Rod Wells

903 total citations
26 papers, 621 citations indexed

About

Rod Wells is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rod Wells has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 621 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Paleontology, 13 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Rod Wells's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (16 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers). Rod Wells is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (16 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers). Rod Wells collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and South Africa. Rod Wells's co-authors include Richard H. Tedford, Malcolm T. McCulloch, Linda K. Ayliffe, John Hellström, Graham Mortimer, Matthew Forbes, Erick A. Bestland, Peter Murray, Dirk Megirian and Stephen Wroe and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Rod Wells

26 papers receiving 564 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rod Wells Australia 16 404 227 211 206 133 26 621
A. C. Nanda India 13 355 0.9× 126 0.6× 121 0.6× 171 0.8× 176 1.3× 23 504
Francisco Javier Ruíz-Sánchez Spain 15 479 1.2× 251 1.1× 239 1.1× 257 1.2× 121 0.9× 77 701
Gudrun Daxner-Höck Austria 16 770 1.9× 213 0.9× 276 1.3× 350 1.7× 247 1.9× 49 957
Norbert Schmidt-Kittler Germany 10 452 1.1× 163 0.7× 124 0.6× 219 1.1× 112 0.8× 15 571
Qiu Zhanxiang China 16 674 1.7× 201 0.9× 305 1.4× 330 1.6× 236 1.8× 26 974
Nieves López Martínez Spain 16 440 1.1× 222 1.0× 141 0.7× 174 0.8× 111 0.8× 48 609
Sukuan Hou China 12 383 0.9× 131 0.6× 218 1.0× 176 0.9× 123 0.9× 34 593
Laura Domingo Spain 18 674 1.7× 343 1.5× 296 1.4× 403 2.0× 149 1.1× 40 896
Matthew C. McDowell Australia 18 379 0.9× 299 1.3× 247 1.2× 429 2.1× 72 0.5× 53 867
Jérôme Prieto Germany 18 702 1.7× 210 0.9× 168 0.8× 345 1.7× 208 1.6× 68 885

Countries citing papers authored by Rod Wells

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rod Wells

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rod Wells

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Seymour, Roger S., et al.. (2024). Blood flow rate to the femur of extinct kangaroos implies a higher locomotor intensity compared to living hopping macropods. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 31(1). 2 indexed citations
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Gaughwin, Matt, Alan Horsup, Chris R. Dickman, et al.. (2020). Variation in the sex ratio of pouch young and adult hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons and Lasiorhinus krefftii). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74(7). 1 indexed citations
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Wells, Rod, et al.. (2019). The extraordinary osteology and functional morphology of the limbs in Palorchestidae, a family of strange extinct marsupial giants. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0221824–e0221824. 18 indexed citations
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Forbes, Matthew, Matthew J. Kohn, Erick A. Bestland, & Rod Wells. (2010). Late Pleistocene environmental change interpreted from δ13C and δ18O of tooth enamel from the Black Creek Swamp Megafauna site, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 291(3-4). 319–327. 25 indexed citations
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Camens, Aaron B. & Rod Wells. (2009). Diprotodontid footprints from the Pliocene of Central Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29(3). 863–869. 8 indexed citations
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Forbes, Matthew, Evelyn S. Krull, Erick A. Bestland, & Rod Wells. (2009). Chronology and organic chemistry of the Black Creek Swamp Megafauna site (Late Pleistocene), Kangaroo Island, Australia. Boreas. 38(4). 705–717. 4 indexed citations
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Gillespie, Richard, L.K. Fifield, Vladimir Levchenko, & Rod Wells. (2008). New 14C Ages on Cellulose from Diprotodon Gut Contents: Explorations in Oxidation Chemistry and Combustion. Radiocarbon. 50(1). 75–81. 6 indexed citations
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Forbes, Matthew, Erick A. Bestland, Rod Wells, & Evelyn S. Krull. (2007). Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene Robertson Cave sedimentary deposit, Naracoorte, South Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 54(4). 541–559. 20 indexed citations
9.
Pate, F. Donald, Matthew C. McDowell, Rod Wells, & Andrew Smith. (2006). Additional AMS radiocarbon dates for Wet Cave and the timing of megafaunal extinctions in the Naracoorte region of South Australia. Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 31. 277–279. 6 indexed citations
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Helgen, Kristofer M., et al.. (2006). Ecological and evolutionary significance of sizes of giant extinct kangaroos. Australian Journal of Zoology. 54(4). 293–303. 52 indexed citations
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Pate, F. Donald, Matthew C. McDowell, Rod Wells, & Andrew Smith. (2006). Additional AMS radiocarbon dates for Wet Cave and the timing of megafaunal extinctions in the Naracoorte region of South Australia. Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 30(sup1). 277–279. 3 indexed citations
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Tedford, Richard H., Rod Wells, & Gavin J. Prideaux. (2006). Pliocene and earlier Pleistocene marsupial evolution in southeastern Australia. Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 30(sup1). 313–322. 12 indexed citations
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Forbes, Matthew, Erick A. Bestland, & Rod Wells. (2004). Preliminary 14C Dates on Bulk Soil Organic Matter from the Black Creek Megafauna Fossil Site, Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Radiocarbon. 46(1). 437–443. 9 indexed citations
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Grün, Rainer, et al.. (2001). Electron spin resonance dating of the fossil deposits in the Naracoorte Caves, South Australia. Journal of Quaternary Science. 16(1). 49–59. 32 indexed citations
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Ayliffe, Linda K., et al.. (1998). 500 ka precipitation record from southeastern Australia: Evidence for interglacial relative aridity. Geology. 26(2). 147–147. 142 indexed citations
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Megirian, Dirk, Peter Murray, & Rod Wells. (1996). The Late Miocene Ongeva Local Fauna of Central Australia. The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 13. 9–37. 22 indexed citations
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Wells, Rod & Richard H. Tedford. (1995). Sthenurus (Macropodidae, Marsupialia) from the Pleistocene of Lake Callabonna, South Australia. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 225. American Museum Novitates. 22 indexed citations
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Wells, Rod, Peter Murray, & Dirk Megirian. (1993). Kolopsis yperus sp. nov. (Zygomaturinae, Marsupialia) from the Ongeva local fauna: New evidence for the age of the Alcoota fossil beds of Central Australia. The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 10(1). 155–171. 16 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Mark, et al.. (1991). Observations on the sk ulls of fossil and extant echidnas (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae).. Australian Mammalogy. 14(2). 87–101. 25 indexed citations
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Tedford, Richard H., et al.. (1977). The discovery of Miocene vertebrates, Lake Frome area, South Australia *. 28 indexed citations

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