Primates

Papers
(The TQCC of Primates 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Distribution and habitat suitability of the endangered lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus and other primate species in the Kodagu region of the Western Ghats, India22
Through cross-disciplinary collaboration19
Friends in high places: Interspecific grooming between chimpanzees and primate prey species in Budongo Forest15
Temporal variation and age influence activity budget more than sex and reproductive status in wild brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba clamitans) inhabiting a large, continuous forest11
Adult–adult play in captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)11
Metacognition in nonhuman primates: a review of current knowledge11
Population size and habitat preference of the Omo River guereza (Colobus guereza guereza) in a multi-habitat matrix in the central highlands of Ethiopia10
Factors influencing establishment success in reintroduced black-faced spider monkeys Ateles chamek10
Age, sex, and inflammatory markers predict chronic conditions, cardiac disease, and mortality among captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)10
Long-term observations in the Ndoki forest resolve enduring questions about truffle foraging by western lowland gorillas10
Precursors and aftermath of severe targeted aggression in captive cotton-top tamarins10
A case of suspected chimpanzee scavenging in the Issa Valley, Tanzania9
First record of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil9
Correction: Owl monkeys: biology, adaptive radiation, and behavioral ecology of the only nocturnal primate in the Americas, edited by Eduardo Fernandez-Duque9
Partner choice in genito-genital rubbing among female bonobos (Pan paniscus) is highly dependent on physical proximity9
An evaluation of thermal imaging as a welfare monitoring tool for captive chimpanzees9
Portrayals of wild primates in documentary films: reason for concern?8
Primate tales: memoirs from leaders in primatology8
Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa)7
New records of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) in Serra da Mantiqueira through thermal drones7
Different: What apes can teach us about gender, by Frans de Waal7
Behavioral responses to riparian and anthropogenic edge effects in mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in a disturbed riverine forest7
Geographic, climatic, and phylogenetic drivers of variation in colobine activity budgets7
Parallel lasers and digital photography to estimate limb size of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda7
Genetic characterization of Macaca arctoides: A highlight of key genes and pathways7
The relationship of coping style and social support variation to glucocorticoid metabolites in wild olive baboons (Papio anubis)6
Sketches of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) hoo’s: vowels by any other name?6
Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades6
Pattern and pace of morphological change due to variable human impact: the case of Japanese macaques6
Reactions to a dead adult female in Japanese macaques at Arashiyama: Why did a non-affiliated female groom the corpse?6
Comparative analysis of intragroup intermale relationships: a study of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus) in Wamba, Democratic Republic of Congo and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Kalinzu Forest Reserve, U6
A report of stillbirth and subsequent maternal cannibalism observed in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques at Awajishima, Japan6
Correction to: Roadside monkeys: anthropogenic effects on moor macaque (Macaca maura) ranging behavior in Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia5
Correction: Path To Acceptance and Refined Practices for Habituating Western Lowland Gorillas5
Correction: Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades5
Correction: A cooperation experiment with white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)5
Acknowledgements5
Analysis of palmprints and soleprints of black-tufted marmosets (Callithrix penicillata): are there similarities to humans?5
Correction to: My path to primatology: some stories from the field5
Treatment of hepatitis in ex-biomedical chimpanzees at a Japanese sanctuary thanks to support from the general public5
Correction to: Fission–fusion dynamics in a wild group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) on Kinkazan Island caused by the repeated separation of an alpha male being followed by females5
Acknowledgements5
Responses to dying and dead adult companions in a free-ranging, provisioned group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)4
From stones to sketches: investigating tracing behaviours in Japanese macaques4
Mantled howler monkey males assess their rivals through formant spacing of long-distance calls4
A prosocial function of head-gaze aversion and head-cocking in common marmosets4
Searching for evolutionary perspectives of human sociality through the eyes of gorillas4
The Primates 2021 Social Impact Award4
More than a simple fixed action pattern: Yawning in drills4
Acknowledgements4
New records of the white-cheeked macaque provide range extension for the endangered primate in Gaoligong Mountains4
Population differences in putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans) call order4
Multiparous and primiparous mothers partially differ in how they allocate maternal behaviour in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)4
Raising the level: orangutans solve the floating peanut task without visual feedback4
Conservation and evolution: Inbreeding, small populations, and sex differences in life history4
Mixed-species association and a record of a hybrid offspring between Trachypithecus pileatus and Trachypithecus phayrei in Bangladesh4
Monitoring the population and distribution of the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in the Klias Peninsula, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia: insights from an 18-year study4
The Primates 2024 most-cited paper award4
Correction: Snapshots: most-cited Primates papers by decade (1950s–2020s)4
Genetic analysis of hybridization between white-handed (Hylobates lar) and pileated (Hylobates pileatus) gibbons in a contact zone in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand4
A cooperation experiment with white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)3
Assessing the effects of survey-inherent disturbance on primate detectability: Recommendations for line transect distance sampling3
Habitat suitability modeling for the endangered Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) in the Indo-Chinese subregion of India: a case study from southern Assam (India)3
Thanatology in the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)3
Chimpanzees employ context-specific behavioral strategies within fission–fusion societies3
Correction: Population genetics of captive spider monkeys in Japan for ex situ conservation3
Professor Masao Kawai, a pioneer and leading scholar in primatology and writer of animal stories for children3
Urinary health indicators in folivorous-frugivorous primates with and without food supplementation3
Good case studies reveal something important3
Primates and elephants in East Asia: from Neolithic to rural depopulation3
Seasonal variation in the behavioural ecology of samango monkeys (Cercopithecus albogularis schwarzi) in a southern latitude montane environment3
Death of a one-armed blackback male due to severe injuries in a group of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon3
The Primates 2023 Social Impact Award3
Fragmented forest affects the southern black-horned capuchin (Sapajus nigritus cucullatus) in the Argentinean Atlantic Forest3
A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of bipedal walking in a white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) on a horizontal pole and flat surface3
My life with primates3
Mothers stick together: how the death of an infant affects female social relationships in a group of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus)3
Extending the conservation impact of great ape research: Flagship species sites facilitate biodiversity assessments and land preservation3
Male adoption in the black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)3
Well-digging in a community of forest-living wild East African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)3
Leopard predation on wild Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys3
Less bins, less baboons: reducing access to anthropogenic food effectively decreases the urban foraging behavior of a troop of chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) in a peri-urban area3
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