Robyn Pickering

3.1k citations

55 papers · 1.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Impact in

Archeology top 1%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
Paleontology top 1%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Papers in ⓘ

Anthropology 42
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 42
Paleontology 34
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 17
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 17

Co-authors: Jan D. Kramers (6 shared papers)Jon Woodhead (9 shared papers)Lee R. Berger (8 shared papers)John Hellström (8 shared papers)Andy I.R. Herries (11 shared papers)Darryl J. de Ruiter (3 shared papers)Steven E. Churchill (3 shared papers)Manfred Mudelsee (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Human Evolution (6 papers)South African Journal of Science (4 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (3 papers)Journal of Quaternary Science (3 papers)Quaternary International (3 papers)
Partner nations: South Africa Australia Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Robyn Pickering

53 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Timing and climatic impact of Greenland interstadials recorded in stalagmites from northern Turkey 2009 · 362 citations

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1	Timing and climatic impact of Greenland interstadials recorded in stalagmites from northern Turkey Geophysical Research Letters ·Dominik Fleitmann, Hai Cheng, S. Badertscher, R. Lawrence Edwards, Manfred Mudelsee, Ozan Mert Göktürk, A. Fankhauser, Robyn Pickering, Christoph C. Raible, Albert Matter, J. H. Kramers, Okan Tüysüz Hit paper breakdown →	2009	362
2	Australopithecus sediba at 1.977 Ma and Implications for the Origins of the Genus Homo Science ·Robyn Pickering, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Zubair Jinnah, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Steven E. Churchill, Andy I.R. Herries, Jon Woodhead, John Hellström, Lee R. Berger	2011	136
3	Geological Setting and Age of Australopithecus sediba from Southern Africa Science ·Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Job M. Kibii, Brian F. Kuhn, Christine Steininger, Steven E. Churchill, Jan D. Kramers, Robyn Pickering, Daniel L. Farber, Anne‐Sophie Mériaux, Andy I.R. Herries, G. C. P. King, Lee R. Berger	2010	121
4	Re-appraisal of the stratigraphy and determination of new U-Pb dates for the Sterkfontein hominin site, South Africa Journal of Human Evolution ·Robyn Pickering, Jan D. Kramers	2010	115
5	Contemporary flowstone development links early hominin bearing cave deposits in South Africa Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Robyn Pickering, Jan D. Kramers, Philip John Hancox, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Jon Woodhead	2011	86
6	New Australopithecus robustus fossils and associated U-Pb dates from Cooper's Cave (Gauteng, South Africa) Journal of Human Evolution ·Darryl J. de Ruiter, Robyn Pickering, Christine Steininger, Jan D. Kramers, P. John Hancox, Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger, Lucinda Backwell	2009	77
7	Stratigraphy, U-Th chronology, and paleoenvironments at Gladysvale Cave: insights into the climatic control of South African hominin-bearing cave deposits Journal of Human Evolution ·Robyn Pickering, P. John Hancox, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Rainer Grün, Graham Mortimer, Malcolm T. McCulloch, Lee R. Berger	2007	71
8	U–Pb-dated flowstones restrict South African early hominin record to dry climate phases Nature ·Robyn Pickering, Andy I.R. Herries, Jon Woodhead, John Hellström, Helen Green, Bence Paul, Terrence B. Ritzman, David S. Strait, Benjamin J. Schoville, P. John Hancox	2018	68
9	Innovative Homo sapiens behaviours 105,000 years ago in a wetter Kalahari Nature ·Jayne Wilkins, Benjamin J. Schoville, Robyn Pickering, Luke A. Gliganic, Benjamin Collins, Kyle S. Brown, Jessica von der Meden, Wendy Khumalo, Michael C. Meyer, Sechaba Maape, Alexander F. Blackwood, Amy Hatton	2021	49
10	U–Pb dating of calcite–aragonite layers in speleothems from hominin sites in South Africa by MC-ICP-MS Quaternary Geochronology ·Robyn Pickering, Jan D. Kramers, Tim Partridge, János Kodolányi, Thomas Pettke	2010	49
11	Mid-Pleistocene Hominin occupation at Elandsfontein, Western Cape, South Africa Quaternary Science Reviews ·David R. Braun, Naomi E. Levin, Deano D. Stynder, Andy I.R. Herries, William Archer, Frances Forrest, David L. Roberts, Laura C. Bishop, Thalassa Matthews, Sophie B. Lehmann, Robyn Pickering, Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons	2013	48
12	Paleoanthropologically significant South African sea caves dated to 1.1–1.0 million years using a combination of U–Pb, TT-OSL and palaeomagnetism Quaternary Science Reviews ·Robyn Pickering, Zenobia Jacobs, Andy I.R. Herries, Panagiotis Karkanas, Miryam Bar‐Matthews, Jon Woodhead, Peter Kappen, Erich C. Fisher, Curtis W. Marean	2013	46
13	U and Pb variability in older speleothems and strategies for their chronology Quaternary Geochronology ·Jon Woodhead, John Hellström, Robyn Pickering, Russell N. Drysdale, Bence Paul, Petra Bajo	2012	43
14	Probable human hair found in a fossil hyaena coprolite from Gladysvale cave, South Africa Journal of Archaeological Science ·Lucinda Backwell, Robyn Pickering, Don Brothwell, Lee R. Berger, Michael J. Witcomb, David M. Martill, Kirsty Penkman, A. S. Wilson	2009	42
15	Beyond 500 ka: Progress and prospects in the U Pb chronology of speleothems, and their application to studies in palaeoclimate, human evolution, biodiversity and tectonics Chemical Geology ·Jon Woodhead, Robyn Pickering	2012	37
16	Connections, culture and environments around 100 000 years ago at Klasies River main site Quaternary International ·Sarah Wurz, Silje Evjenth Bentsen, Jerome P. Reynard, Liezl Van Pletzen-Vos, M. Brenner, Susan M. Mentzer, Robyn Pickering, Helen Green	2018	36
17	Recent advances and future prospects of the U–Th and U–Pb chronometers applicable to archaeology Journal of Archaeological Science ·John Hellström, Robyn Pickering	2015	36
18	Regional geology, setting and sedimentology of Sibudu Cave Southern African humanities ·Robyn Pickering	2006	30
19	Newly discovered fossil- and artifact-bearing deposits, uranium-series ages, and Plio-Pleistocene hominids at Swartkrans Cave, South Africa Journal of Human Evolution ·Morris B. Sutton, Travis Rayne Pickering, Robyn Pickering, C. K. Brain, Ronald J. Clarke, Jason L. Heaton, Kathleen Kuman	2009	26
20	Inter-hemispheric synchroneity of Holocene precipitation anomalies controlled by Earth’s latitudinal insolation gradients Nature Communications ·Michael Deininger, Frank McDermott, Francisco W. Cruz, Juan Pablo Bernal, Manfred Mudelsee, Hubert Vonhof, Christian Millo, Christoph Spötl, Pauline C. Treble, Robyn Pickering, Denis Scholz	2020	25

About Robyn Pickering

Robyn Pickering is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Archeology, having authored 55 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (42 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Geological formations and processes (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (142 citations), Paleontology (989 citations), Anthropology (1.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (809 citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (258 citations). Robyn Pickering has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Jan D. Kramers, Jon Woodhead, Lee R. Berger, John Hellström, Andy I.R. Herries, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Steven E. Churchill, Manfred Mudelsee, Christoph C. Raible and Ozan Mert Göktürk. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Human Evolution, South African Journal of Science, Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Quaternary Science and Quaternary International.

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