Stephen Wroe

8.0k total citations
135 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen Wroe is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Wroe has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Paleontology, 34 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Stephen Wroe's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (89 papers), Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (39 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 papers). Stephen Wroe is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (89 papers), Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (39 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 papers). Stephen Wroe collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Stephen Wroe's co-authors include Colin R. McHenry, Philip Clausen, Judith Field, Per Christiansen, Karen Moreno, Nick Milne, Jeffrey J. Thomason, Uphar Chamoli, William C. Parr and Anjali Goswami and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Wroe

134 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Wroe Australia 46 3.8k 1.5k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 135 5.5k
Pasquale Raia Italy 37 2.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 921 0.8× 813 0.7× 901 0.8× 166 4.2k
Anjali Goswami United Kingdom 47 4.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 781 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 2.8k 2.7× 147 6.2k
P. David Polly United States 39 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 733 0.6× 886 0.8× 2.1k 2.0× 126 4.6k
Alistair R. Evans Australia 36 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 527 0.4× 885 0.8× 753 0.7× 127 4.4k
Paul Tafforeau France 50 3.8k 1.0× 907 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 464 0.4× 227 8.1k
Blaire Van Valkenburgh United States 46 3.8k 1.0× 4.5k 2.9× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 104 7.2k
Christine M. Janis United States 42 4.4k 1.2× 3.4k 2.2× 1.4k 1.1× 2.1k 1.8× 664 0.6× 105 7.2k
Sergio F. Vizcaı́no Argentina 38 3.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 628 0.6× 163 4.3k
Mikael Fortelius Finland 49 5.0k 1.3× 3.3k 2.2× 2.2k 1.8× 1.6k 1.4× 599 0.6× 160 7.9k
Marcelo R. Sánchez‐Villagra Switzerland 47 4.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.2× 665 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 1.4k 1.3× 261 7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Wroe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Wroe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Wroe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Wroe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Wroe 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 Stephen Wroe. Stephen Wroe 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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Wroe, Stephen, et al.. (2025). Testing hypotheses of skull function with comparative finite element analysis: three methods reveal contrasting results. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(4). 3 indexed citations
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Ledogar, Justin A., Stefano Benazzi, Amanda L. Smith, et al.. (2025). Bite force production and the origin of Homo. Royal Society Open Science. 12(4). 241879–241879.
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Sansalone, Gabriele, Stephen Wroe, Geoffrey W. Coates, Marie R. G. Attard, & Carmelo Fruciano. (2024). Unexpectedly uneven distribution of functional trade-offs explains cranial morphological diversity in carnivores. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3275–3275. 9 indexed citations
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Bicknell, Russell D. C., Imran A. Rahman, Gregory D. Edgecombe, et al.. (2023). Raptorial appendages of the Cambrian apex predator Anomalocaris canadensis are built for soft prey and speed. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2002). 20230638–20230638. 15 indexed citations
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Hu, Han, Yan Wang, Paul G. McDonald, et al.. (2022). Earliest evidence for fruit consumption and potential seed dispersal by birds. eLife. 11. 19 indexed citations
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Bicknell, Russell D. C., et al.. (2022). Biomechanical analyses of pterygotid sea scorpion chelicerae uncover predatory specialisation within eurypterids. PeerJ. 10. e14515–e14515. 17 indexed citations
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Hutchinson, John R., et al.. (2022). The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling. Science Advances. 8(33). eabm9424–eabm9424. 21 indexed citations
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Heteren, Anneke H. van, Stephen Wroe, Justin A. Ledogar, et al.. (2021). New Zealand's extinct giant raptor (Hieraaetus moorei) killed like an eagle, ate like a condor. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1964). 20211913–20211913. 9 indexed citations
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Wroe, Stephen, et al.. (2019). Morphological integration affects the evolution of midline cranial base, lateral basicranium, and face across primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 170(1). 37–47. 12 indexed citations
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Ledogar, Justin A., et al.. (2018). Biting mechanics and niche separation in a specialized clade of primate seed predators. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0190689–e0190689. 14 indexed citations
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DeSantis, Larisa R.G., Judith Field, Stephen Wroe, & John Dodson. (2017). Dietary responses of Sahul (Pleistocene Australia–New Guinea) megafauna to climate and environmental change. Paleobiology. 43(2). 181–195. 43 indexed citations
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Ramírez-Cháves, Héctor E., Stephen Wroe, Lynne Selwood, et al.. (2016). Mammalian development does not recapitulate suspected key transformations in the evolutionary detachment of the mammalian middle ear. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1822). 20152606–20152606. 26 indexed citations
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Ledogar, Justin A., Paul C. Dechow, Qian Wang, et al.. (2016). Human feeding biomechanics: performance, variation, and functional constraints. PeerJ. 4. e2242–e2242. 47 indexed citations
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Attard, Marie R. G., Laura A. B. Wilson, Trevor H. Worthy, et al.. (2016). Moa diet fits the bill: virtual reconstruction incorporating mummified remains and prediction of biomechanical performance in avian giants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1822). 20152043–20152043. 35 indexed citations
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Grellet‐Tinner, Gerald, Stephen Wroe, Michael B. Thompson, & Qiang Ji. (2007). A note on pterosaur nesting behavior. Historical Biology. 19(4). 273–277. 13 indexed citations
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Wroe, Stephen, Troy Myers, Frank Seebacher, et al.. (2003). An alternative method for predicting body mass: the case of the Pleistocene marsupial lion. Paleobiology. 29(3). 403–411. 40 indexed citations
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Johnson, Christopher N. & Stephen Wroe. (2003). Causes of extinction of vertebrates during the Holocene of mainland Australia: arrival of the dingo, or human impact?. The Holocene. 13(6). 941–948. 80 indexed citations
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Krajewski, Carey, Stephen Wroe, & Michael Westerman. (2000). Molecular evidence for the pattern and timing of cladogenesis in dasyurid marsupials. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 130(3). 375–404. 73 indexed citations
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Wroe, Stephen. (2000). Additional material of Dasyurus dunmalli from the Pliocene Chinchilla Local Fauna of Queensland and its phylogenetic implications. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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