Heather B. Thakar

744 total citations
6 papers, 80 citations indexed

About

Heather B. Thakar is a scholar working on Paleontology, Genetics and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather B. Thakar has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 80 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Paleontology, 2 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Heather B. Thakar's work include Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (2 papers). Heather B. Thakar is often cited by papers focused on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (2 papers). Heather B. Thakar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Heather B. Thakar's co-authors include Amber M. VanDerwarker, Douglas J. Kennett, Kenneth Hirth, Logan Kistler, Thomas K. Harper, Brendan J. Culleton, Richard J. George, Robin G. Allaby, David Webster and Alejandra I. Domic and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Heather B. Thakar

5 papers receiving 80 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather B. Thakar United States	3	34	25	23	23	18	6	80
Stefanie Eisenmann United States	3	70 2.1×	6 0.2×	40 1.7×	15 0.7×	30 1.7×	5	117
Naveed Khan Pakistan	4	25 0.7×	4 0.2×	17 0.7×	5 0.2×	15 0.8×	8	57
Binxiao Feng China	3	14 0.4×	17 0.7×	21 0.9×	7 0.3×	3 0.2×	3	47
N. Ezgi Altınışık Türkiye	5	31 0.9×	5 0.2×	77 3.3×	5 0.2×	8 0.4×	10	120
Jianfeng Lang China	4	26 0.8×	23 0.9×	3 0.1×	14 0.6×	3 0.2×	12	64
R Patay Hungary	3	23 0.7×	5 0.2×	50 2.2×	3 0.1×	10 0.6×	10	77
Simon Trixl Germany	4	18 0.5×	3 0.1×	15 0.7×	4 0.2×	7 0.4×	7	62
René Kyselý Czechia	7	44 1.3×	2 0.1×	20 0.9×	4 0.2×	24 1.3×	24	105
Yongsheng Zhao China	6	5 0.1×	24 1.0×	18 0.8×	8 0.3×	5 0.3×	25	73
J. C. Loudon United Kingdom	5	6 0.2×	22 0.9×	5 0.2×	5 0.2×	7 0.4×	14	71

Countries citing papers authored by Heather B. Thakar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather B. Thakar

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6 of 6 papers shown

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VanDerwarker, Amber M., Heather B. Thakar, Kenneth Hirth, et al.. (2025). Early evidence of avocado domestication from El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(10). e2417072122–e2417072122. 1 indexed citations

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Celis, Gerardo, Thibaut Devièse, Sahra Talamo, et al.. (2025). Refining near-infrared spectroscopy for collagen quantification: A new predictive model for archaeological bone. Journal of Archaeological Science. 185. 106448–106448.

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Thakar, Heather B., et al.. (2024). Working Ethically with Ancient DNA from Composites in the United States. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 12(2). 86–97. 1 indexed citations

4.

Kennett, Douglas J., Thomas K. Harper, Amber M. VanDerwarker, et al.. (2023). Trans–Holocene Bayesian chronology for tree and field crop use from El Gigante rockshelter, Honduras. PLoS ONE. 18(6). e0287195–e0287195. 4 indexed citations

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Kistler, Logan, Heather B. Thakar, Amber M. VanDerwarker, et al.. (2020). Archaeological Central American maize genomes suggest ancient gene flow from South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(52). 33124–33129. 36 indexed citations

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Kennett, Douglas J., Heather B. Thakar, Amber M. VanDerwarker, et al.. (2017). High-precision chronology for Central American maize diversification from El Gigante rockshelter, Honduras. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(34). 9026–9031. 38 indexed citations

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