Anna O. Shepard

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 717 citations indexed

About

Anna O. Shepard is a scholar working on Archeology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna O. Shepard has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 717 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Archeology, 3 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 2 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Anna O. Shepard's work include Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction (3 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (3 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (2 papers). Anna O. Shepard is often cited by papers focused on Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction (3 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (3 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (2 papers). Anna O. Shepard collaborates with scholars based in United States. Anna O. Shepard's co-authors include Harry C. Starkey, P.D. Blackmon, Leonard G. Schultz, John C. Hathaway, P. B. Hostetler, C. L. Christ, Fred Wendorf and Thomas Seward Lovering and has published in prestigious journals such as American Mineralogist, Clays and Clay Minerals and American Antiquity.

In The Last Decade

Anna O. Shepard

12 papers receiving 566 citations

Hit Papers

Ceramics for the archaeologist 1956 2026 1979 2002 1956 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Ceramics for the archaeologist
    1956 318 citations Anna O. Shepard Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna O. Shepard United States 8 292 272 167 123 109 14 717
Marie-Pierre Pomiès France 11 166 0.6× 66 0.2× 69 0.4× 34 0.3× 127 1.2× 13 452
Heather Lechtman United States 16 363 1.2× 405 1.5× 202 1.2× 5 0.0× 43 0.4× 32 877
Michael B. Toffolo Israel 16 313 1.1× 312 1.1× 150 0.9× 83 0.7× 170 1.6× 41 626
U. Wagner Germany 9 145 0.5× 49 0.2× 13 0.1× 125 1.0× 100 0.9× 30 431
J.J. Mazer United States 10 50 0.2× 95 0.3× 56 0.3× 26 0.2× 63 0.6× 19 370
Rutherford J. Gettens United States 15 590 2.0× 42 0.2× 17 0.1× 36 0.3× 390 3.6× 39 796
R. F. Tylecote United Kingdom 17 433 1.5× 330 1.2× 125 0.7× 3 0.0× 46 0.4× 34 924
Hugh McKerrell United Kingdom 10 207 0.7× 153 0.6× 59 0.4× 8 0.1× 25 0.2× 18 333
David G. Bailey United States 12 100 0.3× 136 0.5× 93 0.6× 53 0.4× 24 0.2× 34 691
Marino Maggetti Switzerland 13 444 1.5× 131 0.5× 15 0.1× 14 0.1× 312 2.9× 42 562

Countries citing papers authored by Anna O. Shepard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anna O. Shepard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna O. Shepard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anna O. Shepard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anna O. Shepard based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Anna O. Shepard. Anna O. Shepard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Shepard, Anna O.. (1977). Notes from a ceramic laboratory. 19 indexed citations
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Shepard, Anna O., et al.. (1971). Maya blue : an updated record. 4 indexed citations
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Schultz, Leonard G., Anna O. Shepard, P.D. Blackmon, & Harry C. Starkey. (1971). Mixed-Layer Kaolinite—Montmorillonite from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Clays and Clay Minerals. 19(3). 137–150. 83 indexed citations
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Christ, C. L., John C. Hathaway, P. B. Hostetler, & Anna O. Shepard. (1969). Palygorskite: New X-Ray data. American Mineralogist. 54. 198–205. 59 indexed citations
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Shepard, Anna O.. (1966). Problems in Pottery Analysis. American Antiquity. 31(6). 870–871. 6 indexed citations
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Shepard, Anna O.. (1964). Temper Identification: “Technological Sherd-Splitting” or an Unanswered Challenge. American Antiquity. 29(4). 518–520. 16 indexed citations
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Shepard, Anna O.. (1962). Maya Blue: Alternative Hypotheses. American Antiquity. 27(4). 565–566. 67 indexed citations
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Lovering, Thomas Seward & Anna O. Shepard. (1960). Hydrothermal alteration zones caused by halogen acid solutions, East Tintic district, Utah. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations
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Lovering, Thomas Seward & Anna O. Shepard. (1959). Hydrothermal Argillic Alteration on the Helen Claim, East Tintic District, Utah. Clays and clay minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals). 8. 193–202. 1 indexed citations
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Shepard, Anna O., et al.. (1958). Ceramics for the Archaeologist. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 13(52). 132–132. 121 indexed citations
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Shepard, Anna O.. (1956). Ceramics for the archaeologist. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 318 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wendorf, Fred, et al.. (1953). Archaeological studies in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations

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