Paul Szpak

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Paul Szpak is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Szpak has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Ecology, 53 papers in Paleontology and 20 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Paul Szpak's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (63 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (49 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 papers). Paul Szpak is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (63 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (49 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 papers). Paul Szpak collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Paul Szpak's co-authors include Eric Guiry, Jean‐François Millaire, Christine D. White, Fred J. Longstaffe, Michael P. Richards, Rebecca Macdonald, Jessica Z. Metcalfe, Trevor J. Orchard, Darren R. Gröcke and Michael Buckley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paul Szpak

76 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Complexities of nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry in plant-soil systems: implications for the study of ancient agricultural and animal management practices

2014 306 citations Paul Szpak profile →
Best practices for calibrating and reporting stable isotope measurements in archaeology

2017 202 citations Paul Szpak, Rebecca Macdonald et al. profile →

Peers

Paul Szpak

PALEO

ECOLO

GPD

ANTHR

ARCHE

Michael Charles United Kingdom

Todd J. Braje United States

Antoine Zazzo France

Ricardo Fernandes Germany

Daniel H. Sandweiss United States

André Carlo Colonese United Kingdom

Calógero M. Santoro Chile

Elena Marinova Belgium

Mark Horrocks New Zealand

Robert S. Feranec United States

Michael Charles United Kingdom

Paul Szpak

2.1k ×1.2

PALEO

1.0k ×0.6

ECOLO

829 ×1.2

GPD

640 ×1.0

ANTHR

731 ×1.9

ARCHE

Citations per year, relative to Paul Szpak Paul Szpak (= 1×) peers Michael Charles

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Szpak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Szpak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Szpak

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20 of 20 papers shown

Szpak, Paul, et al.. (2025). Changes in Inuit hunting practices coinciding with the introduction of firearms in Nunatsiavut: evidence from stable isotope analysis of ringed seals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 380(1930). 20240038–20240038. 1 indexed citations

Guiry, Eric, et al.. (2025). Pigs, pannage, and the solstice: isotopic insights from prehistoric feasting at Newgrange. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 91. 195–215. 1 indexed citations

Guiry, Eric, et al.. (2024). Archaeological evidence for long-term human impacts on sea turtle foraging behaviour. Royal Society Open Science. 11(7). 240120–240120. 7 indexed citations

Raoult, Vincent, James A. Nelson, Yuri Niella, et al.. (2024). Why aquatic scientists should use sulfur stable isotope ratios (ẟ34S) more often. Chemosphere. 355. 141816–141816. 14 indexed citations

Styring, Amy, Petra Vaiglova, Amy Bogaard, et al.. (2024). Recommendations for stable isotope analysis of charred archaeological crop remains. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 4 indexed citations

Sonne, Christian, et al.. (2023). Unprecedented shift in Canadian High Arctic polar bear food web unsettles four millennia of stability. Anthropocene. 43. 100397–100397.

Gotfredsen, Anne Birgitte, Bastiaan Star, Sanne Boessenkool, et al.. (2023). Holocene deglaciation drove rapid genetic diversification of Atlantic walrus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2007). 20231349–20231349. 4 indexed citations

Westbury, Michael V., Stuart C. Brown, Christina Cheung, et al.. (2023). Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator. Science Advances. 9(45). eadf3326–eadf3326. 4 indexed citations

Szpak, Paul, et al.. (2023). The role of status, diets, and mobility in understanding the impacts of urbanization in early medieval Bergen, Norway (St. Mary's Church): Insights from stable isotope analyses. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 33(2). 315–329. 1 indexed citations

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Guiry, Eric, et al.. (2023). Changing human-cattle relationships in Ireland: a 6000-year isotopic perspective. Antiquity. 97(396). 1436–1452. 2 indexed citations

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Szpak, Paul, et al.. (2023). Comparing the performance of demineralization agents (HCl and EDTA) for stable isotope analysis of bone collagen with implications for quality control criteria and collagen yield. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 33(3). 506–516. 2 indexed citations

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Rey‐Iglesia, Alba, et al.. (2022). Combining δ ¹³ C and δ ¹⁵ N from bone and dentine in marine mammal palaeoecological research: insights from toothed whales. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 59(1). 66–77. 2 indexed citations

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McCormack, Jeremy, Paul Szpak, Nicolas Bourgon, et al.. (2021). Zinc isotopes from archaeological bones provide reliable trophic level information for marine mammals. Communications Biology. 4(1). 683–683. 23 indexed citations

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Guiry, Eric & Paul Szpak. (2020). Quality control for modern bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11(9). 1049–1060. 62 indexed citations

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Guiry, Eric, R. G. Matson, Hillary G. M. Ward, et al.. (2020). Differentiating salmonid migratory ecotypes through stable isotope analysis of collagen: Archaeological and ecological applications. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0232180–e0232180. 25 indexed citations

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Szpak, Paul, et al.. (2019). Sexual differences in the foraging ecology of 19th century beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the Canadian High Arctic. Marine Mammal Science. 36(2). 451–471. 12 indexed citations

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Santoro, Calógero M., Eugenia M. Gayó, José M. Capriles, et al.. (2019). FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE TROPICAL FORESTS: NETWORKS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE ATACAMA DESERT, LATE IN THE PLEISTOCENE. Chungara. 0–0. 14 indexed citations

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Guiry, Eric, et al.. (2018). Anthropogenic changes to the Holocene nitrogen cycle in Ireland. Science Advances. 4(6). eaas9383–eaas9383. 33 indexed citations

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Guiry, Eric, Kevin D. Friedland, Alicia L. Hawkins, et al.. (2016). Lake Ontario salmon (Salmo salar) were not migratory: A long-standing historical debate solved through stable isotope analysis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36249–36249. 35 indexed citations

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Szpak, Paul, Fred J. Longstaffe, Jean‐François Millaire, & Christine D. White. (2012). Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of Seabird Guano Fertilization: Results from Growth Chamber Studies with Maize (Zea Mays). PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33741–e33741. 70 indexed citations

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