2026 Brian G. Richmond: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	50	17641	16198	7239	6467	123	9041

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Biology and Biochemistry

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16198

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6467

123

9041

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

9041

World Ranking

17641

National Ranking

7239

Overview

Brian G. Richmond is affiliated with Aura Health in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Social Sciences, Psychology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their work spans several key subfields, including Anthropology, Social Psychology, Paleontology, and Ecology. Major research topics include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Richmond's publications have appeared in a variety of scientific venues, notably:

Journal of Human Evolution
Scientific Reports
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Among their recent papers are:

"The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya," 2020, Journal of Human Evolution
"Snapshots of human anatomy, locomotion, and behavior from Late Pleistocene footprints at Engare Sero, Tanzania," 2020, Scientific Reports
"Mechanical compensation in the evolution of the early hominin feeding apparatus," 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Research collaborations have involved several frequent co-authors, including Briana Pobiner, David J. Green, Michael R. Lague, Habiba Chirchir, and Anna K. Behrensmeyer.

Best Publications

Human evolution: taxonomy and paleobiology

Bernard Wood;Brian G. Richmond

414
Citations
Early hominin diet included diverse terrestrial and aquatic animals 1.95 Ma in East Turkana, Kenya

David R. Braun;John W. K. Harris;Naomi E. Levin;Jack T. McCoy

373
Citations
Origin of human bipedalism: The knuckle-walking hypothesis revisited.

Brian G. Richmond;David R. Begun;David S. Strait

356
Citations
Modeling elastic properties in finite‐element analysis: How much precision is needed to produce an accurate model?

David S. Strait;Qian Wang;Paul C. Dechow;Callum F. Ross

325
Citations
Orrorin tugenensis Femoral Morphology and the Evolution of Hominin Bipedalism

Brian G. Richmond;William L. Jungers

314
Citations
The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Australopithecus africanus

David S. Strait;Gerhard W. Weber;Simon Neubauer;Janine Chalk

310
Citations
Finite element analysis in functional morphology.

Brian G. Richmond;Barth W. Wright;Ian Grosse;Paul C. Dechow

295
Citations
Older than the Oldowan Rethinking the emergence of hominin tool use

Melissa A. Panger;Alison S. Brooks;Brian G. Richmond;Bernard Wood

292
Citations
Randomization procedures and sexual dimorphism in Australopithecus afarensis

Charles A. Lockwood;Brian G. Richmond;William L. Jungers;William H. Kimbel

204
Citations
Body mass estimates of hominin fossils and the evolution of human body size.

Mark Grabowski;Mark Grabowski;Kevin G. Hatala;William L. Jungers;Brian G. Richmond

203
Citations
Size variation and sexual dimorphism in Australopithecus afarensis and living hominoids

Brian G. Richmond;William L. Jungers

200
Citations
Modeling masticatory muscle force in finite element analysis: Sensitivity analysis using principal coordinates analysis

Callum F. Ross;Biren A. Patel;Dennis E. Slice;David S. Strait

174
Citations
Variation in Foot Strike Patterns during Running among Habitually Barefoot Populations

Kevin G. Hatala;Heather L. Dingwall;Roshna E. Wunderlich;Brian G. Richmond;Brian G. Richmond

171
Citations
Strong postcranial size dimorphism in Australopithecus afarensis: results from two new resampling methods for multivariate data sets with missing data.

Adam D. Gordon;David J. Green;Brian G. Richmond;Brian G. Richmond

168
Citations
Recent origin of low trabecular bone density in modern humans

Habiba Chirchir;Habiba Chirchir;Tracy L. Kivell;Christopher B. Ruff;Jean Jacques Hublin

160
Citations
Early hominin limb proportions.

Brian G. Richmond;Leslie C. Aiello;Bernard A. Wood

157
Citations
Biomechanics of phalangeal curvature.

Brian G. Richmond;Brian G. Richmond

127
Citations
Limb-size proportions in Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus.

David J. Green;Adam D. Gordon;Brian G. Richmond

123
Citations
Evolution and homologies of primate and modern human hand and forearm muscles, with notes on thumb movements and tool use

Rui Diogo;Brian G. Richmond;Brian G. Richmond;Bernard Wood;Bernard Wood

122
Citations
Viewpoints: Diet and Dietary Adaptations in Early Hominins: The Hard Food Perspective

David S. Strait;Paul Constantino;Peter W. Lucas;Brian G. Richmond

121
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