Paleontology

334.8k papers and 8.4M indexed citations i.

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334.8k papers covering Paleontology have received a total of 8.4M indexed citations since 1950. Papers on subfields are most often about the specific topic of Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and also cover the fields of Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Ecology. Papers citing papers on subfields are usually about Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Geophysics. Some of the most active scholars covering Paleontology are Andrew H. Knoll, Timothy W. Lyons, Michael J. Benton, Shuhai Xiao and Thomas J. Algeo.

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Fields of papers citing papers about Paleontology

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries where authors publish papers about Paleontology

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