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D-Index
89
Citations
45825
World Ranking
487
National Ranking
172

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jeanne Altmann is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology with an emphasis on social psychology, ecology, and evolutionary behavior. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including experimental and cognitive psychology as well as nuclear and high energy physics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to primate and animal behavior, ecological conservation, and the physiological underpinnings of behavior. Major topics include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Recent publications demonstrate the scope and focus of their work. Some notable papers include:

  • Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements (2020, Conservation Biology)
  • Maternal death and offspring fitness in multiple wild primates (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Social bonds do not mediate the relationship between early adversity and adult glucocorticoids in wild baboons (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Glucocorticoid exposure predicts survival in female baboons (2021, Science Advances)
  • A comparison of dominance rank metrics reveals multiple competitive landscapes in an animal society (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

Frequently publishing in venues such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bioRxiv, and other repositories, the scientist maintains a strong presence in the academic community.

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Data Repository, Duke University
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conservation Biology

Jeanne Altmann has collaborated repeatedly with a group of co-authors who contribute to their research fields. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Susan C. Alberts
  • Elizabeth A. Archie
  • Matthew N. Zipple
  • Fernando A. Campos
  • Jenny Tung

Altmann's professional recognition includes membership in prestigious organizations:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2003)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1996)

Best Publications

  • Observational study of behavior: sampling methods.

    Jeanne Altmann

  • Baboon mothers and infants

    Jeanne Altmann

  • Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival

    Joan B. Silk;Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann

  • Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons.

    Jenny Tung;Luis B. Barreiro;Michael B. Burns;Jean Christophe Grenier

  • Social relationships among adult female baboons (papio cynocephalus) I. Variation in the strength of social bonds

    Joan B. Silk;Jeanne Altmann;Susan C. Alberts

  • True paternal care in a multi-male primate society

    Jason C. Buchan;Susan C. Alberts;Joan B. Silk;Jeanne Altmann

  • Behavior predicts genes structure in a wild primate group

    Jeanne Altmann;Susan C. Alberts;Susan A. Haines;Jean Dubach

  • Hypercortisolism Associated With Social Subordinance or Social Isolation Among Wild Baboons

    Robert M. Sapolsky;Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann

  • BALANCING COSTS AND OPPORTUNITIES: DISPERSAL IN MALE BABOONS

    Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann

  • Queuing and queue-jumping: long-term patterns of reproductive skew in male savannah baboons, Papio cynocephalus

    Susan C. Alberts;Heather E. Watts;Jeanne Altmann;Jeanne Altmann

  • Growth rates in a wild primate population: ecological influences and maternal effects

    Jeanne Altmann;Susan C. Alberts

  • Life at the top: rank and stress in wild male baboons

    Laurence R. Gesquiere;Niki H. Learn;M. Carolina M. Simao;Patrick O. Onyango

  • Baboon Ecology: African Field Research

    Stuart A Altmann;Jeanne Altmann

  • Social relationships among adult female baboons (Papio cynocephalus) II. Variation in the quality and stability of social bonds

    Joan B. Silk;Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann

  • Life History of Yellow Baboons: Physical Development, Reproductive Parameters, and Infant Mortality

    Jeanne Altmann;Stuart A. Altmann;Glenn Hausfater;Sue Ann McCuskey

  • Long-Term Consistency of Dominance Relations Among Female Baboons (Papio cynocephalus).

    Glenn Hausfater;Jeanne Altmann;Stuart Altmann

  • Differences in daily life between semiprovisioned and wild-feeding baboons

    Jeanne Altmann;Philip Muruthi

  • Aging in the Natural World: Comparative Data Reveal Similar Mortality Patterns Across Primates

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Jeanne Altmann;Diane K. Brockman;Marina Cords

  • A matter of time: evaluating the storage of fecal samples for steroid analysis.

    M.Z Khan;J Altmann;S.S Isani;J Yu

  • Social affiliation matters: both same-sex and opposite-sex relationships predict survival in wild female baboons

    Elizabeth A. Archie;Jenny Tung;Michael Clark;Jeanne Altmann

  • Sexual selection in wild baboons: from mating opportunities to paternity success

    Susan C. Alberts;Jason C. Buchan;Jeanne Altmann;Jeanne Altmann

  • Body Size and Fatness of Free-Living Baboons Reflect Food Availability and Activity Levels

    Jeanne Altmann;Dale Schoeller;Stuart A. Altmann;Philip Muruthi

  • Costs of maternal care: infant-carrying in baboons

    Jeanne Altmann;Jeanne Altmann;Amy Samuels

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Alberts
Susan C. Alberts Duke University
Elizabeth A. Archie
Elizabeth A. Archie University of Notre Dame
Karen B. Strier
Karen B. Strier University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tara S. Stoinski
Tara S. Stoinski Georgia Institute of Technology
Anne E. Pusey
Anne E. Pusey Duke University
Marina Cords
Marina Cords Columbia University
Robert M. Sapolsky
Robert M. Sapolsky Stanford University
Linda M. Fedigan
Linda M. Fedigan University of Calgary
Joan B. Silk
Joan B. Silk Arizona State University
William F. Morris
William F. Morris Duke University

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