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Christopher A. Brochu

Christopher A. Brochu

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
6280
World Ranking
6758
National Ranking
2372

Christopher A. Brochu 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 Christopher A. Brochu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 81 publications — 4th percentile

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

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

Christopher A. Brochu 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 Christopher A. Brochu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher A. Brochu is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their primary research fields are within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Paleontology. Their work extends across subfields such as Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Social Psychology, Genetics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics covered by Brochu's research include Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Genetic diversity and population structure, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, and Morphological variations and asymmetry.

Brochu has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Inner ear sensory system changes as extinct crocodylomorphs transitioned from land to water, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Paleogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of the extinct Holocene "horned" crocodile of Madagascar, Voay robustus, 2021, Communications Biology
  • A systematic review of the giant alligatoroid Deinosuchus from the Campanian of North America and its implications for the relationships at the root of Crocodylia, 2020, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Modern cryptic species and crocodylian diversity in the fossil record, 2020, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Ontogenetic variation in the crocodylian vestibular system, 2021, Journal of Anatomy

They frequently co-author with several researchers, including Adam P. Cossette, Mark T. Young, Jennifer H. Nestler, Michelle R. Stocker, and E. Christopher Kirk.

The key publication venues where Brochu's research appears most often include:

  • MorphoBank datasets
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Closure of neurocentral sutures during crocodilian ontogeny: Implications for maturity assessment in fossil archosaurs

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Osteology of Tyrannosaurus Rex: Insights from a nearly complete Skeleton and High-Resolution Computed Tomographic Analysis of the Skull

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Phylogenetic Approaches Toward Crocodylian History

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Phylogenetics, Taxonomy, and Historical Biogeography of Alligatoroidea

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Morphology, fossils, divergence timing, and the phylogenetic relationships of Gavialis.

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • A pug-nosed crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

    Gregory A. Buckley;Christopher A. Brochu;David W. Krause;Diego Pol

  • Phylogenetic Relationships and Divergence Timing of Crocodylus Based on Morphology and the Fossil Record

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Cretaceous Extinctions: Multiple Causes

    J. David Archibald;W. A. Clemens;Kevin Padian;Timothy B Rowe

  • How the ‘terror crocodile’ grew so big

    Gregory M. Erickson;Gregory M. Erickson;Christopher A. Brochu

  • A NEW LATE CRETACEOUS GAVIALOID CROCODYLIAN FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA AND THE PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THORACOSAURS

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • A review of “Leidyosuchus” (Crocodyliformes, Eusuchia) from the Cretaceous through Eocene of North America

    Christopher A Brochu

  • Evolutionary structure and timing of major habitat shifts in Crocodylomorpha.

    Eric W. Wilberg;Alan H. Turner;Christopher A. Brochu

  • A digitally-rendered endocast for Tyrannosaurus rex

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Morphology, relationships, and biogeographical significance of an extinct horned crocodile (Crocodylia, Crocodylidae) from the Quaternary of Madagascar

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Palaeogene ziphodont eusuchians and the status of Pristichampsus Gervais, 1853

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • A Giant Crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene of Kenya, the Phylogenetic Relationships of Neogene African Crocodylines, and the Antiquity of Crocodylus in Africa

    Christopher A. Brochu;Glenn W. Storrs

  • PROGRESS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN ARCHOSAUR PHYLOGENETICS

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • Alligatorine phylogeny and the status of Allognathosuchus Mook, 1921

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • A new alligatorid from the lower Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming and the origin of caimans

    Christopher A. Brochu

  • A DYROSAURID CROCODYLIFORM BRAINCASE FROM MALI

    Christopher A. Brochu;Mamadou L. Bouaré;Famory Sissoko;Eric M. Roberts

  • A new species of Borealosuchus (Crocodyliformes, Eusuchia) from the Late Cretaceous–early Paleogene of New Jersey

    Christopher A. Brochu;David C. Parris;Barbara Smith Grandstaff;Robert K. Denton

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Norell
Mark A. Norell American Museum of Natural History
Francisco Ortega
Francisco Ortega Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
François Clarac
François Clarac Aix-Marseille University
Alan H. Turner
Alan H. Turner Stony Brook University
David A. Ray
David A. Ray Texas Tech University
Stephen L. Brusatte
Stephen L. Brusatte University of Edinburgh
David W. Krause
David W. Krause Stony Brook University
David Haussler
David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz
Massimo Delfino
Massimo Delfino University of Turin
Toni Gabaldón
Toni Gabaldón Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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