Ralf W. Schmitz

8.7k citations
14 papers · 2.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 10
Topics
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers)Forensic and Genetic Research (5 papers)Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers)

In The Last Decade

Ralf W. Schmitz

12 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Neandertal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humans1997202620062016199720132009250500750

Peers

Ralf W. Schmitz
Comparison fields: 5 of 113
  • Genetics 1.1k
  • Archeology 863
  • Anthropology 738
  • Paleontology 677
  • Molecular Biology 503
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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1 26
2 66
3 7
4 47
5 0
6 0
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A Revised Timescale for Human Evolution Based on Ancient Mitochondrial Genomesbreakdown →
346
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Targeted Retrieval and Analysis of Five Neandertal mtDNA Genomesbreakdown →
342
9 36
10 26
11
Neanderthal 1856-2006
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12 136
13 207
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Neandertal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humansbreakdown →
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About Ralf W. Schmitz

Ralf W. Schmitz is a scholar working on Anthropology, Equine and Paleontology, having authored 14 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (5 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (677 citations), Archeology (863 citations) and Anthropology (738 citations). Ralf W. Schmitz has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Svante Pääbo, Matthias Krings, Mark Stoneking, Anne C. Stone, Johannes Krause, Liane Giemsch, Georges Bonani, Liubov V. Golovanova, Udo Stenzel and Javier Fortea. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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