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Paul O'Higgins publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul O'Higgins sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 184 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul O'Higgins 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 Paul O'Higgins sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul O'Higgins is affiliated with Hull York Medical School in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas, with a strong focus on biological and anthropological sciences, particularly in forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and morphological studies.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research

O'Higgins has been involved in research within the subfields of archeology, geometry and topology, genetics, anthropology, and molecular biology.

They have contributed to several recent publications, among which are:

  • "Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100" (2021), published in Global Change Biology
  • "A Major Change in Rate of Climate Niche Envelope Evolution during Hominid History" (2020), published in iScience
  • "Normal human craniofacial growth and development from 0 to 4 years" (2023), published in Scientific Reports
  • "morphomap: An R package for long bone landmarking, cortical thickness, and cross-sectional geometry mapping" (2020), published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
  • "A Comparison of Semilandmarking Approaches in the Analysis of Size and Shape" (2023), published in Animals

Frequent co-authors of the scientist include:

  • Antonio Profico
  • Nick Pears
  • Roman Hossein Khonsari
  • Ce Liang
  • Costantino Buzi

O'Higgins's research has been published frequently in several venues such as The Anatomical Record, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), iScience, Scientific Reports, and the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Best Publications

  • Facial growth in Cercocebus torquatus: an application of three-dimensional geometric morphometric techniques to the study of morphological variation

    Paul O'higgins;Nicholas Jones

  • The study of morphological variation in the hominid fossil record: biology, landmarks and geometry.

    Paul O'higgins

  • A geometric morphometric study of regional differences in the ontogeny of the modern human facial skeleton.

    Una Strand Viðarsdóttir;Paul O'Higgins;Chris Stringer

  • Craniofacial levels and the morphological maturation of the human skull

    Markus Bastir;Antonio Rosas;Paul O’Higgins;Paul O’Higgins

  • Sexual Dimorphism in the Subadult Mandible: Quantification Using Geometric Morphometrics

    Daniel Franklin;Charles E. Oxnard;Paul O'Higgins;Ian Dadour

  • Discriminant function sexing of the mandible of indigenous South Africans.

    Daniel Franklin;Paul O’Higgins;Charles E. Oxnard;Ian Dadour

  • Assessing mechanical function of the zygomatic region in macaques: validation and sensitivity testing of finite element models

    Kornelius Kupczik;C. A. Dobson;M. J. Fagan;R. H. Crompton

  • Geometric morphometric analysis of fish scales for identifying genera, species, and local populations within the Mugilidae

    Ana L Ibañez;Ian G Cowx;Paul O'Higgins

  • Open data and digital morphology

    Thomas G. Davies;Imran A. Rahman;Stephan Lautenschlager;Stephan Lautenschlager;John A. Cunningham

  • Facial ontogeny in Neanderthals and modern humans

    Markus Bastir;Paul O'Higgins;Antonio Rosas

  • Adaptation and constraint in the evolution of Drosophila melanogaster wing shape.

    A. S. Gilchrist;R. B. R. Azevedo;L. Partridge;P. O'higgins

  • Assessment of the role of sutures in a lizard skull: A computer modelling study

    Mehran Moazen;Neil Curtis;Paul O'Higgins;Marc E.H Jones

  • Estimation of sex from sternal measurements in a Western Australian population.

    Daniel Franklin;Ambika Flavel;Algis Kuliukas;Andrea Cardini;Andrea Cardini

  • Hominins do not share a common postnatal facial ontogenetic shape trajectory

    S.N. Cobb;P. O'Higgins

  • Ontogeny and homoplasy in the papionin monkey face

    Mark Collard;Paul O'Higgins

  • Sexual dimorphism in hominoids: further studies of craniofacial shape differences in Pan, Gorilla and Pongo

    Paul O'Higgins;Ian L. Dryden

  • Divergent evolutionary processes associated with colonization of offshore islands

    Natália Martínková;Natália Martínková;Ross Barnett;Ross Barnett;Thomas Cucchi;Thomas Cucchi;Rahel Struchen

  • Middle cranial fossa anatomy and the origin of modern humans.

    Markus Bastir;Antonio Rosas;Daniel Eric Lieberman;Paul O'Higgins

  • Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses.

    Paul O'Higgins;Samuel N Cobb;Laura C Fitton;Flora Gröning;Flora Gröning

  • Differential Growth and Development of the Upper and Lower Human Thorax

    Markus Bastir;Daniel García Martínez;Daniel García Martínez;Wolfgang Recheis;Alon Barash;Alon Barash

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans University College London
Pasquale Raia
Pasquale Raia University of Naples Federico II
Lorenzo Rook
Lorenzo Rook University of Florence
Gerald Heckel
Gerald Heckel University of Bern
Leandro R. Monteiro
Leandro R. Monteiro State University of Norte Fluminense
Jeremy B. Searle
Jeremy B. Searle Cornell University
Carlo Meloro
Carlo Meloro Liverpool John Moores University
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Juan Luis Arsuaga Complutense University of Madrid
Keith Dobney
Keith Dobney University of Sydney
Antonio Rosas
Antonio Rosas Spanish National Research Council

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