Michael Bolus

2.4k total citations
25 papers, 741 citations indexed

About

Michael Bolus is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Bolus has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 741 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Anthropology, 10 papers in Paleontology and 8 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Michael Bolus's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers) and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (4 papers). Michael Bolus is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers) and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (4 papers). Michael Bolus collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Michael Bolus's co-authors include Nicholas J. Conard, Susanne C. Münzel, Miriam Noël Haidle, Bruce Hardy, Michael Märker, Angela A Bruch, Andrew W. Kandel, Christine Hertler, Claudio Tennie and Marlize Lombard and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Human Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Michael Bolus

22 papers receiving 672 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Bolus Germany 10 630 532 297 161 78 25 741
Laura Basell United Kingdom 10 651 1.0× 558 1.0× 329 1.1× 252 1.6× 60 0.8× 31 843
David E. Friesem Israel 18 414 0.7× 530 1.0× 383 1.3× 144 0.9× 61 0.8× 48 849
Nira Alperson-Afil Israel 14 537 0.9× 421 0.8× 240 0.8× 121 0.8× 50 0.6× 21 686
José Ramos Muñoz Spain 12 452 0.7× 396 0.7× 497 1.7× 107 0.7× 48 0.6× 149 860
Josefina Zapata Spain 11 694 1.1× 573 1.1× 486 1.6× 159 1.0× 56 0.7× 20 877
Jean-Philippe Faivre France 16 758 1.2× 635 1.2× 376 1.3× 114 0.7× 43 0.6× 32 888
Florent Détroit France 15 578 0.9× 375 0.7× 428 1.4× 85 0.5× 57 0.7× 37 902
Laurence Bourguignon France 19 1.1k 1.7× 880 1.7× 510 1.7× 152 0.9× 67 0.9× 58 1.2k
Gilbert Tostevin United States 14 524 0.8× 460 0.9× 260 0.9× 132 0.8× 54 0.7× 36 625
Paul Fernandes France 18 893 1.4× 737 1.4× 513 1.7× 176 1.1× 51 0.7× 61 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Bolus

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Bolus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Bolus

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Bolus. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Bolus 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 Michael Bolus. Michael Bolus 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
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Bruch, Angela A, et al.. (2025). Large-scale vegetation shifts during substantial warming — Proxy-based biome reconstructions of MIS 6 and MIS 5e in Europe. Quaternary Science Reviews. 356. 109308–109308.
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Bolus, Michael, Angela A Bruch, Miriam Noël Haidle, et al.. (2021). Explore the History of Humanity with the new ROAD Summary Data Sheet. 29. 1 indexed citations
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Haidle, Miriam Noël, Michael Bolus, Angela A Bruch, et al.. (2020). Human Origins—Digital Future, an international conference about the future of archeological and paleoanthropological databases. Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews. 29(6). 289–292. 2 indexed citations
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Bolus, Michael. (2019). Aesthetics and the Cinematic Narrative: An Introduction.
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Bolus, Michael. (2019). Aesthetics and the Cinematic Narrative. Anthem Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Conard, Nicholas J., et al.. (2015). Eiszeitarchäologie auf der Schwäbischen Alb : die Fundstellen im Ach- und Lonetal und in ihrer Umgebung. 9 indexed citations
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Haidle, Miriam Noël, Michael Bolus, Mark Collard, et al.. (2015). The Nature of Culture: an eight-grade model for the evolution and expansion of cultural capacities in hominins and other animals.. PubMed. 93. 43–70. 58 indexed citations
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Kandel, Andrew W., Michael Bolus, Angela A Bruch, et al.. (2015). Increasing Behavioral Flexibility? An Integrative Macro-Scale Approach to Understanding the Middle Stone Age of Southern Africa. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. 23(2). 623–668. 52 indexed citations
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Massana, Joaquim Soler, Narcís Soler, Bibiana Agustí, & Michael Bolus. (2013). The Gravettian calvaria from Mollet III cave (Serinyà, Northeastern Iberian Peninsula). Journal of Human Evolution. 65(3). 322–329. 9 indexed citations
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Conard, Nicholas J. & Michael Bolus. (2012). 100 Jahre Robert Rudolf Schmidts ‘Die diluviale Vorzeit Deutschlands’.. 5 indexed citations
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Conard, Nicholas J., Michael Bolus, & Susanne C. Münzel. (2011). Middle Paleolithic land use, spatial organization and settlement intensity in the Swabian Jura, southwestern Germany. Quaternary International. 247. 236–245. 56 indexed citations
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Haidle, Miriam Noël, Michael Bolus, Angela A Bruch, et al.. (2009). The role of culture in early expansions of humans – A new research center. Quaternary International. 223-224. 429–430. 6 indexed citations
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Conard, Nicholas J. & Michael Bolus. (2008). Radiocarbon dating the late Middle Paleolithic and the Aurignacian of the Swabian Jura. Journal of Human Evolution. 55(5). 886–897. 103 indexed citations
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Serangeli, Jordi & Michael Bolus. (2008). Out of Europe - The dispersal of a successful European hominin form Out of Europe - Die Ausbreitung einer erfolgreichen europäischen Menschenform. 8 indexed citations
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Hardy, Bruce, Michael Bolus, & Nicholas J. Conard. (2007). Hammer or crescent wrench? Stone-tool form and function in the Aurignacian of southwest Germany. Journal of Human Evolution. 54(5). 648–662. 39 indexed citations
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Bolus, Michael. (2005). Vom Neandertaler zum modernen Menschen. 4 indexed citations
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Bolus, Michael. (2004). Der übergang vom Mittel- zum Jungpaläolithikum in Europa: Eine Bestandsaufnahme unter besonderer Berücksichtigung Mitteleuropas. Germania: Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. 82(1). 1–54. 8 indexed citations
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Conard, Nicholas J. & Michael Bolus. (2003). Radiocarbon dating the appearance of modern humans and timing of cultural innovations in Europe: new results and new challenges. Journal of Human Evolution. 44(3). 331–371. 307 indexed citations
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Bolus, Michael & Nicholas J. Conard. (2001). The late Middle Paleolithic and earliest Upper Paleolithic in Central Europe and their relevance for the Out of Africa hypothesis. Quaternary International. 75(1). 29–40. 41 indexed citations
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Bosinski, Gerhard, et al.. (1986). Archäologie des Eiszeitalters : Vulkanismus und Lavaindustrie am Mittelrhein. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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