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Alfonso Benito-Calvo publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfonso Benito-Calvo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 127 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Alfonso Benito-Calvo D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfonso Benito-Calvo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alfonso Benito-Calvo is affiliated with the National Research Center on Human Evolution in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on topics related to Anthropology, Archeology, and Paleontology. The subfields in which they have contributed include Anthropology, Archeology, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, prominently centered on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies. Their interests also extend to Archaeological and Geological Studies, Landslides and related hazards, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Frequent co-authors in Alfonso Benito-Calvo's publications include Rafael Mora Torcal, Adrián Martínez-Fernández, Laura Sánchez-Romero, Lee J. Arnold, and Martina Demuro. These collaborations have contributed to a steady output of scholarly articles and enhanced multidisciplinary approaches within their research domains.

The venues where this scientist has published most often reveal a concentration in specialized journals focusing on archaeology, anthropology, and earth sciences. These include Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Quaternary Research, SSRN Electronic Journal, Quaternary Science Reviews, and Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, reflecting a consistent engagement with interdisciplinary scientific platforms.

Some of the recent papers authored by Alfonso Benito-Calvo illustrate their research interests and scientific contributions:

  • New insights for understanding spatial patterning and formation processes of the Neanderthal occupation in the Amalda I cave (Gipuzkoa, Spain) (2020), Scientific Reports
  • The intrusive nature of the Châtelperronian in the Iberian Peninsula (2022), PLoS ONE
  • Late Neanderthal subsistence strategies and cultural traditions in the northern Iberia Peninsula: Insights from Prado Vargas, Burgos, Spain (2021), Quaternary Science Reviews
  • New excavations in the MNK Skull site, and the last appearance of the Oldowan and Homo habilis at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania (2020), Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
  • Defining and Characterising Clusters in Palaeolithic Sites: a Review of Methods and Constraints (2021), Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Best Publications

  • Assessing regional geodiversity: the Iberian Peninsula.

    A. Benito-Calvo;A. Pérez-González;O. Magri;O. Magri;P. Meza

  • OSL dating of the Middle Palaeolithic Hotel California site, Sierra de Atapuerca, north‐central Spain

    Lee J. Arnold;Martina Demuro;Marta Navazo;Alfonso Benito-Calvo

  • Experimental protocols for the study of battered stone anvils from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)

    Ignacio de la Torre;Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Adrian Arroyo;Andrea Zupancich

  • Analysis of orientation patterns in Olduvai Bed I assemblages using GIS techniques: Implications for site formation processes

    Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Ignacio de la Torre

  • ESR chronology of alluvial deposits in the Arlanzón valley (Atapuerca, Spain): Contemporaneity with Atapuerca Gran Dolina site

    Davinia Moreno;Davinia Moreno;Christophe Falguères;Alfredo Pérez-González;Mathieu Duval

  • Evolution of multilevel caves in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) and its relation to human occupation.

    A.I. Ortega;A. Benito-Calvo;A. Pérez-González;M.A. Martín-Merino

  • Quantitative reconstruction of Late Cenozoic landscapes: A case study in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

    Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Alfredo Pérez-González;Josep María Parés

  • First GIS Analysis of Modern Stone Tools Used by Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Bossou, Guinea, West Africa

    Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Susana Carvalho;Susana Carvalho;Adrian Arroyo;Tetsuro Matsuzawa

  • Erosion surfaces and Neogene landscape evolution in the NE Duero Basin (north-central Spain)

    Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Alfredo Pérez-González

  • Application of GIS methods to retrieve orientation patterns from imagery; a case study from Beds I and II, Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)

    Ignacio de la Torre;Alfonso Benito-Calvo

  • Prehistoric herding facilities: site formation processes and archaeological dynamics in Cova Gran de Santa Linya (Southeastern Prepyrenees, Iberia)

    A. Polo Díaz;J. Martínez-Moreno;A. Benito-Calvo;R. Mora

  • Sedimentological and archaeological fabrics in Palaeolithic levels of the South-Eastern Pyrenees: Cova Gran and Roca dels Bous Sites (Lleida, Spain)

    Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Jorge Martínez-Moreno;Jesús Francisco Jordá Pardo;Iganacio de la Torre

  • Pleistocene sedimentary facies of the Gran Dolina archaeo-paleoanthropological site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain)

    I. Campaña;A. Benito-Calvo;A. Pérez-González;A.I. Ortega

  • Acheulean technological behaviour in the Middle Pleistocene landscape of Mieso (East-Central Ethiopia)

    Ignacio de la Torre;Rafael Mora;Adrian Arroyo;Alfonso Benito-Calvo

  • Imaging and photogrammetry models of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A high-resolution digital database for research and conservation of Early Stone Age sites

    Gaygysyz Jorayev;Karol Wehr;Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Jackson Njau;Jackson Njau

  • Review on sinkhole monitoring and performance of remediation measures by high-precision leveling and terrestrial laser scanner in the salt karst of the Ebro Valley, Spain

    Francisco Gutiérrez;Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Domingo Carbonel;Gloria Desir

  • New insights for understanding spatial patterning and formation processes of the Neanderthal occupation in the Amalda I cave (Gipuzkoa, Spain)

    Laura Sánchez-Romero;Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Ana B. Marín-Arroyo;Lucía Agudo-Pérez

  • Assessing automated image analysis of sand grain shape to identify sedimentary facies, Gran Dolina archaeological site (Burgos, Spain)

    I. Campaña;A. Benito-Calvo;A. Pérez-González;J.M. Bermúdez de Castro

  • Chrono‐stratigraphy of the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene archaeological sequence in Cova Gran (south‐eastern Pre‐Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula)

    R. Mora;A. Benito-Calvo;J. Martínez-Moreno;P. González Marcen

  • Assessment of accumulation processes at the middle pleistocene site of ambrona (Soria, Spain). Density and orientation patterns in spatial datasets derived from excavations conducted from the 1960s to the present

    Laura Sánchez-Romero;Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Alfredo Pérez-González;Manuel Santonja

  • Trampling experiments at Cova Gran de Santa Linya, Pre-Pyrenees, Spain: their relevance for archaeological fabrics of the Upper–Middle Paleolithic assemblages

    Alfonso Benito-Calvo;Jorge Martínez-Moreno;Rafael Mora;Miquel Roy

  • Chrono-stratigraphy of the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene archaeological sequence in Cova Gran (south-eastern Pre-Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula). Journal of Quaternary Science 26, 635-644.

    R Mora;A Benito-Calvo;J Martinez-Moreno;P Gonzalez

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfredo Pérez-González
Alfredo Pérez-González Complutense University of Madrid
Ignacio de la Torre
Ignacio de la Torre IE University
Eudald Carbonell
Eudald Carbonell Rovira i Virgili University
José María Bermúdez de Castro
José María Bermúdez de Castro University College London
Francisco Gutiérrez
Francisco Gutiérrez University of Zaragoza
Roger Guérin
Roger Guérin Université Paris Cité
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Juan Luis Arsuaga Complutense University of Madrid
J.M. Bermúdez de Castro
J.M. Bermúdez de Castro Spanish National Research Council
Lee J. Arnold
Lee J. Arnold University of Adelaide
Mathieu Duval
Mathieu Duval National Research Center on Human Evolution

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