The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Meltzer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile
40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Meltzer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
David J. Meltzer is affiliated with Southern Methodist University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities.
The scientist's work encompasses several subfields including Paleontology, Anthropology, Archeology, Genetics, and Atmospheric Science. Key topics addressed in their research include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology research, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Yersinia bacterium and related research on plague and ectoparasites, as well as broader Evolution and Paleontology studies.
David J. Meltzer has published extensively, with frequent appearances in notable venues such as Nature, the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PaleoAmerica, and the Journal of Field Archaeology.
Collaborations with other researchers feature prominently in their work. Frequent coauthors include Metin I. Eren, Brian N. Andrews, Briggs Buchanan, Michelle R. Bebber, and Lasse Vinner.
Among recent publications are:
David J. Meltzer has contributed to academic monographs published by Cambridge University Press and the University Press of Colorado eBooks. Titles include "First Peoples in a New World" (2021) and "The Mountaineer Site: A Folsom Winter Camp in the Rockies" (2021).
The scientist's recognitions include election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2009, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998.
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