American Journal of Human Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of American Journal of Human Biology is 2. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Growth patterns of normo‐nourished Afghan, Haitian and Congolese children aged 6–59 months: A comparative study87
Inter‐individual variability in children's physical growth and body composition: Findings of longitudinal ELOS‐Pré study29
The impact of catastrophic events on the sex ratio at birth: A systematic review24
Associations of Facial Shape With Physical Strength and 2D:4D in a Turkish Male and Female Sample24
Sex segregation in strength sports: Do equal‐sized muscles express the same levels of strength between sexes?22
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Do contrasting socio‐ecological conditions bring difference in premenstrual syndrome and its concomitants? A sedente‐migrant comparative study from Eastern India20
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Body composition of children with different gestation time17
Composite indexes of anthropometric failure in children under 5 years of age in Argentina: Comparative analysis among regions: 2019–202016
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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, 16
Severe cyclones and sex‐specific birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia: An interrupted time‐series analysis16
The impact of thawing duration on leptin and adiponectin levels in frozen human milk samples16
Movement behaviors in short versus adequate nocturnal sleepers: A compositional analysis of preschoolers15
Delicious: The evolution of flavor and how it made us human. RobDunn and MonicaSanchez. Princeton University Press, 2021, $14.76 (cloth), 279 pp14
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Recognizing normal reproductive biology: A comparative analysis of variability in menstrual cycle biomarkers in German and Bolivian women13
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Comparison of total daily energy expenditure with dietary reference intakes values in a sample of urban, relatively active Brazilian adults: A doubly labeled water study12
Statistical analysis of the longitudinal fundamental movement skills data in the REACT project using the multilevel ordinal logistic model12
Testosterone deficiency and the risk of anemia: A propensity score–matched analysis12
Community food environment and childhood obesity in a medium‐sized Brazilian city: An approach to school and neighborhood environments12
“Precision Medicine” and the Failed Search for Binary Brain Sex Differences to Address Gender Behavioral Health Disparities11
Intestinal microbiota composition and efficacy of iron supplementation in Peruvian children10
Early decrease in ventilatory sensitivity at very high altitude?10
Health and Mortality in the 19th‐Century Rural United States: The Second Epidemiological Transition in Madison County, New York10
Ramadan fasting in the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum colostrum cortisol concentrations in Morocco10
Evolution of the Human Life Cycle, Revisited10
Maternal and infant predictors of proinflammatory milk immune activity in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania10
A Study of the Spatial Correlogram Patterns of Chinese Surnames10
Somatotype altitudinal variation and its relationship with the nutritional status of children in the Jujuy province, Argentina10
Age at peak height velocity in Polish adolescents: Effect of socioeconomic factors10
In memoriam: Roy J. Shephard, MD, PhD, DPE (1929–2023)9
Myokine secretion during moderate‐intensity physical activity: Dose–response of interleukin 6 to walking duration9
Association of changes in grip strength with second digit length adjusted for fourth digit length in young children9
Weather permitting: Increased seasonal efficiency of nonshivering thermogenesis through brown adipose tissue activation in the winter9
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Sexual stature difference fluctuations in pre‐ andpost‐BlackDeath London as an indicator of living standards9
Allostatic load, adverse childhood experiences, executive functions, and BMI status in adolescents and young adults9
Skeletal, dental, and sexual maturation as an indicator of pubertal growth spurt8
Reliability of biological maturation analyses performed by equations predicting skeletal age and peak height velocity with hand and wrist X‐ray results8
Fit‐Fat Index is better associated with heart rate variability compared to fitness and fatness alone as indicators of cardiometabolic human health8
Fear, violence, inequality, and stunting in Guatemala8
Trajectory Analysis of the Four‐Year Changes in Body Composition and Bone Mineral Characteristics Among Highly Competitive Male University Long‐Distance Runners8
Exposome and low birthweight selection bias considerations in early life infections and epigenetic age relationships8
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Association between infectious exposures in infancy and epigenetic age acceleration in young adulthood in metropolitan Cebu, Philippines8
Pathologizing normal height or identifying chronic malnutrition: Public health concerns of calling stunting normal8
Anthropometric parameters to estimate body frame size in children and adolescents: A systematic review8
MULT: A new BMI reference to assess nutritional status of multi‐ethnic children and adolescents7
Sexually dimorphic traits are associated with subsistence strategy in African faces from the Sahel/Savannah belt7
DNA polymorphisms associated with lactase persistence, self‐perceived symptoms of lactose intolerance, milk and dairy consumption, and ancestry, in the Uruguayan population7
Mental health in academia: Hacks for cultivating and sustaining wellbeing6
Association Between Self‐Reported Lactose Intolerance, Additional Environmental Factors, and Bone Mineral Density in Young Adults6
Reindeer herders from subarctic Finland exhibit high total energy expenditure and low energy intake during the autumn herd roundup6
Infant eating behaviors and Milk feeding independently predict infant size6
Overweight and obesity in adulthood, sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, and the early burden of noncommunicable diseases among Americans: NHANES 2007–20186
Let's talk teaching: Progressive pedagogy in anthropology courses6
Body size, form, composition, and a healthy lifestyle associates with health‐related quality of life among Portuguese children6
Size at birth and accelerometer‐measured physical activity or sedentary behavior in healthy term‐born adults6
Individual and school correlates of body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary school children from the REACT project: A multivariate multilevel analysis6
Association betweenFTO(rs17817449) genetic variant, gamma‐glutamyl transferase, and hypertension in Slovak midlife women6
Male facial cues to physical strength in Europe: Medium‐strength preference and higher aggressiveness attribution to the weakest6
Pearl Memorial Lecture. Humans at the extremes: Exploring human adaptation to ecological and social stressors6
Perception of strength, attractiveness and aggressiveness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength: Evidence from a European sample6
Sleep duration and quality during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the association with physical activity and screen time among Brazilian college students6
Economic impacts and nutritional outcomes of the 2017 floods in Bangladeshi Shodagor fishing families6
Association between adherence to 24‐h movement guidelines and sociodemographic factors among Malaysian preschoolers: Findings from SEANUTS II Malaysia6
Reply to: ‘Early decrease in ventilatory sensitivity at very high altitude?’5
The predictive equations of resting metabolic rate for Tibetan adolescents aged 13–18 in Tibet, China5
Polygyny, Infant, and Child Mortality in Pakistan: Moderating Effect of Household Wealth Status5
The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Sex Ratio at Birth in Ireland5
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)5
Exploring barriers to SARS‐CoV‐2 testing uptake in underserved black communities in Louisiana5
The relationship between digit ratio (2D:4D) and muscular fitness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis5
Associations of obesity, movement behaviors, and socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills in children: Results from the REACT project5
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Ancient DNA analysis reveals temporal and geographical patterns of mitochondrial diversity in pre‐Hispanic populations from Central Argentina5
Current officers and members of standing committees5
In Search of Environmental Factors Associated With Global Differences in Birth Weight and BMI5
Population History and Anthropometric Variation of West Coast Irish Islands5
What is health? Allostasis and the evolution of human design. PeterSterlingCambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 20205
Impact of modernization on urinary concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and selenium in rural residents of Northern Laos5
The impact of COVID‐19 on the number of births in Yucatan, Mexico5
What is the best anthropometric predictor for identifying higher risk for cardiovascular diseases in afro‐descendant Brazilian women? A cross‐sectional population‐based study5
Hyperandrogenism associated with polycystic ovary syndrome may have a protective effect against fracture risk in female athletes: A pilot study5
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 short5
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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 incidence5
Skeletal maturation in male elite youth athletes from the Middle East4
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Consanguineous Marriages and Child Ever Born—The Moderating Role of Working Women4
Factors that affect menarche in Japanese national‐level track‐and‐field athletes4
Intimate partner violence, depression, and chronic low‐grade inflammation among middle‐aged women in Cebu, Philippines4
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Psychological resilience and cortisol levels in adults: A systematic review4
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
The impact of winter warming and more frequent icing events on reindeer herder occupational safety, health, and wellbeing4
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 anthropometr4
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Sex‐based tuberculosis mortality in Newfoundland, 1900–1949: Implications for populations in transition4
Are sun exposure time, dietary patterns, and vitamin D intake related to the socioeconomic status of Portuguese children?4
Breast size in lactating women and the content of macronutrients in human milk4
Pelvic and neonatal size correlations in light of evolutionary hypotheses4
No relationship found between dental fluctuating asymmetry, birthweight, and birth term in two modern North American samples4
Is height related to fertility? An evaluation of women from low‐ and middle‐income countries4
Association of household fuel use with hypertension and blood pressure among adult women in rural Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study4
Genetic structure and population connection of two Bouyei populations in northern Vietnam based on short tandem repeat analysis4
Mapping spatial morbidity patterns for bronchiolitis related to socioeconomic estimators: A spatial epidemiology approach to identify health disparities in Puerto Madryn, Argentina4
Calculation and Comparison of Step Guidelines for Preschooler Physical Activity While Indoors4
Rethinking Gender/Sex Identity4
The human biology of spaceflight4
Seasonal variability in body mass index, waist circumference, and skinfolds in Norwegian children4
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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
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Prenatal androgenization (2D:4D) predictions of tennis match‐play success in junior players: A search for physiological explanations3
What is normal body weight? Perceptions around “average” and “healthy” body weight among adolescents in Indiana3
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 Model3
Influence of chest/head circumference ratio at birth on obstetric and neonatal outcomes: The Japan environment and children's study3
The Portuguese economic crisis is associated with socioeconomic and sex disparities on children's health‐related behaviors and obesity: A cross‐sectional study3
The Secondary Sex Ratio and Male Mortality at Pre‐Reproductive Ages: A Test of Selection In Utero3
Parental incarceration and child physical health outcomes from infancy to adulthood: A critical review and multilevel model of potential pathways3
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African American mothers' perceptions of infant body size are prospectively associated with infant growth and BMI3
Association Between Parity and Bone Mineral Density in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey3
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Toolkit article: Approaches to measuring social inequities in health in human biology research3
Maternal stress and hair cortisol among pregnant women following hurricane Florence3
Comparison of frame index reference percentiles in Argentine and European boys and girls3
A comparison of FELS and Tanner‐Whitehouse II skeletal ages in male youth soccer players from the Middle East3
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Leukocyte telomere length predicts subsequent infectious morbidity among Colombian schoolchildren3
Interactions with alloparents are associated with the diversity of infant skin and fecal bacterial communities in Chicago, United States3
Trend in physical growth among Chinese urban students: Results from five national successive cross‐sectional surveys within the past two decades3
Effect of COVID‐19 pandemic on lifestyle and bone mineral density in young adults3
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
Demystifying mentorship: Tips for successfully navigating the mentor–mentee journey3
“Recent Research on the Human Biology of Pastoralists” by B. Campbell3
Maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Meitei women of Manipur, Northeast India: A cross‐sectional study3
Body norms and normative bodies inHighland Guatemala3
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduces postpartum fat mass in adolescents: A randomized trial3
Maternal–infant interaction quality is associated with child NR3C1 CpG site methylation at 7 years of age3
Assessing Children's Growth and Motor Development after the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Insights from the REACT Project3
Reply to the letter titled “Whither Adivasi amid the Covid catastrophe?” by Saini and Nancy3
Chronic Stress and Severe Water Insecurity During the Historic 2022 Drought in Northern Kenya Were Associated With Inflammation Among Daasanach Seminomadic Pastoralists3
The impact of swaddling upon breastfeeding: A critical review3
A Preliminary Investigation of Associations Between Traumatic Events Experienced During Pregnancy and Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Levels of Brazilian Adolescent Mothers and Infants3
The now and future of human biology at the extremes: An introduction to the special issue3
Effects of household composition on infant feeding and mother–infant health in northern Kenya3
Revisiting “Grandmothers and the Evolution of Human Longevity” 2003 AJHBhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.101563
Expanding the Scope of Heart Rate Variability in Metabolic Health: A Commentary on Sex‐Specific Associations3
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Toddler hair cortisol levels are associated with maternal prenatal depression3
Pregnancy outcomes among evacuees of the Sinabung volcano, 2010–2018 (North Sumatra, Indonesia): A matched cohort study3
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Prevalence of hypertension among the indigenous population in North‐East India: Is this a consequence of “nutritional transition”?3
Minimally invasive biomarkers in human population biology research, part 2: An introduction to the special issue3
COVID ‐19 and India's vulnerable indigenous populations3
Religious minority identity associates with stress and psychological health among Muslim and Hindu women in Bangladesh and London3
Human biology and the study of precarity: How the intersection of uncertainty and inequality is taking us to new extremes3
Targeted proteomics involved in cardiovascular health and heart rate variability in children with overweight/obesity2
Adverse Childhood Experiences in Obesity and Hypertension Among Young Adults in Delhi‐NCR, India2
Relationship Between Dietary Patterns and Blood Pressure During Adolescence: A Longitudinal Analysis From Dados Study2
Prevalence and risk factors of low birth weight in the United States: An analysis of 2016–2021 data2
Is Alcohol Consumption Pattern Dependent on Prenatal Sex‐Steroids? A Digit Ratio (2D:4D) Study Among University Students2
Mind the gap: Contesting normal/abnormal constructs of human biology and behaviors2
Occupational Stress and Sleep of Military Police Officers From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2
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T: The story of testosterone, the hormone that dominates and divides us. CaroleHooven. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 338 pp2
Associations between urine specific gravity and race/ethnicity at the population level: Implications for hydration status categorization2
A longitudinal study of handgrip strength asymmetry2
Proceedings of the Human Biology Association 47th annual meeting, Sheraton Denver Downtown, Denver, Colorado, March 22–25, 20222
The relationship between altitude and BMI varies across low‐ and middle‐income countries2
Association of serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D with metabolic disturbances in adolescents2
Effects of caste, birth season, and family income on digit ratios2
Why religion and spirituality are important in human biological research2
Trends in the prevalence of obesity, overweight, and thinness among schoolchildren aged 7–14 years from southern Brazil (2002–2019)2
Association of sleep duration with underweight and obesity in older adults: A cross‐sectional study of the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey2
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Finger ridge‐counts correlate with the second to fourth digit ratio (2d:4d)2
The influence of somatic maturity on the relationship between the triglyceride/high‐density lipoprotein ratio and vascular health in children and adolescents with dyslipidemia2
Magnitude and spatial distribution of food and nutrition security during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Tucumán (Argentina)2
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Seasonal changes in body composition in children from Maya agriculturalists in central Yucatán, Mexico2
Environment driven changes in type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity in an isolated Mixe community in the Valley of Oaxaca, southern Mexico2
Heart Rate and Its Variability Are Associated With Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Oxidation in Young Women but Not in Men2
Correlates of Moderate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity Among Prepubertal Girls: A Bioecological Approach2
The effect of shift work on body mass index: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies2
Risk assessment of obesity‐related noncommunicable diseases through body mass index trajectories in adulthood: NHANES 2007–20182
After Theranos: Using point‐of‐care testing to advance measures of health biomarkers in human biology research2
Extreme climatic events and human biology and health: A primer and opportunities for future research2
Examining the associations between testosterone and biomarkers as men age2
Preece–Baines 1 model validation for cross‐sectional data in male soccer players according to maturity status2
Handgrip strength of young athletes differs based on the type of sport played and age2
Diachronic Height Changes in Europe From the Mesolithic to the Present: Exploring Possible Causes and Regional Specificities2
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Obesity and Hypertension: A Study Among Young Adults in Delhi NCR, India2
Can the Urban Lifestyle Impact on Children BMI and Healthy Sleep?2
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No impact of developmental conditions on serum estradiol levels among Bangladeshi women in the UK and Bangladesh2
Cross‐cultural variation in thirst perception in hot‐humid and hot‐arid environments: Evidence from two small‐scale populations2
Reference Values of Arm Span and Arm Span to Height Ratio of Japanese Population in Childhood and Adolescence: Comparison With Dutch and Turkish Population2
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A Demographic Study of Aste‐Béon (Ossau Valley, Bearn), a Small Community From French Western Pyrenees in the 19th Century2
Validity of anthropometric equation‐based estimators of fat mass in Samoan adults2
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Is age of menarche directly related to vitamin D levels?2
Bone density in postmenopausal women with scoliosis is associated with markers of degenerative joint disease2
Genetic polymorphism of fatty acid binding protein‐2 in hyperlipidemic Asian Indians in North India2
Secular Changes in Growth in the Maya Village of Yalcoba: 1986–20232
Current Officers and Members of Standing Committees2
The dietary impacts of drought in a traditional pastoralist economy2
The bidirectional longitudinal association between academic performance and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents2
Inbreeding Effect on Maternal Mortality and Fertility in the Habsburg Dynasty2
Associations between autoimmune dysfunction and pollutants in Akwesasne Mohawk women: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and polychlorinated biphenyl exposure2
Transient refugees' social support, mental health, and physiological markers: Evidence from Serbian asylum centers2
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The association of 25 (OH) D3 serum level with ischemic cerebrovascular accident risk, severity and outcome in Iranian population2
Both early and late maternal age at childbirth is associated with increasing odds of central obesity in offspring2
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Theoretical constraints: Science, caretaking, and the creation of normative ideals2
Understanding the devastating second wave of COVID‐19 pandemic in India2
Healthy home food environments of pregnant Black women are shaped by food outlet access and participation in nutrition assistance programs2
The Association Between Women's Education and Fertility, Moderating Effect of Unemployment in Context of Polygyny in Pakistan2
Origin of the Nuñoa, Perú High Altitude Field Research Site and How It Shaped Our Understanding of Functional Adaptation to High‐Altitude Stressors2
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Near‐infrared reactance spectroscopy‐derived visceral adipose tissue for the assessment of metabolic syndrome in a multi‐ethnic sample of young adults2
Anthropometric measures do not explain the 2D:4D ratio sexual dimorphism in 7‐year‐old children2
Birth weight and nutritional status in school‐age children from Boane city, Mozambique2
Urbanization, migration, and indigenous health in Peru2
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in Hawaii: Levels and sources of serum vitamin D in older adults2
Stunting is the natural condition of human height2
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