Stéphane Pirson

1.8k total citations
43 papers, 698 citations indexed

About

Stéphane Pirson is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stéphane Pirson has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 698 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Anthropology, 22 papers in Paleontology and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Stéphane Pirson's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (27 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers). Stéphane Pirson is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (27 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers). Stéphane Pirson collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United Kingdom. Stéphane Pirson's co-authors include Michel Toussaint, Kévin Di Modica, Grégory Abrams, Paul Haesaerts, Dominique Bonjean, Freddy Damblon, Damien Flas, Paul Spagna, Silvia M. Bello and Patrick Semal and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Stéphane Pirson

39 papers receiving 672 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stéphane Pirson Belgium 15 548 426 258 258 76 43 698
Fabio Negrino Italy 15 525 1.0× 465 1.1× 155 0.6× 368 1.4× 41 0.5× 62 721
Victoria L. Cullen United Kingdom 11 390 0.7× 392 0.9× 357 1.4× 190 0.7× 35 0.5× 13 655
L. Froget France 17 436 0.8× 503 1.2× 340 1.3× 245 0.9× 28 0.4× 28 849
Mike W. Morley Australia 15 597 1.1× 498 1.2× 235 0.9× 346 1.3× 22 0.3× 32 778
Vasil Popov Bulgaria 12 359 0.7× 397 0.9× 228 0.9× 189 0.7× 22 0.3× 25 627
Jean‐luc Locht France 16 550 1.0× 435 1.0× 428 1.7× 182 0.7× 107 1.4× 36 776
Patrick Auguste France 18 807 1.5× 660 1.5× 623 2.4× 302 1.2× 192 2.5× 57 1.2k
Laine Clark‐Balzan United Kingdom 18 723 1.3× 596 1.4× 358 1.4× 536 2.1× 48 0.6× 27 1.0k
J.-L. Schwenninger United Kingdom 11 283 0.5× 247 0.6× 322 1.2× 154 0.6× 124 1.6× 12 576
Alison Pereira France 18 414 0.8× 405 1.0× 398 1.5× 234 0.9× 65 0.9× 31 814

Countries citing papers authored by Stéphane Pirson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stéphane Pirson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stéphane Pirson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stéphane Pirson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stéphane Pirson 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 Stéphane Pirson. Stéphane Pirson 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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Abrams, Grégory, Patrick Auguste, Stéphane Pirson, et al.. (2025). Earliest evidence of Neanderthal multifunctional bone tool production from cave lion (Panthera spelaea) remains. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 24010–24010.
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Vonhof, Hubert, Sophie Verheyden, Dominique Bonjean, et al.. (2024). Improving the age constraints on the archeological record in Scladina Cave (Belgium): new speleothem U–Th ages. Climate of the past. 20(12). 2741–2758.
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Rots, Veerle, Grégory Abrams, Stéphane Pirson, et al.. (2024). Neanderthal exploitation of birds in north-western Europe: Avian remains from Scladina Cave (Belgium). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 2 indexed citations
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Abrams, Grégory, Thibaut Devièse, Stéphane Pirson, et al.. (2023). Investigating the co-occurrence of Neanderthals and modern humans in Belgium through direct radiocarbon dating of bone implements. Journal of Human Evolution. 186. 103471–103471. 8 indexed citations
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Devièse, Thibaut, Grégory Abrams, Mateja Hajdinjak, et al.. (2021). Reevaluating the timing of Neanderthal disappearance in Northwest Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(12). 48 indexed citations
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Toussaint, Michel, Christine Verna, Adeline Le Cabec, et al.. (2017). The Late Neandertal permanent lower left third premolar from Walou Cave (Trooz, Belgium) and its context. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 164(1). 193–202. 4 indexed citations
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Pirson, Stéphane, Jean‐Marc Baele, Sanda Balescu, et al.. (2017). Green amphibole distribution as a stratigraphic tool in loess sequences from Belgium: A review. Quaternary International. 485. 183–198. 8 indexed citations
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Court‐Picon, Mona, et al.. (2014). Occupations mésolithiques et néolithiques sur le site de Trilogiport, à Hermalle-sous-Argenteau (Oupeye): résultats préliminaires. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 34. 65–95. 2 indexed citations
10.
Blain, Hugues‐Alexandre, Juan Manuel López‐García, Stéphane Pirson, et al.. (2014). Middle to Late Pleistocene herpetofauna from Scladina and Sous-Saint-Paul caves (Namur, Belgium). Comptes Rendus Palevol. 13(8). 681–690. 11 indexed citations
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Usik, Vitaly I., et al.. (2014). Neanderthal behaviour in eastern Europe: New data on the Levallois-techno-complex in the Dniester Valley (Ukraine). MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 487–487. 1 indexed citations
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Pirson, Stéphane, et al.. (2013). The stratigraphy of Spy cave. A review of the available lithostratigraphic and archaeostratigraphic information. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 5 indexed citations
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Abrams, Grégory, Silvia M. Bello, Kévin Di Modica, Stéphane Pirson, & Dominique Bonjean. (2013). When Neanderthals used cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) remains: Bone retouchers from unit 5 of Scladina Cave (Belgium). Quaternary International. 326-327. 274–287. 78 indexed citations
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Cattelain, Pierre, Damien Flas, Rebecca Miller, et al.. (2011). Le Trou de l’Abîme à Couvin. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 3 indexed citations
15.
Pirson, Stéphane, Damien Flas, Grégory Abrams, et al.. (2011). Chronostratigraphic context of the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition: Recent data from Belgium. Quaternary International. 259. 78–94. 40 indexed citations
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Pirson, Stéphane, Pierre Cattelain, Sireen El Zaatari, et al.. (2009). Le Trou de l’Abîme à Couvin. Bilan des recherches avant la reprise de nouvelles fouilles en septembre 2009. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Damblon, Freddy, Stéphane Pirson, & Philippe Gerrienne. (2008). Hautrage (Lower Cretaceous) and Sclayn (Upper Pleistocene) - Field Trip Guide-book.. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Pirson, Stéphane, et al.. (2008). An overview of the geology of Belgium.. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 16 indexed citations
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Semal, Patrick, Hélène Rougier, Isabelle Crevecœur, et al.. (2008). New data on the late Neandertals: Direct dating of the Belgian Spy fossils. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 138(4). 421–428. 108 indexed citations
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Pirson, Stéphane, Paul Haesaerts, Mona Court‐Picon, et al.. (2006). BELGIAN CAVE ENTRANCE AND ROCK-SHELTER SEQUENCES AS PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL DATA RECORDERS: THE EXAMPLE OF WALOU CAVE. Geologica Belgica. 9. 275–286. 20 indexed citations

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