2026 Luis M. Chiappe: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	66	1365	1211	609	524	187	11288

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Luis M. Chiappe is affiliated with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on paleontology and related subfields.

The main fields of study in which they have published include:

Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science

Their subfields of study highlight a strong specialization in:

Paleontology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Global and Planetary Change
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Geometry and Topology

Specific topics covered by their work include:

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Ichthyology and Marine Biology
Amphibian and Reptile Biology
Fossil Insects in Amber
Morphological variations and asymmetry
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Among the recent papers involving Luis M. Chiappe are:

"Anatomy of Parahesperornis: Evolutionary Mosaicism in the Cretaceous Hesperornithiformes (Aves)", 2020, published in Life
"The osteology of the Late Cretaceous paravian Rahonavis ostromi from Madagascar," 2020, published in Palaeontologia Electronica
"Fossil basicranium clarifies the origin of the avian central nervous system and inner ear," 2022, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
"Hummingbird-sized dinosaur from the Cretaceous period of Myanmar," 2020, published in Nature
"Ontogenetic niche shifts in the Mesozoic bird Confuciusornis sanctus," 2022, published in Current Biology

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Luis M. Chiappe include:

Lars Schmitz
Lida Xing
Ryan C. McKellar
Agustín G. Martinelli
Jingmai K. O'Connor

The scholar has published multiple papers in notable scientific venues such as:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nature
Current Biology
Cretaceous Research
Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Luis M. Chiappe was awarded recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019 and was a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1995.

Best Publications

Anatomy and systematics of the Confuciusornithidae (Theropoda, Aves) from the late Mesozoic of northeastern China. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 242

Luis M. Chiappe;Shu-An. Ji;Qiang. Ji;Mark A. Norell

461
Citations
A nesting dinosaur

Mark A. Norell;James M. Clark;Luis M. Chiappe;Demberelyin Dashzeveg

401
Citations
Sauropod dinosaur embryos from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia

Luis M. Chiappe;Rodolfo A. Coria;Lowell Dingus;Frankie Jackson

336
Citations
A Theropod Dinosaur Embryo and the Affinities of the Flaming Cliffs Dinosaur Eggs

Mark A. Norell;James M. Clark;Dashzeveg Demberelyin;Barsbold Rhinchen

294
Citations
Mesozoic birds : above the heads of dinosaurs

Luis M. Chiappe;Lawrence M. Witmer

247
Citations
An Early Cretaceous bird from Spain and its implications for the evolution of avian flight

José L. Sanz;Luis M. Chiappe;Bernardino P. Pérez-Moreno;Angela D. Buscalioni

203
Citations
A nearly modern amphibious bird from the early cretaceous of northwestern China

Hai-lu You;Matthew C. Lamanna;Jerald D. Harris;Luis M. Chiappe

202
Citations
Neuquenornis volans, a new Late Cretaceous bird (Enantiornithes: Avisauridae) from Patagonia, Argentina

Luis M Chiappe;Jorge O Calvo

198
Citations
A new close relative of Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985 (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia

Rodolfo A. Coria;Luis M. Chiappe;Lowell Dingus

191
Citations
Flightless bird from the Cretaceous of Mongolia

Perle Altangerel;Mark A. Norell;Luis M. Chiappe;James M. Clark

191
Citations
Late Cretaceous birds of southern South America: anatomy and systematics of Enantiornithes and Patagopteryx deferrariisi

Luis M. Chiappe

172
Citations
Embryonic Skulls of Titanosaur Sauropod Dinosaurs

Luis M. Chiappe;Leonardo Salgado;Rodolfo A. Coria

166
Citations
A new Senonian peirosaurid (Crocodylomorpha) from Argentina and a synopsis of the South American Cretaceous crocodilians

Zulma Gasparini;Luis M. Chiappe;Marta Fernandez

163
Citations
THE MESOZOIC RADIATION OF BIRDS

Luis M. Chiappe;Gareth J. Dyke

160
Citations
The wing of Archaeopteryx as a primary thrust generator

Phillip Burgers;Luis M. Chiappe

157
Citations
An oviraptorid skeleton from the late Cretaceous of Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia, preserved in an avianlike brooding position over an oviraptorid nest. American Museum novitates ; no. 3265

James Matthew Clark;Mark. Norell;Luis M. Chiappe

155
Citations
Dinosaur eggs and nesting behaviors: A paleobiological investigation

Gerald Grellet-Tinner;Gerald Grellet-Tinner;Luis Chiappe;Mark Norell;David Bottjer

152
Citations
Mesozoic avian bone microstructure: physiological implications

Anusuya Chinsamy;Luis M. Chiappe;Peter Dodson

147
Citations
Skeletal morphology of Mononykus olecranus (Theropoda, Avialae) from the late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum novitates ; no.3105

Perle. Altangerel;Luis M. Chiappe;Barsbold. Rinchen;James Matthew Clark

145
Citations
Cretaceous birds of Latin America

Luis M. Chiappe

139
Citations
Supporting Online Material for A Nearly Modern Amphibious Bird from the Early Cretaceous of Northwestern China

Matthew C. Lamanna;Jerald D. Harris;Luis M. Chiappe;Shu-an Ji

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingmai K. O’Connor Chinese Academy of Sciences

Mark A. Norell American Museum of Natural History

José Luis Sanz Autonomous University of Madrid

Gareth J. Dyke University of Debrecen

Francisco Ortega Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

Lida Xing China University of Geosciences

Alan H. Turner Stony Brook University

Julia A. Clarke The University of Texas at Austin

Catherine A. Forster George Washington University

Leonardo Salgado National Scientific and Technical Research Council

External Links

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