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Evolutionary Anthropology
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Evolutionary Anthropology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 425 14 14 9
Social Sciences and Humanities 917 7 8 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 62
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 101
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.405
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Evolutionary Anthropology?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Evolutionary biology, Anthropology, Ecology, Archaeology and Human evolution. The research on Evolutionary biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Zoology and Primate. The majority of Anthropology studies presented zero in on Paleoanthropology.

Pleistocene is a major topic of Archaeology research presented in the journal.

  • Evolutionary biology (17.14%)
  • Anthropology (15.46%)
  • Ecology (12.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The social brain hypothesis (1850 citations)
  • A theory of human life history evolution: Diet, intelligence, and longevity (1419 citations)
  • The Evolution of Cultural Evolution (622 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Evolutionary Anthropology:

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Human evolution, Zoology and Anthropology. The Ecology research tackled in the published papers is interrelated with Biological dispersal which concerns subjects like Human migration. The journal papers address concerns in the field of Human evolution by exploring it in line with topics in Homo sapiens which intersect with Ethnology and Pleistocene subjects.

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

  • Ecology
  • Law
  • Anthropology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Evolutionary Anthropology are Niche construction, Data science, Human evolution, Evolutionary anthropology and Paleoanthropology. Niche, Human behavioral ecology, Cognitive science, Selection (linguistics) and Optimal foraging theory are some topics wherein Niche construction research discussed in it have an impact. Human evolution research in it involves the investigation of Ecology studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Population density.

The studies on Evolutionary anthropology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Suite and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. The featured Paleoanthropology studies mainly concentrate on Modern evolutionary synthesis but also cover areas of interest in Inheritance (genetic algorithm), Extension (metaphysics) and Human phenotype. It explores research in Evolutionary biology and overlapping concepts in Homo sapiens to expand the discourse in Foraging.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Operationalizing niche construction theory with stone tools. (3 citations)
  • The emergence and intensification of early hunter-gatherer niche construction (3 citations)
  • Cooperation in large-scale human societies-What, if anything, makes it unique, and how did it evolve? (2 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.

The top authors publishing in Evolutionary Anthropology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kenneth M. Weiss (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John G. Fleagle (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John J. Shea (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ian Tattersall (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan Marks (16 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Evolutionary Anthropology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stony Brook University (127 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (31 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Emory University (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 2.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.90% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.07% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.07% of all publications and 21.95% 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.

Top Publications

  • Large‐scale cooperation in small‐scale foraging societies

    (2021)
    100 Citations
  • Primate conservation: Lessons learned in the last 20 years can guide future efforts

    Colin A. Chapman;Carlos A. Peres

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Leveling with Tinbergen: Four levels simplified to causes and consequences

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Did Pleistocene Africans use the spearthrower-and-dart?

    Marlize Lombard;John J. Shea

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • The evolutionary significance of human brown adipose tissue: Integrating the timescales of adaptation

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • The ripples of modernity: How we can extend paleoanthropology with the extended evolutionary synthesis

    Marc Kissel;AgustÍn Fuentes

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Assessing the state of knowledge of contemporary climate change and primates.

    Andrew B Bernard;Andrew J Marshall

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • New horizons in reconstructing past human behavior: Introducing the "Tübingen University Validated Entheses-based Reconstruction of Activity" method.

    Fotios Alexandros Karakostis;Katerina Harvati

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • The sensory ecology of primate food perception, revisited

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Cooperation in large-scale human societies-What, if anything, makes it unique, and how did it evolve?

    Simon T. Powers;Carel P. van Schaik;Laurent Lehmann

    (2021)
    22 Citations

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