Shuwen Pei

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Shuwen Pei is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuwen Pei has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Anthropology, 45 papers in Paleontology and 24 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Shuwen Pei's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (68 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (27 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers). Shuwen Pei is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (68 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (27 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers). Shuwen Pei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Spain. Shuwen Pei's co-authors include Xing Gao, Fuyou Chen, Ying Guan, Wu Liu, Yongchun Zeng, Decheng Liu, Christopher J. Bae, Song Xing, Yanjun Cai and Xiaoli Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Shuwen Pei

69 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The earliest unequivocally modern humans in southern China 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. The earliest unequivocally modern humans in southern China
    2015 277 citations Wu Liu, María Martinón‐Torres et al. profile →

Peers

Shuwen Pei
James Blinkhorn United Kingdom
Eleanor M. L. Scerri United Kingdom
Éric Boëda France
Jean‐Michel Geneste France
Ravi Korisettar India
A. Nigel Goring‐Morris Israel
Dennis J. Stanford United States
William Davies United Kingdom
John F. Hoffecker United States
Annamaria Ronchitelli Italy
James Blinkhorn United Kingdom
Shuwen Pei
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Countries citing papers authored by Shuwen Pei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shuwen Pei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shuwen Pei

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

All Works

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Wu, Xiujie, María Martinón‐Torres, Song Xing, et al.. (2025). The hominin teeth from the late Middle Pleistocene Hualongdong site, China. Journal of Human Evolution. 206. 103727–103727. 1 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen, et al.. (2024). Earliest Prepared core technology in Eurasia from Nihewan (China): Implications for early human abilities and dispersals in East Asia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(11). e2313123121–e2313123121. 5 indexed citations
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Peng, Fei, et al.. (2023). Initial Upper Paleolithic in North China: New data from Shuidonggou locality 9. Archaeological Research in Asia. 36. 100484–100484. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiujie, Shuwen Pei, Yanjun Cai, et al.. (2023). Morphological and morphometric analyses of a late Middle Pleistocene hominin mandible from Hualongdong, China. Journal of Human Evolution. 182. 103411–103411. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Shi‐Xia, Shuwen Pei, & Chenglong Deng. (2021). Human evolution of the Early and Middle Pleistocene in China and its relationship with climatic conditions. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 40(3). 436. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiujie, Shuwen Pei, Yanjun Cai, et al.. (2021). Morphological description and evolutionary significance of 300 ka hominin facial bones from Hualongdong, China. Journal of Human Evolution. 161. 103052–103052. 11 indexed citations
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Xing, Song, Xiujie Wu, Wu Liu, et al.. (2020). Middle Pleistocene human femoral diaphyses from Hualongdong, Anhui Province, China. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 174(2). 285–298. 6 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen, et al.. (2019). Magnetostratigraphic and archaeological records at the Early Pleistocene site complex of Madigou (Nihewan Basin): Implications for human adaptations in North China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 530. 176–189. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Wu, Xianzhu Wu, Shuwen Pei, & Xiujie Wu. (2010). Huanglong Cave: A Newly Found Late Pleistocene Human Fossil Site in Hubei Province, China. 1 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen. (2010). A Report on the Discovery of Some Paleolithic Localities on the Eastern Part of Nihewan Basin in 2007. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 2 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen & Xing Gao. (2008). A Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the Pengjiahe Paleolithic Site in the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 9 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen. (2007). Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the Liuhuaishan Paleolithic Site at Baise,South China. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 10 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen, et al.. (2006). Optical dating of the Jingshuiwan Paleolithic site of Three Gorges, China. Chinese Science Bulletin. 51(11). 1334–1342. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Fuyou, et al.. (2004). Preliminary study on ranjialukou Paleolithic site, three gorges region, south China. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 23(4). 292–306. 2 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen, et al.. (2003). A study on yandunbao site, fengdu, Tthree gorges region. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 22(3). 177–191. 3 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen, et al.. (2003). Preliminary study on jingshuiwan paleolithic site,three gorges region. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 22(4). 261–278. 2 indexed citations
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Pei, Shuwen, et al.. (2002). Preliminary Study on Raw Materials Exploitation at Donggutuo Site,Nihewan Basin,North China. Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 21. 53–66. 8 indexed citations

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