Norman MacLeod

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Norman MacLeod is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geometry and Topology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman MacLeod has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Paleontology, 26 papers in Geometry and Topology and 17 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Norman MacLeod's work include Morphological variations and asymmetry (26 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (19 papers). Norman MacLeod is often cited by papers focused on Morphological variations and asymmetry (26 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (19 papers). Norman MacLeod collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Norman MacLeod's co-authors include Gerta Keller, Mark C. Benfield, Phil Culverhouse, Kenneth D. Rose, Ann Holbourn, Jennifer A. Kitchell, Yukun Shi, P. David Polly, Peter M. Sadler and Jiao Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Norman MacLeod

79 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. A high-resolution summary of Cambrian to Early Triassic marine invertebrate biodiversity
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norman MacLeod United Kingdom 24 1.3k 642 500 402 315 80 2.4k
Mark A. Purnell United Kingdom 37 2.4k 1.9× 298 0.5× 219 0.4× 407 1.0× 313 1.0× 85 3.2k
Donald R. Prothero United States 28 2.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.7× 186 0.4× 979 2.4× 285 0.9× 139 3.3k
George R. McGhee United States 21 1.4k 1.1× 497 0.8× 153 0.3× 242 0.6× 201 0.6× 61 2.0k
James S. Crampton New Zealand 33 1.9k 1.4× 1.4k 2.1× 269 0.5× 665 1.7× 506 1.6× 101 3.2k
Graeme T. Lloyd United Kingdom 30 2.5k 1.9× 222 0.3× 332 0.7× 321 0.8× 68 0.2× 51 3.1k
Raymond L. Bernor United States 26 1.8k 1.4× 473 0.7× 143 0.3× 904 2.2× 197 0.6× 86 2.3k
Gilles Escarguel France 37 2.7k 2.1× 1.3k 2.1× 180 0.4× 1.3k 3.2× 431 1.4× 123 4.3k
Philip D. Mannion United Kingdom 44 4.3k 3.3× 289 0.5× 209 0.4× 361 0.9× 161 0.5× 108 4.9k
Everett H. Lindsay United States 32 2.2k 1.7× 1.2k 1.8× 169 0.3× 1.0k 2.5× 447 1.4× 67 3.0k
Richard J. Butler United Kingdom 52 7.1k 5.4× 301 0.5× 407 0.8× 374 0.9× 190 0.6× 190 7.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norman MacLeod

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norman MacLeod

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Norman MacLeod. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Norman MacLeod 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 Norman MacLeod. Norman MacLeod is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Novák, Vladimír, Robin S. Fletcher, Gordon Kelly, et al.. (2023). Evolution of the pore structure-transport relationship during catalyst reduction and sintering studied by integrated multi-scale porosimetry and multi-modal imaging. Chemical Engineering Science. 277. 118880–118880. 4 indexed citations
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Lundström, Fredrik, Norman MacLeod, Sven Isaksson, & Aikaterini Glykou. (2023). The harpoon stands yonder: Shape variation and functional constraints in Mesolithic complex weapon points from the circum-Baltic Sea area. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 51. 104148–104148. 2 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman, et al.. (2022). What you sample is what you get: ecomorphological variation in Trithemis (Odonata, Libellulidae) dragonfly wings reconsidered. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(1). 43–43. 4 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman, et al.. (2021). Ford's Gamma‐Gamma Village Simulation Revisited: Highlighting the Need for a New Middle‐Range Theory of Archaeological Types 1. Archaeometry. 63(5). 1081–1104. 1 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman. (2017). Morphometrics: History, development methods and prospects. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 25 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman & David C. Steart. (2015). Automated leaf physiognomic character identification from digital images. Paleobiology. 41(4). 528–553. 9 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman, et al.. (2013). Geometric Morphometric Approaches to Acoustic Signal Analysis in Mammalian Biology. Hystrix. 24(1). 110–125. 9 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman, et al.. (2012). Eigensurface analysis, ecology, and modelling of morphological adaptation in the falconiform humerus (Falconiformes: Aves). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165(2). 390–419. 17 indexed citations
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Figueirido, Borja, et al.. (2011). Constraint and adaptation in the evolution of carnivoran skull shape. Paleobiology. 37(3). 490–518. 77 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman, Mark C. Benfield, & Phil Culverhouse. (2010). Time to automate identification. Nature. 467(7312). 154–155. 187 indexed citations
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Wilson, Laura A. B., Norman MacLeod, & Louise Humphrey. (2008). Morphometric Criteria for Sexing Juvenile Human Skeletons Using the Ilium. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 53(2). 269–278. 58 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman. (2005). Mass Extinction Causality: Statistical Assessment of Multiple-Cause Scenarios. 8(2). 32–52. 3 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman. (2001). The role of phylogeny in quantitative paleobiological data analysis. Paleobiology. 27(2). 226–240. 22 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman. (1999). Generalizing and extending the eigenshape method of shape space visualization and analysis. Paleobiology. 25(1). 107–138. 183 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman. (1996). K/T redux. Paleobiology. 22(3). 311–317. 10 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman & Gerta Keller. (1994). Comparative biogeographic analysis of planktic foraminiferal survivorship across the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) boundary. Paleobiology. 20(2). 143–177. 59 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman. (1991). Punctuated anagenesis and the importance of stratigraphy to paleobiology. Paleobiology. 17(2). 167–188. 49 indexed citations
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MacLeod, Norman & Jennifer A. Kitchell. (1988). Inducement of Heterochronic Variation in a Species of Planktic Foraminifera by a Late Eocene Impact Event. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 673. 112. 1 indexed citations
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Kitchell, Jennifer A., George F. Estabrook, & Norman MacLeod. (1987). Testing for equality of rates of evolution. Paleobiology. 13(3). 272–285. 23 indexed citations

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