M.V. Shunkov

11.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
85 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

M.V. Shunkov is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, M.V. Shunkov has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Anthropology, 45 papers in Archeology and 36 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in M.V. Shunkov's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (57 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (35 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (30 papers). M.V. Shunkov is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (57 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (35 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (30 papers). M.V. Shunkov collaborates with scholars based in Russia, Germany and United Kingdom. M.V. Shunkov's co-authors include А. П. Деревянко, Svante Pääbo, Johannes Krause, Bence Viola, М.B. Kozlikin, Qiaomei Fu, Jeffrey M. Good, Janet Kelso, Pontus Skoglund and Bernd H. Northoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

M.V. Shunkov

73 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of an unknown hominin from southern Siberia

2010 472 citations Qiaomei Fu, Bence Viola et al. Nature profile →
Separating endogenous ancient DNA from modern day contamination in a Siberian Neandertal

2014 252 citations M.V. Shunkov, А. П. Деревянко et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The genome of the offspring of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father

2018 239 citations Viviane Slon, Benjamin Vernot et al. Nature profile →
Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia

2019 136 citations Zenobia Jacobs, Bo Li et al. Nature profile →
Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from two Denisovan individuals

2015 124 citations Susanna Sawyer, Gabriel Renaud et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Identification of a new hominin bone from Denisova Cave, Siberia using collagen fingerprinting and mitochondrial DNA analysis

2016 111 citations Samantha Brown, Thomas Higham et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Pleistocene sediment DNA reveals hominin and faunal turnovers at Denisova Cave

2021 67 citations Elena I. Zavala, Zenobia Jacobs et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.V. Shunkov Russia	19	1.1k	1.0k	955	707	279	85	2.0k
Mateja Hajdinjak Germany	12	772 0.7×	755 0.7×	689 0.7×	571 0.8×	192 0.7×	19	1.5k
Frido Welker Denmark	19	741 0.7×	696 0.7×	730 0.8×	363 0.5×	282 1.0×	46	1.5k
Maja Paunović Croatia	11	789 0.7×	659 0.6×	708 0.7×	576 0.8×	269 1.0×	20	1.6k
Bence Viola Germany	20	1.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	945 1.3×	414 1.5×	42	3.0k
Ralf W. Schmitz Germany	10	738 0.7×	863 0.8×	677 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	503 1.8×	14	2.0k
А. П. Деревянко Russia	26	1.9k 1.8×	1.7k 1.6×	1.7k 1.8×	1.1k 1.5×	417 1.5×	122	3.3k
Qiaomei Fu China	19	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.7k 2.3×	599 2.1×	46	3.1k
John Hawks United States	22	1.1k 1.0×	765 0.7×	823 0.9×	577 0.8×	229 0.8×	92	2.1k
Silvana Condémi France	20	1.2k 1.1×	958 0.9×	905 0.9×	218 0.3×	150 0.5×	46	1.7k
Helena Malmström Sweden	21	401 0.4×	989 0.9×	867 0.9×	1.5k 2.2×	282 1.0×	38	2.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Deev, E. V., et al.. (2023). MANIFESTATIONS OF NEOTECTONICS IN KARST CAVITIES: IDENTIFICATION EXPERIENCE ON THE EXAMPLE OF DENISOVA CAVE IN GORNY ALTAI. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 35(4). 193–211. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Samantha, Diyendo Massilani, М.B. Kozlikin, et al.. (2021). The earliest Denisovans and their cultural adaptation. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6(1). 28–35. 23 indexed citations

Brown, Samantha, М.B. Kozlikin, M.V. Shunkov, et al.. (2021). Examining collagen preservation through glutamine deamidation at Denisova Cave. Journal of Archaeological Science. 133. 105454–105454. 25 indexed citations

Zavala, Elena I., Zenobia Jacobs, Benjamin Vernot, et al.. (2021). Pleistocene sediment DNA reveals hominin and faunal turnovers at Denisova Cave. Nature. 595(7867). 399–403. 67 indexed citations breakdown →

Brown, Samantha, М.B. Kozlikin, M.V. Shunkov, et al.. (2021). Zooarchaeology through the lens of collagen fingerprinting at Denisova Cave. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15457–15457. 33 indexed citations

Деревянко, А. П., et al.. (2021). Studies of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic Technocomplexes of Denisova Cave in 2021. 27. 105–113. 1 indexed citations

Kharevich, A.V., et al.. (2020). Ushbulak—A New Stratified Upper Paleolithic Site in Northeastern Kazakhstan. Archaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia. 47(4). 16–29. 11 indexed citations

Petr, Martin, Mateja Hajdinjak, Qiaomei Fu, et al.. (2020). The evolutionary history of Neanderthal and Denisovan Y chromosomes. Science. 369(6511). 1653–1656. 68 indexed citations

Kozlikin, М.B., et al.. (2020). Unshaped Bone Tools from Denisova Cave, Altai. 48(1). 16–28.

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Viola, Bence, Philipp Gunz, Simon Neubauer, et al.. (2019). A parietal fragment from Denisova cave. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 6 indexed citations

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Bennett, E. Andrew, Isabelle Crevecœur, Bence Viola, et al.. (2019). Morphology of the Denisovan phalanx closer to modern humans than to Neanderthals. Science Advances. 5(9). eaaw3950–eaaw3950. 16 indexed citations

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Kharevich, A.V., et al.. (2019). Ushbulak — A New Stratified Upper Paleolithic Site in Northeastern Kazakhstan. 47(4). 16–29. 7 indexed citations

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Morley, Mike W., Paul Goldberg, М.B. Kozlikin, et al.. (2019). Hominin and animal activities in the microstratigraphic record from Denisova Cave (Altai Mountains, Russia). Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13785–13785. 34 indexed citations

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Shunkov, M.V., А.Yu. Fedorchenko, & М.B. Kozlikin. (2019). Bone Tools and Personal Adornments of the Early Upper Paleolithic from the South Chamber of Denisova Cave (Collection of 2019). 25. 306–312. 4 indexed citations

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Kozlikin, М.B., et al.. (2018). The 2018 Archaeological Studies of Paleolithic Sites in Shilikty Basin. 24. 13–17. 1 indexed citations

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Kharevich, A.V., et al.. (2018). Studies of the Initial Upper Paleolithic Industry at the Ushbulak Site (Eastern Kazakhstan) in 2018. 24. 18–24. 2 indexed citations

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Деревянко, А. П., M.V. Shunkov, & М.B. Kozlikin. (2017). КАМЕННЫЕ ИНДУСТРИИ РАННЕГО ЭТАПА ВЕРХНЕГО ПАЛЕОЛИТА ИЗ ВОСТОЧНОЙ ГАЛЕРЕИ ДЕНИСОВОЙ ПЕЩЕРЫ. Teoriya i praktika arkheologicheskikh issledovaniy. 20(4). 9–28. 1 indexed citations

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Shunkov, M.V., et al.. (2017). Early Upper Paleolithic Stone Tool Industries from the East Chamber of the Denisova Cave. Teoriya i praktika arkheologicheskikh issledovaniy. 9–28. 1 indexed citations

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Shunkov, M.V. & М.B. Kozlikin. (2016). A Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Industry from Layer 12 in the East Chamber of Denisova Cave. Teoriya i praktika arkheologicheskikh issledovaniy. 70–80. 1 indexed citations

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Sawyer, Susanna, Gabriel Renaud, Bence Viola, et al.. (2015). Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from two Denisovan individuals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(51). 15696–15700. 124 indexed citations breakdown →

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