Peter S. Ungar Source Confirmed

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Distinguished Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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65 h-index 340 pubs 13,447 cited

Research Areas

Dental Microwear Analysis Hominin Diet Evolution Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Arctic System Science Food Composition and Properties Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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Peter S. Ungar's research program investigates the evolution of hominin diets and environments, utilizing dental microwear analysis as a primary methodology. His work examines how food properties, including the presence of abrasives, influence the formation of dental microwear in various species, from laboratory primates to Arctic rodents and foxes. Ungar also contributes to broader paleoenvironmental reconstructions, as seen in his work on Early Pleistocene sites in Romania.

He is a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant totaling $633,969 for collaborative research on the interactions of natural and social systems with climate change, globalization, and infrastructure development in the Arctic. This project highlights his engagement with interdisciplinary approaches to understanding complex environmental and societal challenges.

Ungar's scholarship is recognized by his high citation count and an h-index of 65, with over 340 publications. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and collaborates with colleagues including Gerardo Celis and Alexandria S. Peterson.

Metrics

h-index: 65
Publications: 340
Citations: 13,447

Selected Publications

Land cover, plant functional type, and forage quality in the reindeer herding district of Sattasniemi, Finland (2026) DOI
Dental microwear from the Harappan sites of Juna Khatiya and Rakhigarhi, India (2025) DOI
Forbs in Viking lands: the effect of disturbing dominant graminoids on recruitment in tundra grasslands (2025) DOI
Dental Microwear and Diets of Late Miocene Primates From Rudabánya, Hungary (2025) DOI
Comparing Dental Microwear in the Populations at an Iron Age (c. 4010 BP) and Early Historic (c. 2600 BP) Site in South India (2025) DOI
Small rodent disturbance impact on Arctic graminoid forage quality (2025) DOI
Dental microwear and diet of the latest Miocene ape in southern China (Lufengpithecus lufengensis) (2025) DOI
Dental microwear of Neogene cercopithecoids from the Turkana Basin, Kenya (2025) DOI
Forbs in Viking lands: The effect of disturbing dominant graminoids on forb recruitment in tundra grasslands (2024) DOI
On the use of dental microwear texture analysis to determine aetiology and assess wear of dental tissues for clinical evaluation (2024) DOI
Small rodent disturbance impact on Arctic graminoid forage quality. (2024) DOI
MIOCENE LANDSCAPE RECONSTRUCTION AND FAUNAL EVOLUTION IN KENYA’S TURKANA BASIN: A REPORT FROM THE TURKANA MIOCENE PROJECT (2024) DOI
Paleodiet reconstruction of Procapra przewalskii from the Qinghai Lake Basin during the Early and Middle Holocene (2024) DOI
Dental microwear and diets of mainland fossil Pongo from the Mid-Pleistocene of southern China (2024) DOI
A Convergence Science Approach to Understanding the Changing Arctic (2024) DOI