Richard E. Leakey
Impact in
- Paleontology top 0.2%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Anthropology top 0.05%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Papers in
- Paleontology 38
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 36
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 2
- Anthropology 38
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 37
- Co-authors
- Alan Walker (24 shared papers)M. G. Leakey (8 shared papers)Roger Lewin (7 shared papers)John Harris (3 shared papers)M. H. Day (4 shared papers)John G. Fleagle (4 shared papers)Bernard Wood (6 shared papers)Frank H. Brown (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Journal of Physical Anthropology (16 papers)Nature (15 papers)Journal of Human Evolution (6 papers)Science (3 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- KenyaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Richard E. Leakey
81 papers receiving 3.9k citations
Richard E. Leakey's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 170
- Paleontology 2.3k
- Anthropology 2.6k
- Archeology 912
- Social Psychology 1.7k
- Archeology 85
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Richard E. Leakey, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Homo erectus skeleton from west Lake Turkana, Kenya Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 280 |
| 2 | 1986 | 207 | |
| 3 | 2009 | 190 | |
| 4 | The Sixth Extinction: Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind | 1995 | 189 |
| 5 | 2013 | 157 | |
| 6 | 1987 | 138 | |
| 7 | 2013 | 129 | |
| 8 | 1974 | 127 | |
| 9 | 1973 | 106 | |
| 10 | 1985 | 102 | |
| 11 | 1982 | 100 | |
| 12 | 1988 | 99 | |
| 13 | 1972 | 91 | |
| 14 | The Making of Mankind | 1981 | 91 |
| 15 | 1986 | 88 | |
| 16 | 1971 | 86 | |
| 17 | The Origin Of Humankind | 1982 | 80 |
| 18 | 1976 | 80 | |
| 19 | 1976 | 80 | |
| 20 | 1978 | 78 |
About Richard E. Leakey
Richard E. Leakey is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology, Social Psychology, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 85 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (37 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (36 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (34 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (7 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 papers) and African history and culture analysis (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.3k citations), Anthropology (2.6k citations), Archeology (912 citations), Social Psychology (1.7k citations) and Archeology (85 citations). Richard E. Leakey has collaborated with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Alan Walker, M. G. Leakey, Roger Lewin, John Harris, M. H. Day, John G. Fleagle, Bernard Wood, Frank H. Brown, Meave G. Leakey and Frederick E. Grine. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Nature, Journal of Human Evolution, Science and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.
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