Pat Shipman

5.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
74 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Pat Shipman is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pat Shipman has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Anthropology, 24 papers in Paleontology and 13 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Pat Shipman's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (27 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 papers). Pat Shipman is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (27 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 papers). Pat Shipman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Pat Shipman's co-authors include Richard Potts, Margaret J. Schoeninger, Giraud V. Foster, Sandra L. Olsen, David Lee Greene, Alan Walker, David P. Bichell, Daniel C. Fisher, Paola Villa and Éric Mahieu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Pat Shipman

67 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Burnt bones and teeth: an experimental study of color, mo... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1984 1981 1983 1988 1984 200 400 600
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.

  1. Burnt bones and teeth: an experimental study of color, morphology, crystal structure and shrinkage
    1984 670 citations Pat Shipman, Giraud V. Foster et al. Journal of Archaeological Science profile →
  2. Cutmarks made by stone tools on bones from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
    1981 442 citations Pat Shipman et al. Nature profile →
  3. Early hominid hunting, butchering, and carcass-processing behaviors: Approaches to the fossil record
    1983 422 citations Pat Shipman et al. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology profile →
  4. Surface modification on bone: Trampling versus butchery
    1988 385 citations Pat Shipman et al. Journal of Archaeological Science profile →
  5. Life History of a Fossil: An Introduction to Taphonomy and Paleoecology.
    1984 324 citations Pat Shipman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pat Shipman United States 29 2.8k 2.4k 2.2k 624 590 74 4.2k
Milford H. Wolpoff United States 34 2.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 465 0.7× 970 1.6× 118 4.4k
Robin Dennell United Kingdom 33 3.4k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 2.3k 1.0× 596 1.0× 767 1.3× 100 5.3k
G. Philip Rightmire United States 31 3.1k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 295 0.5× 891 1.5× 62 3.8k
Bernard Vandermeersch France 28 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 460 0.7× 242 0.4× 87 3.3k
Henry T. Bunn United States 38 3.6k 1.3× 2.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 1.4k 2.3× 55 4.5k
Fred H. Smith United States 29 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 219 0.4× 304 0.5× 93 3.2k
Katerina Harvati Germany 42 3.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 2.7k 1.2× 535 0.9× 636 1.1× 175 5.6k
John D. Speth United States 25 1.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 841 0.4× 583 0.9× 306 0.5× 59 2.7k
Paul Mellars United Kingdom 37 3.5k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 385 0.6× 410 0.7× 75 5.1k
Natalie D. Munro United States 25 2.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 746 1.2× 213 0.4× 53 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pat Shipman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pat Shipman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shipman, Pat. (2021). Our Oldest Companions. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (2021). Our Oldest Companions. Harvard University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (2020). What the dingo says about dog domestication. The Anatomical Record. 304(1). 19–30. 12 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (2015). Taking the Long View on Sexism in Science. American Scientist. 103(6). 392–392. 1 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (2014). How do you kill 86 mammoths? Taphonomic investigations of mammoth megasites. Quaternary International. 359-360. 38–46. 43 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (2009). Cooking debate goes off the boil. Nature. 459(7250). 1059–1060. 6 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat, et al.. (2005). The ape in the tree : an intellectual and natural history of Proconsul. 7 indexed citations
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Huffman, O. Frank, Pat Shipman, Christine Hertler, John De Vos, & Fachroel Aziz. (2005). Historical Evidence of the 1936 Mojokerto Skull Discovery, East Java. Journal of Human Evolution. 48(4). 321–363. 18 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (1995). One Woman's Life in Science. 83(4). 300–302.
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McKee, James B., Pat Shipman, & William H. Tucker. (1995). The Evolution of Racism: Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 24(5). 597–597. 41 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat. (1994). The evolution of racism : human differences and the use and abuse of science. 47 indexed citations
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Trinkaus, Erik & Pat Shipman. (1994). The Neandertals : of skeletons, scientists, and scandal. 8 indexed citations
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Villa, Paola, Jean Courtin, Pat Shipman, et al.. (1986). Un cas de cannibalisme au Néolithique. Gallia préhistoire. 29(1). 143–171. 45 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat, Alan Walker, & David P. Bichell. (1985). The Human Skeleton. Harvard University Press eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat, et al.. (1984). Mastodon butchery: microscopic evidence of carcass processing and bone tool use. Paleobiology. 10(3). 358–365. 62 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat, Giraud V. Foster, & Margaret J. Schoeninger. (1984). Burnt bones and teeth: an experimental study of color, morphology, crystal structure and shrinkage. Journal of Archaeological Science. 11(4). 307–325. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shipman, Pat, et al.. (1983). Early hominid hunting, butchering, and carcass-processing behaviors: Approaches to the fossil record. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 2(1). 57–98. 422 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shipman, Pat, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Robin Dunbar, et al.. (1981). Butchering of Giant Geladas at an Acheulian Site [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 22(3). 257–268. 74 indexed citations
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Shipman, Pat & Alan Walker. (1980). Bone-collecting by harvesting ants. Paleobiology. 6(4). 496–502. 29 indexed citations

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