Javier Fortea

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Javier Fortea is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Fortea has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Anthropology, 12 papers in Archeology and 5 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Javier Fortea's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 papers) and Archaeological and Historical Studies (5 papers). Javier Fortea is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 papers) and Archaeological and Historical Studies (5 papers). Javier Fortea collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and France. Javier Fortea's co-authors include Marco de la Rasilla Vives, Antonio Rosas, Carles Lalueza‐Fox, Johannes Krause, Svante Pääbo, Richard E. Green, Jaume Bertranpetit, Antonio García‐Tabernero, Jean‐Jacques Hublin and Hernán A. Burbano and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Javier Fortea

21 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Targeted Retrieval and Analysis of Five Neandertal mtDNA ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2007 2010 100 200 300
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. Targeted Retrieval and Analysis of Five Neandertal mtDNA Genomes
    2009 342 citations Adrian W. Briggs, Jeffrey M. Good et al. Science profile →
  2. The Derived FOXP2 Variant of Modern Humans Was Shared with Neandertals
    2007 315 citations Johannes Krause, Carles Lalueza‐Fox et al. Current Biology profile →
  3. Targeted Investigation of the Neandertal Genome by Array-Based Sequence Capture
    2010 202 citations Hernán A. Burbano, Emily Hodges et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Javier Fortea Spain 15 795 733 606 564 441 21 1.8k
John Hawks United States 22 1.1k 1.4× 765 1.0× 577 1.0× 823 1.5× 229 0.5× 92 2.1k
Ralf W. Schmitz Germany 10 738 0.9× 863 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 677 1.2× 503 1.1× 14 2.0k
Michael Dannemann Germany 19 533 0.7× 513 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 329 0.6× 823 1.9× 37 2.4k
Maja Paunović Croatia 11 789 1.0× 659 0.9× 576 1.0× 708 1.3× 269 0.6× 20 1.6k
Marco de la Rasilla Vives Spain 32 2.2k 2.7× 1.8k 2.4× 781 1.3× 1.7k 2.9× 644 1.5× 123 3.8k
Cesare de Filippo Germany 16 429 0.5× 417 0.6× 666 1.1× 332 0.6× 264 0.6× 17 1.4k
Ayinuer Aximu‐Petri Germany 11 459 0.6× 618 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 546 1.0× 994 2.3× 13 2.3k
Mateja Hajdinjak Germany 12 772 1.0× 755 1.0× 571 0.9× 689 1.2× 192 0.4× 19 1.5k
C. B. Stringer United Kingdom 8 480 0.6× 391 0.5× 265 0.4× 289 0.5× 125 0.3× 9 920
David Degusta United States 15 661 0.8× 363 0.5× 201 0.3× 602 1.1× 49 0.1× 24 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier Fortea

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rosas, Antonio, Almudena Estalrrich, Antonio García‐Tabernero, et al.. (2012). Les Néandertaliens d’El Sidrón (Asturies, Espagne). Actualisation d’un nouvel échantillon. L Anthropologie. 116(1). 57–76. 37 indexed citations
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Vives, Marco de la Rasilla, et al.. (2010). Palaeolithic lichnology: the lamps from Llonín and El Covarón caves (Asturias). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Vives, Marco de la Rasilla, et al.. (2010). Licnología paleolítica: las lámparas de las Cuevas de Llonín y El Covarón (Asturias). Zephyrus: Revista de prehistoria y arqueología. 65(65). 103–116. 3 indexed citations
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Burbano, Hernán A., Emily Hodges, Richard E. Green, et al.. (2010). Targeted Investigation of the Neandertal Genome by Array-Based Sequence Capture. Science. 328(5979). 723–725. 202 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lalueza‐Fox, Carles, Elena Gigli, Federico Sánchez‐Quinto, et al.. (2010). Issues from Neandertal genomics: Diversity, adaptation and hybridisation revised from the El Sidrón case study. Quaternary International. 247. 10–14. 10 indexed citations
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Álvarez, David Santamaría, Javier Fortea, Marco de la Rasilla Vives, et al.. (2010). THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND TYPOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF A NEANDERTHAL GROUP FROM EL SIDRÓN CAVE (ASTURIAS, SPAIN). Oxford Journal of Archaeology. 29(2). 119–148. 33 indexed citations
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Bastir, Markus, Antonio Rosas, Antonio García‐Tabernero, et al.. (2009). Comparative morphology and morphometric assessment of the Neandertal occipital remains from the El Sidrón site (Asturias, Spain: years 2000–2008). Journal of Human Evolution. 58(1). 68–78. 29 indexed citations
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Gigli, Elena, Morten Rasmussen, Sergi Civit, et al.. (2009). An improved PCR method for endogenous DNA retrieval in contaminated Neandertal samples based on the use of blocking primers. Journal of Archaeological Science. 36(12). 2676–2679. 13 indexed citations
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Lalueza‐Fox, Carles, Elena Gigli, Marco de la Rasilla Vives, Javier Fortea, & Antonio Rosas. (2009). Bitter taste perception in Neanderthals through the analysis of the TAS2R38 gene. Biology Letters. 5(6). 809–811. 53 indexed citations
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Olejniczak, Anthony J., Tanya M. Smith, Robin N. M. Feeney, et al.. (2008). Dental tissue proportions and enamel thickness in Neandertal and modern human molars. Journal of Human Evolution. 55(1). 12–23. 145 indexed citations
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Fortea, Javier, Marco de la Rasilla Vives, Antonio García‐Tabernero, et al.. (2008). Excavation protocol of bone remains for Neandertal DNA analysis in El Sidrón Cave (Asturias, Spain). Journal of Human Evolution. 55(2). 353–357. 40 indexed citations
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Lalueza‐Fox, Carles, Elena Gigli, Marco de la Rasilla Vives, et al.. (2008). Genetic characterization of the ABO blood group in Neandertals. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8(1). 342–342. 48 indexed citations
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Rosas, Antonio, Ángel Peña-Melián, Antonio García‐Tabernero, et al.. (2008). Endocranial Occipito‐Temporal Anatomy of SD‐1219 from the Neandertal El Sidrón Site (Asturias, Spain). The Anatomical Record. 291(5). 502–512. 21 indexed citations
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Krause, Johannes, Carles Lalueza‐Fox, Ludovic Orlando, et al.. (2007). The Derived FOXP2 Variant of Modern Humans Was Shared with Neandertals. Current Biology. 17(21). 1908–1912. 315 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lalueza‐Fox, Carles, Holger Römpler, David Caramelli, et al.. (2007). A Melanocortin 1 Receptor Allele Suggests Varying Pigmentation Among Neanderthals. Science. 318(5855). 1453–1455. 201 indexed citations
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Olejniczak, Anthony J., Tanya M. Smith, Roberto Macchiarelli, et al.. (2006). Enamel volume and thickness in Neandertal molars : A microtomographic investigation. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 128–128. 1 indexed citations
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Rosas, Antonio, Cayetana Martı́nez-Maza, Markus Bastir, et al.. (2006). Paleobiology and comparative morphology of a late Neandertal sample from El Sidrón, Asturias, Spain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(51). 19266–19271. 165 indexed citations
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Fortea, Javier, Marco de la Rasilla Vives, Eva Martínez‐Pinilla, et al.. (2003). La cueva de El Sidrón (Borines, Piloña, Asturias): primeros resultados. Estudios Geológicos. 59(1-4). 159–179. 39 indexed citations
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Fortea, Javier, et al.. (1989). Neue Untersuchungen in den Flusstälern des Nalon und des Sella (Asturien). Madrider Mitteilungen. 30(30). 1–30. 1 indexed citations

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