Mary D. Leakey is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology.
According to data from OpenAlex, Mary D. Leakey has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Anthropology, 11 papers in Paleontology and 8 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Mary D. Leakey's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (16 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (6 papers). Mary D. Leakey is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (16 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (6 papers). Mary D. Leakey collaborates with scholars based in India, South Africa and United Kingdom. Mary D. Leakey's co-authors include Richard L. Hay, John Harris, Ronald Singer, L. S. B. Leakey, M. H. Day, Derek Roe, Garniss H. Curtis, T. D. White, Mary Jackes and Robert E. Drake and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Scientific American.
In The Last Decade
Mary D. Leakey
34 papers
receiving
1.6k citations
Hit Papers
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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.
Laetoli: A Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania.
1988398 citationsRonald Singer, Mary D. Leakey et al.Manprofile →
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mary D. Leakey
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