Nigel R. Larkin

813 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 609 citations indexed

About

Nigel R. Larkin is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel R. Larkin has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 609 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Paleontology, 10 papers in Anthropology and 10 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Nigel R. Larkin's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Nigel R. Larkin is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Nigel R. Larkin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Nigel R. Larkin's co-authors include Mark Lewis, Michael Buckley, Matthew J. Collins, Jan Alexander, G. Russell Coope, Sylvia M. Peglar, Rowena Gale, Peter Hoare, John E. Whittaker and Richard L. Abel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Quaternary Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Nigel R. Larkin

26 papers receiving 588 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. Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe
    2010 263 citations Simon A. Parfitt, Nick Ashton et al. Nature profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nigel R. Larkin United Kingdom 10 362 340 236 182 80 30 609
Ximena S. Villagrán Brazil 18 412 1.1× 391 1.1× 238 1.0× 210 1.2× 46 0.6× 36 775
Giulio Pavia Italy 16 710 2.0× 415 1.2× 181 0.8× 296 1.6× 85 1.1× 62 962
J. M. Parés Spain 10 459 1.3× 359 1.1× 156 0.7× 277 1.5× 50 0.6× 16 705
Maxine R. Kleindienst Canada 17 363 1.0× 388 1.1× 175 0.7× 221 1.2× 53 0.7× 34 710
Vincent Charpentier France 16 312 0.9× 197 0.6× 377 1.6× 186 1.0× 44 0.6× 37 598
Mark J. Sier Spain 15 526 1.5× 689 2.0× 349 1.5× 316 1.7× 83 1.0× 30 953
Guido van Reenen Netherlands 7 376 1.0× 323 0.9× 140 0.6× 610 3.4× 90 1.1× 10 883
Elena Ortu France 13 247 0.7× 128 0.4× 124 0.5× 483 2.7× 90 1.1× 20 697
Adriana Blasi Argentina 12 295 0.8× 219 0.6× 119 0.5× 250 1.4× 155 1.9× 31 618
Wilfred Shawcross Australia 6 270 0.7× 312 0.9× 131 0.6× 257 1.4× 79 1.0× 7 598

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nigel R. Larkin

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All Works

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Larkin, Nigel R., Adrian J. Wright, Tzu‐Yu Chen, et al.. (2023). The fossil record's oldest known calculus (an enterolith of the gastrointestinal tract), from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Upper Jurassic), UK. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 134(5-6). 526–532.
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Larkin, Nigel R., Dean R. Lomax, Mark Evans, et al.. (2023). Excavating the ‘Rutland Sea Dragon’: The largest ichthyosaur skeleton ever found in the UK (Whitby Mudstone Formation, Toarcian, Lower Jurassic). Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 134(5-6). 627–640. 2 indexed citations
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Funston, Gregory F., Susannah C. R. Maidment, Davide Foffa, et al.. (2020). First dinosaur from the Isle of Eigg (Valtos Sandstone Formation, Middle Jurassic), Scotland. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 111(3). 157–172. 3 indexed citations
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Larkin, Nigel R., et al.. (2020). The first tetrapod track recorded from the Rhaetian in the British Isles. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 131(6). 722–729. 4 indexed citations
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Lomax, Dean R., et al.. (2017). The first known neonate Ichthyosaurus communis skeleton: a rediscovered specimen from the Lower Jurassic, UK. Historical Biology. 31(5). 600–609. 5 indexed citations
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Lokier, Stephen W., et al.. (2015). Late Quaternary sea-level changes of the Persian Gulf. Quaternary Research. 84(1). 69–81. 54 indexed citations
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Lomax, Dean R., et al.. (2014). Exceptional preservation of Upper Carboniferous (lower Westphalian) fossils from Edlington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK. Geological Journal. 51(1). 42–50. 6 indexed citations
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Larkin, Nigel R.. (2013). Infrared thermal imaging as a collections management tool. 59–65. 1 indexed citations
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Larkin, Nigel R.. (2011). Pyrite Decay: cause and effect, prevention and cure. 35–43. 7 indexed citations
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Buckley, Michael, Nigel R. Larkin, & Matthew J. Collins. (2011). Mammoth and Mastodon collagen sequences; survival and utility. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 75(7). 2007–2016. 76 indexed citations
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Stewart, John R., M. Beech, Phillip B. Fenberg, et al.. (2011). Biotically constrained palaeoenvironmental conditions of a mid-Holocene intertidal lagoon on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf: evidence associated with a whale skeleton at Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Quaternary Science Reviews. 30(25-26). 3675–3690. 18 indexed citations
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Larkin, Nigel R., et al.. (2011). Possible ice-rafted erratics in late Early to early Middle Pleistocene shallow marine and coastal deposits in northeast Norfolk, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 122(3). 445–454. 14 indexed citations
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Parfitt, Simon A., Nick Ashton, Simon G. Lewis, et al.. (2010). Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe. Nature. 466(7303). 229–233. 263 indexed citations breakdown →
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Larkin, Nigel R., et al.. (2010). The virtual and physical preparation of the Collard plesiosaur from Bridgwater Bay, Somerset, UK. Geological Curator. 9(3). 107–116. 3 indexed citations
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Larkin, Nigel R., et al.. (2000). Investigation of volatile organic compounds associated with polyethylene and polypropylene containers used for conservation storage. The Conservator. 24(1). 41–51. 6 indexed citations
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Larkin, Nigel R., et al.. (1999). Comparing gap-fillers used in conserving subfossil material. Geological Curator. 7(2). 81–90. 5 indexed citations
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Lindsay, W. Lauder, Nigel R. Larkin, & Neil Smith. (1996). Displaying Dinosaurs at The Natural History Museum, London. Curator The Museum Journal. 39(4). 262–279. 2 indexed citations

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