Our research reputation

The Bristol Palaeobiology Research Group was identified in 2017 as the best palaeontology research group in the world in the first discipline-specific annual review by the Center for World University Rankings. The score is based on publication impact over the past ten years, and is the current score (no updates since 2017).

Medals and prizes

Students and staff in the Bristol Palaeobiology Reseach Group are frequently recognised by the award of prizes and medals by professional societies and others; read more details here.

Dinosaur colour

Work in Bristol on the colour of dinosaurs was rated by the Smithsonian Institution as one of their Top-Ten Discoveries of the Decade, covering all science. They named four publications, from 2010 onwards, by Bristol palaeobiologists Jakob Vinther and Mike Benton as leading the field. Read more from the Smithsonian, and from us.

Textbooks

We write all the market-leading textbooks in palaeobiology, from the basic 'history of life' texts through to advanced textbooks.

Publications

We have kept detailed records of our publications for over thirty years. Read all the details, as well as evidence for impact in terms of numbers of papers, the journals, and especially the changing numbers of citations.