Julia A. Lee‐Thorp

19.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
177 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Julia A. Lee‐Thorp is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Paleontology, 113 papers in Anthropology and 78 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Julia A. Lee‐Thorp's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (112 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (88 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (66 papers). Julia A. Lee‐Thorp is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (112 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (88 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (66 papers). Julia A. Lee‐Thorp collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Julia A. Lee‐Thorp's co-authors include Matt Sponheimer, Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Judith Sealy, Daryl Codron, Jacqui Codron, Karin Holmgren, Thure E. Cerling, Francis Thackeray and Wibjörn Karlén and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Julia A. Lee‐Thorp

176 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Holocene climate variability

2004 2.0k citations Julia A. Lee‐Thorp et al. profile →
Stable carbon isotope ratio differences between bone collagen and bone apatite, and their relationship to diet

1989 682 citations Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Judith Sealy et al. Journal of Archaeological Science profile →
ON ISOTOPES AND OLD BONES*

2008 540 citations Julia A. Lee‐Thorp profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Julia A. Lee‐Thorp

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Triple oxygen isotopes in eggshell carbonate as a proxy of late Cenozoic CO2 and primary productivity 2025 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·(unknown), Drake Yarian, J. Tyler Faith, Chris Harris, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Benjamin H. Passey, (unknown), Loïc Ségalen	2
2	Micromilling vs hand drilling in stable isotope analyses of incremental carbonates: The potential for δ ¹³ C contamination by embedding resin 2022 ·Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ·(unknown), Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Rick Schulting, Melanie J. Leng	3
3	A stable isotope perspective on archaeological agricultural variability and Neolithic experimentation in India 2022 ·Journal of Archaeological Science ·Ayushi Nayak, (unknown), Nicole Boivin, Dorian Q. Fuller, (unknown), Eleanor Kingwell-Banham, Charlene Murphy, Patrick Roberts, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Amy Bogaard	5
4	‘White gold’ guano fertilizer drove agricultural intensification in the Atacama Desert from ad 1000 2021 ·Nature Plants ·Francisca Santana‐Sagredo, Rick Schulting, (unknown), (unknown), Mauricio Uribe, (unknown), (unknown), Francisca P. Díaz, Claudio Latorre, Virginia McRostie, Calógero M. Santoro, (unknown), Chris Harrod, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp	43
5	The potential of marine bivalve Spisula sachalinensis as a marine temperature record 2021 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·(unknown), Rick Schulting, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Melanie J. Leng	4
6	Multi-isotope evidence for the emergence of cultural alterity in Late Neolithic Europe 2020 ·Science Advances ·Teresa Fernández‐Crespo, Christophe Snoeck, (unknown), Niels J. de Winter, (unknown), Nadine Mattielli, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Rick Schulting	29
7	Infant and childhood diet at the passage tomb of Alto de la Huesera (north‐central Iberia) from bone collagen and sequential dentine isotope composition 2018 ·International Journal of Osteoarchaeology ·Teresa Fernández‐Crespo, (unknown), Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Rick Schulting	41
8	Strontium isotope analysis on cremated human remains from Stonehenge support links with west Wales 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Christophe Snoeck, John Pouncett, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis, Nadine Mattielli, Mike Parker Pearson, (unknown), Antoine Zazzo, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Rick Schulting	61
9	Late Quaternary environmental change in the Southern Cape, South Africa, from stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in faunal tooth enamel from Boomplaas Cave 2016 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Judith Sealy, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Emma Loftus, J. Tyler Faith, Curtis W. Marean	37
10	Stable isotope evidence of late MIS 3 to middle Holocene palaeoenvironments from Sehonghong Rockshelter, eastern Lesotho 2015 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Emma Loftus, Brian A. Stewart, Genevieve Dewar, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp	29
11	Plant stable isotope composition across habitat gradients in a semi‐arid savanna: implications for environmental reconstruction 2013 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Jacqui Codron, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Matt Sponheimer, Daryl Codron	24
12	Stable carbon isotopic evidence for climate change across the late Pleistocene to early Holocene from Lesotho, southern Africa 2013 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Patrick Roberts, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Peter Mitchell, Charles Arthur	37
13	Opportunities and constraints for reconstructing palaeoenvironments from stable light isotope ratios in fossils 2010 ·Geological Quarterly ·Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Matt Sponheimer	17
14	Climate change and agropastoralist settlement in the Shashe-Limpopo River Basin, southern Africa: AD 880 to 1700 2007 ·The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·Jeannette Marie Smith, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Simon Hall	36
15	Stable carbon isotope reconstruction of ungulate diet changes through the seasonal cycle 2007 ·South African Journal of Wildlife Research ·Daryl Codron, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Matt Sponheimer, Jacqui Codron	39
16	Southern African Climates, Agulhas Warm Water Transports and Retroflection, and Interocean Exchanges - SAFARI - 2006 ·Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·R. Zahn, I.R. Hall, S. Barker, Robert Schneider, V. Spieß, Gabriele Uenzelmann‐Neben, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Kaj Hoernle, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby	1
17	Stable carbon isotope analyses of Parapapio tooth enamel from Sterkfontein and Swartkrans : correspondence 2005 ·South African Journal of Science ·(unknown), Daryl Codron, Julie Luyt, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Matt Sponheimer, (unknown), Jacqui Codron	1
18	Emergence of the Namib Desert During the Neogene, and Correlations With Global Palaeoclimate Changes 2004 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Loïc Ségalen, Maurice Renard, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Brigitte Sénut, Martín Pickford	2
19	Using carbon isotope data of fossil bovid communities for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction 2003 ·South African Journal of Science ·Matt Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp	37
20	Isotopic palaeoecology of Makapansgat Limeworks Perissodactyla 2001 ·South African Journal of Science ·Matt Sponheimer, Kaye E. Reed, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp	16

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