Carl O. Sauer

4.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
52 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Carl O. Sauer is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl O. Sauer has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Geography, Planning and Development, 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Carl O. Sauer's work include Geography Education and Pedagogy (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (2 papers) and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (2 papers). Carl O. Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Geography Education and Pedagogy (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (2 papers) and Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (2 papers). Carl O. Sauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Romania. Carl O. Sauer's co-authors include Robert C. West, Lewis Mumford, Marston Bates, William L. Thomas, John Leighly, William M. Denevan, L. Dudley Stamp, Thomas F. McGann, Donald D. Brand and J. W. F. Rowe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Sociological Review and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

Carl O. Sauer

45 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Man's Role in Changing th... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1957 2008 1953 1966 100 200 300 400
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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. Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth.
    1957 460 citations William L. Thomas, Carl O. Sauer et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  2. The morphology of landscape
    2008 327 citations Carl O. Sauer Routledge eBooks profile →
  3. Agricultural Origins and Dispersals
    1953 286 citations Carl O. Sauer et al. profile →
  4. The Early Spanish Main
    1966 169 citations Carl O. Sauer Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Carl O. Sauer 487 336 322 259 202 52 1.9k
Kay Milton 334 0.7× 423 1.3× 275 0.9× 226 0.9× 216 1.1× 24 1.5k
Richard Grove 264 0.5× 414 1.2× 458 1.4× 305 1.2× 222 1.1× 35 1.6k
Marvin W. Mikesell 196 0.4× 374 1.1× 175 0.5× 154 0.6× 89 0.4× 45 1.3k
Paul Sillitoe 418 0.9× 468 1.4× 347 1.1× 577 2.2× 229 1.1× 107 2.4k
I. G. Simmons 252 0.5× 151 0.4× 260 0.8× 580 2.2× 325 1.6× 110 2.0k
Harold Brookfield 611 1.3× 917 2.7× 906 2.8× 327 1.3× 393 1.9× 115 3.5k
Robert McC. Netting 121 0.2× 422 1.3× 357 1.1× 324 1.3× 127 0.6× 34 2.1k
James J. Parsons 126 0.3× 161 0.5× 323 1.0× 142 0.5× 269 1.3× 102 1.6k
Dana Lepofsky 433 0.9× 198 0.6× 474 1.5× 301 1.2× 761 3.8× 80 2.1k
John Sheail 292 0.6× 390 1.2× 421 1.3× 104 0.4× 623 3.1× 130 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl O. Sauer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carl O. Sauer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carl O. Sauer 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 Carl O. Sauer. Carl O. Sauer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sauer, Carl O.. (2024). Land and Life. 1 indexed citations
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Walder, Robert, D. Hern Paik, Matthew S. Bull, Carl O. Sauer, & Thomas T. Perkins. (2015). Ultrastable measurement platform: sub-nm drift over hours in 3D at room temperature. Optics Express. 23(13). 16554–16554. 12 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O., et al.. (2010). Geography of the Pennyroyal a Study of the Influence of Geology and Physiography Upon the Industry, Commerce and Life of the People. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 4 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (2008). The morphology of landscape. Routledge eBooks. 108–116. 327 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sauer, Carl O. & Robert C. West. (1982). Andean Reflections: Letters From Carl O. Sauer While On A South American Trip Under A Grant From The Rockefeller Foundation, 1942. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O., et al.. (1981). Seventeenth Century North America. Geographical Review. 71(4). 492–492. 29 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1980). Introducción a la geografía histórica. Cuadernos de Geografía Revista Colombiana de Geografía. 2(1). 35–56. 5 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1980). The road to Cíbola. AMS Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O. & Donald D. Brand. (1978). Aztatlán prehistoric Mexican frontier on the Pacific coast. AMS Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1976). The Seminar As Exploration. Journal of Geography. 75(2). 77–81. 5 indexed citations
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Rowe, J. W. F. & Carl O. Sauer. (1972). Sixteenth Century North America: The Land and the People As Seen by the Europeans. Geographical Journal. 138(2). 239–239. 13 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1971). THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF RATZEL IN THE UNITED STATES. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 61(2). 245–254. 21 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1971). Sixteenth Century North America. 32 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1966). The Early Spanish Main. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 169 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stamp, L. Dudley, Carl O. Sauer, & John Leighly. (1966). Land and Life: A Selection from the Writings of Carl Ortwin Sauer. Geographical Journal. 132(1). 145–145. 27 indexed citations
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Denevan, William M., Carl O. Sauer, & John Leighly. (1964). Land and Life. A Selection from the Writings of Carl Ortwin Sauer.. Hispanic American Historical Review. 44(4). 595–595. 85 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O., et al.. (1957). HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY IN THE SINU COUNTRY OF COLUMBIA. University of California Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Thomas, William L., et al.. (1957). Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth.. American Sociological Review. 22(1). 115–115. 460 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sauer, Carl O.. (1954). COMMENTS. American Anthropologist. 56(4). 553–556. 1 indexed citations
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Sauer, Carl O., et al.. (1953). Agricultural Origins and Dispersals. Bowman Memorial Lectures, Series 2. Geographical Journal. 119(1). 109–109. 1 indexed citations

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