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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 40 5291 4910 896 832 157 8299

Robin Dennell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robin Dennell between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robin Dennell published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2008. 7 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2008. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 10 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1970 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robin Dennell: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 3
1975 0
1976 2
1977 1
1978 3
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 10
1986 7
1987 4
1988 3
1989 4
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 5
2007 2
2008 21
2009 5
2010 10
2011 6
2012 2
2013 8
2014 5
2015 4
2016 3
2017 3
2018 5
2019 4
2020 15
2021 3
2022 0
2023 1
2024 4
2025 3
Total 179
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Robin Dennell 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 Robin Dennell 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, 154–163 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: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
154–163 411 157
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
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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Robin Dennell 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 Robin Dennell 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 40
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Robin Dennell is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans across Social Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Arts and Humanities, with notable subfields in Anthropology, Paleontology, Archeology, Social Psychology, and Atmospheric Science. The work broadly addresses topics related to Pleistocene-Era hominins and archaeology, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology studies, primate behavior and ecology, evolution and paleontology studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, and Pacific and Southeast Asian studies.

Dennell has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, including:

  • A demographic history of Late Pleistocene China, 2020, Quaternary International
  • Mid-Pleistocene aridity and landscape shifts promoted Palearctic hominin dispersals, 2024, Nature Communications
  • 300,000-year-old wooden tools from Gantangqing, southwest China, 2021, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Geoarchaeology in India in the 21st Century: an Outsider's Perspective, 2021, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • 300,000-year-old wooden tools from Gantangqing, southwest China, 2025, Science

Frequent co-authors in their works include Xing Gao, Qijun Ruan, Junyi Ge, Yong-Jiang Huang, and Shufeng Li. Dennell has published in a variety of venues, including Nature Communications, Quaternary International, Research Square, Geological Society London Special Publications, and Science.

The main themes of their research involve examining the demographic history and dispersal patterns of ancient human populations, as well as exploring material culture such as wooden tools dating back hundreds of thousands of years. Their work often intersects with environmental and landscape studies relevant to understanding ancient human ecology and behavior.

Dennell was recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2014, indicating a formal acknowledgment within the academic community for their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Hominid Use of Fire in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene: A Review of the Evidence [and Comments and Replies]

    Steven R. James;R. W. Dennell;Allan S. Gilbert;Henry T. Lewis

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

  • An Asian perspective on early human dispersal from Africa

    Robin Dennell;Wil Roebroeks

  • Dispersal and colonisation, long and short chronologies: how continuous is the Early Pleistocene record for hominids outside East Africa?

    Robin Dennell

  • Hominin variability, climatic instability and population demography in Middle Pleistocene Europe

    Robin Dennell;María Martinón-Torres;José María Bermúdez de Castro

  • The paleolithic settlement of Asia

    Robin Dennell

  • Hominin occupation of the Chinese Loess Plateau since about 2.1 million years ago

    Zhaoyu Zhu;Robin Dennell;Weiwen Huang;Yi Wu

  • Human dispersal across diverse environments of Asia during the Upper Pleistocene

    Nicole Boivin;Dorian Q. Fuller;Robin Dennell;Robin G. Allaby

  • Dense Forests, cold Steppes and the palaeolithic Settlement of Northern Europe

    Wil Roebroeks;Nicholas J. Conard;Thijs van Kolfschoten;R. W. Dennell

  • The earliest colonization of Europe : the short chronology revisited

    Robin Dennell;Wil Roebroeks

  • Early Tool-Making in Asia : Two-Million-Year-Old-Artefacts in Pakistan

    R.W. Dennell;H. Rendell;E. Hailwood

  • European Economic Prehistory: A New Approach

    Robin Dennell

  • Hominid evolution and community ecology: Edited by R. Foley. 1984. 296 pp., tables, figures. New York: Academic Press (Studies in Archaeology Series). $37.50. ISBN 0 12 261920 X

    Robin Dennell

  • Recent Excavations at Nahal Oren, Israel

    Tamar Noy;A. J. Legge;E. S. Higgs;R. W. Dennell

  • The Economic Importance of Plant Resources Represented on Archaeological Sites

    Robin W. Dennell

  • Discontinuity in the record for hominin occupation in south-western Europe: Implications for occupation of the middle latitudes of Europe

    Katharine MacDonald;María Martinón-Torres;Robin W. Dennell;José María Bermúdez de Castro

  • New dating of the Homo erectus cranium from Lantian (Gongwangling), China

    Zhao-Yu Zhu;Robin Dennell;Wei-Wen Huang;Yi Wu

  • The dispersal of Homo sapiens across southern Asia: how early, how often, how complex?

    Robin Dennell;Michael D. Petraglia

  • Book reviewPlants and ancient man: Edited by W. van Zeist and W. A. Casparie. 1984. viii + 344 pp., figures., tables, maps. Rotterdam: Balkema (Proceedings 6th Symposium of International Work Group for Paleoethnobotany, Groningen). £18.00. ISBN 90 6191 528 7

    Robin Dennell

  • Dated Lower Palaeolithic Artefacts From Northern Pakistan

    H. Rendell;R. W. Dennell

  • Predators and scavengers in Early Pleistocene southern Asia

    R.W. Dennell;R. Coard;A. Turner

  • The Hunter–Gatherer/Agricultural Frontier in Prehistoric Temperate Europe

    Robin W. Dennell

  • Botanical evidence for prehistoric crop processing activities

    R.W. Dennell

  • Book reviewAncestors: The hard evidence: Edited by E. Delson. 1985. xii + 366 pp., tables, figures, 16 plates. New York: Alan Liss Inc. £38.00. ISBN 0 8451 0249 4

    Robin Dennell

  • Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and Why does it matter?

    Eleanor M.L. Scerri;Mark G. Thomas;Andrea Manica;Philipp Gunz

Frequent Co-Authors

María Martinón-Torres
María Martinón-Torres University College London
José María Bermúdez de Castro
José María Bermúdez de Castro University College London
Michael D. Petraglia
Michael D. Petraglia Griffith University
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin University of Cambridge
Huw S. Groucutt
Huw S. Groucutt Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Lounès Chikhi
Lounès Chikhi Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Mark G. Thomas
Mark G. Thomas University College London
Peter B deMenocal
Peter B deMenocal Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Axel Timmermann
Axel Timmermann Pusan National University
Nicholas Drake
Nicholas Drake King's College London

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