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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Genetic variants in BDNF ( rs6265 and rs11030119 ) and stroke susceptibility: a case-control analysis in So	15
Total daily energy expenditure and elevated water turnover in a small-scale semi-nomadic pastoralist society from Northern Kenya	14
Palaeoanthropology and the study of pre-adult fossil remains	14
Reproductive life histories: can incremental dentine isotope analysis identify pubertal growth, pregnancy and lactation?	13
Bone-specific median age of hand-wrist maturation from Sudan	13
Identification of mitophagy and ferroptosis-related hub genes associated with intracerebral haemorrhage through bioinformatics analysis	11
The association between daytime sleep and general obesity risk differs by sleep duration in Iranian adults	11
Haplogroup diversity in the Indian population using 23 Y-STRs	10
Effects of different Taekwondo practices on biomechanics of balance and control during kick technique	10
Self-reported dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with adipose tissue markers and glucose metabolism in apparently healthy subjects	10
Exploring the Kinh Vietnamese genomic database for the polymorphisms of the P450 genes towards precision public health	9
Association between genetic polymorphisms of cadherin 23 and noise-induced hearing loss: a meta-analysis	9
The impact of leptin and its receptor polymorphisms on type 1 diabetes in a population of northwest Iran	8
The changes in the prevalence of underweight and short stature among Polish youth from 1938 to 2020	8
Somatotype affects lean body mass estimation with bioelectrical impedance analysis in young athletes	8
Professor Donald A. Bailey Jan 5 ^th 1934 to June 3 ^rd 2023	8
Underweight in young Japanese women over time: a longitudinal retrospective study of the change in body mass index from ages 6 to 20 years	8
Association of polymorphisms rs2303729, rs10880, and rs1131620 of LTBP4 with sarcopenia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	8
Paediatric dominant and non-dominant handgrip reference curves and the association with body composition	7
Catalogue of immature hominin fossils from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	7
‘I feel more comfortable in contact with similar-sized players’: male youth rugby union players’ perceptions of bio-banded training	7
Birthweight and its association with cardiometabolic risk parameters in rural Maya children from Yucatan, Mexico	7
Genetic diversity ofCYP3A5andABCB1variants in East-Central and South European populations	7
Body image perceptions and avoidance behaviours among a Moroccan group of adolescents	6
An evaluation of inter and intra population structure of Uttar Pradesh, inferred from 24 autosomal STRs	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
Cardiorespiratory fitness in Chinese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Linking the bed dust microbiome with environmental factors and child respiratory health	6
Child BMI trajectories: the history of a concept over the last four decades	6
Genetic polymorphism of 27 Y-STR loci in Kazakh populations from Northern Kazakhstan	6
Human height: a model common complex trait	6
Associations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 months	5
Genetic polymorphisms of 17 X-STR loci in two Tunisian populations from Sousse and Makthar	5
Effects of orthodontic treatment on masticatory muscles activity: a meta-analysis	5
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
ABCG2 and SLCO1B1 gene polymorphisms in the Croatian population	4
Buffering in the intra-household allocation of scarce water in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh	4
Long-term health outcomes from inbreeding in a historical Swedish population: longevity, fertility, and impairments	4
Use of Investigator 24plex GO! To analyse allele frequencies of 21 autosomal STRs in the population of Veracruz state, Mexico	4
The genetic structure and admixture of Manchus and Koreans in northeast China	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
Genetic variants of FGFR family associated with height, hypertension, and osteoporosis	3
Delayed skeletal maturation is a major contributor to child height deficits in a low-income setting	3
Photoanthropometric study: are non-professional photographs suitable for objective and reliable analysis of facial features?	3
Bioarchaeological study of ancient Teotihuacans based on complete mitochondrial genome sequences and diet isotopes	3
Biological and environmental contributors to child growth and health	3
The growth status of North Korean refugee adolescents in South Korea: comparison with South Korean adolescents	3
Development of an Okinawa panel for biogeographic inference of Okinawans	3
Commentary to the article: an estimation of the number of cells in the human body	3
Analysis of the TSER and G>C variants in the TYMS gene: a high frequency of low expression genotypes predicted in the Mexican population	3
Comparing the performance of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in predicting Malaysians with excess adiposity	3
Testing the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations on maternal reproductive health and associated neonatal characteristics in a transitional, Mediterranean population	3
Assessment of height growth in Indian children using growth centiles and growth curves	3
Unravelling the molecular mechanisms and immune landscape of vitiligo: a comprehensive bioinformatics study on melanogenesis-related genes	3
Childhood developmental environment affects adult intestinal inflammation levels: preliminary evidence from older adults in the United States	3
Lactose in human milk is associated with lower rates of infection during a drought	3
Association between IL-6 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease	3
Dual burden of infectious and chronic disease in low-resource U.S. communities: examining relationships between infection, adiposity, and inflammation	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
Very low frequency of the lactase persistence allele LCT-13910T in the Armenian population	3
New hominin dental remains from the ∼2.04–1.95 Ma Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa	3
Deep phenotyping of pubertal development in Norwegian children: the Bergen Growth Study 2	3
Genetic polymorphisms of 19 X-STRs in populations of Hubei Han and Guangxi Zhuang and their comparisons with 13 other Chinese populations	3
Health status and public health needs in a Togolese child health care centre modelled after the Dutch system	2
Physical and perceptual demands of youth international team match-play in traditional and aged-matched future teams for biologically late maturing soccer players	2
Body composition after implementation of an enhanced parenteral nutrition protocol in the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomised pilot trial	2
Genetic diversity of 23 STR loci of the Guizhou Tujia ethnic minority and the phylogenetic relationships with 22 other populations	2
Commentary on: “age period cohort analysis – a review of what we should and shouldn’t do”	2
Early infant appetitive traits are associated with growth status and adiposity in African-American infants and toddlers	2
Bioinformatics analysis of the potential mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease induced by exposure to combined triazine herbicides	2
Interrelationships among skeletal age, growth status and motor performances in female athletes 10–15 years	2
Effects of iodine and fluorine levels in the environment on thyroid function indicators in Hebei Province, China	2
Causal relationship of genetically predicted particulate matter 2.5 level with Alzheimer’s disease and the mediating effect of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate	2
Establishment of reference intervals for bone turnover markers in healthy Chinese older adults	2

Does stunting still matter in high-income countries?	2
Secular trends in BMI, excess weight and body fat skinfolds in Peruvian children living at high altitude	2
Diversity in matrilineages among the Jomon individuals of Japan	2
Comparative effects of growth hormone, testosterone, and aromatase inhibitors on height gain in children and adolescents with idiopathic short statures: a network meta-analysis	2
Forensic evaluation of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy in Gujarat population, India	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
The problem of latent class trajectory analysis in child growth and obesity research	2
Measurement of deciduous molar crowns and arches using digital imaging technology in pre-school children from Xiamen, China	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
Genetic polymorphism of 15 STR loci in agropastoral communities from central-northern Chile and relationships with other South American populations	2
Genetic polymorphism analysis and forensic application evaluation of 57 insertion/deletion polymorphisms from Yi ethnic group in Yunnan	2
Identification of biomarkers related to iron death in diabetic kidney disease based on machine learning algorithms	2
Evaluation of genetic polymorphisms at 21 autosomal STR loci in Ramgharia Sikh population of Punjab, India	2
Relationships and agreement between Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 performance and laboratory VO _2max in adolescent male soccer players: ro	2
The Nick Norgan Award 2023	2
The effect of birth month on body height of Austrian conscripts varies according to educational level	2
Screen time and pubertal development: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Unravelling the complex interplay of cuproptosis, lncRNAs, and immune infiltration in Alzheimer’s disease: a step towards novel therapeutic targets	2
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of stretching techniques on balance performance	2
Genetic polymorphism of 27 Y-STR loci in Kazakh populations from Central Kazakhstan	1
From growth charts to growth status: how concepts of optimal growth and tempo influence the interpretation of growth measurements	1
Preece & Baines (1978): essential reading for anyone wanting to model human physical growth curves	1
Development of disease-specific growth charts for Argentine Prader-Willi syndrome without growth hormone treatment	1
The protoconid: a key cusp in lower molars. Evidence from a recent modern human population	1
Evaluation and prediction of individual growth trajectories	1
Life history research and human biology	1
Dental age estimation of Malaysian Indian children and adolescents: applicability of Chaillet and Demirjian’s modified method using artificial neural network	1
Genetic polymorphism of 27 Y-STR loci in Kazakh populations from Eastern Kazakhstan	1
Genetic polymorphisms and phylogenetic characteristics of Tibeto-Burman-speaking Lahu population from southwest China based on 41 Y-STR loci	1
Cardiorespiratory fitness, screen time and cardiometabolic risk in South Brazilian school children	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
Whole and segmental body composition changes during mid-follicular and mid-luteal phases of the menstrual cycle in recreationally active young women	1
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	1
Cadmium exposure is associated with chronic kidney disease in a superfund site lead smelter community in Dallas, Texas	1
Intergenerational effects of climate disasters: trimester of pregnancy when a hurricane hits predicts neonate body size	1
Exploring the existence, strength, and independence of relative age and maturation selection biases: a case study in Gaelic football talent development programmes	1
Geolocation prediction from STR genotyping: a pilot study in five geographically distinct global 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
Site and sex specific bone mineral content, and density trajectories from adolescence through to 15 years post peak bone mass	1
Drought-compounded stress and immune function in Kenyan pastoralist boys and girls occupying contrasting climate zones	1
Forensic characterisation and polymorphism analysis of 16 X-chromosomal STRs in the Jining Han population in Eastern China	1
Genetic analysis of 23 Y-STR loci in the Va population from Yunnan Province, Southwest China	1
Forensic parameters and population analysis of 21 autosomal STR loci in the Wuhu Han population from Anhui Province, East China	1
The mitochondrial DNA HVI and HVII sequences and haplogroup distribution in a population sample from Vietnam	1
Ambient temperature and wet bulb globe temperature outperform heat index in predicting hydration status and heat perception in a semi-arid environment	1
MTHFR and MTRR gene polymorphisms in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infections in Zigong, Sichuan Province	1
Relationship between MTHFR, MTRR gene polymorphisms and H-type hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Genetic diversity of 23 Y-STR loci of the Lisu ethnic minority residing in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, Southwest China	1
Altered gut microbiota composition and feeding behaviours in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a comparative pilot study	1
Genome-wide analysis of runs of homozygosity in Pakistani controls with no history of speech or language-related developmental phenotypes	1
Phylogeographic analysis of Y-chromosomal haplogroup C2a-M48-F8472, a minor paternal lineage of Han populations with possible ancestry of Xiongnu	1
Forensic characteristics and genetic substructure analysis of the Handan Han population, Northern China	1
Whose health? Whose truth? Navigating the “Make America Healthy Again” – public health divide	1
Sex differences in radioulnar contrasts of the finger ridge counts across 21 human population samples	1
Editorial: EAA and ISGA congress Vilnius 2022	1