OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annals of Human Biology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
X-chromosomal STRs for genetic composition analysis of Guizhou Dong group and its phylogenetic relationships with other reference populations	13
Palaeoanthropology and the study of pre-adult fossil remains	12
Genetic variants in BDNF ( rs6265 and rs11030119 ) and stroke susceptibility: a case-control analysis in So	11
Bone-specific median age of hand-wrist maturation from Sudan	10
Total daily energy expenditure and elevated water turnover in a small-scale semi-nomadic pastoralist society from Northern Kenya	10
Reproductive life histories: can incremental dentine isotope analysis identify pubertal growth, pregnancy and lactation?	10
Identification of mitophagy and ferroptosis-related hub genes associated with intracerebral haemorrhage through bioinformatics analysis	8
Association between genetic polymorphisms of cadherin 23 and noise-induced hearing loss: a meta-analysis	8
Effects of different Taekwondo practices on biomechanics of balance and control during kick technique	8
Self-reported dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with adipose tissue markers and glucose metabolism in apparently healthy subjects	8
The association between daytime sleep and general obesity risk differs by sleep duration in Iranian adults	8
Haplogroup diversity in the Indian population using 23 Y-STRs	8
The impact of leptin and its receptor polymorphisms on type 1 diabetes in a population of northwest Iran	7
Association of polymorphisms rs2303729, rs10880, and rs1131620 of LTBP4 with sarcopenia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	7
The changes in the prevalence of underweight and short stature among Polish youth from 1938 to 2020	7
Exploring the Kinh Vietnamese genomic database for the polymorphisms of the P450 genes towards precision public health	7
Underweight in young Japanese women over time: a longitudinal retrospective study of the change in body mass index from ages 6 to 20 years	7
Vaping behaviour patterns and daily blood pressure and heart rate variation: a brief report	7
Birthweight and its association with cardiometabolic risk parameters in rural Maya children from Yucatan, Mexico	6
Paediatric dominant and non-dominant handgrip reference curves and the association with body composition	6
Genetic polymorphism of 27 Y-STR loci in Kazakh populations from Northern Kazakhstan	6
Commentary on “new systems for dental maturity based on seven and four teeth” Demirjian and Goldstein, Annals of Human Biology, 1976,3,411-421	6
Body image perceptions and avoidance behaviours among a Moroccan group of adolescents	6
Catalogue of immature hominin fossils from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	6
Human height: a model common complex trait	6

Child BMI trajectories: the history of a concept over the last four decades	6
Professor Donald A. Bailey Jan 5 ^th 1934 to June 3 ^rd 2023	6
Genetic diversity ofCYP3A5andABCB1variants in East-Central and South European populations	6
Cardiorespiratory fitness in Chinese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Associations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 months	6
Effects of orthodontic treatment on masticatory muscles activity: a meta-analysis	5
Use of Investigator 24plex GO! To analyse allele frequencies of 21 autosomal STRs in the population of Veracruz state, Mexico	5
An evaluation of inter and intra population structure of Uttar Pradesh, inferred from 24 autosomal STRs	5
Genetic polymorphisms of 17 X-STR loci in two Tunisian populations from Sousse and Makthar	5
Linking the bed dust microbiome with environmental factors and child respiratory health	5
Independent and combined influence of physical fitness components on self-esteem in adolescents: DADOS study	4
Worldwide distribution of genetic factors related to severity of COVID-19 infection	4
Facial shapes in Frankfurt Horizontal and natural head positions: a methodological study	4
New hominin dental remains from the ∼2.04–1.95 Ma Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa	4
ABCG2 and SLCO1B1 gene polymorphisms in the Croatian population	4
Photoanthropometric study: are non-professional photographs suitable for objective and reliable analysis of facial features?	4
Long-term health outcomes from inbreeding in a historical Swedish population: longevity, fertility, and impairments	4
The mitochondrial DNA control region sequences from the Chinese sui population of southwestern China	4
Assessment of height growth in Indian children using growth centiles and growth curves	3
Testing the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations on maternal reproductive health and associated neonatal characteristics in a transitional, Mediterranean population	3
Comparing the performance of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in predicting Malaysians with excess adiposity	3
Development of an Okinawa panel for biogeographic inference of Okinawans	3
Age at menarche and chemical exposure: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene (DDE), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB	3
Very low frequency of the lactase persistence allele LCT-13910T in the Armenian population	3
Buffering in the intra-household allocation of scarce water in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh	3
Deep phenotyping of pubertal development in Norwegian children: the Bergen Growth Study 2	3
The genetic structure and admixture of Manchus and Koreans in northeast China	3
The growth status of North Korean refugee adolescents in South Korea: comparison with South Korean adolescents	3
Molecular characterisation of sickle cell disease and classification of major haplotypes associated with the β-globin cluster (HBB gene) by means of SNP marker sequencing in a group of samples from Bo	3
Bioarchaeological study of ancient Teotihuacans based on complete mitochondrial genome sequences and diet isotopes	3
Unravelling the molecular mechanisms and immune landscape of vitiligo: a comprehensive bioinformatics study on melanogenesis-related genes	3
Delayed skeletal maturation is a major contributor to child height deficits in a low-income setting	3
Genetic variants of FGFR family associated with height, hypertension, and osteoporosis	3
Bone mineral density and fractures in postmenopausal women of Maya-Mestizo ethnic origin with different body mass indexes	2
The Nick Norgan Award 2023	2
Health status and public health needs in a Togolese child health care centre modelled after the Dutch system	2
Establishment of reference intervals for bone turnover markers in healthy Chinese older adults	2
Lower educational level remains associated with lower body height among Austrian conscripts born from 1961 through 2002	2
Genetic characteristics and forensic features of Xibe ethnic group revealed via extended set of Y-STRs	2
Causal relationship of genetically predicted particulate matter 2.5 level with Alzheimer’s disease and the mediating effect of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate	2
Analysis of the TSER and G>C variants in the TYMS gene: a high frequency of low expression genotypes predicted in the Mexican population	2
Prevalence of the Cusp of Carabelli: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Genetic polymorphisms of 19 X-STRs in populations of Hubei Han and Guangxi Zhuang and their comparisons with 13 other Chinese populations	2
Interrelationships among skeletal age, growth status and motor performances in female athletes 10–15 years	2
Commentary on: “age period cohort analysis – a review of what we should and shouldn’t do”	2
The effect of birth month on body height of Austrian conscripts varies according to educational level	2
Measurement of deciduous molar crowns and arches using digital imaging technology in pre-school children from Xiamen, China	2
Energy intake misreport: how different methods affect its prevalence and nutrient intake estimates	2
Forensic evaluation of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy in Gujarat population, India	2
The Nick Norgan Award 2021	2

Dual burden of infectious and chronic disease in low-resource U.S. communities: examining relationships between infection, adiposity, and inflammation	2
The problem of latent class trajectory analysis in child growth and obesity research	2
Lactose in human milk is associated with lower rates of infection during a drought	2
Childhood developmental environment affects adult intestinal inflammation levels: preliminary evidence from older adults in the United States	2
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of stretching techniques on balance performance	2
Analysis of the influence of glutathione S-transferase (GSTM1 and GSTT1) genes on the risk of essential hypertension	2
Evaluation of genetic polymorphisms at 21 autosomal STR loci in Ramgharia Sikh population of Punjab, India	2
Reference values of inside leg length and inside leg length to stature ratio for Japanese children, 0–12 years of age	2
Diagnostic test accuracy of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis	2
Bioinformatics analysis of the potential mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease induced by exposure to combined triazine herbicides	2
Unravelling the complex interplay of cuproptosis, lncRNAs, and immune infiltration in Alzheimer’s disease: a step towards novel therapeutic targets	2
Genetic analysis of sixteen autosomal STR loci in three Tunisian populations from Makthar, Nabeul and Sousse	2
Gene flow and phylogenetic analyses of paternal lineages in the Yi-Luo valley using Y-STR genetic markers	2
Commentary to the article: an estimation of the number of cells in the human body	2
Forensic parameters and population analysis of 21 autosomal STR loci in the Wuhu Han population from Anhui Province, East China	1
Genetic analysis of 23 Y-STR loci in the Va population from Yunnan Province, Southwest China	1
Geolocation prediction from STR genotyping: a pilot study in five geographically distinct global populations	1
Genome-wide analysis of runs of homozygosity in Pakistani controls with no history of speech or language-related developmental phenotypes	1
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	1
Altered gut microbiota composition and feeding behaviours in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a comparative pilot study	1
Forensic characterisation and polymorphism analysis of 16 X-chromosomal STRs in the Jining Han population in Eastern China	1
The social brain hypothesis – thirty years on	1
Sex dimorphism of weight and length at birth: evidence based on disorders of sex development	1
The mitochondrial DNA HVI and HVII sequences and haplogroup distribution in a population sample from Vietnam	1
Secular trends in BMI, excess weight and body fat skinfolds in Peruvian children living at high altitude	1
Body composition after implementation of an enhanced parenteral nutrition protocol in the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomised pilot trial	1
Does stunting still matter in high-income countries?	1
Genetic polymorphism of 15 STR loci in agropastoral communities from central-northern Chile and relationships with other South American populations	1
Phylogeographic analysis of Y-chromosomal haplogroup C2a-M48-F8472, a minor paternal lineage of Han populations with possible ancestry of Xiongnu	1
Evaluation and prediction of individual growth trajectories	1
Cadmium exposure is associated with chronic kidney disease in a superfund site lead smelter community in Dallas, Texas	1
Site and sex specific bone mineral content, and density trajectories from adolescence through to 15 years post peak bone mass	1
Diversity in matrilineages among the Jomon individuals of Japan	1
Genetic polymorphism of 27 Y-STR loci in Kazakh populations from Eastern Kazakhstan	1
Cardiorespiratory fitness, screen time and cardiometabolic risk in South Brazilian school children	1
Exploring the existence, strength, and independence of relative age and maturation selection biases: a case study in Gaelic football talent development programmes	1
Forensic characteristics and genetic substructure analysis of the Handan Han population, Northern China	1
Identification of biomarkers related to iron death in diabetic kidney disease based on machine learning algorithms	1
Physical and perceptual demands of youth international team match-play in traditional and aged-matched future teams for biologically late maturing soccer players	1
Genetic diversity of 23 STR loci of the Guizhou Tujia ethnic minority and the phylogenetic relationships with 22 other populations	1
Commentary on Malavolti et al. “cross-calibration of eight bi-polar bioelectrical impedance analysis versus dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of total and appendicular body compositi	1
Intergenerational effects of climate disasters: trimester of pregnancy when a hurricane hits predicts neonate body size	1
Genetic diversity of 23 Y-STR loci of the Lisu ethnic minority residing in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, Southwest China	1
Dental age estimation of Malaysian Indian children and adolescents: applicability of Chaillet and Demirjian’s modified method using artificial neural network	1
Editorial: EAA and ISGA congress Vilnius 2022	1
The protoconid: a key cusp in lower molars. Evidence from a recent modern human population	1
Life history research and human biology	1
Sex differences in radioulnar contrasts of the finger ridge counts across 21 human population samples	1
Drought-compounded stress and immune function in Kenyan pastoralist boys and girls occupying contrasting climate zones	1
Genetic polymorphisms and phylogenetic characteristics of Tibeto-Burman-speaking Lahu population from southwest China based on 41 Y-STR loci	1
Genetic polymorphism analysis and forensic application evaluation of 57 insertion/deletion polymorphisms from Yi ethnic group in Yunnan	1
Longitudinal composite 3D faces and facial growth trends in children 6–11 years of age using 3D cephalometric surface imaging	1