Shahed Nalla

1.3k total citations
38 papers, 323 citations indexed

About

Shahed Nalla is a scholar working on Surgery, Anthropology and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shahed Nalla has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 323 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Anthropology and 11 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in Shahed Nalla's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Morphological variations and asymmetry (11 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Shahed Nalla is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Morphological variations and asymmetry (11 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Shahed Nalla collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Spain and United States. Shahed Nalla's co-authors include Juan A. Sanchis‐Gimeno, Daniel García‐Martínez, Markus Bastir, Lee R. Berger, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo, Scott A. Williams, Nicole Torres‐Tamayo and Kristian J. Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and European Spine Journal.

In The Last Decade

Shahed Nalla

32 papers receiving 317 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shahed Nalla South Africa 11 156 118 102 99 90 38 323
Nicole Torres‐Tamayo Spain 12 153 1.0× 135 1.1× 51 0.5× 150 1.5× 64 0.7× 21 376
Helen K. Kurki Canada 17 156 1.0× 408 3.5× 104 1.0× 138 1.4× 55 0.6× 26 656
James H. Gosman United States 5 51 0.3× 79 0.7× 59 0.6× 43 0.4× 52 0.6× 8 280
Libby W. Cowgill United States 13 152 1.0× 292 2.5× 76 0.7× 95 1.0× 78 0.9× 24 493
Benoît Beyer Belgium 9 56 0.4× 44 0.4× 124 1.2× 51 0.5× 25 0.3× 43 302
Alison Macintosh United Kingdom 10 72 0.5× 150 1.3× 27 0.3× 57 0.6× 49 0.5× 13 333
Vitale Sparacello Italy 13 285 1.8× 461 3.9× 54 0.5× 103 1.0× 198 2.2× 37 658
Martin Hora Czechia 10 147 0.9× 330 2.8× 27 0.3× 74 0.7× 98 1.1× 18 511
Alfred Czarnetzki Germany 12 92 0.6× 283 2.4× 55 0.5× 26 0.3× 90 1.0× 41 454
Jaap P. P. Saers United Kingdom 11 54 0.3× 50 0.4× 45 0.4× 99 1.0× 68 0.8× 22 329

Countries citing papers authored by Shahed Nalla

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shahed Nalla

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shahed Nalla

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shahed Nalla. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shahed Nalla 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 Shahed Nalla. Shahed Nalla 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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Nalla, Shahed, et al.. (2025). Size-relationship between transverse and arcuate foramina of atlas vertebrae in a modern South African skeletal population sample. Translational Research in Anatomy. 39. 100396–100396. 1 indexed citations
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Nalla, Shahed, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of occipitalisation in a South African Black population: An original study of 1119 skulls with a review of the literature. Translational Research in Anatomy. 37. 100349–100349. 1 indexed citations
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Nalla, Shahed, et al.. (2024). Academic exclusion of Health Sciences students in South African higher education institutions - A rationale for institutional policy and processes. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 16(4). e805–e805.
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Williams, Scott A., Thomas C. Prang, Marc R. Meyer, et al.. (2021). New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back. Library Open Repository (Universidad Complutense Madrid). 4 indexed citations
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Torres‐Tamayo, Nicole, Stefan Schlager, Daniel García‐Martínez, et al.. (2020). Three-dimensional geometric morphometrics of thorax-pelvis covariation and its potential for predicting the thorax morphology: A case study on Kebara 2 Neandertal. Journal of Human Evolution. 147. 102854–102854. 7 indexed citations
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Bastir, Markus, Daniel García‐Martínez, Nicole Torres‐Tamayo, et al.. (2020). Rib cage anatomy in Homo erectus suggests a recent evolutionary origin of modern human body shape. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(9). 1178–1187. 27 indexed citations
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2019). Possible Clinical Implications of Geographic Differences in Prevalence of Double Transverse Foramen. World Neurosurgery. 126. e570–e572.
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2018). Double Retrotransverse Foramen of Atlas (C1). World Neurosurgery. 114. e869–e872. 2 indexed citations
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2018). Atlases with Arcuate Foramen Present Cortical Bone Thickening That May Contribute to Lower Fracture Risk. World Neurosurgery. 117. e162–e166. 5 indexed citations
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2018). The Retrotransverse Foramen of the Atlas Is not a Modern Anatomic Variation. World Neurosurgery. 123. 174–176. 3 indexed citations
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2018). Prevalence of anatomic variations of the atlas vertebra. The Spine Journal. 18(11). 2102–2111. 21 indexed citations
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Nalla, Shahed, et al.. (2018). Anatomical variation of the Dorsalis pedis artery in a South African population – A Cadaveric Study. The Foot. 35. 16–27. 10 indexed citations
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Bastir, Markus, Daniel García‐Martínez, Scott A. Williams, et al.. (2017). Geometric morphometrics of hominoid thoraces and its bearing for reconstructing the ribcage of H. naledi. 1 indexed citations
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2017). 3D geometric morphometrics of lumbar vertebral curvatures in H. sapiens. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Scott A., Daniel García‐Martínez, Markus Bastir, et al.. (2017). The vertebrae and ribs of Homo naledi. Journal of Human Evolution. 104. 136–154. 40 indexed citations
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Sanchis‐Gimeno, Juan A., et al.. (2017). Retrotransverse foramen of the atlas: prevalence and bony variations. European Spine Journal. 27(6). 1272–1277. 14 indexed citations
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García‐Martínez, Daniel, Markus Bastir, Lee R. Berger, et al.. (2016). hominin first rib discovered at the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 112(5/6). 7–7. 5 indexed citations
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Williams, Scott A., Daniel García‐Martínez, Marc R. Meyer, et al.. (2016). The axial skeleton and scaling of the trunk in Homo naledi. 1 indexed citations

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