Simon Neubauer

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Simon Neubauer is a scholar working on Anthropology, Geometry and Topology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Neubauer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Anthropology, 23 papers in Geometry and Topology and 17 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Simon Neubauer's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 papers), Morphological variations and asymmetry (23 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers). Simon Neubauer is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 papers), Morphological variations and asymmetry (23 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers). Simon Neubauer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Simon Neubauer's co-authors include Philipp Gunz, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Philipp Mitterœcker, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Gerhard W. Weber, Fred L. Bookstein, Adeline Le Cabec, Matthew M. Skinner, Inga Bergmann and Katerina Harvati and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon Neubauer

42 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens

2017 581 citations Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer et al. Nature profile →
Principles for the virtual reconstruction of hominin crania

2009 347 citations Philipp Gunz, Philipp Mitterœcker et al. Journal of Human Evolution profile →
The evolution of modern human brain shape

2018 202 citations Simon Neubauer, Jean‐Jacques Hublin et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Neubauer Germany	22	1.4k	1.1k	911	715	626	43	2.6k
Marcia S. Ponce de León Switzerland	29	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	719 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	766 1.2×	66	3.4k
Fred Spoor United Kingdom	33	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	775 0.9×	878 1.2×	968 1.5×	80	3.8k
Aida Gómez‐Robles Spain	27	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	505 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	358 0.6×	46	2.1k
Gerhard W. Weber Austria	28	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	515 0.8×	77	3.1k
Emiliano Bruner Spain	31	1.1k 0.8×	806 0.7×	862 0.9×	563 0.8×	731 1.2×	154	3.2k
Giorgio Manzi Italy	31	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	484 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	298 0.5×	116	2.7k
Carlos Lorenzo Spain	31	2.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	347 0.4×	1.8k 2.5×	426 0.7×	91	3.1k
Noreen von Cramon‐Taubadel United States	29	1.3k 0.9×	906 0.8×	834 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	287 0.5×	62	2.4k
Tracy L. Kivell Germany	28	1.0k 0.7×	867 0.8×	562 0.6×	422 0.6×	1.3k 2.0×	106	2.5k
David W. Frayer United States	28	1.4k 1.0×	927 0.9×	250 0.3×	1.3k 1.9×	367 0.6×	72	2.5k

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Neubauer, Simon, et al.. (2025). Cranial vault thickness, its internal organization, and its relationship with endocranial shape in Neanderthals and modern humans. Journal of Human Evolution. 204. 103683–103683.

Nenning, Karl‐Heinz, Ernst Schwartz, Daniel S. Margulies, et al.. (2021). Disentangling cortical functional connectivity strength and topography reveals divergent roles of genes and environment. NeuroImage. 247. 118770–118770. 7 indexed citations

Baab, Karen L., et al.. (2021). Assessing the status of the KNM-ER 42700 fossil using Homo erectus neurocranial development. Journal of Human Evolution. 154. 102980–102980. 2 indexed citations

Neubauer, Simon, Carrie S. Mongle, Giovanni Boschian, et al.. (2020). Drimolen cranium DNH 155 documents microevolution in an early hominin species. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(1). 38–45. 29 indexed citations

Gunz, Philipp, Simon Neubauer, Dean Falk, et al.. (2020). Australopithecus afarensis endocasts suggest ape-like brain organization. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 1 indexed citations

Bruner, Emiliano, et al.. (2020). A morphometric comparison of the parietal lobe in modern humans and Neanderthals. Journal of Human Evolution. 142. 102770–102770. 30 indexed citations

Viola, Bence, Philipp Gunz, Simon Neubauer, et al.. (2019). A parietal fragment from Denisova cave. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 6 indexed citations

Gunz, Philipp, Simon Neubauer, Adeline Le Cabec, et al.. (2019). Skull reconstruction of the late Miocene ape Rudapithecus hungaricus from Rudabánya, Hungary. Journal of Human Evolution. 138. 102687–102687. 5 indexed citations

Neubauer, Simon, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, & Philipp Gunz. (2018). The evolution of modern human brain shape. Science Advances. 4(1). eaao5961–eaao5961. 202 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scott, Nadia Aleyna, André Strauss, Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Philipp Gunz, & Simon Neubauer. (2018). Covariation of the endocranium and splanchnocranium during great ape ontogeny. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0208999–e0208999. 9 indexed citations

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Gunz, Philipp, et al.. (2017). Using the covariation of extant hominoid upper and lower jaws to predict dental arcades of extinct hominins. Journal of Human Evolution. 114. 154–175. 10 indexed citations

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Hublin, Jean‐Jacques, Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer, Shara E. Bailey, et al.. (2017). New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens. Nature. 546(7657). 289–292. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gunz, Philipp, et al.. (2017). Hominoid arcade shape: Pattern and magnitude of covariation. Journal of Human Evolution. 107. 71–85. 14 indexed citations

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Spoor, Fred, Philipp Gunz, Simon Neubauer, et al.. (2015). Reconstructed Homo habilis type OH 7 suggests deep-rooted species diversity in early Homo. Nature. 519(7541). 83–86. 112 indexed citations

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Neubauer, Simon. (2014). Endocasts: Possibilities and Limitations for the Interpretation of Human Brain Evolution. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 84(2). 117–134. 43 indexed citations

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Gunz, Philipp, Simon Neubauer, Liubov V. Golovanova, et al.. (2012). A uniquely modern human pattern of endocranial development. Insights from a new cranial reconstruction of the Neandertal newborn from Mezmaiskaya. Journal of Human Evolution. 62(2). 300–313. 114 indexed citations

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Gunz, Philipp, Simon Neubauer, Bruno Maureille, & Jean‐Jacques Hublin. (2011). Virtual reconstruction of the Le Moustier 2 newborn skull.. Paléo. 22. 155–172. 15 indexed citations

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Neubauer, Simon, et al.. (2011). Brief communication: Endocranial volumes in an ontogenetic sample of chimpanzees from the taï forest national park, ivory coast. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 147(2). 319–325. 25 indexed citations

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Neubauer, Simon, Philipp Gunz, & Jean‐Jacques Hublin. (2009). The pattern of endocranial ontogenetic shape changes in humans. Journal of Anatomy. 215(3). 240–255. 143 indexed citations

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Gunz, Philipp, Philipp Mitterœcker, Simon Neubauer, Gerhard W. Weber, & Fred L. Bookstein. (2009). Principles for the virtual reconstruction of hominin crania. Journal of Human Evolution. 57(1). 48–62. 347 indexed citations breakdown →

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