Nikos Solounias

6.2k total citations
92 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Nikos Solounias is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikos Solounias has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Paleontology, 56 papers in Ecology and 25 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Nikos Solounias's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (67 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (45 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 papers). Nikos Solounias is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (67 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (45 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 papers). Nikos Solounias collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Nikos Solounias's co-authors include Gina M. Semprebon, Mikael Fortelius, Florent Rivals, Matthew C. Mihlbachler, S. M. C. Moelleken, Thure E. Cerling, Lars Werdelin, Thomas M. Kaiser, Mark F. Teaford and Alan Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In The Last Decade

Nikos Solounias

91 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nikos Solounias United States 36 3.8k 2.7k 2.2k 839 836 92 4.8k
Lorenzo Rook Italy 38 4.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 3.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.2× 553 0.7× 252 5.4k
Lars Werdelin Sweden 37 3.0k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 520 0.6× 902 1.1× 161 4.2k
Martín Pickford France 36 3.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 2.0× 1.3k 1.6× 271 5.0k
Meave G. Leakey United States 34 3.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 3.0k 1.3× 1.8k 2.2× 744 0.9× 62 6.1k
Gildas Merceron France 30 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 840 1.0× 494 0.6× 104 3.3k
Paul Palmqvist Spain 39 3.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 359 0.4× 452 0.5× 129 4.4k
Salvador Moyà‐Solà Spain 38 4.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 2.4k 1.1× 2.5k 3.0× 979 1.2× 200 5.1k
Thomas M. Kaiser Germany 35 2.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 508 0.6× 310 0.4× 122 3.3k
David M. Alba Spain 34 3.2k 0.8× 846 0.3× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 2.2× 703 0.8× 200 4.1k
Marı́a Teresa Alberdi Spain 32 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 178 0.2× 749 0.9× 186 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Nikos Solounias

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nikos Solounias

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nikos Solounias

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yohe, Laurel R., et al.. (2023). The bony cap and its distinction from the distal phalanx in humans, cats, and horses. PeerJ. 11. e14352–e14352. 1 indexed citations
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Ataabadi, Majid Mirzaie, et al.. (2019). First giraffid skulls (Bohlinia attica) from the late Miocene Maragheh fauna, Northwest Iran. Geobios. 53. 23–34. 4 indexed citations
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Solounias, Nikos, et al.. (2019). Hypsodont Crowns as Additional Roots: A New Explanation for Hypsodonty. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 7 indexed citations
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Semprebon, Gina M., et al.. (2016). An examination of the dietary habits of Platybelodon grangeri from the Linxia Basin of China: Evidence from dental microwear of molar teeth and tusks. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 457. 109–116. 15 indexed citations
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Danowitz, Melinda & Nikos Solounias. (2015). The Cervical Osteology of Okapia johnstoni and Giraffa camelopardalis. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136552–e0136552. 16 indexed citations
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Solounias, Nikos, et al.. (2014). A New Method of Tooth Mesowear and a Test of it on Domestic Goats. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 51(1-2). 111–118. 32 indexed citations
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Rivals, Florent, Nikos Solounias, & George B. Schaller. (2011). Diet of Mongolian gazelles and Tibetan antelopes from steppe habitats using premaxillary shape, tooth mesowear and microwear analyses. Mammalian Biology. 76(3). 358–364. 26 indexed citations
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Solounias, Nikos, Florent Rivals, & Gina M. Semprebon. (2010). Dietary interpretation and paleoecology of herbivores from Pikermi and Samos (late Miocene of Greece). Paleobiology. 36(1). 113–136. 64 indexed citations
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Solounias, Nikos & Tamara A. Franz‐Odendaal. (2004). Comparative dietary evaluations of an extinct giraffid (Sivatherium hendeyi) (Mammalia, Giraffidae, Sivatheriinae) from Langebaanweg, South Africa (early Pliocene). Geodiversitas. 26(4). 675–685. 48 indexed citations
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Semprebon, Gina M., Christine M. Janis, & Nikos Solounias. (2004). The diets of the Dromomerycidae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) and their response to Miocene vegetational change. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24(2). 427–444. 60 indexed citations
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Semprebon, Gina M., Laurie R. Godfrey, Nikos Solounias, Michael R. Sutherland, & William L. Jungers. (2004). Can low-magnification stereomicroscopy reveal diet?. Journal of Human Evolution. 47(3). 115–144. 228 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Thomas M. & Nikos Solounias. (2003). Extending the tooth mesowear method to extinct and extant equids. Geodiversitas. 25(2). 321–345. 138 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Thomas M., Raymond L. Bernor, Robert S. Scott, Jens Lorenz Franzen, & Nikos Solounias. (2003). New interpretations of the systematics and palaeoecology of the Dorn-Dürkheim 1 hipparions (late Miocene, Turolian age [MN11]), Rheinhessen, Germany. Senckenbergiana lethaea. 83(1-2). 103–133. 35 indexed citations
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Guelfguat, Mark, et al.. (2002). Approach to the educational opportunities provided by variant anatomy, illustrated by discussion of a duplicated inferior vena cava. Clinical Anatomy. 15(2). 165–168. 15 indexed citations
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Solounias, Nikos, et al.. (2000). The paleodiet of Giraffidae. 84–95. 12 indexed citations
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MacFadden, Bruce J., Nikos Solounias, & Thure E. Cerling. (1999). Ancient Diets, Ecology, and Extinction of 5-Million-Year-Old Horses from Florida. Science. 283(5403). 824–827. 193 indexed citations
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Werdelin, Lars & Nikos Solounias. (1996). Evolutionary history of hyaenas in the Miocene of Europe and Western Asia. 290–306. 6 indexed citations
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Werdelin, Lars & Nikos Solounias. (1991). The Hyaenidae: taxonomy, systematics and evolution. 179 indexed citations
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Bernor, Raymond L., et al.. (1991). Preliminary studies of hipparionine horse diet as measured by tooth microwear. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 28. 187–200. 76 indexed citations
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Black, Craig C., Leonard Krishtalka, & Nikos Solounias. (1980). Mammalian fossils of Samos and Pikermi. Part 1. The Turolian rodents and insectivores of Samos. Annals of Carnegie Museum. 49. 359–378. 18 indexed citations

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