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Daniel E. Lieberman

Daniel E. Lieberman

Harvard University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
25391
World Ranking
3487
National Ranking
1750

Daniel E. Lieberman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 228 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Daniel E. Lieberman D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel E. Lieberman sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel E. Lieberman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a significant focus on physiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, biomedical engineering, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

The researcher's work spans several key topics, reflecting a diverse interest within biomedical and health sciences. These include:

  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Daniel E. Lieberman has published in various scientific journals with some venues appearing more frequently in their bibliography. These frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • American Journal of Human Biology

Recent papers illustrate the breadth of topics Lieberman has engaged with. Notable works include:

  • "Obesity and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases," (2023) published in Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • "A Pandemic within the Pandemic? Physical Activity Levels Substantially Decreased in Countries Affected by COVID-19," (2021) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic," (2021) published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Interleukin 6 as an energy allocator in muscle tissue," (2022) published in Nature Metabolism
  • "WEIRD bodies: mismatch, medicine and missing diversity," (2020) published in Evolution and Human Behavior

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Nicholas B. Holowka
  • Timothy M. Kistner
  • Benjamin E. Sibson
  • Steven Worthington
  • Andrew K. Yegian

Daniel E. Lieberman's contributions to scientific research have been recognized through awards such as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded in 2020 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 1966.

Best Publications

  • Endurance running and the evolution of homo

    Dennis M. Bramble;Daniel E. Lieberman

  • The Aging of Wolff’s “Law”: Ontogeny and Responses to Mechanical Loading in Cortical Bone

    Osbjorn M. Pearson;Daniel Eric Lieberman

  • The Evolution of the Human Head

    Daniel E. Lieberman

  • The evolution and development of cranial form in Homo sapiens

    Daniel E. Lieberman;Brandeis M. McBratney;Gail Krovitz

  • The primate cranial base: ontogeny, function, and integration.

    Daniel E. Lieberman;Callum F. Ross;Matthew J. Ravosa

  • Basicranial influence on overall cranial shape.

    Daniel E. Lieberman;Daniel E. Lieberman;Osbjorn M. Pearson;Kenneth M. Mowbray

  • Predicting long bone loading from cross-sectional geometry.

    Daniel E. Lieberman;John D. Polk;Brigitte Demes

  • Elastic energy storage in the shoulder and the evolution of high-speed throwing in Homo

    Neil T. Roach;Madhusudhan Venkadesan;Michael J. Rainbow;Daniel E. Lieberman

  • What We Can Learn About Running from Barefoot Running: An Evolutionary Medical Perspective

    Daniel E. Lieberman

  • Fetal load and the evolution of lumbar lordosis in bipedal hominins

    Katherine Kay Whitcome;Liza J. Shapiro;Daniel Eric Lieberman

  • Effects of food processing on masticatory strain and craniofacial growth in a retrognathic face.

    Daniel E Lieberman;Gail E Krovitz;Franklin W Yates;Maureen Devlin

  • Articular area responses to mechanical loading: effects of exercise, age, and skeletal location

    Daniel E. Lieberman;Maureen J. Devlin;Osbjorn M. Pearson

  • Control and function of arm swing in human walking and running

    Herman Pontzer;John H. Holloway;David A. Raichlen;Daniel Eric Lieberman

  • Modeling recent human evolution in mice by expression of a selected EDAR variant

    Yana George Kamberov;Sijia Wang;Sijia Wang;Jingze Tan;Pascale Gerbault

  • Ontogeny of postnatal hyoid and larynx descent in humans.

    D.E. Lieberman;R.C. McCarthy;K.M. Hiiemae;J.B. Palmer

  • How and Why Humans Grow Thin Skulls: Experimental Evidence for Systemic Cortical Robusticity

    Daniel E. Lieberman

  • A Wolff in sheep's clothing: trabecular bone adaptation in response to changes in joint loading orientation.

    Meir M. Barak;Daniel E. Lieberman;Jean-Jacques Hublin

  • The ontogeny of cranial base angulation in humans and chimpanzees and its implications for reconstructing pharyngeal dimensions

    Daniel E. Lieberman;Robert C. McCarthy

  • The development of sex differences in digital formula from infancy in the Fels Longitudinal Study.

    Matthew H. McIntyre;Peter T. Ellison;Daniel Eric Lieberman;Ellen Demerath

  • The primate cranial base: Ontogeny, function, and integration: Primate Cranial Base

    Daniel E. Lieberman;Callum F. Ross;Matthew J. Ravosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Benedikt Hallgrímsson
Benedikt Hallgrímsson Alberta Children's Hospital
David Pilbeam
David Pilbeam Harvard University
Aaron L. Baggish
Aaron L. Baggish Harvard University
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Pardis C. Sabeti
Pardis C. Sabeti Harvard University
John J. McGrath
John J. McGrath Aarhus University
John J. Shea
John J. Shea Stony Brook University
Michel Brunet
Michel Brunet University of Poitiers
Bruce A. Morgan
Bruce A. Morgan Saarland University
Clifford J. Tabin
Clifford J. Tabin Harvard University

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