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Francesco d'Errico

Francesco d'Errico

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Norway
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 82 330 281 1 1 263 27875

Francesco d'Errico publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesco d'Errico between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesco d'Errico published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2009. 17 of the 339 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2009. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

339 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesco d'Errico: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 2
1994 3
1995 5
1996 1
1997 1
1998 7
1999 1
2000 7
2001 10
2002 7
2003 13
2004 8
2005 9
2006 9
2007 11
2008 17
2009 19
2010 6
2011 17
2012 16
2013 12
2014 11
2015 13
2016 7
2017 12
2018 19
2019 16
2020 16
2021 14
2022 17
2023 8
2024 9
2025 8
Total 339
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Francesco d'Errico publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Francesco d'Errico sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–263 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 263 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162 263
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Francesco d'Errico D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Francesco d'Errico sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21 82
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Francesco d'Errico is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and specializes in research across Social Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work predominantly covers Anthropology and Archeology, with significant contributions in Paleontology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Atmospheric Science. The scientist's main research topics include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies. Additional topics of interest include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Frequent publication venues for d'Errico include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Journal of Human Evolution
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Science Advances

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by d'Errico are:

  • Trajectories of cultural innovation from the Middle to Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa: Personal ornaments, bone artifacts, and ocher from Panga ya Saidi, Kenya (2020) - Journal of Human Evolution
  • Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers (2020) - Science
  • Cooked starchy rhizomes in Africa 170 thousand years ago (2020) - Science
  • Earliest known human burial in Africa (2021) - Nature
  • The symbolic role of the underground world among Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals (2021) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Lucinda Backwell
  • Lyn Wadley
  • Alain Queffelec
  • Solange Rigaud
  • Luc Doyon

Francesco d'Errico has authored works published by Oxford University Press and Johns Hopkins University. Notable books include The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Body Modification (2023) and San Elders Speak: Ancestral knowledge of the Kalahari San (2021).

Best Publications

  • Emergence of modern human behavior: Middle Stone Age engravings from South Africa.

    Christopher S. Henshilwood;Francesco d'Errico;Royden Yates;Zenobia Jacobs

  • Nassarius kraussianus shell beads from Blombos Cave: evidence for symbolic behaviour in the Middle Stone Age

    Francesco d'Errico;Christopher Henshilwood;Marian Vanhaeren;Karen van Niekerk

  • Middle Stone Age Shell Beads from South Africa

    Christopher Henshilwood;Christopher Henshilwood;Francesco d'Errico;Marian Vanhaeren;Karen van Niekerk

  • Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals

    Joao C Zilhao;Diego E. Angelucci;Ernestina Badal-Garcia;Francesco d'Errico

  • Archaeological Evidence for the Emergence of Language, Symbolism, and Music–An Alternative Multidisciplinary Perspective

    Francesco d'Errico;Christopher Henshilwood;Christopher Henshilwood;Graeme Lawson;Marian Vanhaeren

  • Engraved ochres from the Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa

    Christopher S. Henshilwood;Francesco d'Errico;Francesco d'Errico;Ian Watts

  • A 100,000-Year-Old Ochre-Processing Workshop at Blombos Cave, South Africa

    Christopher S. Henshilwood;Christopher S. Henshilwood;Francesco d’Errico;Francesco d’Errico;Karen L. van Niekerk;Yvan Coquinot

  • 82,000-year-old shell beads from North Africa and implications for the origins of modern human behavior

    Abdeljalil Bouzouggar;Nick Barton;Marian Vanhaeren;Francesco d'Errico

  • Neanderthal acculturation in western Europe? A critical review of the evidence and its interpretation

    Francesco d'Errico;Joao Zilhão;Michèle Julien;Dominique Baffier

  • The invisible frontier. A multiple species model for the origin of behavioral modernity

    Francesco D'Errico

  • Middle Paleolithic Shell Beads in Israel and Algeria

    Marian Vanhaeren;Francesco d'Errico;Chris Stringer;Sarah L. James

  • An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and language

    Christopher S. Henshilwood;Francesco D'errico;Curtis W. Marean;Richard G. Milo

  • Aurignacian ethno-linguistic geography of Europe revealed by personal ornaments

    Marian Vanhaeren;Marian Vanhaeren;Francesco d'Errico;Francesco d'Errico

  • The Chronology and Taphonomy of the Earliest Aurignacian and Its Implications for the Understanding of Neandertal Extinction

    João Zilhão;Francesco d'Errico

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

  • Early evidence of San material culture represented by organic artifacts from Border Cave, South Africa

    Francesco d’Errico;Lucinda Backwell;Paola Villa;Paola Villa;Paola Villa;Ilaria Degano

  • Additional evidence on the use of personal ornaments in the Middle Paleolithic of North Africa

    Francesco d'Errico;Marian Vanhaeren;Nick Barton;Abdeljalil Bouzouggar

  • Homo erectus at Trinil on Java used shells for tool production and engraving

    Josephine C. A. Joordens;Josephine C. A. Joordens;Francesco d’Errico;Francesco d’Errico;Frank P. Wesselingh;Stephen Munro;Stephen Munro

  • Evolution, revolution or saltation scenario for the emergence of modern cultures?

    Francesco d'Errico;Chris B. Stringer

  • Long-distance stone transport and pigment use in the earliest Middle Stone Age

    Alison S. Brooks;Alison S. Brooks;John E. Yellen;John E. Yellen;Richard Potts;Anna K. Behrensmeyer

  • Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa

    Lucinda Backwell;Francesco d'Errico;Francesco d'Errico;Lyn Wadley

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher S. Henshilwood
Christopher S. Henshilwood University of Bergen
João Zilhão
João Zilhão University of Lisbon
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
A. Townsend Peterson
A. Townsend Peterson University of Kansas
Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia Griffith University
Masa Kageyama
Masa Kageyama Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Zenobia Jacobs
Zenobia Jacobs University of Wollongong
Emmanuel Mellet
Emmanuel Mellet University of Bordeaux
Marc Joliot
Marc Joliot University of Bordeaux
Bernard Mazoyer
Bernard Mazoyer University of Bordeaux

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