H. David Sheets

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

H. David Sheets is a scholar working on Geometry and Topology, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, H. David Sheets has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Geometry and Topology, 27 papers in Paleontology and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in H. David Sheets's work include Morphological variations and asymmetry (30 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (21 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers). H. David Sheets is often cited by papers focused on Morphological variations and asymmetry (30 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (21 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers). H. David Sheets collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. H. David Sheets's co-authors include Miriam Leah Zelditch, William L. Fink, Donald L. Swiderski, Mark Webster, Charles E. Mitchell, Michael J. Melchin, Sara R. Morris, Kristen M. Covino, Mary A. Bush and Peter J. Bush and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

H. David Sheets

67 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Geometric morphometrics for biologists: a primer

2004 2.7k citations Miriam Leah Zelditch, Donald L. Swiderski et al. Elsevier eBooks profile →
A Practical Introduction to Landmark-Based Geometric Morphometrics

2010 306 citations H. David Sheets et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. David Sheets United States	23	2.3k	2.1k	1.1k	838	812	70	4.9k
P. David Polly United States	39	2.1k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	756 0.9×	536 0.7×	126	4.6k
Miriam Leah Zelditch United States	35	3.5k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	75	5.9k
Pasquale Raia Italy	37	901 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	521 0.6×	519 0.6×	166	4.2k
Anjali Goswami United Kingdom	47	2.8k 1.2×	4.4k 2.1×	1.6k 1.4×	769 0.9×	883 1.1×	147	6.2k
Alistair R. Evans Australia	36	753 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	438 0.5×	619 0.8×	127	4.4k
Michael L. Collyer United States	26	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	746 0.9×	932 1.1×	43	3.8k
Leslie F. Marcus United States	21	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	931 0.8×	600 0.7×	648 0.8×	42	3.8k
William L. Fink United States	25	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	794 0.9×	2.1k 2.6×	59	5.7k
Philipp Mitterœcker Austria	38	4.0k 1.7×	2.2k 1.1×	826 0.8×	942 1.1×	453 0.6×	96	6.8k
Andrea Cardini Italy	35	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	695 0.8×	249 0.3×	89	3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. David Sheets

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Fan, Junxuan, Xu Tao, Chao Qian, et al.. (2025). HORSE: Harmonize regional and global stratigraphic records through horizon sequencing. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 670. 112976–112976.

Mitchell, Charles E., H. David Sheets, Michael J. Melchin, & Chris Holmden. (2025). What Does Graptolite Origination and Extinction Reveal about the Cause of the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction?. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Handley, John C., et al.. (2024). Cross entropy and log likelihood ratio cost as performance measures for multi‐conclusion categorical outcomes scales. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 70(2). 589–606. 1 indexed citations

Sheets, H. David, et al.. (2023). The inconclusive category, entropy, and forensic firearm identification. Forensic Science International. 349. 111741–111741. 1 indexed citations

Boyle, James T., H. David Sheets, Shuangye Wu, et al.. (2016). The impact of geographic range, sampling, ecology, and time on extinction risk in the volatile clade Graptoloida. Paleobiology. 43(1). 85–113. 10 indexed citations

Sheets, H. David, et al.. (2016). Graptolite community responses to global climate change and the Late Ordovician mass extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(30). 8380–8385. 33 indexed citations

Sheets, H. David & Miriam Leah Zelditch. (2013). Studying ontogenetic trajectories using resampling methods and landmark data. Hystrix. 24(1). 67–73. 49 indexed citations

Sheets, H. David, et al.. (2013). Shape measurement tools in footwear analysis: A statistical investigation of accidental characteristics over time. Forensic Science International. 232(1-3). 84–91. 10 indexed citations

Sheets, H. David, et al.. (2013). Effect of systematic dental shape modification in bitemarks. Forensic Science International. 228(1-3). 61–69. 8 indexed citations

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Sheets, H. David, et al.. (2011). Dental Shape Match Rates in Selected and Orthodontically Treated Populations in New York State: A Two-dimensional Study*. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 56(3). 621–626. 22 indexed citations

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Sheets, H. David, et al.. (2010). Coexisting Cyclic Parthenogens Comprise a Holocene Species Flock in Eubosmina. PLoS ONE. 5(7). e11623–e11623. 11 indexed citations

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Sheets, H. David & Mary A. Bush. (2010). Mathematical matching of a dentition to bitemarks: Use and evaluation of affine methods. Forensic Science International. 207(1-3). 111–118. 6 indexed citations

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Angielczyk, Kenneth D. & H. David Sheets. (2007). Investigation of simulated tectonic deformation in fossils using geometric morphometrics. Paleobiology. 33(1). 125–148. 48 indexed citations

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Hallgrímsson, Benedikt, et al.. (2006). The brachymorph mouse and the developmental‐genetic basis for canalization and morphological integration. Evolution & Development. 8(1). 61–73. 82 indexed citations

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Morris, Sara R., et al.. (2005). MULTIPLE-DAY CONSTANCY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO POOLING FOR ESTIMATING MARK-RECAPTURE STOPOVER LENGTH IN NEARCTIC-NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT LANDBIRDS. The Auk. 122(1). 319–319. 13 indexed citations

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Zelditch, Miriam Leah, Donald L. Swiderski, H. David Sheets, & William L. Fink. (2004). Geometric morphometrics for biologists: a primer. Elsevier eBooks. 2684 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zelditch, Miriam Leah, H. David Sheets, & William L. Fink. (2003). The ontogenetic dynamics of shape disparity. Paleobiology. 29(1). 139–156. 124 indexed citations

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Kim, Keon-ho, H. David Sheets, Robert A. Haney, & Charles E. Mitchell. (2002). Morphometric analysis of ontogeny and allometry of the Middle Ordovician trilobite Triarthrus becki. Paleobiology. 28(3). 364–377. 30 indexed citations

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Drummond, Carl N. & H. David Sheets. (2001). Taphonomic reworking and stratal organization of tempestite deposition: Ordovician Kope Formation, Northern Kentucky. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 71. 10 indexed citations

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Sheets, H. David & Charles E. Mitchell. (2001). Uncorrelated change produces the apparent dependence of evolutionary rate on interval. Paleobiology. 27(3). 429–445. 47 indexed citations

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