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Darryl J. de Ruiter

Darryl J. de Ruiter

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 46 6074 5828 2204 2042 104 8268
Biology and Biochemistry 46 18914 17337 7725 6884 106 8268

Darryl J. de Ruiter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Darryl J. de Ruiter between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Darryl J. de Ruiter published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2016. 2 of the 114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2016. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
2000 2025

114 publications in total across all disciplines

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Darryl J. de Ruiter: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 2
2002 1
2003 4
2004 2
2005 7
2006 7
2007 5
2008 5
2009 2
2010 8
2011 6
2012 3
2013 8
2014 8
2015 11
2016 12
2017 8
2018 6
2019 2
2020 0
2021 1
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 114
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Darryl J. de Ruiter publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Darryl J. de Ruiter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–110 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492 104
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Darryl J. de Ruiter D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Darryl J. de Ruiter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291 46
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Darryl J. de Ruiter is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on social sciences, earth and planetary sciences, and the arts and humanities. Within these broad categories, they have contributed notably to paleontology, anthropology, archaeology, geometry and topology, and ecology.

Their work often explores topics related to Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, evolution and paleontology studies, forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology, as well as archaeology and ancient environmental studies. Additional subjects include global maritime and colonial histories, archaeology and rock art studies, and morphological variations and asymmetry.

Darryl de Ruiter has published in various scientific venues, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • Paleoanthropology Journal
  • Journal of Human Evolution

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Immature Hominin Craniodental Remains From a New Locality in the Rising Star Cave System, South Africa" (2021) published in Paleoanthropology Journal
  • "Descriptive catalog of Homo naledi dental remains from the 2013 to 2015 excavations of the Dinaledi Chamber, site U.W. 101, within the Rising Star cave system, South Africa" (2023) published in Journal of Human Evolution
  • "Strontium isoscape of sub-Saharan Africa allows tracing origins of victims of the transatlantic slave trade" (2024) published in Nature Communications

Their frequent collaborators include Juliet K. Brophy, Marina Elliott, John Hawks, Lee R. Berger, and Xueye Wang. Collaboration with these researchers reflects interdisciplinary approaches encompassing anthropology, archaeology, and paleontological methods.

Best Publications

  • Australopithecus sediba: A New Species of Homo-Like Australopith from South Africa

    Lee R. Berger;Darryl J. de Ruiter;Darryl J. de Ruiter;Steven E. Churchill;Steven E. Churchill;Peter Schmid;Peter Schmid

  • Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

    Lee R Berger;John Hawks;Darryl J de Ruiter;Steven E Churchill

  • Strontium isotope evidence for landscape use by early hominins

    Sandi R. Copeland;Matt Sponheimer;Darryl J. de Ruiter;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Julia A. Lee-Thorp

  • Isotopic evidence for dietary variability in the early hominin Paranthropus robustus.

    Matt Sponheimer;Benjamin H. Passey;Darryl J. de Ruiter;Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg

  • Hominins, sedges, and termites: new carbon isotope data from the Sterkfontein valley and Kruger National Park.

    Matt Sponheimer;Matt Sponheimer;Julia Lee-Thorp;Darryl de Ruiter;Daryl Codron

  • The diet of Australopithecus sediba

    Amanda G. Henry;Peter S. Ungar;Peter S. Ungar;Benjamin H. Passey;Matt Sponheimer;Matt Sponheimer

  • Australopithecus sediba at 1.977 Ma and Implications for the Origins of the Genus Homo

    Robyn Pickering;Robyn Pickering;Paul H. G. M. Dirks;Paul H. G. M. Dirks;Zubair Jinnah;Darryl J. de Ruiter;Darryl J. de Ruiter

  • Diets of savanna ungulates from stable carbon isotope composition of faeces

    D Codron;J Codron;J A Lee-Thorp;J A Lee-Thorp;M Sponheimer

  • The Endocast of MH1, Australopithecus sediba

    Kristian J. Carlson;Kristian J. Carlson;Dietrich Stout;Tea Jashashvili;Tea Jashashvili;Tea Jashashvili;Darryl J. de Ruiter;Darryl J. de Ruiter

  • Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

    Paul H.G.M. Dirks;Paul H.G.M. Dirks;Lee R. Berger;Eric M. Roberts;Eric M. Roberts;Jan D. Kramers

  • Taxonomic, anatomical, and spatio-temporal variations in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of plants from an African savanna

    Jacqui Codron;Daryl Codron;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Matt Sponheimer

  • A Partial Pelvis of Australopithecus sediba

    Job M. Kibii;Steven E. Churchill;Steven E. Churchill;Peter Schmid;Kristian J. Carlson;Kristian J. Carlson

  • Leopards as Taphonomic Agents in Dolomitic Caves—Implications for Bone Accumulations in the Hominid-bearing Deposits of South Africa

    Darryl J de Ruiter;Lee R Berger

  • Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) diets in Kruger National Park, South Africa : Spatial and landscape differences

    Jacqui Codron;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Matt Sponheimer;Matt Sponheimer;Daryl Codron

  • New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa

    John Hawks;John Hawks;Marina Elliott;Peter Schmid;Peter Schmid;Steven E. Churchill;Steven E. Churchill

  • Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) of tooth enamel: a comparison of solution and laser ablation multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry methods.

    Sandi R. Copeland;Matt Sponheimer;Petrus J. le Roux;Vaughan Grimes

  • Do "savanna" chimpanzees consume C4 resources?

    M. Sponheimer;M. Sponheimer;J.E. Loudon;D. Codron;M.E. Howells

  • The Upper Limb of Australopithecus sediba

    Steven E. Churchill;Steven E. Churchill;Trenton W. Holliday;Trenton W. Holliday;Kristian J. Carlson;Kristian J. Carlson;Tea Jashashvili;Tea Jashashvili

  • Sr/Ca and early hominin diets revisited: new data from modern and fossil tooth enamel

    Matt Sponheimer;Matt Sponheimer;Darryl de Ruiter;Julia Lee-Thorp;Andreas Späth

  • The evolutionary relationships and age of Homo naledi: An assessment using dated Bayesian phylogenetic methods.

    Mana Dembo;Mana Dembo;Davorka Radovčić;Davorka Radovčić;Heather M. Garvin;Heather M. Garvin;Myra F. Laird;Myra F. Laird

  • Significance of diet type and diet quality for ecological diversity of African ungulates

    Daryl Codron;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Matt Sponheimer;Jacqui Codron

  • Contemporary flowstone development links early hominin bearing cave deposits in South Africa

    Robyn Pickering;Robyn Pickering;Jan D. Kramers;Jan D. Kramers;Philip John Hancox;Darryl J. de Ruiter

  • Author response: Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

    Lee R Berger;John Hawks;John Hawks;Darryl J de Ruiter;Darryl J de Ruiter;Steven E Churchill;Steven E Churchill

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee R. Berger
Lee R. Berger James Cook University
Matt Sponheimer
Matt Sponheimer University of Colorado Boulder
Steven E. Churchill
Steven E. Churchill Duke University
Julia A. Lee-Thorp
Julia A. Lee-Thorp University of Oxford
Peter Schmid
Peter Schmid University of Zurich
Daryl Codron
Daryl Codron University of the Free State
Matthew M. Skinner
Matthew M. Skinner Max Planck Society
Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Paul H.G.M. Dirks James Cook University
Eric M. Roberts
Eric M. Roberts James Cook University
Callum F. Ross
Callum F. Ross University of Chicago

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