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Michel Laurin

Michel Laurin

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
8253
World Ranking
3354
National Ranking
136

Michel Laurin publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michel Laurin sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 246 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Michel Laurin D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michel Laurin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michel Laurin is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France, conducting research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work encompasses subfields such as Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Genetics.

The main topics addressed in their research include Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Turtle Biology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Morphological variations and asymmetry.

Laurin has authored multiple recent papers, illustrating a focus on vertebrate biology and paleontological methods. Notable publications include:

  • The relationship between genome size and metabolic rate in extant vertebrates, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Exact Distribution of Divergence Times from Fossil Ages and Tree Topologies, 2020, Systematic Biology
  • A microanatomical and histological study of the scales of the Devonian sarcopterygianMiguashaia bureauiand the evolution of the squamation in coelacanths, 2021, Journal of Anatomy
  • BoneProfileR: The next step to quantify, model, and statistically compare bone section compactness profiles, 2022, Palaeontologia Electronica
  • The cecal appendix is correlated with greater maximal longevity in mammals, 2021, Journal of Anatomy

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their area. Some frequent coauthors include Jérémie Bardin, Jordan Gônet, Gilles Didier, Marc Girondot, and Valentin Buffa.

Their research is published in various scientific journals. Common venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Anatomy
  • Fossil record
  • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • A reevaluation of early amniote phylogeny

    Michel Laurin;Robert R. Reisz

  • The evolution of body size, Cope's rule and the origin of amniotes.

    Michel Laurin

  • CHAPTER 2 – A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON TETRAPOD PHYLOGENY

    Michel Laurin;Robert R. Reisz

  • Fossils, molecules, divergence times, and the origin of lissamphibians.

    David Marjanović;Michel Laurin

  • Evolution of humeral microanatomy and lifestyle in amniotes, and some comments on palaeobiological inferences

    Aurore Canoville;Michel Laurin

  • Confirmation of Romer's Gap as a low oxygen interval constraining the timing of initial arthropod and vertebrate terrestrialization

    Peter Ward;Conrad C. Labandeira;Michel Laurin;Robert A. Berner

  • The importance of global parsimony and historical bias in understanding tetrapod evolution. Part I. Systematics, middle ear evolution and jaw suspension

    Michel Laurin

  • CRANIAL MORPHOLOGY AND AFFINITIES OF MICROBRACHIS, AND A REAPPRAISAL OF THE PHYLOGENY AND LIFESTYLE OF THE FIRST AMPHIBIANS

    Grégoire Vallin;Michel Laurin

  • Owenetta and the origin of turtles

    Robert R. Reisz;Michel Laurin

  • The osteology of a Lower Permian eosuchian from Texas and a review of diapsid phylogeny

    Michel Laurin

  • The evolution of long bone microstructure and lifestyle in lissamphibians

    Michel Laurin;Marc Girondot;Marie-Madeleine Loth

  • Evolution of bone microanatomy of the tetrapod tibia and its use in palaeobiological inference.

    A. Kriloff;D. Germain;A. Canoville;P. Vincent

  • Phylogenetic signal in bone microstructure of sauropsids

    J. Cubo;F. Ponton;M. Laurin;E. De Margerie

  • Microanatomy of the radius and lifestyle in amniotes (Vertebrata, Tetrapoda)

    Damien Germain;Michel Laurin

  • Vertebrate Skeletal Histology and Paleohistology

    Vivian de Buffrénil;Louise Zylberberg;Armand J. de Ricqlès;Kevin Padian

  • The cecal appendix: one more immune component with a function disturbed by post-industrial culture.

    Michel Laurin;Mary Lou Everett;William Parker

  • Gradual adaptation of bone structure to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths from Peru.

    Eli Amson;Christian de Muizon;Michel Laurin;Christine Argot

  • Bone microanatomy and lifestyle: A descriptive approach

    Michel Laurin;Aurore Canoville;Damien Germain

  • Phylogeny of Paleozoic limbed vertebrates reassessed through revision and expansion of the largest published relevant data matrix.

    David Marjanović;Michel Laurin

  • Incorporating phylogenetic uncertainty on phylogeny‐based palaeontological dating and the timing of turtle diversification

    Juliana Sterli;Diego Pol;Michel Laurin

  • The origin(s) of extant amphibians: a review with emphasis on the “lepospondyl hypothesis”

    David Marjanović;Michel Laurin

  • First histological and skeletochronological data on temnospondyl growth: palaeoecological and palaeoclimatological implications

    J. Sébastien Steyer;Michel Laurin;Jacques Castanet;Armand de Ricqlès

  • FINS INTO LIMBS: EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION

    Michel Laurin

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert R. Reisz
Robert R. Reisz University of Toronto
Marc Girondot
Marc Girondot University of Paris-Saclay
Jean-Claude Rage
Jean-Claude Rage Université Paris Cité
William Parker
William Parker Duke University
Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans University College London
Denis Geraads
Denis Geraads Sorbonne University
Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra
Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra University of Zurich
Nathalie Bardet
Nathalie Bardet Université Paris Cité
François Clarac
François Clarac Aix-Marseille University
Isabelle Callebaut
Isabelle Callebaut Sorbonne University

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