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Marion K. Bamford 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 Marion K. Bamford sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Marion K. Bamford 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 Marion K. Bamford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marion K. Bamford is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Social Sciences, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader areas, they have contributed extensively to the fields of Paleontology, Anthropology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science, and Archeology.

The scientist has produced a significant body of recent scholarly work. Some notable papers include:

  • "Promoting a standardized description of fossil tracheidoxyls," 2021, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • "The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya," 2020, Journal of Human Evolution
  • "Revised taxonomic interpretations of Cyperaceae phytoliths for (paleo)botanical studies with some notes on terminology," 2020, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • "Coastal palaeoenvironments and hunter-gatherer plant-use at Waterfall Bluff rock shelter in Mpondoland (South Africa) from MIS 3 to the Early Holocene," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Australopithecus at Sterkfontein did not consume substantial mammalian meat," 2025, Science

Bamford's frequent coauthors include René Bobe and Susana Carvalho, each collaborating on 10 publications, Tina Lüdecke with 9 collaborations, David R. Braun and Dora Biro, both with 8 coauthored works.

The scientist's work is often published in specialized venues, notably:

  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (8 publications)
  • Quaternary International (5 publications)
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences (4 publications)
  • South African Journal of Geology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Human Evolution (3 publications)

The main research topics covered in Bamford's publications include:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological formations and processes

The scope of Bamford's research reflects an interdisciplinary approach that integrates paleontological evidence, archaeobotanical data, and geological contexts to understand past environments, evolutionary biology, and early hominin behaviors, especially in the African context.

Best Publications

  • Microstratigraphic evidence of in situ fire in the Acheulean strata of Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape province, South Africa

    Francesco Berna;Paul Goldberg;Liora Kolska Horwitz;James Brink

  • 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

  • Early hominin diet included diverse terrestrial and aquatic animals 1.95 Ma in East Turkana, Kenya

    David R. Braun;John W. K. Harris;Naomi E. Levin;Jack T. McCoy

  • A key to morphogenera used for Mesozoic conifer-like woods

    Marc Philippe;Marion K. Bamford

  • Middle Stone Age Bedding Construction and Settlement Patterns at Sibudu, South Africa

    Lyn Wadley;Christine Sievers;Marion K Bamford;Paul Goldberg;Paul Goldberg

  • The diet of Australopithecus sediba

    Amanda G. Henry;Peter S. Ungar;Peter S. Ungar;Benjamin H. Passey;Matt Sponheimer;Matt Sponheimer

  • Taphonomy of phytoliths and macroplants in different soils from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) and the application to Plio-Pleistocene palaeoanthropological samples

    Rosa Maria Albert;Marion K Bamford;Dan Cabanes

  • Jurassic–Early Cretaceous Gondwanan homoxylous woods: a nomenclatural revision of the genera with taxonomic notes

    M.K. Bamford;M. Philippe

  • Patterns of Gondwana plant colonisation anddiversification

    J. M. Anderson;H. M. Anderson;S. Archangelsky;M. Bamford;M. Bamford

  • Portrait of a Gondwanan ecosystem: A new late Permian fossil locality from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Rose Prevec;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Johann Neveling;Robert A. Gastaldo

  • Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania

    Nikolaas J Van der Merwe;Fidelis T Masao;Marion K Bamford

  • Taphonomic Trends of Macrofloral Assemblages Across the Permian–Triassic Boundary, Karoo Basin, South Africa

    Robert A. Gastaldo;Rose Adendorff;Marion Bamford;Conrad C. Labandeira

  • Is the vertebrate-defined Permian-Triassic boundary in the Karoo Basin, South Africa, the terrestrial expression of the end-Permian marine event?

    Robert A. Gastaldo;Sandra L. Kamo;Johann Neveling;John W. Geissman

  • Environments and hominin activities across the FLK Peninsula during Zinjanthropus times (1.84 Ma), Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.

    Robert J. Blumenschine;Ian G. Stanistreet;Jackson K. Njau;Jackson K. Njau;Marion K. Bamford

  • Plio–Pleistocene macroplant fossil remains and phytoliths from Lowermost Bed II in the eastern palaeolake margin of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

    Marion K. Bamford;Rosa M. Albert;Dan Cabanes

  • The burning of Gondwana: Permian fires on the southern continent—A palaeobotanical approach

    André Jasper;Margot Guerra-Sommer;Abdalla M.B. Abu Hamad;Marion Bamford

  • Palaeoecological significance of palms at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, based on phytolith remains

    Rosa Maria Albert;Marion K. Bamford;Dan Cabanes

  • Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic-Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana

    Marc Philippe;Marion Bamford;Stephen McLoughlin;L Alves

  • PLIOCENE FOSSIL WOODS FROM AN EARLY HOMINID CAVE DEPOSIT, STERKFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA

    M. Bamford

  • The Oldowan horizon in Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa): archaeological, geological, paleontological and paleoclimatic evidence.

    Michael Chazan;D. Margaret Avery;Marion K. Bamford;Francesco Berna

  • Landscape distribution of Oldowan stone artifact assemblages across the fault compartments of the eastern Olduvai Lake Basin during early lowermost Bed II times.

    Robert J. Blumenschine;Fidelis T. Masao;Harald Stollhofen;Ian G. Stanistreet

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosa M. Albert
Rosa M. Albert Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Ian G. Stanistreet
Ian G. Stanistreet University of Liverpool
David R. Braun
David R. Braun George Washington University
Marc Philippe
Marc Philippe Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Louis Scott
Louis Scott University of the Free State
Harald Stollhofen
Harald Stollhofen University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Stephen McLoughlin
Stephen McLoughlin Swedish Museum of Natural History
Robert A. Gastaldo
Robert A. Gastaldo Colby College
Anson W. Mackay
Anson W. Mackay University College London

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