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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 60 1434 1278 105 97 224 17774

Peter Bellwood publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Bellwood between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Bellwood published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2013. 6 of the 249 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2013. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 6 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1969 2026

249 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Bellwood: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 2
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 6
1979 2
1980 5
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 3
1985 5
1986 1
1987 4
1988 0
1989 3
1990 0
1991 5
1992 3
1993 4
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 3
2001 5
2002 3
2003 4
2004 11
2005 10
2006 8
2007 8
2008 10
2009 9
2010 5
2011 9
2012 6
2013 21
2014 4
2015 6
2016 2
2017 9
2018 5
2019 14
2020 4
2021 5
2022 9
2023 5
2024 4
2025 5
2026 1
Total 249
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Peter Bellwood publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Bellwood sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 224–233 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 224 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213 224
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Peter Bellwood D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Bellwood sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106 60
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Peter Bellwood is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans social sciences and earth and planetary sciences, with particular focus on geography, planning and development, paleontology, archeology, anthropology, and genetics.

Their work covers various topics including Pacific and Southeast Asian studies, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, forensic and genetic research, maritime and coastal archaeology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology studies.

Peter Bellwood has contributed publications in notable venues such as Antiquity, Archaeological Research in Asia, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Oceania, and Asian Perspectives.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Bellwood are:

  • "Ancient genomes from the last three millennia support multiple human dispersals into Wallacea", 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Sherds as archaeobotanical assemblages: Gua Sireh reconsidered", 2020, Antiquity
  • "Preceramic riverside hunter-gatherers and the arrival of Neolithic farmers in northern Luzon", 2022, Antiquity
  • "Ancient genomes from the last three millennia support multiple human dispersals into Wallacea", 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Archaeogenetics: Tracing ancient migrations from the Yellow River", 2024, Current Biology

Frequent co-authors of Peter Bellwood include:

  • Philip J. Piper
  • Elle Grono
  • Charles Higham
  • Fiona Petchey
  • Tim Denham

Peter Bellwood has also published books through Princeton University Press, including "The Five-Million-Year Odyssey" in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago: Revised Edition

    Peter Bellwood

  • Farmers and their languages: the first expansions.

    Jared Diamond;Peter Bellwood

  • Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago

    Peter S. Bellwood

  • Man's conquest of the Pacific

    Peter Bellwood

  • First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies

    Peter Bellwood;Clive Gamble;Steven A. Le Blanc;Mark Pluciennik

  • Examining the Farming/Language Dispersal Hypothesis

    Peter S. Bellwood;Colin Renfrew

  • The Austronesian Dispersal and the Origin of Languages

    Peter Bellwood

  • The Polynesians: Prehistory of an island people

    Peter S. Bellwood

  • EARLY AGRICULTURALIST POPULATION DIASPORAS? FARMING, LANGUAGES, AND GENES

    Peter Bellwood

  • New evidence for a 67,000-year-old human presence at Callao Cave, Luzon, Philippines

    Armand Salvador Mijares;Florent Détroit;Philip Piper;Rainer Grün

  • The first settlement of remote oceania: The Philippines to the Marianas

    Hsiao-chun Hung;Mike T. Carson;Peter Bellwood;Fredeliza Z. Campos

  • First Migrants: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective

    Peter S. Bellwood

  • Man's conquest of the Pacific: The prehistory of Southeast Asia and Oceania

    Peter S. Bellwood

  • The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives

    Peter Bellwood;James J. Fox;Darrell Tyron

  • Ancient jades map 3,000 years of prehistoric exchange in Southeast Asia

    Hsiao-Chun Hung;Yoshiyuki Iizuka;Peter Bellwood;Kim Dung Nguyen

  • History, Phylogeny, and Evolution in Polynesia [and Comments and Reply]

    Patrick V. Kirch;Roger C. Green;Peter S. Bellwood;R. C. Dunnell

  • ‘Lapita colonists leave boats unburned!’ The question of Lapita links with Island Southeast Asia

    Peter Bellwood;Peter Koon

  • Symbiosis, Instability, and the Origins and Spread of Agriculture: A New Model [and Comments and Reply]

    David Rindos;Homer Aschmann;Peter Bellwood;Lynn Ceci

  • Southeast Asia before History

    Peter Bellwood

  • Austronesian Prehistory in Southeast Asia: Homeland, Expansion and Transformation

    Peter Bellwood

  • Southeast Asia : from prehistory to history

    I. C. Glover;Peter S. Bellwood

  • Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association

    P. Bellwood;D. Bowdery;D. Bulbeck;M. Fiskesjo

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachel Wood
Rachel Wood Australian National University
Yoshiyuki Iizuka
Yoshiyuki Iizuka Academia Sinica
Peter Hiscock
Peter Hiscock University of Queensland
Colin Renfrew
Colin Renfrew University of Cambridge
Patrick V. Kirch
Patrick V. Kirch University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mark Stoneking
Mark Stoneking Max Planck Society
Jared M. Diamond
Jared M. Diamond University of California, Los Angeles
Matthias Meyer
Matthias Meyer Max Planck Society
Houyuan Lu
Houyuan Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Johannes Krause
Johannes Krause Max Planck Society

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