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56
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8893
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Stephen Wroe publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen Wroe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Stephen Wroe D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen Wroe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen Wroe is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia and specializes in research primarily within the Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science fields. Their work notably intersects several subfields including Paleontology, Geometry and Topology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Anthropology.

Their research covers a range of main topics comprising Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Morphological variations and asymmetry, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Stephen Wroe has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with notable papers including:

  • Biomechanical analyses of Cambrian euarthropod limbs reveal their effectiveness in mastication and durophagy, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Global elongation and high shape flexibility as an evolutionary hypothesis of accommodating mammalian brains into skulls, 2021, Evolution
  • Morphometric analysis of the hominin talus: Evolutionary and functional implications, 2020, Journal of Human Evolution
  • Earliest evidence for fruit consumption and potential seed dispersal by birds, 2022, eLife
  • Decoupling Functional and Morphological Convergence, the Study Case of Fossorial Mammalia, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • PeerJ
  • Palaeontology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gabriele Sansalone
  • Russell D. C. Bicknell
  • Han Hu
  • Paul G. McDonald
  • Jingmai K. O'Connor

Best Publications

  • Bite club: comparative bite force in big biting mammals and the prediction of predatory behaviour in fossil taxa.

    Stephen Wroe;Colin McHenry;Jeffrey Thomason

  • BITE FORCES AND EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATIONS TO FEEDING ECOLOGY IN CARNIVORES

    Per Christiansen;Stephen Wroe

  • Supermodeled sabercat, predatory behavior in Smilodon fatalis revealed by high-resolution 3D computer simulation

    Colin R. McHenry;Stephen Wroe;Philip D. Clausen;Karen Moreno

  • The craniomandibular mechanics of being human

    Stephen Wroe;Toni L. Ferrara;Colin R. McHenry;Colin R. McHenry;Darren Curnoe

  • Climate change frames debate over the extinction of megafauna in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea)

    Stephen Wroe;Judith H. Field;Michael Archer;Donald K. Grayson

  • A review of the evidence for a human role in the extinction of Australian megafauna and an alternative interpretation

    Stephen Wroe;Stephen Wroe;Judith Field

  • Open data and digital morphology

    Thomas G. Davies;Imran A. Rahman;Stephan Lautenschlager;Stephan Lautenschlager;John A. Cunningham

  • A central role for venom in predation by Varanus komodoensis (Komodo Dragon) and the extinct giant Varanus (Megalania) priscus

    Bryan G Fry;Stephen Wroe;Wouter Teeuwisse;Matthias J P van Osch

  • CONVERGENCE AND REMARKABLY CONSISTENT CONSTRAINT IN THE EVOLUTION OF CARNIVORE SKULL SHAPE

    Stephen Wroe;Nicholas Milne

  • Megafaunal extinction in the late Quaternary and the global overkill hypothesis

    Stephen Wroe;Judith Field;Richard Fullagar;Lars S. Jermin

  • Biting through constraints: cranial morphology, disparity and convergence across living and fossil carnivorous mammals

    Anjali Goswami;Nick Milne;Stephen Wroe

  • OSSIFICATION HETEROCHRONY IN THE THERIAN POSTCRANIAL SKELETON AND THE MARSUPIAL–PLACENTAL DICHOTOMY

    Vera Weisbecker;Anjali Goswami;Stephen Wroe;Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra

  • Three-dimensional computer analysis of white shark jaw mechanics: how hard can a great white bite?

    Stephen Wroe;D R Huber;M Lowry;Colin McHenry;Colin McHenry

  • Causes of extinction of vertebrates during the Holocene of mainland Australia: arrival of the dingo, or human impact?

    C. N. Johnson;S. Wroe

  • Computer simulation of feeding behaviour in the thylacine and dingo as a novel test for convergence and niche overlap

    Stephen Wroe;Philip Clausen;Colin McHenry;Karen Moreno

  • Human Remains from the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition of Southwest China Suggest a Complex Evolutionary History for East Asians

    Darren Curnoe;Ji Xueping;Andy I. R. Herries;Bai Kanning

  • Prolonged coexistence of humans and megafauna in Pleistocene Australia

    Clive N. G. Trueman;Judith H. Field;Joe Dortch;Bethan Charles

  • Micro-Biomechanics of the Kebara 2 Hyoid and Its Implications for Speech in Neanderthals

    Ruggero D’Anastasio;Stephen Wroe;Claudio Tuniz;Lucia Mancini

  • The Evolutionary History and Diversity of Australian Mammals

    M. Archer;R. Arena;M. Bassarova;K. Black

  • Why the Long Face? The Mechanics of Mandibular Symphysis Proportions in Crocodiles

    Christopher W. Walmsley;Peter D. Smits;Peter D. Smits;Michelle R. Quayle;Matthew R. McCurry

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Archer
Michael Archer University of New South Wales
Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra
Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra University of Zurich
Pasquale Raia
Pasquale Raia University of Naples Federico II
Anjali Goswami
Anjali Goswami Natural History Museum
Lawrence M. Witmer
Lawrence M. Witmer Ohio University
John R. Paterson
John R. Paterson University of New England
Andy I.R. Herries
Andy I.R. Herries La Trobe University
Jingmai K. O’Connor
Jingmai K. O’Connor Chinese Academy of Sciences
Julien Louys
Julien Louys Griffith University
Donald K. Grayson
Donald K. Grayson University of Washington

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