| Dental homologies in lamniform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) K Shimada Journal of Morphology 251 (1), 38-72, 2002 | 167 | 2002 |
| 100-million-year dynasty of giant planktivorous bony fishes in the Mesozoic seas M Friedman, K Shimada, LD Martin, MJ Everhart, J Liston, A Maltese, ... Science 327 (5968), 990-993, 2010 | 147 | 2010 |
| Fossil marine vertebrates from the lowermost Greenhorn Limestone (Upper Cretaceous: middle Cenomanian) in southeastern Colorado K Shimada, BA Schumacher, JA Parkin, JM Palermo Journal of Paleontology 80 (sp63), 1-45, 2006 | 134 | 2006 |
| Paleoecological relationships of the Late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli (Agassiz) K Shimada Journal of Paleontology 71 (5), 926-933, 1997 | 109 | 1997 |
| The relationship between the tooth size and total body length in the white shark K Shimada Journal of Fossil Research 35 (2), 28-33, 2002 | 95 | 2002 |
| Phylogeny of lamniform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) and the contribution of dental characters to lamniform systematics K Shimada Paleontological Research 9 (1), 55-72, 2005 | 93 | 2005 |
| Mid-Cenomanian vertebrate faunas of the Western Interior Seaway of North America and their evolutionary, paleobiogeographical, and paleoecological implications SL Cumbaa, K Shimada, TD Cook Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 295 (1-2), 199-214, 2010 | 90 | 2010 |
| Skeletal anatomy of the Late Cretaceous shark,Squalicorax (Neoselachii: Anacoracidae) K Shimada, DJ Cicimurri Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 79, 241-261, 2005 | 80 | 2005 |
| Annotated checklist of fossil fishes from the Smoky Hill Chalk of the Niobrara Chalk (Upper Cretaceous) in Kansas K Shimada, C Fielitz Bulletin of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History 35, 193-213, 2006 | 77 | 2006 |
| Evolutionary pathways toward gigantism in sharks and rays C Pimiento, JL Cantalapiedra, K Shimada, DJ Field, JB Smaers Evolution 73 (3), 588-599, 2019 | 71 | 2019 |
| Skeletal anatomy of the Late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli from the Niobrara Chalk in Kansas K Shimada Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 (4), 642-652, 1997 | 71 | 1997 |
| Skeletal and dental anatomy of lamniform shark, Cretalamna appendiculata, from Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk of Kansas K Shimada Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 (3), 584-602, 2007 | 69 | 2007 |
| Dentition of the Late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli from the Niobrara Chalk of Kansas K Shimada Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 (2), 269-279, 1997 | 69 | 1997 |
| Shark-bitten protostegid turtles from the upper Cretaceous Mooreville Chalk, Alabama K Shimada, GE Hooks III Journal of Paleontology 78 (1), 205-210, 2004 | 59 | 2004 |
| Teeth of embryos in lamniform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) K Shimada Environmental Biology of Fishes 63, 309-319, 2002 | 52 | 2002 |
| Ontogenetic parameters and life history strategies of the late Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli, based on vertebral growth increments K Shimada Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (1), 21-33, 2008 | 51 | 2008 |
| The size of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), revisited K Shimada Historical Biology 33 (7), 904-911, 2021 | 50 | 2021 |
| The oldest North American mosasaurs (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Kansas and Texas with comments on the radiation of major mosasaur clades MJ Polcyn, GL Bell Jr, K Shimada, MJ Everhart Proceedings of the Second Mosasaur Meeting, Fort Hays Studies Special, 137-155, 2008 | 49 | 2008 |
| Fossil fishes from the basal Greenhorn Limestone (Upper Cretaceous. Late Cenomanian) in Russell County, Kansas K Shimada Unlocking the Unknown: Paper Honoring Dr. Richard J. Zakrzewski. Fort Hays …, 2008 | 49 | 2008 |
| Trophic position of Otodus megalodon and great white sharks through time revealed by zinc isotopes J McCormack, ML Griffiths, SL Kim, K Shimada, M Karnes, H Maisch, ... Nature Communications 13 (1), 2980, 2022 | 48 | 2022 |
