Berhane Asfaw

8.7k citations

54 papers · 5.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Paleontology top 0.1%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Anthropology top 0.02%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Papers in

Paleontology 35
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 34
Anthropology 42
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 42

Co-authors: Tim D. White Gen Suwa Giday WoldeGabriel C. Owen Lovejoy Yonas Beyene Scott W. Simpson William K. Hart Henry Gilbert
Journals: Nature (13 papers)Science (8 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (8 papers)American Journal of Physical Anthropology (5 papers)Journal of Human Evolution (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Ethiopia

In The Last Decade

Berhane Asfaw

53 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The characteristics and chronology of the earliest Acheulean at Konso, Ethiopia 2013 · 280 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 Science
2003 Nature

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All Works

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1	Canine sexual dimorphism inArdipithecus ramiduswas nearly human-like Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gen Suwa, Guillermina Jasso, Sileshi Semaw, Michael Rogers, Scott W. Simpson, Yutaka Kunimatsu, Masato Nakatsukasa, Reiko T. Kono, Yingqi Zhang, Yonas Beyene, Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White	2021	9
2	Estimating sexual size dimorphism in fossil species from posterior probability densities Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Guillermina Jasso, Sileshi Semaw, Michael Rogers, Scott W. Simpson, Yonas Beyene, Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White, Gen Suwa	2021	5
3	New geological and palaeontological age constraint for the gorilla–human lineage split Nature ·Shigehiro Katoh, Yonas Beyene, Tetsumaru Itaya, Hironobu Hyodo, M P Zawar, Koshi Yagi, Chitaro Gouzu, Giday WoldeGabriel, William K. Hart, Stanley H. Ambrose, Hideo Nakaya, Wolf-Peter Funk, Jean‐Renaud Boisserie, Faysal Bibi, Haruo Saegusa, Guillermina Jasso, Katsuhiro Sano, Berhane Asfaw, Gen Suwa	2016	35
4	Homo erectusPleistocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia W. Gilbert, Berhane Asfaw	2009	108
5	Paleobiological Implications of the Ardipithecus ramidus Dentition Science ·Gen Suwa, Reiko T. Kono, Scott W. Simpson, Berhane Asfaw, C. Owen Lovejoy, Tim D. White	2009	144
6	A new species of great ape from the late Miocene epoch in Ethiopia Nature ·Gen Suwa, Reiko T. Kono, Shigehiro Katoh, Berhane Asfaw, Yonas Beyene	2007	126
7	Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia Nature ·Tim D. White, Berhane Asfaw, David Degusta, Henry Gilbert, Gary D. Richards, Gen Suwa, F. Clark Howell Hit paper breakdown →	2003	579
8	Hominid cranial remains from upper pleistocene deposits at Aduma, Middle Awash, Ethiopia American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Yohannes Haile‐Selassie, Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White	2003	55
9	Stratigraphic, chronological and behavioural contexts of Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia Nature ·J. Desmond Clark, Yonas Beyene, Giday WoldeGabriel, William K. Hart, Paul R. Renne, Henry Gilbert, Alban Defleur, Gen Suwa, Shigehiro Katoh, K. R. Ludwig, Jean‐Renaud Boisserie, Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White	2003	234
10	Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo “cepranensis,” and the Daka cranium Journal of Human Evolution ·W. Gilbert, Tim D. White, Berhane Asfaw	2003	31
11	Dating of the Herto hominin fossils Nature ·William K. Hart, Giday WoldeGabriel, Shigehiro Katoh, Paul R. Renne, Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White	2003	6
12	Remains of Homo erectus from Bouri, Middle Awash, Ethiopia Nature ·Berhane Asfaw, W. Gilbert, Yonas Beyene, William K. Hart, Paul R. Renne, Giday WoldeGabriel, Elisabeth S. Vrba, Tim D. White	2002	167
13	Geology and palaeontology of the Late Miocene Middle Awash valley, Afar rift, Ethiopia Nature ·Giday WoldeGabriel, Yohannes Haile‐Selassie, Paul R. Renne, William K. Hart, Stanley H. Ambrose, Berhane Asfaw, Grant Heiken, Tim D. White	2001	134
14	Jaws and teeth ofAustralopithecus afarensis from Maka, Middle Awash, Ethiopia American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Tim D. White, Gen Suwa, Scott W. Simpson, Berhane Asfaw	2000	91
15	Jaws and teeth of Australopithecus afarensis from Maka, Middle Awash, Ethiopia American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Tim D. White, Gen Suwa, Scott A. Simpson, Berhane Asfaw	2000	2
16	Australopithecus ramidus, a new species of early hominid from Aramis, Ethiopia Nature ·Tim D. White, Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw	1994	416
17	New discoveries of Australopithecus at Maka in Ethiopia Nature ·Tim D. White, Gen Suwa, William K. Hart, Robert C. Walter, Giday WoldeGabriel, Jean de Heinzelin, J. Desmond Clark, Berhane Asfaw, Elisabeth S. Vrba	1993	116
18	Tephra from Fejej, Ethiopia—A reply Journal of Human Evolution ·Berhane Asfaw, Yonas Beyene, Sileshi Semaw, Gen Suwa, Tim D. White, Giday WoldeGabriel	1993	4
19	The earliest Acheulean from Konso-Gardula Nature ·Berhane Asfaw, Yonas Beyene, Gen Suwa, Robert C. Walter, Tim D. White, Giday WoldeGabriel, Tesfaye Yemane	1992	229
20	Pliocene cranial remains from Ethiopia : new perspectives on the evolution of the early hominid frontal bone University Microfilms International eBooks ·Berhane Asfaw	1989	1

About Berhane Asfaw

Berhane Asfaw is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology, Social Psychology, Archeology and Archeology, having authored 54 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (42 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (37 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (34 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers), African history and culture analysis (4 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers) and Paleopathology and ancient diseases (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.8k citations), Anthropology (3.6k citations), Archeology (197 citations), Archeology (1.3k citations) and Social Psychology (2.2k citations). Berhane Asfaw has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Ethiopia. Frequent co-authors include Tim D. White, Gen Suwa, Giday WoldeGabriel, C. Owen Lovejoy, Yonas Beyene, Scott W. Simpson, William K. Hart, Henry Gilbert, Yohannes Haile‐Selassie and Shigehiro Katoh. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and Journal of Human Evolution.

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