Michel Lorblanchet

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 976 citations indexed

About

Michel Lorblanchet is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Lorblanchet has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 976 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Archeology, 22 papers in Anthropology and 11 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Michel Lorblanchet's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers), Archaeological and Geological Studies (17 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers). Michel Lorblanchet is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers), Archaeological and Geological Studies (17 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers). Michel Lorblanchet collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Spain. Michel Lorblanchet's co-authors include David Smith, Michel Bouchard, Francesca Ospitali, Paul Pettitt, José Ramos Muñoz, Dirk L. Hoffmann, Christopher D. Standish, Rodrigo de Balbín Behrmann, Javier Alcolea-González and Marcos García-Diez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Human Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Michel Lorblanchet

47 papers receiving 885 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.

  1. U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art
    2018 299 citations Dirk L. Hoffmann, Christopher D. Standish et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michel Lorblanchet France 13 467 432 327 264 121 51 976
Yvan Coquinot France 12 452 1.0× 299 0.7× 294 0.9× 172 0.7× 84 0.7× 29 854
Floréal Daniel France 13 609 1.3× 437 1.0× 367 1.1× 211 0.8× 248 2.0× 30 934
Jean Clottes France 23 437 0.9× 735 1.7× 591 1.8× 146 0.6× 28 0.2× 109 1.3k
Roberto Ontañón Peredo Spain 14 269 0.6× 276 0.6× 246 0.8× 131 0.5× 28 0.2× 77 644
Natalie Tobert 4 746 1.6× 407 0.9× 719 2.2× 184 0.7× 115 1.0× 6 1.3k
Diego Gárate Maidagán Spain 19 558 1.2× 808 1.9× 612 1.9× 99 0.4× 48 0.4× 149 1.2k
Alan Watchman Australia 21 250 0.5× 538 1.2× 532 1.6× 245 0.9× 48 0.4× 57 1.0k
Pablo Arias Cabal Spain 19 489 1.0× 529 1.2× 518 1.6× 118 0.4× 17 0.1× 110 995
Budianto Hakim Indonesia 12 266 0.6× 459 1.1× 243 0.7× 63 0.2× 22 0.2× 47 868
Laure Dayet France 14 504 1.1× 778 1.8× 629 1.9× 86 0.3× 29 0.2× 22 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Michel Lorblanchet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michel Lorblanchet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michel Lorblanchet. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michel Lorblanchet. The network helps show where Michel Lorblanchet may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michel Lorblanchet

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michel Lorblanchet. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michel Lorblanchet 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 Michel Lorblanchet. Michel Lorblanchet 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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Hoffmann, Dirk L., Christopher D. Standish, Marcos García-Diez, et al.. (2020). Response to White et al.’s reply: ‘Still no archaeological evidence that Neanderthals created Iberian cave art’ [J. Hum. Evol. (2020) 102640]. Journal of Human Evolution. 144. 102810–102810. 22 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Dirk L., Christopher D. Standish, Marcos García-Diez, et al.. (2018). U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art. Science. 359(6378). 912–915. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lorblanchet, Michel, et al.. (2016). New dating of the "mask" of La Roche-Cotard (Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France). Paléo. 27. 253–263. 1 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel, et al.. (2016). Nouvelle datation du « masque » de La Roche-Cotard (Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France). Paléo. 27. 253–263. 3 indexed citations
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Bourges, François, et al.. (2014). Conservation of prehistoric caves and stability of their inner climate: Lessons from Chauvet and other French caves. The Science of The Total Environment. 493. 79–91. 73 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel, et al.. (2009). Roucadour quarante ans plus tard. 5–94. 5 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (2007). The Origin of Art. Diogenes. 54(2). 98–109. 9 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (2006). L'origine de l'art. Diogène. n° 214(2). 116–131. 2 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (2001). La grotte ornée de Pergouset (Saint-Géry, Lot). Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (2001). La grotte ornée de Pergouset (Saint-Géry, Lot) : Un sanctuaire secret paléolithique. Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme eBooks. 5–189. 4 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel & Paul G. Bahn. (1999). Diez años después de la "era post-estilística": ¿dónde estamos ahora?. 115–121. 4 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (1995). Les grottes ornées de la préhistoire : nouveaux regards. 43 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (1991). Spitting images: replicating the Spotted Horse of Pech Merle. 44(6). 24–31. 14 indexed citations
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Jaubert, Jacques, et al.. (1990). Les chasseurs d’Aurochs de La Borde. Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme eBooks. 49 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (1980). Les gravures de l'Ouest australien : leur rénovation au cours des âges. Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. 77(10). 463–477. 2 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel. (1980). Peindre sur les parois de grottes. 46(46). 33–39. 2 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel, et al.. (1979). Les premières fouilles à Dampier (Australie occidentale) et leur place dans l'ensemble australien. Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. 76(10). 463–487. 19 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel, Françoise Delpech, Philippe Renault, & C.P. Andrieux. (1973). La grotte de Sainte-Eulalie à Espagnac (Lot). Gallia préhistoire. 16(1). 3–62. 20 indexed citations
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Lorblanchet, Michel, et al.. (1973). La grotte de Sainte-Eulalie à Espagnac (Lot) (suite). Gallia préhistoire. 16(2). 233–325. 4 indexed citations

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