L. Shanan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

L. Shanan is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Shanan has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Soil Science, 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in L. Shanan's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (4 papers) and Water management and technologies (3 papers). L. Shanan is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (4 papers) and Water management and technologies (3 papers). L. Shanan collaborates with scholars based in Israel. L. Shanan's co-authors include N. H. Tadmor, M. Evenari, Gerald Blake, Asher P. Schick, Yoḥanan Aharoni, P. Reiniger, Simon M. Berkowicz and Thomas F. Glick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Soil Science Society of America Journal and Agronomy Journal.

In The Last Decade

L. Shanan

17 papers receiving 943 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert

1972 656 citations Gerald Blake, M. Evenari et al. Geographical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. Shanan Israel	10	379	292	284	225	204	17	1.1k
N. H. Tadmor Israel	12	441 1.2×	372 1.3×	285 1.0×	284 1.3×	239 1.2×	26	1.3k
Jack D. Brotherson United States	18	269 0.7×	352 1.2×	94 0.3×	475 2.1×	171 0.8×	74	1.1k
Michela Marignani Italy	21	358 0.9×	395 1.4×	158 0.6×	350 1.6×	348 1.7×	63	1.3k
Joost F. Duivenvoorden Netherlands	27	641 1.7×	445 1.5×	111 0.4×	483 2.1×	243 1.2×	66	2.0k
Juan Francisco Mota Poveda Spain	22	612 1.6×	839 2.9×	72 0.3×	178 0.8×	173 0.8×	113	1.6k
Richard Pott Germany	16	157 0.4×	285 1.0×	86 0.3×	207 0.9×	115 0.6×	44	887
Siegmar‐W. Breckle Germany	20	507 1.3×	455 1.6×	103 0.4×	235 1.0×	253 1.2×	44	1.3k
Stewart Ware United States	13	498 1.3×	691 2.4×	102 0.4×	416 1.8×	277 1.4×	40	1.5k
D. S. Ranwell United Kingdom	17	168 0.4×	405 1.4×	188 0.7×	829 3.7×	137 0.7×	31	1.4k
Jorge Ares Argentina	19	200 0.5×	162 0.6×	268 0.9×	384 1.7×	297 1.5×	56	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Shanan

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Shanan, L.. (2000). Runoff, erosion, and the sustainability of ancient irrigation systems in the Central Negev desert.. IAHS-AISH publication. 75–106. 20 indexed citations

2.

Shanan, L. & Simon M. Berkowicz. (1995). The context of locally managed irrigation in Israel : policies, planning, and performance. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations

3.

Shanan, L.. (1992). Acknowledgments. Agricultural Water Management. 22(1-2). ix–ix. 5 indexed citations

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Evenari, M., L. Shanan, & N. H. Tadmor. (1982). The Negev. Harvard University Press eBooks. 251 indexed citations

5.

Evenari, M., L. Shanan, & N. H. Tadmor. (1982). The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert, Second Edition. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations

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Shanan, L. & Asher P. Schick. (1980). A hydrological model for the Negev Desert Highlands: effects of infiltration, runoff and ancient agriculture / Modèle hydrologique pour les régions montagneuses du Negev: les effets d'infiltration, d'écoulement et de l'agriculture ancienne. Hydrological Sciences Bulletin. 25(3). 269–282. 18 indexed citations

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Shanan, L. & N. H. Tadmor. (1979). Micro-catchment Systems for Arid Zone Development: A Handbook for Design and Construction.. 9 indexed citations

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Blake, Gerald, M. Evenari, L. Shanan, & N. H. Tadmor. (1972). The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert. Geographical Journal. 138(1). 80–80. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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Glick, Thomas F., et al.. (1972). Water for Larsa: An Old Babylonian Archive Dealing with Irrigation. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 3(2). 416–416. 3 indexed citations

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Tadmor, N. H., L. Shanan, & M. Evenari. (1971). “Runoff Farming” in the Desert. V. Persistence and Yields of Annual Range Species¹. Agronomy Journal. 63(1). 91–95. 7 indexed citations

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Shanan, L., N. H. Tadmor, M. Evenari, & P. Reiniger. (1970). Runoff Farming in the Desert. III. Microcatchments for Improvement of Desert Range¹. Agronomy Journal. 62(4). 445–449. 15 indexed citations

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Tadmor, N. H., M. Evenari, & L. Shanan. (1970). Runoff Farming in the Desert IV. Survival and Yields of Perennial Range Plants¹. Agronomy Journal. 62(6). 695–699. 4 indexed citations

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Tadmor, N. H. & L. Shanan. (1969). Runoff Inducement in an Arid Region by Removal of Vegetation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 33(5). 790–794. 11 indexed citations

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Evenari, M., et al.. (1968). “Runoff Farming” in the Desert: II. Moisture Use by Young Apricot and Peach Trees¹. Agronomy Journal. 60(1). 33–38. 6 indexed citations

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Evenari, M., L. Shanan, & N. H. Tadmor. (1968). “Runoff Farming” in the Desert. I. Experimental Layout¹. Agronomy Journal. 60(1). 29–32. 36 indexed citations

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Evenari, M., L. Shanan, N. H. Tadmor, & Yoḥanan Aharoni. (1961). Ancient Agriculture in the Negev. Science. 133(3457). 979–996. 33 indexed citations

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Tadmor, N. H., L. Shanan, & M. Evenari. (1960). The ancient desert agriculture of the Negev. 6. The ratio of catchment to cultivated area.. 10. 193–206. 5 indexed citations

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