Karim Sadr

2.1k total citations
46 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Karim Sadr is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karim Sadr has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Anthropology, 34 papers in Archeology and 17 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Karim Sadr's work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (33 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers). Karim Sadr is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (33 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers). Karim Sadr collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Botswana and France. Karim Sadr's co-authors include Nicholas David, Carol Kramer, Andrew B. Smith, C. Garth Sampson, Royden Yates, Ina Plug, François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar, Fabrício Augusto Hansel, Mark S. Copley and Richard P. Evershed and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Archaeological Science and Current Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Karim Sadr

43 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karim Sadr South Africa 18 806 669 627 241 163 46 1.2k
David W. Phillipson United Kingdom 26 994 1.2× 702 1.0× 438 0.7× 376 1.6× 194 1.2× 71 1.7k
Michael S. Bisson Canada 15 668 0.8× 368 0.6× 495 0.8× 256 1.1× 47 0.3× 34 935
Nicholas David Canada 17 702 0.9× 385 0.6× 571 0.9× 340 1.4× 51 0.3× 39 1.3k
James Denbow United States 16 733 0.9× 680 1.0× 301 0.5× 86 0.4× 100 0.6× 31 1.0k
Stephen Plog United States 18 526 0.7× 270 0.4× 698 1.1× 188 0.8× 29 0.2× 40 1.0k
Timothy Insoll United Kingdom 19 636 0.8× 217 0.3× 298 0.5× 394 1.6× 66 0.4× 103 1.2k
Tim Maggs South Africa 20 872 1.1× 884 1.3× 451 0.7× 106 0.4× 56 0.3× 62 1.1k
John H. Blitz United States 16 562 0.7× 181 0.3× 645 1.0× 206 0.9× 30 0.2× 30 923
Carmel Schrire United States 15 544 0.7× 265 0.4× 517 0.8× 238 1.0× 64 0.4× 38 945
Shaw Badenhorst South Africa 17 562 0.7× 315 0.5× 445 0.7× 163 0.7× 96 0.6× 68 789

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karim Sadr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karim Sadr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karim Sadr 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 Karim Sadr. Karim Sadr 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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Sadr, Karim. (2019). Atop Kasteelberg: Social Complexity in the Later Stone Age of South Africa. African Archaeological Review. 36(1). 89–103. 4 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim. (2019). Kweneng: A Newly Discovered Pre-Colonial Capital Near Johannesburg. Journal of African Archaeology. 17(1). 1–22. 8 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim. (2015). Livestock First Reached Southern Africa in Two Separate Events. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134215–e0134215. 69 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim. (2013). The Archaeology of Herding in Southernmost Africa. Oxford University Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim, et al.. (2010). The stone artefacts from the Vredenburg Peninsula archaeological survey, west coast of South Africa. Southern African humanities. 22(1). 19–88. 4 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim, et al.. (2010). Rippled ware at Blinklipkop, Northern Cape. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 65(192). 196. 1 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim. (2008). Invisible herders? The archaeology of Khoekhoe pastoralists. Southern African humanities. 20(1). 179–203. 53 indexed citations
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Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier & Karim Sadr. (2008). Trends and traps in the reconstruction of early herding societies in southern Africa : introduction. Southern African humanities. 20(1). 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier, François Bon, & Karim Sadr. (2007). L’Ailleurs et l’avant. L Homme. 25–46. 1 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim & François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar. (2006). Ellipsoid grinding hollows on the west coast of South Africa. Southern African humanities. 18(2). 29–50. 8 indexed citations
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Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier, Karim Sadr, François Bon, & Detlef Gronenborn. (2006). The visibility and invisibility of herders' kraals in southern Africa, with reference to a possible Early Contact Period Khoekhoe kraal at KFS 5, Western Cape. Journal of African Archaeology. 4(2). 253–271. 13 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim. (2004). Feasting on Kasteelberg?. 2004(3). 1–17. 37 indexed citations
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Copley, Mark S., Fabrício Augusto Hansel, Karim Sadr, & Richard P. Evershed. (2004). Organic residue evidence for the processing of marine animal products in pottery vessels from the pre-Colonial archaeological site of Kasteelberg D East, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 100. 279–283. 54 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim, et al.. (2003). Herders and Foragers on Kasteelberg: Interim Report of Excavations 1999-2002. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 58(177). 27–27. 46 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim & C. Garth Sampson. (1999). Khoekhoe Ceramics of the Upper Seacow River Valley. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 54(169). 3–3. 21 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim, et al.. (1994). Archaeology in the Nubian desert. 6(6). 69–75. 1 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim & Andrew B. Smith. (1991). On Ceramic Variation in the South-Western Cape, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 46(154). 107–107. 31 indexed citations
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Smith, Andrew B., et al.. (1991). Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 46(154). 71–71. 115 indexed citations
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Sadr, Karim & George Hart. (1991). Pharaohs and Pyramids: A Guide through Old Kingdom Egypt. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 46(154). 151–151.

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