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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 69 812 707 150 134 286 17881

Stephen Shennan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen Shennan between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen Shennan published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2015. 8 of the 324 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2015. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 15 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1976 2025

324 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen Shennan: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 3
1981 5
1982 2
1983 4
1984 0
1985 2
1986 3
1987 4
1988 15
1989 4
1990 1
1991 1
1992 3
1993 4
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 5
2001 4
2002 4
2003 11
2004 12
2005 16
2006 15
2007 10
2008 16
2009 16
2010 4
2011 10
2012 7
2013 16
2014 10
2015 20
2016 13
2017 11
2018 14
2019 18
2020 6
2021 7
2022 12
2023 1
2024 4
2025 4
Total 324
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Stephen Shennan 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 Stephen Shennan 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, 284–293 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: 286 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113 286
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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Stephen Shennan 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 Stephen Shennan 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40 69
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

  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Stephen Shennan is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Archaeology, Paleontology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Anthropology, and Space and Planetary Science. The primary focus lies in Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, including Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeological Research and Protection, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Marine and environmental studies, and Language and cultural evolution.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Quaternary Science Reviews, and Trends in Plant Science.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen Shennan are:

  • Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe (2022, Nature)
  • Holocene regional population dynamics and climatic trends in the Near East: A first comparison using archaeo-demographic proxies (2020, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • Ornamental plant domestication by aesthetics-driven human cultural niche construction (2021, Trends in Plant Science)
  • Archaeology, demography and life history theory together can help us explain past and present population patterns (2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Long-Term Demographic Trends in Prehistoric Italy: Climate Impacts and Regionalised Socio-Ecological Trajectories (2021, Journal of World Prehistory)

Their collaborative work often involves co-authors such as Andrew Bevan, Alessio Palmisano, Dan Lawrence, Alexander Kabelindde, and Neil Roberts.

Stephen Shennan has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2013.

Best Publications

  • Late Pleistocene Demography and the Appearance of Modern Human Behavior

    Adam Powell;Stephen Shennan;Stephen Shennan;Mark G. Thomas;Mark G. Thomas

  • Genes, Memes, and Human History: Darwinian Archaeology and Cultural Evolution

    Stephen Shennan

  • Regional population collapse followed initial agriculture booms in mid-Holocene Europe

    Stephen Shennan;Sean S. Downey;Sean S. Downey;Adrian Timpson;Kevan Edinborough

  • Demography and Cultural Innovation: a Model and its Implications for the Emergence of Modern Human Culture

    Stephen J. Shennan

  • Random drift and culture change

    R. Alexander Bentley;Matthew W. Hahn;Stephen J. Shennan

  • Early farmers from across Europe directly descended from Neolithic Aegeans

    Zuzana Hofmanová;Susanne Kreutzer;Garrett Hellenthal;Christian Sell

  • The Development of Social Stratification in Bronze Age Europe [and Comments and Reply]

    Antonio Gilman;Robert McC. Adams;Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri;Alberto Cazzella

  • Population, Culture History, and the Dynamics of Culture Change

    Stephen Shennan

  • Reconstructing regional population fluctuations in the European Neolithic using radiocarbon dates: a new case-study using an improved method

    Adrian Timpson;Sue Colledge;Enrico Crema;Kevan Edinborough

  • Ceramic Style Change and Neutral Evolution: A Case Study from Neolithic Europe

    S.J. Shennan;J.R. Wilkinson

  • Early Neolithic genomes from the eastern Fertile Crescent

    Farnaz Broushaki;Mark G. Thomas;Vivian Link;Vivian Link;Saioa López

  • Prehistoric population history: from the Late Glacial to the Late Neolithic in Central and Northern Europe

    Stephen Shennan;Kevan Edinborough

  • Branching, blending, and the evolution of cultural similarities and differences among human populations

    Mark Collard;Mark Collard;Stephen J. Shennan;Jamshid J. Tehrani

  • Archaeobotanical evidence for the spread of farming in the eastern Mediterranean

    Sue Colledge;James Conolly;Stephen Shennan

  • Holocene fluctuations in human population demonstrate repeated links to food production and climate.

    Andrew Bevan;Sue Colledge;Dorian Fuller;Ralph Fyfe

  • Radiocarbon evidence indicates that migrants introduced farming to Britain

    Mark Collard;Mark Collard;Kevan Edinborough;Kevan Edinborough;Stephen Shennan;Mark G. Thomas

  • Neolithic transition in Europe: the radiocarbon record revisited

    Marina Gkiasta;Thembi Russell;Stephen J. Shennan;James Steele

  • Cultural transmission, language, and basketry traditions amongst the California Indians

    Peter Jordan;Stephen Shennan

  • Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe

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  • Archaeological Approaches to Cultural Identity

    Stephen Shennan

  • Pattern and Process in Cultural Evolution

    Stephen Shennan

  • Constructing frames of reference: An analytical method for archaeological theory building using ethnographic and environmental data sets

    S Shennan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jessie Woodbridge
Jessie Woodbridge Plymouth University
Mark G. Thomas
Mark G. Thomas University College London
Ralph Fyfe
Ralph Fyfe Plymouth University
Michael J. O'Brien
Michael J. O'Brien Tulane University
Keith Dobney
Keith Dobney University of Sydney
Neil Roberts
Neil Roberts Plymouth University
R. Alexander Bentley
R. Alexander Bentley University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Arie Altman
Arie Altman Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Joachim Burger
Joachim Burger Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Daniel G. Bradley
Daniel G. Bradley Trinity College Dublin

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