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Sharon N. DeWitte | Researchclopedia

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Sharon N. DeWitte

University of South Carolina ORCID

127

Works

5,422

Citations

35

h-index

64

i10-index

Research Topics

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Paleopathology and ancient diseases

Affiliations

Albany State University2011–2011

Pennsylvania State University2003–2004

University of South Carolina2011–2025

University of Colorado Boulder2023–2025

Hamilton College2011–2011

Top Works

A draft genome of Yersinia pestis from victims of the Black Death

Kirsten I. Bos,Verena J. Schuenemann,et al.

2011793 citations

Zoonotic diseases and public health

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Yersinia pestis and the Plague of Justinian 541–543 AD: a genomic analysis

David M. Wagner,Jennifer Klunk,et al.

2014481 citations

The Osteological Paradox 20 Years Later: Past Perspectives, Future Directions

Sharon N. DeWitte,Christopher M. Stojanowski

2015300 citations

Selectivity of Black Death mortality with respect to preexisting health

Sharon N. DeWitte,James W. Wood

2008271 citations

Targeted enrichment of ancient pathogens yielding the pPCP1 plasmid of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> from victims of the Black Death

Verena J. Schuenemann,Kirsten I. Bos,et al.

2011260 citations

Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death

Jennifer Klunk,Tauras P. Vilgalys,et al.

2022240 citations

Mortality Risk and Survival in the Aftermath of the Medieval Black Death

Sharon N. DeWitte

2014216 citations

Stature and frailty during the Black Death: the effect of stature on risks of epidemic mortality in London, A.D. 1348–1350

Sharon N. DeWitte,Gail M Hughes-Morey

2012152 citations

Sex differentials in frailty in medieval England

Sharon N. DeWitte

2010138 citations