Ralf W. Schmitz

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ralf W. Schmitz is a scholar working on Anthropology, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf W. Schmitz has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Anthropology, 7 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Ralf W. Schmitz's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (5 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers). Ralf W. Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (5 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers). Ralf W. Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Belgium. Ralf W. Schmitz's co-authors include Svante Pääbo, Matthias Krings, Anne C. Stone, Mark Stoneking, Johannes Krause, Liane Giemsch, Georges Bonani, Javier Fortea, Jeffrey M. Good and Željko Kućan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ralf W. Schmitz

12 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Neandertal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humans

1997 796 citations Matthias Krings, Anne C. Stone et al. Cell profile →
A Revised Timescale for Human Evolution Based on Ancient Mitochondrial Genomes

2013 346 citations Qiaomei Fu, Alissa Mittnik et al. Current Biology profile →
Targeted Retrieval and Analysis of Five Neandertal mtDNA Genomes

2009 342 citations Adrian W. Briggs, Jeffrey M. Good et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf W. Schmitz Germany	10	1.1k	863	738	677	503	14	2.0k
Matthias Krings Germany	11	1.6k 1.4×	831 1.0×	584 0.8×	585 0.9×	826 1.6×	11	2.7k
Maja Paunović Croatia	11	576 0.5×	659 0.8×	789 1.1×	708 1.0×	269 0.5×	20	1.6k
David Caramelli Italy	25	1.5k 1.3×	997 1.2×	418 0.6×	628 0.9×	472 0.9×	86	2.4k
Ayinuer Aximu‐Petri Germany	11	1.1k 0.9×	618 0.7×	459 0.6×	546 0.8×	994 2.0×	13	2.3k
M.V. Shunkov Russia	19	707 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	955 1.4×	279 0.6×	85	2.0k
Javier Fortea Spain	15	606 0.5×	733 0.8×	795 1.1×	564 0.8×	441 0.9×	21	1.8k
Qiaomei Fu China	19	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	599 1.2×	46	3.1k
Mateja Hajdinjak Germany	12	571 0.5×	755 0.9×	772 1.0×	689 1.0×	192 0.4×	19	1.5k
Sarah Nagel Germany	12	636 0.6×	605 0.7×	477 0.6×	507 0.7×	291 0.6×	13	1.3k
Bence Viola Germany	20	945 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	1.6k 2.2×	1.3k 1.9×	414 0.8×	42	3.0k

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14 of 14 papers shown

Mackie, Meaghan, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Ralf W. Schmitz, et al.. (2020). Multi-protease analysis of Pleistocene bone proteomes. Journal of Proteomics. 228. 103889–103889. 26 indexed citations

Janssens, Luc, Liane Giemsch, Ralf W. Schmitz, et al.. (2018). A new look at an old dog: Bonn-Oberkassel reconsidered. Journal of Archaeological Science. 92. 126–138. 66 indexed citations

Janssens, Luc, Martin Street, Rebecca Miller, et al.. (2016). The oldest case yet reported of osteoarthritis in a dog: an archaeological and radiological evaluation. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 57(10). 568–574. 7 indexed citations

Brandl, Michael, et al.. (2016). Geochemical Sourcing of Flint Artifacts from Western Belgium and the German Rhineland: Testing Hypotheses on Gravettian Period Mobility and Raw Material Economy. Geoarchaeology. 31(3). 229–243. 47 indexed citations

Schmitz, Ralf W., et al.. (2014). Aktuelle Untersuchungen zum endpleistozänen / frühholozänen Fundplatz Bonn-Oberkassel. University Library Heidelberg. 19. 197–203.

Schmitz, Ralf W.. (2014). Das Alt- und Mittelpaläolithikum des Neandertals und benachbarter Gebiete. University Library Heidelberg. 18(2). 283–285.

Fu, Qiaomei, Alissa Mittnik, Philip L. F. Johnson, et al.. (2013). A Revised Timescale for Human Evolution Based on Ancient Mitochondrial Genomes. Current Biology. 23(7). 553–559. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

Briggs, Adrian W., Jeffrey M. Good, Richard E. Green, et al.. (2009). Targeted Retrieval and Analysis of Five Neandertal mtDNA Genomes. Science. 325(5938). 318–321. 342 indexed citations breakdown →

Zollikofer, Christoph P. E., Marcia S. Ponce de León, Ralf W. Schmitz, & Christopher B. Stringer. (2008). New Insights Into Mid‐Late Pleistocene Fossil Hominin Paranasal Sinus Morphology. The Anatomical Record. 291(11). 1506–1516. 36 indexed citations

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Richards, Michael P. & Ralf W. Schmitz. (2008). Isotope evidence for the diet of the Neanderthal type specimen. Antiquity. 82(317). 553–559. 26 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Ralf W. & Georges Bonani. (2006). Neanderthal 1856-2006. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Ralf W., et al.. (2002). The Neandertal type site revisited: Interdisciplinary investigations of skeletal remains from the Neander Valley, Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(20). 13342–13347. 136 indexed citations

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Krings, Matthias, et al.. (1999). DNA sequence of the mitochondrial hypervariable region II from the Neandertal type specimen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(10). 5581–5585. 207 indexed citations

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Krings, Matthias, et al.. (1997). Neandertal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humans. Cell. 90(1). 19–30. 796 indexed citations breakdown →

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