of Physical Anthropology profile →
Postcranial robusticity in Homo. III: Ontogeny

1994 267 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus et al. American Journal of Physical Anthropology profile →
Late Pleistocene archaic human crania from Xuchang, China

2017 126 citations Zhanyang Li, Xiujie Wu et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Trinkaus

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Trinkaus. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Trinkaus 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 Erik Trinkaus. Erik Trinkaus is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Complex mortuary dynamics in the Upper Paleolithic of the decorated Grotte de Cussac, France 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sacha Kacki, Erik Trinkaus, Eline M.J. Schotsmans, Patrice Courtaud, Irene Dori, Bruno Dutailly, Pierre Guyomarc’h, Pascal Mora, Vitale Sparacello, Sébastien Villotte	12
2	Middle Pleistocene human femoral diaphyses from Hualongdong, Anhui Province, China 2020 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Song Xing, Xiujie Wu, Wu Liu, Shuwen Pei, Yanjun Cai, (unknown), Erik Trinkaus	6
3	External auditory exostoses among western Eurasian late Middle and Late Pleistocene humans 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Erik Trinkaus, (unknown), Sébastien Villotte	13
4	Lower limb articular scaling and body mass estimation in Pliocene and Pleistocene hominins 2018 ·Journal of Human Evolution ·Christopher B. Ruff, M. Loring Burgess, (unknown), (unknown), Erik Trinkaus	68
5	Late Pleistocene archaic human crania from Xuchang, China breakdown → 2017 ·Science ·Zhanyang Li, Xiujie Wu, Liping Zhou, Wu Liu, Xing Gao, Xiaomei Nian, Erik Trinkaus	126
6	Palmar, Patellar, and Pedal Human Remains from Pavlov 2017 ·ASEP ·Erik Trinkaus, Piotr Wojtal, (unknown), Sandra Sázelová, Jiřı́ Svoboda	12
7	An Early Pleistocene human pedal phalanx from Swartkrans, SKX 16699, and the antiquity of the human lateral forefoot 2016 ·Comptes Rendus Palevol ·Erik Trinkaus, Biren A. Patel	11
8	A hallucal distal phalanx from Dmanisi, Georgia: Implications for early Homo foot biomechanics and evolution 2015 ·Biren A. Patel, Tea Jashashvili, Erik Trinkaus, Randall L. Susman, David Lordkipanidze	1
9	Late Middle Pleistocene hominin teeth from Panxian Dadong, South China 2013 ·Journal of Human Evolution ·Wu Liu, Lynne A. Schepartz, Song Xing, Sari Miller‐Antonio, Xiujie Wu, Erik Trinkaus, María Martinón‐Torres	60
10	The Krapina Scapulae 2006 ·Periodicum Biologorum ·Erik Trinkaus	10
11	Early modern human evolution in Central Europe : the people of Dolní Věstonice and Pavlov 2006 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·Erik Trinkaus, Jiřı́ Svoboda	31
12	Modern Human versus Neandertal Evolutionary Distinctiveness 2006 ·Current Anthropology ·Erik Trinkaus	112
13	Direct radiocarbon dating and stable isotopes of the neandertal femur from Les Rochers-de-Villeneuve (Lussac-les-Châteaux, Vienne) 2006 ·Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris ·Cédric Beauval, François Lacrampe‐Cuyaubère, Bruno Maureille, Erik Trinkaus	25
14	Paleobiological Perspectives on the Early Upper Paleolithic Human Transition in the Northwestern Old World 2001 ·Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris ·Erik Trinkaus	1
15	New discoveries of Middle Paleolithic human remains from the “Bau de l'Aubésier (Vaucluse, France)” 2001 ·Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris ·(unknown), Erik Trinkaus	5
16	Upper Paleolithic human remains from the Gruta do Caldeirão, Tomar, Portugal 2001 ·Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) ·Erik Trinkaus, Shara E. Bailey, Joào Zilhão	17
17	Middle Paleolithic and recent human dental remains from the Bau de l’Aubésier, Monieux (Vaucluse) 2000 ·Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris ·Erik Trinkaus, (unknown), Shara E. Bailey	14
18	The Neandertals : of skeletons, scientists, and scandal 1994 ·Erik Trinkaus, Pat Shipman	8
19	Hard times among the Neanderthals 1978 ·Natural history ·Erik Trinkaus	9
20	A functional analysis of the Neandertal foot 1975 ·University Microfilms International eBooks ·Erik Trinkaus	45

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