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Sean S. Downey

Earth and Planetary Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1966Rising activity
Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchLand Use and Ecosystem Services

Publications

63

Citations

2,429

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's publication record spans several distinct areas, including archaeology and human population history (e.g., studying ancient hunter-gatherer societies in Borneo, Neolithic population collapse in Europe, and language transmission patterns), soil science applied to reconstructing past land use, and unrelated work in speech recognition technology. The mix of topics suggests a body of work built from collaborations across different fields rather than a single focused specialty, so prospective students should look closely at the specific project or lab context before assuming a particular research direction.

Archaeology and ancient population historySoil science and land-use reconstructionHuman genetic and linguistic diversityComplex adaptive systems in human-environment interactionsSpeech and language processing (unrelated cluster)

Publication output has been relatively steady at 2-6 papers per year over the last decade, with a modest uptick in the most recent years (2024-2025).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 6 publications6252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Royal Society Open Science×2
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution×1
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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