Matt Sponheimer

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Matt Sponheimer is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matt Sponheimer has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Anthropology, 67 papers in Paleontology and 67 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Matt Sponheimer's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (68 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (53 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (40 papers). Matt Sponheimer is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (68 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (53 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (40 papers). Matt Sponheimer collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Matt Sponheimer's co-authors include Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Daryl Codron, Jacqui Codron, Thure E. Cerling, Benjamin H. Passey, Linda K. Ayliffe, Todd F. Robinson, Peter S. Ungar and James R. Ehleringer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matt Sponheimer

113 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon isotope fractionation between diet, breath CO2, an... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400

Peers

Matt Sponheimer
Comparison fields: 5 of 146
  • Ecology 4.4k
  • Paleontology 4.1k
  • Anthropology 3.3k
  • Social Psychology 1.9k
  • Archeology 1.3k
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Countries citing papers authored by Matt Sponheimer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matt Sponheimer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matt Sponheimer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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2 15
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4 26
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Small mammal insectivore carbon isotopes as environmental proxies in a South African savanna ecosystem
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8 24
9 145
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Investigating the Role of Eagles as Accumulating Agents in the Dolomitic Cave Infills of South Africa
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Opportunities and constraints for reconstructing palaeoenvironments from stable light isotope ratios in fossils
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12 39
13 39
14 20
15 101
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Stable carbon isotope analyses of Parapapio tooth enamel from Sterkfontein and Swartkrans : correspondence
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Animal diets in the Waterberg based on stable isotopic composition of faeces : research article
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Using carbon isotope data of fossil bovid communities for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
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Isotopic palaeoecology of Makapansgat Limeworks Perissodactyla
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