The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael D. Petraglia sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 259 publications — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael D. Petraglia sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile
86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Michael D. Petraglia is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. Their research spans multiple subfields including Anthropology, Paleontology, Archeology, Atmospheric Science, and Genetics, with significant publications in topics such as Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies.
Among their recent papers are:
Their frequent co-authors include Nicole Boivin, Patrick Roberts, Huw S. Groucutt, Paul S. Breeze, and Ceri Shipton.
Michael D. Petraglia's work is published regularly in a variety of scientific venues with notable contributions in:
They have also authored a book titled Conversations in Human Evolution, published in 2020 by Archaeopress Archaeology eBooks.
Nicole L. Boivin;Melinda A. Zeder;Melinda A. Zeder;Dorian Q. Fuller;Alison Crowther
Luca Pagani;Luca Pagani;Luca Pagani;Daniel John Lawson;Evelyn Jagoda;Evelyn Jagoda;Alexander Mörseburg
Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz
Christopher J. Bae;Katerina Douka;Katerina Douka;Michael D. Petraglia;Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia;Michael D. Petraglia;Ravi Korisettar;Nicole Boivin;Christopher Clarkson
Huw S. Groucutt;Michael D. Petraglia;Geoff Bailey;Eleanor M. L. Scerri
Hannah V.A. James;Michael D. Petraglia
Nicole Boivin;Dorian Q. Fuller;Robin Dennell;Robin G. Allaby
Michael D. Petraglia;Michael Haslam;Dorian Q. Fuller;Nicole Boivin
Huw S. Groucutt;Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia;Richard P. Potts
Huw S. Groucutt;Huw S. Groucutt;Rainer Grün;Rainer Grün;Iyad A. S. Zalmout;Nick A. Drake;Nick A. Drake
Michael Petraglia;Christopher Clarkson;Nicole Boivin;Michael Haslam
Julie S. Field;Michael D. Petraglia;Marta Mirazón Lahr
Chris Clarkson;Michael Petraglia;Ravi Korisettar;Michael Haslam
Paul Goldberg;David T. Nash;Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia;Abdullah M. Alsharekh
Katragadda Paddayya;Bonnie A. B. Blackwell;Richa Jhaldiyal;Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia;Jeffrey I. Rose
Jeffrey I. Rose;Michael D. Petraglia
Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz
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