Paleontology
Impact in
- Earth-Surface Processes 84.9k
- Geological formations and processes
Also classified as
Paleontology
25.5k papers receiving 224.1k citations
Countries where authors publish papers about Paleontology
This map shows the geographic impact of research in Paleontology. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers about Paleontology with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Paleontology more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers about Paleontology
This network shows the impact of papers covering Paleontology. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers covering Paleontology.
About Paleontology
212.3k papers covering Paleontology have received a total of 5.1M indexed citations since 1951 . Papers on Paleontology are most often about the specific topic of Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography and also cover the fields of Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Waste Management and Disposal, Infectious Diseases, Organic Chemistry and Surgery. Papers citing work on Paleontology are usually about Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Geophysics. Some of the most active scholars covering Paleontology are Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Robert A. Berner, Donald E. Canfield, Andrew H. Knoll, Minze Stuiver, Hugh C. Jenkyns, Michael J. Benton, Thomas J. Algeo, Timothy W. Lyons and Paul B. Wignall.
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