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Environmental Sciences 53 4173 3994 1577 1455 100 13681

Meave G. Leakey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Meave G. Leakey between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Meave G. Leakey published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2003. 2 of the 130 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2003. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 5 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 9 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication 2026: 1 publication
1978 2026

130 publications in total across all disciplines

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Meave G. Leakey: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 4
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 3
1995 3
1996 3
1997 5
1998 3
1999 4
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 23
2004 1
2005 5
2006 2
2007 2
2008 4
2009 3
2010 5
2011 8
2012 1
2013 5
2014 1
2015 3
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
2023 9
2024 3
2025 1
2026 1
Total 130
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Meave G. Leakey publications per year - data summary

  • Meave G. Leakey, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Stony Brook University, has 130 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2003, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1981, 1984, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.0 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 15 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1994: 21 publications (1.2 per year); 1995-2011: 77 publications (4.5 per year); 2012-2026: 32 publications (2.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Meave G. Leakey 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 Meave G. Leakey 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, 91–100 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: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% 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
91–100 440 100
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
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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Meave G. Leakey 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.
  • Meave G. Leakey, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Stony Brook University, records 100 publications - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Meave G. Leakey, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Meave G. Leakey ranks below 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).

Meave G. Leakey 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 Meave G. Leakey 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 53
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
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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Meave G. Leakey 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.
  • Meave G. Leakey, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Stony Brook University, records 53 D-Index - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Meave G. Leakey, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Meave G. Leakey 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Meave G. Leakey is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Social Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science. Their subfields of focus include Anthropology, Paleontology, Ecology, Archeology, and Social Psychology.

The main topics addressed in Leakey's work include:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry

Leakey's recent publications highlight contributions across paleontology and human evolution. Selected papers include:

  • "40 Ar/ 39 Ar eruption ages of Turkana Basin tuffs: millennial-scale resolution constrains palaeoclimate proxy tuning models and hominin fossil ages" (2023), Journal of the Geological Society
  • "Hominin dental remains from the Pliocene localities at Lomekwi, Kenya (1982-2009)" (2020), Journal of Human Evolution
  • "A 4.3-million-year-old Australopithecus anamensis mandible from Ileret, East Turkana, Kenya, and its paleoenvironmental context" (2024), Journal of Human Evolution
  • "Mid-Pliocene hominin diversity revisited" (2024), Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • "New fossils reveal the hand of Paranthropus boisei" (2025), Nature

Several venues frequently publish Leakey's research, such as:

  • Journal of Human Evolution
  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Nature
  • Palaeovertebrata

They have collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors including Louise Leakey, Frank H. Brown, Fred Spoor, Carrie S. Mongle, and Craig S. Feibel.

In 2013, Meave G. Leakey was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Global vegetation change through the Miocene/Pliocene boundary

    Thure E. Cerling;John M. Harris;Bruce J. MacFadden;Meave G. Leakey

  • New four-million-year-old hominid species from Kanapoi and Allia Bay, Kenya

    Meave G. Leakey;Craig S. Feibel;Ian McDougall;Alan Walker

  • Growth processes in teeth distinguish modern humans from Homo erectus and earlier hominins

    Christopher Dean;Meave G. Leakey;Donald Reid;Friedemann Schrenk

  • New hominin genus from eastern Africa shows diverse middle Pliocene lineages.

    Meave G. Leakey;Fred Spoor;Frank H. Brown;Patrick N. Gathogo

  • Implications of New Early Homo Fossils From Ileret, East of Lake Turkana, Kenya

    Fed Spoor;Meave Leakey;P Gathogo;F H Brown

  • Inactivation of CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase occurred prior to brain expansion during human evolution

    Hsun Hua Chou;Toshiyuki Hayakawa;Sandra Diaz;Matthias Krings

  • Browsing and grazing in elephants: the isotope record of modern and fossil proboscideans

    Thure E. Cerling;John M. Harris;Meave G. Leakey

  • New specimens and confirmation of an early age for Australopithecus anamensis

    Meave G. Leakey;Craig S. Feibel;Ian McDougall;Carol Ward

  • Morphology of Australopithecus anamensis from Kanapoi and Allia Bay, Kenya

    C.V. Ward;M.G. Leakey;A. Walker

  • Lothagam : the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa

    Meave G. Leakey;John Michael Harris

  • Diet of Paranthropus boisei in the early Pleistocene of East Africa

    Thure E. Cerling;Emma Mbua;Francis M. Kirera;Fredrick Kyalo Manthi

  • Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets

    Matt Sponheimer;Zeresenay Alemseged;Thure E. Cerling;Frederick E. Grine

  • Stable isotope-based diet reconstructions of Turkana Basin hominins

    Thure E. Cerling;Fredrick Kyalo Manthi;Emma N. Mbua;Louise N. Leakey

  • Stratigraphy and paleontology of Pliocene and Pleistocene localities west of Lake Turkana, Kenya

    John M. Harris;Frank H. Brown;Meave G. Leakey

  • The retention of primary oxygen isotope compositions of fossil elephant skeletal phosphate

    L.K Ayliffe;A.R Chivas;M.G Leakey

  • Dietary and environmental reconstruction with stable isotope analyses of herbivore tooth enamel from the Miocene locality of Fort Ternan, Kenya

    Thure E. Cerling;John M. Harris;Stanley H. Ambrose;Meave G. Leakey

  • Dietary changes of large herbivores in the Turkana Basin, Kenya from 4 to 1 Ma

    Thure E. Cerling;Samuel A. Andanje;Scott A. Blumenthal;Francis H. Brown

  • New fossils from Koobi Fora in northern Kenya confirm taxonomic diversity in early Homo

    Meave G. Leakey;Fred Spoor;M. Christopher Dean;Craig S. Feibel

  • Late Miocene to Pliocene carbon isotope record of differential diet change among East African herbivores

    Kevin T. Uno;Thure E. Cerling;John M. Harris;Yutaka Kunimatsu

  • The new hominid speciesAustralopithecus anamensis

    Carol Ward;Meave Leakey;Alan Walker

  • Lothagam: a record of faunal change in the late Miocene of East Africa

    Meave G. Leakey;Craig S. Feibel;Raymond L. Bernor;John M. Harris

  • Was Australopithecus anamensis ancestral to A. afarensis? A case of anagenesis in the hominin fossil record

    William H. Kimbel;William H. Kimbel;Charles A. Lockwood;Charles A. Lockwood;Carol V. Ward;Carol V. Ward;Meave G. Leakey;Meave G. Leakey

  • Comparative dental development and microstructure of Proconsul teeth from Rusinga Island, Kenya

    A.D Beynon;M.C Dean;M.G Leakey;D.J Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Thure E. Cerling
Thure E. Cerling University of Utah
John Harris
John Harris Newcastle University
Frederick E. Grine
Frederick E. Grine Stony Brook University
Craig S. Feibel
Craig S. Feibel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Francis H. Brown
Francis H. Brown University of Utah
Nina G. Jablonski
Nina G. Jablonski Pennsylvania State University
Matt Sponheimer
Matt Sponheimer University of Colorado Boulder
Benjamin H. Passey
Benjamin H. Passey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Australian National University
Mikael Fortelius
Mikael Fortelius University of Helsinki

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