Laura Longo

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Laura Longo is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Longo has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Anthropology, 25 papers in Paleontology and 24 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Laura Longo's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (26 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (22 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 papers). Laura Longo is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (26 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (22 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 papers). Laura Longo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Russia. Laura Longo's co-authors include Richard D. Ashmore, Alice H. Eagly, Michael R. Solomon, Natalia Skakun, Silvana Condémi, Anna Revedin, Biancamaria Aranguren, Marta Mariotti Lippi, Emanuele Marconi and David Caramelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Laura Longo

49 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

What is beautiful is good, but…: A meta-analytic review o... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 400 800 1.2k
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. What is beautiful is good, but…: A meta-analytic review of research on the physical attractiveness stereotype.
    1991 1.3k citations Alice H. Eagly, Richard D. Ashmore et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Longo Italy 17 918 777 548 532 500 53 2.5k
Elizabeth Cashdan United States 28 908 1.0× 89 0.1× 898 1.6× 485 0.9× 359 0.7× 49 3.2k
Carol R. Ember United States 32 705 0.8× 42 0.1× 1.5k 2.8× 489 0.9× 397 0.8× 104 3.4k
Napoleon A. Chagnon United States 23 1.5k 1.7× 50 0.1× 1.6k 2.9× 333 0.6× 166 0.3× 50 3.9k
Catherine M. Cameron United States 21 197 0.2× 68 0.1× 284 0.5× 404 0.8× 494 1.0× 74 1.4k
A. Magdalena Hurtado United States 15 1.5k 1.6× 25 0.0× 1.1k 2.0× 364 0.7× 210 0.4× 31 3.3k
William Irons United States 15 1.3k 1.5× 51 0.1× 1.4k 2.6× 141 0.3× 120 0.2× 32 2.7k
Melvin Ember United States 29 444 0.5× 25 0.0× 1.0k 1.9× 417 0.8× 334 0.7× 85 2.4k
Nancy Howell Canada 15 492 0.5× 28 0.0× 554 1.0× 243 0.5× 215 0.4× 37 1.8k
Jane B. Lancaster United States 22 1.4k 1.5× 32 0.0× 931 1.7× 157 0.3× 92 0.2× 36 3.0k
Ashley Montagu United States 33 475 0.5× 34 0.0× 786 1.4× 343 0.6× 140 0.3× 178 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Longo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Longo

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

All Works

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Birarda, Giovanni, Elena Badetti, Clarissa Cagnato, et al.. (2023). Morpho-chemical characterization of individual ancient starches retrieved on ground stone tools from Palaeolithic sites in the Pontic steppe. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21713–21713. 3 indexed citations
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Longo, Laura, Simona Altieri, Giovanni Birarda, et al.. (2021). A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Investigate Use-Related Biogenic Residues on Palaeolithic Ground Stone Tools. Environmental Archaeology. 30(2). 185–213. 14 indexed citations
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Skakun, Natalia, et al.. (2021). Results of the integrated study of a large stone tool from the Upper Paleolithic site Suren I. 8–24. 1 indexed citations
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Longo, Laura, et al.. (2016). Intralipid in acute caffeine intoxication: a case report. Journal of Anesthesia. 30(5). 895–899. 22 indexed citations
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Carotenuto, Francesco, Lorenzo Rook, David Lordkipanidze, et al.. (2016). Venturing out safely: The biogeography of Homo erectus dispersal out of Africa. Journal of Human Evolution. 95. 1–12. 54 indexed citations
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Ronchitelli, Annamaria, Simona Arrighi, Andrea Atrei, et al.. (2014). When technology joins symbolic behaviour: The Gravettian burials at Grotta Paglicci (Rignano Garganico – Foggia – Southern Italy). Quaternary International. 359-360. 423–441. 24 indexed citations
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Ronchitelli, Annamaria, et al.. (2011). Studio tecno-funzionale dei supporti a morfologia triangolare dell'US 8 del Riparo l'Oscurusciuto (Ginosa - Taranto). Rivista di scienze preistoriche. 5–20. 8 indexed citations
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Lari, Martina, Ermanno Rizzi, Lucio Milani, et al.. (2010). The Microcephalin Ancestral Allele in a Neanderthal Individual. PLoS ONE. 5(5). e10648–e10648. 27 indexed citations
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Longo, Laura, et al.. (2010). The Production System of the Mousterian Lithic Industry of Layer III from the Mezzena rockshelter (Verona, northern Italy). Human Evolution. 25. 131–144. 1 indexed citations
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Longo, Laura, et al.. (2008). 'Prehistoric Technology' 40 years later: Functional Studies and the Russian Legacy. ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia). 1783. 1–570. 124 indexed citations
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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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Longo, Laura. (2003). Archeologia sperimentale, esperimenti in archeologia, divulgazione. Osservazioni su significato e ruolo dell'Archeologia sperimentale. Rivista di scienze preistoriche. 55(53). 549–568. 1 indexed citations
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Longo, Laura, et al.. (2000). L'analisi funzionale per lo studio delle industrie litiche: con un'appendice sull'analisi funzionale delle materie dure animali. Rivista di scienze preistoriche. 55(51). 389–454. 3 indexed citations
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Vergès, Josep María, Andreu Ollé, Laura Longo, & Carlo Peretto. (1999). Microwear analysis of the Lower Pleistocene lithic industry of Monte Poggiolo (Forlì,Italy). 5(5). 243–254. 3 indexed citations
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Longo, Laura, et al.. (1997). Artefacts d'outils ou supports epuises? Une nouvelle approche pour l'etudes des industries du Paléolithique ancient: le cas d'Isernia La Pineta (Molise, Italie Centrale). L Anthropologie. 101(4). 579–596. 18 indexed citations
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Solomon, Michael R., Richard D. Ashmore, & Laura Longo. (1992). The Beauty Match-Up Hypothesis: Congruence between Types of Beauty and Product Images in Advertising. Journal of Advertising. 21(4). 23–34. 176 indexed citations
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Eagly, Alice H., et al.. (1991). What is beautiful is good, but . . .: A meta-analytic review of research on the physical attractiveness stereotype.. Psychological Bulletin. 110(1). 109–128. 62 indexed citations

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