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José María Bermúdez de Castro

José María Bermúdez de Castro

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 85 761 724 65 63 253 22835

José María Bermúdez de Castro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by José María Bermúdez de Castro between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. José María Bermúdez de Castro published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2017. 12 of the 345 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2017. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 6 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 8 publications
1986 2025

345 publications in total across all disciplines

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José María Bermúdez de Castro: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 6
1988 2
1989 3
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 4
1999 6
2000 3
2001 5
2002 5
2003 6
2004 8
2005 1
2006 5
2007 5
2008 8
2009 8
2010 17
2011 17
2012 10
2013 24
2014 20
2015 19
2016 12
2017 30
2018 19
2019 11
2020 14
2021 20
2022 20
2023 10
2024 4
2025 8
Total 345
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José María Bermúdez de Castro publications per year - data summary

  • José María Bermúdez de Castro, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University College London, has 345 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1991, 1994 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 40 years in the span carries no publications at all (1990).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 62 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 36 publications (2.6 per year); 2000-2013: 122 publications (8.7 per year); 2014-2025: 187 publications (15.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

José María Bermúdez de Castro 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 José María Bermúdez de Castro 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, 251–260 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: 253 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
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
251–260 180 253
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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José María Bermúdez de Castro publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University College London, records 253 publications - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than José María Bermúdez de Castro, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and José María Bermúdez de Castro ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

José María Bermúdez de Castro 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 José María Bermúdez de Castro 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, 85 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: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 85
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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José María Bermúdez de Castro D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University College London, records 85 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than José María Bermúdez de Castro, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and José María Bermúdez de Castro ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

José María Bermúdez de Castro is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, their work centers on subfields including Archeology, Anthropology, Paleontology, Molecular Biology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's main topics of research cover a range of specialized areas such as Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, dental development and anomalies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

They have published frequently in several scientific journals and venues. These include the Journal of Human Evolution, Quaternary Geochronology, American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, and Nature.

Recent publications by this scientist include:

  • Unearthing Neanderthal population history using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from cave sediments, 2021, Science
  • The dental proteome of Homo antecessor, 2020, Nature
  • Earliest known human burial in Africa, 2021, Nature
  • A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel, 2021, Science
  • Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had similar auditory and speech capacities, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research output, with frequent co-authors including María Martinón-Torres, Juan Luís Arsuaga, Laura Martín-Francés, Marina Martínez de Pinillos, and Eudald Carbonell.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide patterns of selection in 230 ancient Eurasians

    Iain Mathieson;Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nadin Rohland;Nadin Rohland;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick

  • A Hominid from the Lower Pleistocene of Atapuerca, Spain: Possible Ancestor to Neandertals and Modern Humans

    J. M. Bermúdez de Castro;J. L. Arsuaga;J. L. Arsuaga;E. Carbonell;E. Carbonell;A. Rosas;A. Rosas

  • The first hominin of Europe

    Eudald Carbonell;Jose M. Bermudez de Castro;Josep M. Pares;Alfredo Perez-Gonzalez

  • A mitochondrial genome sequence of a hominin from Sima de los Huesos

    Matthias Meyer;Qiaomei Fu;Qiaomei Fu;Ayinuer Aximu-Petri;Isabelle Glocke

  • Nuclear DNA sequences from the Middle Pleistocene Sima de los Huesos hominins

    Matthias Meyer;Juan-Luis Arsuaga;Juan-Luis Arsuaga;Cesare de Filippo;Sarah Nagel

  • Neandertal roots: Cranial and chronological evidence from Sima de los Huesos.

    J. L. Arsuaga;I. Martínez;L. J. Arnold;A. Aranburu

  • The earliest unequivocally modern humans in southern China.

    Wu Liu;María Martinón-Torres;Yan Jun Cai;Song Xing

  • The earliest modern humans outside Africa

    Israel Hershkovitz;Israel Hershkovitz;Gerhard W. Weber;Rolf Quam;Rolf Quam;Mathieu Duval

  • Earliest humans in Europe: the age of TD6 Gran Dolina, Atapuerca, Spain.

    Christophe Falguères;Jean-Jacques Bahain;Yuji Yokoyama;Juan Luis Arsuaga

  • OSIRIS – The Scientific Camera System Onboard Rosetta

    H. U. Keller;C. Barbieri;P. Lamy;H. Rickman

  • Surprisingly rapid growth in Neanderthals

    Fernando V. Ramirez Rozzi;José Maria Bermudez de Castro

  • Hominin variability, climatic instability and population demography in Middle Pleistocene Europe

    Robin Dennell;María Martinón-Torres;José María Bermúdez de Castro

  • One million years of cultural evolution in a stable environment at Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

    J. Rodríguez;F. Burjachs;G. Cuenca-Bescós;N. García

  • The oldest human fossil in Europe, from Orce (Spain).

    Isidro Toro-Moyano;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro;Jordi Agustí;Caroline Souday

  • Ancient genomes link early farmers from Atapuerca in Spain to modern-day Basques

    Torsten Günther;Cristina Valdiosera;Cristina Valdiosera;Cristina Valdiosera;Helena Malmström;Irene Ureña;Irene Ureña

  • Morphological description and comparison of the dental remains from Atapuerca-Sima de los Huesos site (Spain)

    María Martinón-Torres;José María Bermúdez de Castro;Aida Gómez-Robles;Leyre Prado-Simón

  • Auditory capacities in Middle Pleistocene humans from the Sierra de Atapuerca in Spain

    I. Martínez;M. Rosa;J.-L. Arsuaga;P. Jarabo

  • Dental evidence on the hominin dispersals during the Pleistocene

    María Martinón-Torres;J. M. Bermúdez De Castro;Aida Gómez-Robles;J. L. Arsuaga

  • A complete human pelvis from the Middle Pleistocene of Spain

    Juan Luis Arsuaga;Carlos Lorenzo;José Miguel Carretero;Ana Gracia

  • Buccal striations on fossil human anterior teeth: evidence of handedness in the middle and early Upper Pleistocene

    JoséMaría Bermúdez de Castro;Timothy G. Bromage;Yolanda Fernández Jalvo

  • Biochronology of Spanish Quaternary small vertebrate faunas

    Gloria Cuenca-Bescós;Juan Rofes;Juan Manuel López-García;Hugues-Alexandre Blain

  • A geometric morphometric analysis of hominin upper first molar shape.

    A. Gómez-Robles;M. Martinón-Torres;J.M. Bermúdez de Castro;A. Margvelashvili

  • Long-term climate record inferred from early-middle Pleistocene amphibian and squamate reptile assemblages at the Gran Dolina Cave, Atapuerca, Spain

    Hugues-Alexandre Blain;Salvador Bailon;Gloria Cuenca-Bescós;Juan Luis Arsuaga

  • Hominin lower second premolar morphology: evolutionary inferences through geometric morphometric analysis.

    M. Martinón-Torres;M. Bastir;M. Bastir;J.M. Bermúdez de Castro;A. Gómez

  • Non-occlusal dental microwear variability in a sample of Middle and Late Pleistocene human populations from Europe and the Near East.

    Alejandro Pérez-Pérez;Vanesa Espurz;José María Bermúdez de Castro;Marie Antoinette de Lumley

Frequent Co-Authors

María Martinón-Torres
María Martinón-Torres University College London
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Juan Luis Arsuaga Complutense University of Madrid
Eudald Carbonell
Eudald Carbonell Rovira i Virgili University
Ignacio Martínez
Ignacio Martínez University of Alcalá
Jordi Rosell
Jordi Rosell Rovira i Virgili University
José Miguel Carretero
José Miguel Carretero University of Burgos
Isabel Cáceres
Isabel Cáceres Rovira i Virgili University
Rosa Huguet
Rosa Huguet Spanish National Research Council
Ruth Blasco
Ruth Blasco Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution
Alfredo Pérez-González
Alfredo Pérez-González Complutense University of Madrid

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