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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8731 8113 22 21 167 3535

Nuno Bicho publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nuno Bicho between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nuno Bicho published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2017. 11 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2017. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 4 publications
1993 2026

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nuno Bicho: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 3
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 9
2001 3
2002 0
2003 5
2004 4
2005 2
2006 2
2007 6
2008 4
2009 7
2010 6
2011 9
2012 16
2013 11
2014 7
2015 12
2016 15
2017 27
2018 15
2019 12
2020 12
2021 17
2022 5
2023 4
2024 5
2025 7
2026 4
Total 232
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Nuno Bicho 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 Nuno Bicho sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 158–167 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 167 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458 167
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Nuno Bicho 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 Nuno Bicho sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

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

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278 32
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Nuno Bicho is affiliated with the University of Algarve in Portugal and has an extensive research background spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on Archeology, Anthropology, and Paleontology, with additional contributions in Atmospheric Science and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, including:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Archaeological and Geological Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Archaeological and Historical Studies
  • Forensic and Genetic Research

Nuno Bicho has published notable papers such as:

  • SPIN enables high throughput species identification of archaeological bone by proteomics, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The early Aurignacian dispersal of modern humans into westernmost Eurasia, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Late Glacial and Early Holocene human demographic responses to climatic and environmental change in Atlantic Iberia, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Comparing extraction method efficiency for high-throughput palaeoproteomic bone species identification, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Complexity in the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in Peninsular Southern Europe and application of refugium concepts, 2021, Journal of Quaternary Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Nuno Bicho include:

  • João Cascalheira
  • Jonathan Haws
  • Milena Carvalho
  • Michael M. Benedetti
  • Lukáš Friedl

The scientist regularly publishes in several journals and venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • European Journal of Archaeology
  • Quaternary International
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Earliest known use of marine resources by neanderthals

    Miguel Cortés-Sánchez;Arturo Morales-Muñiz;María D. Simón-Vallejo;María C. Lozano-Francisco

  • The Rabbits of Picareiro Cave: Small Mammal Hunting During the Late Upper Palaeolithic in the Portuguese Estremadura

    Bryan Scott Hockett;Nuno Ferreira Bicho

  • The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in southern Iberia

    Miguel Cortés Sánchez;Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo;Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo;María D. Simón Vallejo;Juan F. Gibaja Bao

  • At the land's end: Marine resources and the importance of fluctuations in the coastline in the prehistoric hunter–gatherer economy of Portugal

    Nuno Bicho;Jonathan Haws

  • The Upper Palaeolithic settlement of Iberia: first-generation maps

    Lawrence G. U. Y. Straus;Nuno Bicho;A. N. N. C. Winegardner

  • The Emergence of Muge Mesolithic Shell Middens in Central Portugal and the 8200 cal yr BP Cold Event

    Nuno Bicho;Cláudia Umbelino;Cleia Detry;Telmo Pereira

  • The End of the Paleolithic and the Mesolithic in Portugal

    Nuno Ferreira Bicho

  • Chronology of the Mesolithic occupation of the Muge valley, central Portugal: The case of Cabeço da Amoreira

    Nuno Bicho;João Cascalheira;João Marreiros;Célia Gonçalves

  • Shell bead production in the Upper Paleolithic of Vale Boi (SW Portugal): an experimental perspective

    Frederico Tátá;João Cascalheira;João Marreiros;Telmo Pereira

  • The Upper Paleolithic Rock Art of Iberia

    Nuno Bicho;Antonio F. Carvalho;Cesar González-Sainz;Jose Luis Sanchidrián

  • Two sides of the same coin—rocks, bones and site function of Picareiro Cave, central Portugal

    Nuno Bicho;Jonathan Haws;Bryan Hockett

  • Intensive subsistence practices at Vale Boi, an Upper Paleolithic site in southwestern Portugal

    Tiina Manne;João Cascalheira;Marina Évora;João Marreiros

  • Vale Boi: Rendering new understandings of resource intensification and diversification in southwestern Iberia

    Tiina Manne;Nuno Bicho

  • Paleoclimate and intersite correlations from Late Pleistocene/Holocene cave sites: Results from Southern Europe

    Brooks B. Ellwood;Francis B. Harrold;Stephen L. Benoist;Lawrence G. Straus

  • Late Pleistocene raised beaches of coastal Estremadura, central Portugal

    Michael M. Benedetti;Jonathan A. Haws;Caroline L. Funk;J. Michael Daniels

  • The early Aurignacian dispersal of modern humans into westernmost Eurasia.

    Jonathan A. Haws;Jonathan A. Haws;Michael M. Benedetti;Michael M. Benedetti;Sahra Talamo;Sahra Talamo;Nuno Bicho

  • Late glacial prehistory of central and southern Portugal

    Nuno Ferreira Bicho

  • Paleoecologia e ocupação humana da Lapa do Picareiro: resultados preliminares

    Nuno Bicho;William Belcher;Jonathan A. Haws;Anastasia Markova

  • Preliminary results from the Upper Paleolithic site of Vale Boi, southwestern Portugal

    Nuno Bicho;Jorge Correia;Mary Stiner;C. Reid Ferring

  • Coastal Foragers on Southern Shores: Marine Resource Use in Northeast Australia since the Late Pleistocene

    Sean Ulm

  • Mesolithic to Neolithic transitions: new results from shell-middens in the western Algarve, Portugal

    Mary C. Stiner;Nuno F. Bicho;John Lindly;Reid Ferring

  • Use-wear and residue analysis in archaeology

    Nuno F. Bicho;João Marreiros;João Marreiros;Juan Francisco Gibaja

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Guy Straus
Lawrence Guy Straus University of New Mexico
Steven L. Forman
Steven L. Forman Baylor University
Brooks B. Ellwood
Brooks B. Ellwood Louisiana State University
João Zilhão
João Zilhão University of Lisbon
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Yemane Asmerom
Yemane Asmerom University of New Mexico
Clive Finlayson
Clive Finlayson Gibraltar Museum
Alan D. Wanamaker
Alan D. Wanamaker Iowa State University
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach Northumbria University
Caroline C. Ummenhofer
Caroline C. Ummenhofer Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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