George Lyras

1.4k total citations
37 papers, 752 citations indexed

About

George Lyras is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Lyras has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 752 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Paleontology, 16 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in George Lyras's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (26 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). George Lyras is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (26 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). George Lyras collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Netherlands and United States. George Lyras's co-authors include Alexandra van der Geer, John De Vos, Mark V. Lomolino, Michael Dermitzakis, Dov F. Sax, María Rita Palombo, Roberto Rozzi, Hara Drınıa, Lorenzo Rook and R. D. E. MacPhee and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Quaternary Science Reviews and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In The Last Decade

George Lyras

35 papers receiving 729 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Lyras Greece 16 486 347 253 138 99 37 752
Alessandro Mondanaro Italy 17 438 0.9× 207 0.6× 261 1.0× 131 0.9× 94 0.9× 50 802
W. Andrew Barr United States 16 347 0.7× 257 0.7× 299 1.2× 145 1.1× 120 1.2× 35 677
Roberto Rozzi Germany 14 249 0.5× 247 0.7× 142 0.6× 99 0.7× 62 0.6× 25 520
Blaine W. Schubert United States 17 739 1.5× 505 1.5× 449 1.8× 164 1.2× 166 1.7× 45 996
Silvia Castiglione Italy 18 437 0.9× 220 0.6× 229 0.9× 148 1.1× 83 0.8× 50 784
Marina Melchionna Italy 18 428 0.9× 193 0.6× 272 1.1× 127 0.9× 86 0.9× 50 782
Siobhán B. Cooke United States 15 449 0.9× 240 0.7× 159 0.6× 169 1.2× 291 2.9× 48 763
Selina Brace United Kingdom 18 377 0.8× 323 0.9× 225 0.9× 147 1.1× 48 0.5× 41 881
Carmela Serio Italy 16 374 0.8× 173 0.5× 189 0.7× 135 1.0× 72 0.7× 46 668
Jens Lorenz Franzen Germany 12 401 0.8× 140 0.4× 181 0.7× 169 1.2× 163 1.6× 41 622

Countries citing papers authored by George Lyras

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Lyras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Lyras

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Geer, Alexandra van der, et al.. (2025). Virtual endocast of the Late Miocene Hoplitomeryx matthei (Artiodactyla, Hoplitomerycidae) and brain evolution in insular ruminants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2054). 20251542–20251542.
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2024). The brain of Myotragus balearicus , an insular bovid from the Balearics. Historical Biology. 37(8). 1880–1887. 2 indexed citations
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Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Athanassios Athanassiou, George Lyras, & Alexandra van der Geer. (2023). Rib remodelling changes with body size in fossil hippopotamuses from Cyprus and Greece. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 30(4). 1031–1046.
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2023). Fossil brains provide evidence of underwater feeding in early seals. Communications Biology. 6(1). 747–747. 1 indexed citations
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Geer, Alexandra van der, Leon P. A. M. Claessens, Kenneth F. Rijsdijk, & George Lyras. (2021). The changing face of the dodo (Aves: Columbidae: Raphus cucullatus ): iconography of the Walghvogel of Mauritius. Historical Biology. 34(4). 648–657. 2 indexed citations
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Athanassiou, Athanassios, Alexandra van der Geer, & George Lyras. (2019). Pleistocene insular Proboscidea of the Eastern Mediterranean: A review and update. Quaternary Science Reviews. 218. 306–321. 12 indexed citations
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Lyras, George. (2018). Brain Changes during Phyletic Dwarfing in Elephants and Hippos. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 92(3-4). 167–181. 15 indexed citations
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2018). Paradise lost: Evidence for a devastating metabolic bone disease in an insular Pleistocene deer. International Journal of Paleopathology. 24. 213–226. 8 indexed citations
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Geer, Alexandra van der, George Lyras, Philipp Mitterœcker, & R. D. E. MacPhee. (2018). From Jumbo to Dumbo: Cranial Shape Changes in Elephants and Hippos During Phyletic Dwarfing. Evolutionary Biology. 45(3). 303–317. 24 indexed citations
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2016). Evolution of Gyrification in Carnivores. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 88(3-4). 187–203. 12 indexed citations
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2016). Bone lesions in a Late Pleistocene assemblage of the insular deer Candiacervus sp.II from Liko cave (Crete, Greece). International Journal of Paleopathology. 14. 36–45. 10 indexed citations
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2016). Long‐term effects of autoimmune CNS inflammation on adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 95(7). 1446–1458. 21 indexed citations
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Geer, Alexandra van der, George Lyras, Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende, John De Vos, & Hara Drınıa. (2014). A dwarf elephant and a rock mouse on Naxos (Cyclades, Greece) with a revision of the palaeozoogeography of the Cycladic Islands (Greece) during the Pleistocene. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 404. 133–144. 19 indexed citations
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Lyras, George, et al.. (2013). Morphology of articular surfaces can solve aphylogenetic issue: one instead of two ancestors for Candiacervus (Mammalia: Cervoidea). Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen). 2 indexed citations
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Geer, Alexandra van der, George Lyras, John De Vos, & Michael Dermitzakis. (2010). Evolution of Island Mammals. 117 indexed citations
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Lyras, George, Alexandra van der Geer, & Lorenzo Rook. (2010). Body size of insular carnivores: evidence from the fossil record. Journal of Biogeography. 37(6). 1007–1021. 37 indexed citations
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Lyras, George. (2009). The evolution of the brain in Canidae (Mammalia: Carnivora). Scripta geologica. 139. 1–39. 21 indexed citations
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Lyras, George. (2007). Museum labels and fieldnotes. 24(2). 45–47. 2 indexed citations
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Lyras, George & Alexandra van der Geer. (2007). The Late Pliocene vertebrate fauna of Vatera (Lesvos Island, Greece). 16 indexed citations

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