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Jackson K. Njau

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2003
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPrimate Behavior and EcologyForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Publications

118

Citations

2,307

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

24

Publishing since 2003

Research summary
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Jackson K. Njau studies human origins and ancient environments, focusing heavily on Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania—a key site for understanding early human ancestors (hominins). The research combines fossil analysis, geology, and reconstruction of past climates and landscapes, often using lake sediment cores and chemical signals to figure out what the environment was like millions of years ago. Recent work also applies modern tools like machine learning and drone/satellite imaging to analyze geological and mineral data.

Early human (hominin) evolution and archaeologyPaleoenvironment and paleoclimate reconstructionSediment core and lake geology at Olduvai GorgeTaphonomy and fossil/bone analysisMachine learning and remote sensing for geoscience

Publication activity peaked around 2018-2020 and has since settled into a steadier, somewhat lower pace of roughly six papers per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

1 earlier award
  • NSF 1623873Sep 2016 – Aug 2021 · $200k awarded

    Collaborative Research: An Examination of Behavioral and Biological Change in an Extended Chronological Context

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 988 mid career Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 2,307cohort median 317
h-index: 26cohort median 8
Publications / year (recent): 6.4cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 15% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 28 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 13 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 19 publications19202021: 4 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 4 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 3 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 1 collaborator at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 5 collaborators at the same institution2024: 5 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×25
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology×17
  • Journal of Human Evolution×14
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×4
  • Journal of Archaeological Science×3
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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