Hélène Valladas

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Hélène Valladas is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hélène Valladas has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Anthropology, 55 papers in Paleontology and 44 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Hélène Valladas's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (70 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (51 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (31 papers). Hélène Valladas is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (70 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (51 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (31 papers). Hélène Valladas collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Spain. Hélène Valladas's co-authors include Norbert Mercier, Bernard Vandermeersch, O. Bar-Yosef, J.L. Joron, Maurice Arnold, Nadine Tisnérat‐Laborde, Chantal Tribolo, Jean‐Louis Reyss, Jean Clottes and J. L. Joron and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hélène Valladas

96 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Emergence of Modern Human Behavior: Middle Stone Age Engr... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2002 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Emergence of Modern Human Behavior: Middle Stone Age Engravings from South Africa
    2002 540 citations Norbert Mercier, Hélène Valladas et al. profile →
  2. Paleoindian Cave Dwellers in the Amazon: The Peopling of the Americas
    1996 335 citations Norbert Mercier, Hélène Valladas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hélène Valladas France 35 2.9k 2.5k 1.8k 829 458 102 4.3k
Robert L. Kelly United States 25 2.7k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 919 0.5× 702 0.8× 333 0.7× 76 3.9k
Paul Pettitt United Kingdom 39 3.3k 1.1× 3.4k 1.4× 2.1k 1.2× 909 1.1× 311 0.7× 128 5.2k
Paul Mellars United Kingdom 37 3.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 821 1.0× 353 0.8× 75 5.1k
Francesco Berna Canada 32 2.5k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 358 0.8× 63 3.7k
Geoff Bailey United Kingdom 36 2.7k 1.0× 3.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 322 0.7× 142 5.1k
Steven L. Kuhn United States 40 4.8k 1.7× 4.3k 1.7× 2.7k 1.5× 523 0.6× 521 1.1× 112 5.9k
Panagiotis Karkanas Greece 44 3.5k 1.2× 3.4k 1.4× 2.2k 1.3× 1.7k 2.0× 464 1.0× 119 5.6k
John Parkington South Africa 40 3.4k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 783 0.9× 1.5k 3.2× 123 5.0k
Todd A. Surovell United States 26 2.6k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 855 1.0× 167 0.4× 63 3.8k
Paul Goldberg United States 49 5.6k 2.0× 5.1k 2.1× 2.9k 1.6× 2.1k 2.6× 826 1.8× 151 7.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hélène Valladas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Martin, Loïc, J. Nouet, Arnaud Dapoigny, et al.. (2024). A new multimethod approach for dating cave calcite: application to the cave of Trou du Renard (Soyons, France). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 247–263.
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Bahain, Jean‐Jacques, Norbert Mercier, Hélène Valladas, et al.. (2021). Reappraisal of the chronology of Orgnac 3 Lower-to-Middle Paleolithic site (Ardèche, France), a regional key sequence for the Middle Pleistocene of southern France. Journal of Human Evolution. 162. 103092–103092. 16 indexed citations
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Frouin, Marine, Christelle Lahaye, Hélène Valladas, et al.. (2017). Dating the Middle Paleolithic deposits of La Quina Amont (Charente, France) using luminescence methods. Journal of Human Evolution. 109. 30–45. 21 indexed citations
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Plassard, Frédéric, et al.. (2016). Rouffignac cave (Dordogne, France): a source of raw material exploited in the Mesolithic. Paléo. 27. 133–148. 3 indexed citations
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Maidagán, Diego Gárate, et al.. (2014). Back to the point: New datings for la Peña de Candamo Cave art (Asturias). Zephyrus: Revista de prehistoria y arqueología. 67–81. 6 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, Norbert Mercier, Israël Hershkovitz, et al.. (2013). Dating the Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition in the Levant: A view from Misliya Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel. Journal of Human Evolution. 65(5). 585–593. 60 indexed citations
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Marquer, Laurent, V. Lebreton, Thierry Otto, et al.. (2011). Charcoal scarcity in Epigravettian settlements with mammoth bone dwellings: the taphonomic evidence from Mezhyrich (Ukraine). Journal of Archaeological Science. 39(1). 109–120. 36 indexed citations
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Prat, Sandrine, Stéphane Péan, Laurent Crépin, et al.. (2011). The Oldest Anatomically Modern Humans from Far Southeast Europe: Direct Dating, Culture and Behavior. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20834–e20834. 55 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, Évelyne Kaltnecker, Fanny Bocquentin, et al.. (2007). Les fouilles de Ain Mallaha (Eynan) de 2003 à 2005 : quatrième rapport préliminaire. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 9 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, et al.. (2006). La datation de l'art pariétal par la méthode du carbone 14: apports et perpectives. 61(61). 51–59. 2 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, et al.. (2006). Fariseu: first confirmed open-air Palaeolithic parietal art site in the Côa Valley (Portugal). Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 4 indexed citations
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Plagnes, Valérie, et al.. (2003). Cross dating (Th/U-14C) of calcite covering prehistoric paintings in Borneo. Quaternary Research. 60(2). 172–179. 63 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, et al.. (2001). Evolution of prehistoric cave art. Nature. 413(6855). 479–479. 116 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, Norbert Mercier, Christophe Falguères, & Jean‐Jacques Bahain. (1999). Contribution des méthodes nucléaires à la chronologie des cultures paléolithiques entre 300 000 et 35 000 ans BP. Gallia préhistoire. 41(1). 153–166. 25 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, et al.. (1996). Datación de las pinturas y revisión del Arte Paleolítico de Cueva Palomera (Ojo Guareña, Burgos, España). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19 indexed citations
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Defleur, Alban, et al.. (1993). Découverte de restes humains moustériens dans l'abri Moula (Soyons, Ardèche). SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 5 indexed citations
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AITKEN, M. J. & Hélène Valladas. (1992). Luminescence dating relevant to human origins. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 337(1280). 139–144. 27 indexed citations
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Mercier, Norbert, et al.. (1991). Thermoluminescence dating of the late Neanderthal remains from Saint-Césaire. Nature. 351(6329). 737–739. 113 indexed citations
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Valladas, Hélène, et al.. (1988). L'évolution de l'homme: les surprises du Proche-Orient. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2 indexed citations

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