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Henry P. Schwarcz

Henry P. Schwarcz

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Earth Science
Canada
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
96
Citations
26760
World Ranking
180
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Henry P. Schwarcz is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including biomedical engineering, paleontology, orthopedics and sports medicine, ecology, and archaeology. The scientist's research prominently intersects topics such as archaeology and ancient environmental studies, bone tissue engineering materials, bone health and osteoporosis research, isotope analysis in ecology, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, bone health and treatments, and calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition.

Their recent published papers include:

  • A search for apatite crystals in the gap zone of collagen fibrils in bone using dark-field illumination, 2020, Bone
  • Theoretical and observed C/N ratios in human bone collagen, 2021, Journal of Archaeological Science
  • The Green Deer: Chaya as a Potential Source of Protein for the Ancient Maya, 2021, Latin American Antiquity

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Iwona Jasiuk
  • Martin Knyf
  • Robert J. Stark
  • Matthew V. Emery
  • Tracy Prowse

Henry P. Schwarcz's publications have appeared repeatedly in several venues, such as:

  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials / Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships in multiple professional societies, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2013, the Royal Society of Canada in 1984 (Academy of Science), and the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets

    Brian S. Chisholm;D. Erle Nelson;Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Fractionation of carbon and oxygen isotopes and magnesium between coexisting metamorphic calcite and dolomite

    Simon M. F. Sheppard;Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Some theoretical aspects of isotope paleodiet studies

    Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Infrared and Isotopic Evidence for Diagenesis of Bone Apatite at Dos Pilas, Guatemala: Palaeodietary Implications

    Lori E. Wright;Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Early Homo and associated artefacts from Asia

    Huang Wanpo;Russell Ciochon;Gu Yumin;Roy Larick

  • The Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in Portugal: Isotopic and Dental Evidence of Diet

    David Lubell;Mary Jackes;Henry Schwarcz;Martin Knyf

  • Latest Homo erectus of Java: Potential Contemporaneity with Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia

    C. C. Swisher;W. J. Rink;S. C. Antón;H. P. Schwarcz

  • ESR dating of tooth enamel: Coupled correction for U-uptake and U-series disequilibrium

    Rainer Grün;Henry P. Schwarcz;John Chadam

  • Oxygen Isotopes and the Identification of Geographical Origins: The Valley of Oaxaca versus the Valley of Mexico

    Christine D. White;Michael W. Spence;Hilary Le Q. Stuart-Williams;Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Isotopic paleodiet studies of skeletons from the Imperial Roman-age cemetery of Isola Sacra, Rome, Italy

    Tracy Prowse;Henry P. Schwarcz;Shelley Saunders;Roberto Macchiarelli

  • ESR dates for the hominid burial site of Qafzeh in Israel

    H.P. Schwarcz;R. Grün;B. Vandermeersch;O. Bar-Yosef

  • Dating and Context of Three Middle Stone Age Sites with Bone Points in the Upper Semliki Valley, Zaire

    Brooks As;Helgren Dm;Cramer Js;Franklin A

  • Correspondence Between Stable Carbon, Oxygen and Nitrogen Isotopes in Human Tooth Enamel and Dentine: Infant Diets at Kaminaljuyú

    Lori E Wright;Henry P Schwarcz

  • Stable isotopes in human skeletons of Southern Ontario: reconstructing Palaeodiet

    Henry P. Schwarcz;Jerry Melbye;M. Anne Katzenberg;Martin Knyf

  • ESR dates for the hominid burial site of Es Skhul in Israel

    C. B. Stringer;R. Grün;H. P. Schwarcz;P. Goldberg

  • 15N enrichment in the Sahara : in search of a global relationship

    Henry P. Schwarcz;Henry P. Schwarcz;Tosha L. Dupras;Tosha L. Dupras;Scott I. Fairgrieve;Scott I. Fairgrieve

  • High-precision mass-spectrometric uranium-series dating of cave deposits and implications for palaeoclimate studies

    W.-X. Li;J. Lundberg;A. P. Dickin;D. C. Ford

  • Strangers in a Strange Land: Stable Isotope Evidence for Human Migration in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt

    Tosha L. Dupras;Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Oxygen isotope variations in phosphate of deer bones

    Boaz Luz;Allison B. Cormie;Henry P. Schwarcz

  • Luminescent microbanding in speleothems: High-resolution chronology and paleoclimate

    Y. Y. Shopov;D. C. Ford;H. P. Schwarcz

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek C. Ford
Derek C. Ford McMaster University
Rainer Grün
Rainer Grün Australian National University
Michael J. Risk
Michael J. Risk McMaster University
Eduard G. Reinhardt
Eduard G. Reinhardt McMaster University
Russell S. Harmon
Russell S. Harmon North Carolina State University
Ofer Bar-Yosef
Ofer Bar-Yosef Harvard University
Hélène Valladas
Hélène Valladas Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Fred J. Longstaffe
Fred J. Longstaffe University of Western Ontario
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg Boston University
Amos Frumkin
Amos Frumkin Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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