American Journal of Human Biology

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Human Biology?

American Journal of Human Biology mainly tackles studies in Demography, Anthropometry, Body mass index, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Demography and Hum. Body mass index works presented in American Journal of Human Biology have a specific focus on Waist.

American Journal of Human Biology is mostly focused on Internal medicine, specifically Blood pressure. The work tackled in American Journal of Human Biology goes beyond the discipline of Endocrinology as it also encompasses Physiology. Overweight is a primary topic of Obesity research in American Journal of Human Biology.

• Demography (35.17%)
• Anthropometry (12.14%)
• Body mass index (10.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee (4612 citations)
• Early life events and their consequences for later disease: a life history and evolutionary perspective. (696 citations)
• Epigenetics and the embodiment of race: developmental origins of US racial disparities in cardiovascular health. (424 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Human Biology:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Demography, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Body mass index and Anthropometry. The published articles in Menarche fall within the purview of Demography but it also intertwines with topics in Hum. While the primary focus in the published papers is Body mass index, they also dissect topics surrounding Obesity and Risk factor as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• World War II
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in American Journal of Human Biology deals with Demography, Anthropometry, Body mass index, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The close relationship between Pregnancy and Obstetrics is one of the points of interest dissected in Demography research. American Journal of Human Biology is focused mainly on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly Pandemic.

The studies in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) featured incorporate elements of Environmental health and Virology. American Journal of Human Biology explores the study of Blood pressure to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Internal medicine. Waist is part of Internal medicine studies tackled in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• COVID-19-related financial stress associated with higher likelihood of depression among pregnant women living in the United States. (18 citations)
• Hydration in relation to water insecurity, heat index, and lactation status in two small-scale populations in hot-humid and hot-arid environments. (9 citations)
• "Epigenetic clocks": Theory and applications in human biology. (6 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in American Journal of Human Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Krista A Varady (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Peter Jones (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sylvia Santosa (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert M. Malina (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• William R. Leonard (57 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in American Journal of Human Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Northwestern University (118 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• McGill University (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Michigan (81 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Texas at Austin (70 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Emory University (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.49% of all publications and 47.87% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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