Holmes A. Semken

1.4k total citations
30 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Holmes A. Semken is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Holmes A. Semken has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ecology, 14 papers in Paleontology and 13 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Holmes A. Semken's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Holmes A. Semken is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Holmes A. Semken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Holmes A. Semken's co-authors include Russell W. Graham, Richard E. Morlan, Lars Werdelin, Ernest L. Lundelius, Mary Ann Graham, C. R. Harington, Elaine Anderson, Rickard S. Toomey, Anthony D. Barnosky and Larry D. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geology and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Holmes A. Semken

26 papers receiving 733 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Holmes A. Semken United States 12 438 417 268 253 226 30 839
Ernest L. Lundelius United States 15 563 1.3× 628 1.5× 231 0.9× 330 1.3× 218 1.0× 35 1.1k
Charles S. Churcher Canada 8 346 0.8× 296 0.7× 236 0.9× 175 0.7× 186 0.8× 13 742
George T. Jefferson United States 10 376 0.9× 388 0.9× 171 0.6× 266 1.1× 190 0.8× 28 807
Richard E. Morlan Canada 15 373 0.9× 630 1.5× 264 1.0× 561 2.2× 185 0.8× 35 1.1k
Alan B. Shabel United States 6 409 0.9× 429 1.0× 213 0.8× 349 1.4× 108 0.5× 9 865
Anthony D. Barnosky United States 5 619 1.4× 535 1.3× 324 1.2× 390 1.5× 276 1.2× 6 1.2k
Charles A. Repenning United States 17 407 0.9× 468 1.1× 193 0.7× 154 0.6× 51 0.2× 28 796
Matthew C. McDowell Australia 18 429 1.0× 379 0.9× 247 0.9× 299 1.2× 148 0.7× 53 867
Rebecca C. Terry United States 14 491 1.1× 339 0.8× 174 0.6× 193 0.8× 225 1.0× 24 827
Lida Pigott Burney United States 12 346 0.8× 326 0.8× 352 1.3× 240 0.9× 69 0.3× 15 935

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All Works

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Semken, Holmes A., et al.. (2016). A River of Unrivaled Advantages: Life Along the Lower Des Moines River. Iowa Research Online (University of Iowa). 1 indexed citations
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Denniston, Rhawn F., Luis A. González, Holmes A. Semken, et al.. (1999). Integrating Stalagmite, Vertebrate, and Pollen Sequences to Investigate Holocene Vegetation and Climate Change in the Southern Midwestern United States. Quaternary Research. 52(3). 381–387. 25 indexed citations
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Hollinger, R., et al.. (1999). Report on the McKinney Oneota Village (13LA1) Subsistence Study. 1 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A. & Russell W. Graham. (1996). Paleoecologic and taphonomic patterns derived from correspondence analysis of zooarcheological and paleontological faunal samples, a case study from the North American prairie-forest ecotone. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 39(1). 2 indexed citations
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Graham, Russell W., Ernest L. Lundelius, Mary Ann Graham, et al.. (1996). Spatial Response of Mammals to Late Quaternary Environmental Fluctuations. Science. 272(5268). 1601–1606. 476 indexed citations
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Baker, Richard G., et al.. (1991). Mid-Wisconsinan stratigraphy and paleoenvironments at the St. Charles site in south-central Iowa. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 103(2). 210–220. 11 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A., et al.. (1990). Vertebrate Paleoecology and Procurement At the Rainbow Site. 145–164. 8 indexed citations
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Baerreis, David A., et al.. (1990). Woodland Cultures on the Western Prairies, the Rainbow Site. 1 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A., et al.. (1986). Quaternary Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology of Fossil Mammals from the Loess Hills Region of Western Iowa. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 93(3). 94–130. 9 indexed citations
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Anderson, Duane C. & Holmes A. Semken. (1980). Cherokee Excavations: Holocene Ecology and Human Adaptations In Northwestern Iowa. (EDITORS). 1 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A., et al.. (1976). Paleontological Investigations within the Waubonsie Creek Watershed, Iowa. 1 indexed citations
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Davis, Richard A. & Holmes A. Semken. (1975). Fossils of Uncertain Affinity from the Upper Devonian of Iowa. Science. 187(4173). 251–254. 4 indexed citations
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Shutler, Richard, et al.. (1974). Cherokee Sewer Site (13CK405): a Preliminary Report of a Stratified Paleo-Indian / Archaic Site In Northwestern Iowa. 21. 1–174. 1 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A.. (1974). Microvertebrates From the Cherokee Sewer Siute. In the Cherokee Sewer Site (13CK405): a Preliminary Report of a Stratified Paleoindian Site In Northwestern Iowa. 21. 117–129. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Robert S. & Holmes A. Semken. (1970). Paleoecological and Stratigraphic Significance of the Muskrat in Pleistocene Deposits. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 81(12). 3733–3733. 27 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A., et al.. (1969). A dinichthyid in middle Devonian of Iowa. Journal of Paleontology. 43(6). 1423–1428. 4 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A.. (1965). Stratigraphy And Paleontology Of The Mcpherson Equus Beds (sandahl Local Fauna), Mcpherson County, Kansas.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 33 indexed citations
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Semken, Holmes A., et al.. (1964). Late Wisconsin Woodland Musk Oxen in Association with Pollen and Invertebrates from Michigan. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 15 indexed citations

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