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Papers in Palaeontology
H-index 16

Papers in Palaeontology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 238 109 112 15
Ecology and Evolution 511 12 17 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 136
Documents by Best Scientists*: 136
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 27
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.957
Impact Factor: 2.2

Top Publications

  • Systematics, preservation and biogeography of radiodonts from the southern Great Basin, USA, during the upper Dyeran (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4)

    Stephen Pates;Stephen Pates;Allison C. Daley;Gregory D. Edgecombe;Gregory D. Edgecombe;Peiyun Cong;Peiyun Cong

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Revisiting the molluscan fauna from the Cambrian (Series 2, stages 3–4) Xinji Formation of North China

    Luoyang Li;Luoyang Li;Xingliang Zhang;Christian B. Skovsted;Christian B. Skovsted;Hao Yun

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Widespread azendohsaurids (Archosauromorpha, Allokotosauria) from the Late Triassic of western USA and India

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Brachiopods from the Byrd Group (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4) Central Transantarctic Mountains, East Antarctica: biostratigraphy, phylogeny and systematics

    Thomas M. Claybourn;Thomas M. Claybourn;Christian B. Skovsted;Christian B. Skovsted;Lars E. Holmer;Lars E. Holmer;Bing Pan;Bing Pan;Bing Pan

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • A new unenlagiine (Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil

    Arthur S. Brum;Rodrigo V. Pêgas;Kamila L. N. Bandeira;Lucy G. Souza

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Oldest, smallest and phylogenetically most basal pelagornithid, from the early Paleocene of New Zealand, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the largest flying birds

    Gerald Mayr;Vanesa L. De Pietri;Leigh Love;Al Mannering

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Stem‐group fossils of Symphrasinae shed light on early evolution of Mantispidae (Insecta, Neuroptera)

    Chaofan Shi;Chaofan Shi;Qiang Yang;Qiang Yang;Qiang Yang;Shaun L. Winterton;Hong Pang

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs) from North Greenland: new light on metazoan diversity in early Cambrian shelf environments

    Elise Wallet;Ben J. Slater;Sebastian Willman;John S. Peel

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • The post‐embryonic ontogeny of the early Cambrian trilobite Estaingia bilobata from South Australia: trunk development and phylogenetic implications

    James D. Holmes;John R. Paterson;Diego C. García‐Bellido;Diego C. García‐Bellido

    (2021)
    20 Citations

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