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Norbert Mercier

Norbert Mercier

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
53
Citations
13322
World Ranking
2810
National Ranking
183

Norbert Mercier publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

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 Norbert Mercier sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 183 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Norbert Mercier D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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 Norbert Mercier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Norbert Mercier is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France. Their scholarly contributions focus primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Paleontology, Anthropology, Atmospheric Science, Archeology, and Ecology as subfields of study.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Mercier has authored several recent papers, including:

  • "Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France" (2022), published in Science Advances
  • "A West African Middle Stone Age site dated to the beginning of MIS 5: Archaeology, chronology, and paleoenvironment of the Ravin Blanc I (eastern Senegal)" (2021), published in Journal of Human Evolution
  • "Connections between the Levant and the Balkans in the late Middle Pleistocene: Archaeological findings from Velika and Mala Balanica Caves (Serbia)" (2022), published in Journal of Human Evolution
  • "Middle Pleistocene Homo behavior and culture at 140,000 to 120,000 years ago and interactions with Homo sapiens" (2021), published in Science
  • "Infrared radiofluorescence (IR-RF) dating: A review" (2021), published in Quaternary Geochronology

Frequent publication venues associated with Mercier's research include:

  • Journal of Human Evolution
  • Geochronology
  • Ancient TL
  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • PLoS ONE

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Chantal Tribolo
  • Sebastian Kreutzer
  • Christophe Pécheyran
  • Hélène Valladas
  • Loïc Martin

Best Publications

  • Dose-rate conversion factors: update

    Guillaume Guérin;Norbert Mercier;G. Adamiec

  • Emergence of modern human behavior: Middle Stone Age engravings from South Africa.

    Christopher S. Henshilwood;Francesco d'Errico;Royden Yates;Zenobia Jacobs

  • Paleoindian Cave Dwellers in the Amazon: The Peopling of the Americas

    A. C. Roosevelt;M. Lima da Costa;C. Lopes Machado;M. Michab

  • The earliest modern humans outside Africa

    Israel Hershkovitz;Israel Hershkovitz;Gerhard W. Weber;Rolf Quam;Rolf Quam;Mathieu Duval

  • On the use of the infinite matrix assumption and associated concepts: A critical review

    Guillaume Guérin;Norbert Mercier;Roger Nathan;Grzegorz Adamiec

  • Bitumen as a hafting material on Middle Palaeolithic artefacts

    Eric Boëda;Jacques Connan;Daniel Dessort;Sultan Muhesen

  • A Levallois point embedded in the vertebra of a wild ass (Equus africanus): hafting, projectiles and Mousterian hunting weapons

    Éric Boëda;Jean Michel Geneste;Christophe Griggo;Norbert Mercier

  • Thermoluminescence Date for the Mousterian Burial Site of Es-Skhul, Mt. Carmel

    N. Mercier;H. Valladas;O. Bar-Yosef;B. Vandermeersch

  • TL Dates of Burnt Flints from Jelinek's Excavations at Tabun and their Implications

    N. Mercier;H. Valladas;G. Valladas;J.-L. Reyss

  • Reassessment of TL age estimates of burnt flints from the Paleolithic site of Tabun Cave, Israel.

    Norbert Mercier;Hélène Valladas

  • Thermoluminescence dating of the late Neanderthal remains from Saint-Césaire

    N Mercier;H Valladas;J L Joron;J L Reyss

  • OSL and TL dating of the Middle Stone Age sequence at Diepkloof Rock Shelter (South Africa): a clarification

    C. Tribolo;N. Mercier;E. Douville;J.-L. Joron

  • TL Dates for the Neanderthal Site of the Amud Cave, Israel

    H. Valladas;N. Mercier;L. Froget;E. Hovers

  • The coastal archives of the last 15ka in the Atlantic–Mediterranean Spanish linkage area: Sea level and climate changes

    C. Zazo;C.J. Dabrio;J.L. Goy;J. Lario

  • Paléoenvironnements pléistocènes et peuplements paléolithiques dans le bassin de la Somme (Nord de la France)

    Pierre Antoine;Nicole Limondin-Lozouet;Patrick Auguste;Agnès Lamotte

  • Comparative morphology and paleobiology of Middle Pleistocene human remains from the Bau de l'Aubesier, Vaucluse, France

    Serge Lebel;Erik Trinkaus;Martine Faure;Philippe Fernandez

  • Inland human settlement in southern Arabia 55,000 years ago. New evidence from the Wadi Surdud Middle Paleolithic site complex, western Yemen

    Anne Delagnes;Chantal Tribolo;Pascal Bertran;Michel Brenet

  • Dating the demise: neandertal extinction and the establishment of modern humans in the southern Caucasus.

    Daniel S. Adler;Ofer Bar-Yosef;Anna Belfer-Cohen;Nicholas Tushabramishvili

  • New evidence of early Neanderthal disappearance in the Iberian Peninsula.

    Bertila Galván;Cristo M. Hernández;Carolina Mallol;Norbert Mercier

  • Middle Palaeolithic bitumen use at Umm el Tlel around 70 000 BP

    Eric Boëda;Stéphanie Bonilauri;Jacques Connan;Dan Jarvie

  • Absorbed dose, equivalent dose, measured dose rates, and implications for OSL age estimates: Introducing the Average Dose Model

    Guillaume Guérin;Claire Christophe;Anne Philippe;Andrew S. Murray

  • Hayonim Cave: a TL-based chronology for this Levantine Mousterian sequence

    Norbert Mercier;Hélène Valladas;L. Froget;J. L. Joron

Frequent Co-Authors

Hélène Valladas
Hélène Valladas Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Jacques Bahain
Jean-Jacques Bahain Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christophe Falguères
Christophe Falguères Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Louis Reyss
Jean-Louis Reyss Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Rainer Grün
Rainer Grün Australian National University
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg Boston University
Harold L. Dibble
Harold L. Dibble University of Pennsylvania
Pierre Antoine
Pierre Antoine Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Shannon P. McPherron
Shannon P. McPherron Max Planck Society
Kristina Jørkov Thomsen
Kristina Jørkov Thomsen Technical University of Denmark

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