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William J. Sanders

Earth and Planetary Sciences · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1966Rising activity

Publications

131

Citations

3,191

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1966

In context
Among 255 established Earth and Planetary Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 3,191cohort median 2,963
Publications / year (recent): 3.8cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 68% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 20 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications19202021: 7 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 12 publications12232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan 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 collaborators2018: 0 collaborators2019: 1 collaborator2020: 0 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 0 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthroplogy series/Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series×2
  • Journal of Mammalian Evolution×2
  • Science×1
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution×1
  • Quaternary International×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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