American Journal of Human Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of American Journal of Human Biology is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Inter‐individual variability in children's physical growth and body composition: Findings of longitudinal ELOS‐Pré study26
Body composition of children with different gestation time24
Associations of Facial Shape With Physical Strength and 2D:4D in a Turkish Male and Female Sample22
The impact of catastrophic events on the sex ratio at birth: A systematic review22
The impact of thawing duration on leptin and adiponectin levels in frozen human milk samples21
Decline in pubertal timing and its relationship with excess weight. A study of the secular trend in age at menarche in girls from La Plata district (Buenos Aires, 20
Sex segregation in strength sports: Do equal‐sized muscles express the same levels of strength between sexes?18
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Do contrasting socio‐ecological conditions bring difference in premenstrual syndrome and its concomitants? A sedente‐migrant comparative study from Eastern India17
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Somatotype altitudinal variation and its relationship with the nutritional status of children in the Jujuy province, Argentina16
Delicious: The evolution of flavor and how it made us human. RobDunn and MonicaSanchez. Princeton University Press, 2021, $14.76 (cloth), 279 pp16
Community food environment and childhood obesity in a medium‐sized Brazilian city: An approach to school and neighborhood environments16
Recognizing normal reproductive biology: A comparative analysis of variability in menstrual cycle biomarkers in German and Bolivian women15
Movement behaviors in short versus adequate nocturnal sleepers: A compositional analysis of preschoolers14
Severe cyclones and sex‐specific birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia: An interrupted time‐series analysis14
Testosterone deficiency and the risk of anemia: A propensity score–matched analysis14
Composite indexes of anthropometric failure in children under 5 years of age in Argentina: Comparative analysis among regions: 2019–202013
Statistical analysis of the longitudinal fundamental movement skills data in the REACT project using the multilevel ordinal logistic model13
“Precision Medicine” and the Failed Search for Binary Brain Sex Differences to Address Gender Behavioral Health Disparities12
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Helicobacter pylori in the Philippines: Social and Ecological Determinants of Seropositivity and Lack of Association With Systemic Inflammation11
Ramadan fasting in the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum colostrum cortisol concentrations in Morocco11
High‐Altitude Adaptations in Cranial and Facial Morphology Among the Native Populations of Qinghai and Pamir and Tian Shan Mountains11
A Study of the Spatial Correlogram Patterns of Chinese Surnames11
Comparison of total daily energy expenditure with dietary reference intakes values in a sample of urban, relatively active Brazilian adults: A doubly labeled water study11
Skeletal, dental, and sexual maturation as an indicator of pubertal growth spurt10
Sexual stature difference fluctuations in pre‐ andpost‐BlackDeath London as an indicator of living standards10
Association of changes in grip strength with second digit length adjusted for fourth digit length in young children10
Maternal and infant predictors of proinflammatory milk immune activity in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania10
Intestinal microbiota composition and efficacy of iron supplementation in Peruvian children10
Weather permitting: Increased seasonal efficiency of nonshivering thermogenesis through brown adipose tissue activation in the winter10
Association between infectious exposures in infancy and epigenetic age acceleration in young adulthood in metropolitan Cebu, Philippines10
Age at peak height velocity in Polish adolescents: Effect of socioeconomic factors10
Allostatic load, adverse childhood experiences, executive functions, and BMI status in adolescents and young adults10
Early decrease in ventilatory sensitivity at very high altitude?10
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In memoriam: Roy J. Shephard, MD, PhD, DPE (1929–2023)10
Myokine secretion during moderate‐intensity physical activity: Dose–response of interleukin 6 to walking duration10
Health and Mortality in the 19th‐Century Rural United States: The Second Epidemiological Transition in Madison County, New York9
DNA polymorphisms associated with lactase persistence, self‐perceived symptoms of lactose intolerance, milk and dairy consumption, and ancestry, in the Uruguayan population9
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Reindeer herders from subarctic Finland exhibit high total energy expenditure and low energy intake during the autumn herd roundup9
Trajectory Analysis of the Four‐Year Changes in Body Composition and Bone Mineral Characteristics Among Highly Competitive Male University Long‐Distance Runners9
Evolution of the Human Life Cycle, Revisited9
Perception of strength, attractiveness and aggressiveness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength: Evidence from a European sample8
Infant eating behaviors and Milk feeding independently predict infant size8
Size at birth and accelerometer‐measured physical activity or sedentary behavior in healthy term‐born adults8
Mental health in academia: Hacks for cultivating and sustaining wellbeing8
MULT: A new BMI reference to assess nutritional status of multi‐ethnic children and adolescents8
Reliability of biological maturation analyses performed by equations predicting skeletal age and peak height velocity with hand and wrist X‐ray results8
Anthropometric parameters to estimate body frame size in children and adolescents: A systematic review8
Overweight and obesity in adulthood, sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, and the early burden of noncommunicable diseases among Americans: NHANES 2007–20188
Association betweenFTO(rs17817449) genetic variant, gamma‐glutamyl transferase, and hypertension in Slovak midlife women8
Pathologizing normal height or identifying chronic malnutrition: Public health concerns of calling stunting normal8
Male facial cues to physical strength in Europe: Medium‐strength preference and higher aggressiveness attribution to the weakest7
Exposome and low birthweight selection bias considerations in early life infections and epigenetic age relationships7
Economic impacts and nutritional outcomes of the 2017 floods in Bangladeshi Shodagor fishing families7
Sleep duration and quality during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the association with physical activity and screen time among Brazilian college students7
Individual and school correlates of body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary school children from the REACT project: A multivariate multilevel analysis7
Sexually dimorphic traits are associated with subsistence strategy in African faces from the Sahel/Savannah belt7
Fear, violence, inequality, and stunting in Guatemala7
Association between adherence to 24‐h movement guidelines and sociodemographic factors among Malaysian preschoolers: Findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia7
Fit‐Fat Index is better associated with heart rate variability compared to fitness and fatness alone as indicators of cardiometabolic human health7
Association Between Self‐Reported Lactose Intolerance, Additional Environmental Factors, and Bone Mineral Density in Young Adults7
In Search of Environmental Factors Associated With Global Differences in Birth Weight and BMI6
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Current officers and members of standing committees6
What is health? Allostasis and the evolution of human design. PeterSterlingCambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 20206
The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Sex Ratio at Birth in Ireland6
Impact of modernization on urinary concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and selenium in rural residents of Northern Laos6
Ancient DNA analysis reveals temporal and geographical patterns of mitochondrial diversity in pre‐Hispanic populations from Central Argentina6
Ad libitum dehydration is associated with poorer performance on a sustained attention task but not other measures of cognitive performance among middle‐to‐older aged community‐dwelling adults: A short6
Population History and Anthropometric Variation of West Coast Irish Islands6
Body size, form, composition, and a healthy lifestyle associates with health‐related quality of life among Portuguese children6
Let's talk teaching: Progressive pedagogy in anthropology courses6
Reply to: ‘Early decrease in ventilatory sensitivity at very high altitude?’6
The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Self‐Assessment of Mental and Physical Health of Adolescents (10–15 Years Old) From Kraków (Poland)6
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Association among 25‐hydroxyvitamin D levels, hypertriglyceridemic‐waist phenotype, and cardiometabolic markers in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus from regions with high solar incidence6
Pearl Memorial Lecture. Humans at the extremes: Exploring human adaptation to ecological and social stressors6
The relationship between digit ratio (2D:4D) and muscular fitness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis6
Association of household fuel use with hypertension and blood pressure among adult women in rural Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study5
Exploring barriers to SARS‐CoV‐2 testing uptake in underserved black communities in Louisiana5
Hyperandrogenism associated with polycystic ovary syndrome may have a protective effect against fracture risk in female athletes: A pilot study5
Limitations of the Male/Female Binary for Studying the Influences of Sex‐ and Gender‐Related Factors on Health5
Is height related to fertility? An evaluation of women from low‐ and middle‐income countries5
Differences in wasting assessment through Middle‐Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) adjusted by sex, age and geographic origin for children aged 6–59 months: New reference based on anthropometr5
Psychological resilience and cortisol levels in adults: A systematic review5
Consanguineous Marriages and Child Ever Born—The Moderating Role of Working Women5
Polygyny, Infant, and Child Mortality in Pakistan: Moderating Effect of Household Wealth Status5
What is the best anthropometric predictor for identifying higher risk for cardiovascular diseases in afro‐descendant Brazilian women? A cross‐sectional population‐based study5
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Skeletal maturation in male elite youth athletes from the Middle East5
Mapping spatial morbidity patterns for bronchiolitis related to socioeconomic estimators: A spatial epidemiology approach to identify health disparities in Puerto Madryn, Argentina5
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The predictive equations of resting metabolic rate for Tibetan adolescents aged 13–18 in Tibet, China5
Associations of obesity, movement behaviors, and socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills in children: Results from the REACT project5
The impact of COVID‐19 on the number of births in Yucatan, Mexico5
The impact of winter warming and more frequent icing events on reindeer herder occupational safety, health, and wellbeing5
Genetic structure and population connection of two Bouyei populations in northern Vietnam based on short tandem repeat analysis5
A Preliminary Investigation of Associations Between Traumatic Events Experienced During Pregnancy and Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Levels of Brazilian Adolescent Mothers and Infants4
Minimally invasive biomarkers in human population biology research, part 2: An introduction to the special issue4
Demystifying mentorship: Tips for successfully navigating the mentor–mentee journey4
The Portuguese economic crisis is associated with socioeconomic and sex disparities on children's health‐related behaviors and obesity: A cross‐sectional study4
Rethinking Gender/Sex Identity4
Toddler hair cortisol levels are associated with maternal prenatal depression4
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No relationship found between dental fluctuating asymmetry, birthweight, and birth term in two modern North American samples4
Seasonal variability in body mass index, waist circumference, and skinfolds in Norwegian children4
Sex‐based tuberculosis mortality in Newfoundland, 1900–1949: Implications for populations in transition4
Stationarity of the Special Relationship Between the Geographical Distribution of Body Size and Day Length in Japanese Adolescents: Spatial and Temporal Analysis Using a GTWR Model4
The impact of swaddling upon breastfeeding: A critical review4
Interactions with alloparents are associated with the diversity of infant skin and fecal bacterial communities in Chicago, United States4
Breast size in lactating women and the content of macronutrients in human milk4
The human biology of spaceflight4
Parental incarceration and child physical health outcomes from infancy to adulthood: A critical review and multilevel model of potential pathways4
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Prevalence of hypertension among the indigenous population in North‐East India: Is this a consequence of “nutritional transition”?4
Intimate partner violence, depression, and chronic low‐grade inflammation among middle‐aged women in Cebu, Philippines4
Are sun exposure time, dietary patterns, and vitamin D intake related to the socioeconomic status of Portuguese children?4
Expanding the Scope of Heart Rate Variability in Metabolic Health: A Commentary on Sex‐Specific Associations4
African American mothers' perceptions of infant body size are prospectively associated with infant growth and BMI4
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Association Between Parity and Bone Mineral Density in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey4
Maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Meitei women of Manipur, Northeast India: A cross‐sectional study4
Effect of COVID‐19 pandemic on lifestyle and bone mineral density in young adults4
Reply to the letter titled “Whither Adivasi amid the Covid catastrophe?” by Saini and Nancy4
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Religious minority identity associates with stress and psychological health among Muslim and Hindu women in Bangladesh and London4
Calculation and Comparison of Step Guidelines for Preschooler Physical Activity While Indoors4
Changes in blood pressure, oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentration, and heart rate among low‐altitude migrants living at high altitude (5380 m) for 360 days4
The Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder‐Associated DRD4 7R Allele Predicts Household Economic Status but Not Nutritional Status in Northern Kenyan Rendille Children4
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduces postpartum fat mass in adolescents: A randomized trial4
The now and future of human biology at the extremes: An introduction to the special issue3
After Theranos: Using point‐of‐care testing to advance measures of health biomarkers in human biology research3
The relationship between altitude and BMI varies across low‐ and middle‐income countries3
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Both early and late maternal age at childbirth is associated with increasing odds of central obesity in offspring3
Effects of caste, birth season, and family income on digit ratios3
The Secondary Sex Ratio and Male Mortality at Pre‐Reproductive Ages: A Test of Selection In Utero3
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Maternal–infant interaction quality is associated with child NR3C1 CpG site methylation at 7 years of age3
Reference Values of Arm Span and Arm Span to Height Ratio of Japanese Population in Childhood and Adolescence: Comparison With Dutch and Turkish Population3
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Trend in physical growth among Chinese urban students: Results from five national successive cross‐sectional surveys within the past two decades3
Stunting is the natural condition of human height3
Toolkit article: Approaches to measuring social inequities in health in human biology research3
Anthropometric measures do not explain the 2D:4D ratio sexual dimorphism in 7‐year‐old children3
“Recent Research on the Human Biology of Pastoralists” by B. Campbell3
Interacting Water Insecurity and Food Insecurity: Recent Advances in Theory and Application3
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Theoretical constraints: Science, caretaking, and the creation of normative ideals3
Influence of chest/head circumference ratio at birth on obstetric and neonatal outcomes: The Japan environment and children's study3
No impact of developmental conditions on serum estradiol levels among Bangladeshi women in the UK and Bangladesh3
Pregnancy outcomes among evacuees of the Sinabung volcano, 2010–2018 (North Sumatra, Indonesia): A matched cohort study3
Chronic Stress and Severe Water Insecurity During the Historic 2022 Drought in Northern Kenya Were Associated With Inflammation Among Daasanach Seminomadic Pastoralists3
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Dual Behavioral–Physiological Buffering of Mothers' Milk Facilitates Drought Adaptability of Pastoralists and Agropastoralists in Northern Kenya3
Can the Urban Lifestyle Impact on Children BMI and Healthy Sleep?3
What is normal body weight? Perceptions around “average” and “healthy” body weight among adolescents in Indiana3
A longitudinal study of handgrip strength asymmetry3
Human biology and the study of precarity: How the intersection of uncertainty and inequality is taking us to new extremes3
Magnitude and spatial distribution of food and nutrition security during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Tucumán (Argentina)3
Revisiting “Grandmothers and the Evolution of Human Longevity” 2003 AJHBhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.101563
Birth weight and nutritional status in school‐age children from Boane city, Mozambique3
Body norms and normative bodies inHighland Guatemala3
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Origin of the Nuñoa, Perú High Altitude Field Research Site and How It Shaped Our Understanding of Functional Adaptation to High‐Altitude Stressors3
A comparison of FELS and Tanner‐Whitehouse II skeletal ages in male youth soccer players from the Middle East3
Prenatal androgenization (2D:4D) predictions of tennis match‐play success in junior players: A search for physiological explanations3
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Validity of anthropometric equation‐based estimators of fat mass in Samoan adults3
Trends in the prevalence of obesity, overweight, and thinness among schoolchildren aged 7–14 years from southern Brazil (2002–2019)3
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Maternal stress and hair cortisol among pregnant women following hurricane Florence3
Comparison of frame index reference percentiles in Argentine and European boys and girls3
Leukocyte telomere length predicts subsequent infectious morbidity among Colombian schoolchildren3
Assessing Children's Growth and Motor Development after the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Insights from the REACT Project3
The influence of somatic maturity on the relationship between the triglyceride/high‐density lipoprotein ratio and vascular health in children and adolescents with dyslipidemia3
Association between muscle strength and executive function in Tibetan adolescents at high altitude in China: Results from a cross‐sectional study at 16–18 years of age3
Healthy home food environments of pregnant Black women are shaped by food outlet access and participation in nutrition assistance programs3
Fertility Behavior in the Context of Polygyny in Pakistan With the Moderating Effect of Household Wealth Status Evidences From Demographic and Health Survey 2017–183
Effects of household composition on infant feeding and mother–infant health in northern Kenya3
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