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D-Index
85
Citations
34910
World Ranking
3087
National Ranking
1563

Randy Thornhill 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 Randy Thornhill sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 175 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Randy Thornhill 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 Randy Thornhill sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Randy Thornhill is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biological and social sciences, focusing particularly on areas related to animal behavior, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology.

The scientist's recent publications include the paper titled "Traumatic mating increases anchorage of mating male and reduces female remating duration and fecundity in a scorpionfly species", published in 2021 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. This paper has received citations and contributes to understanding reproductive behavior in insects.

Randy Thornhill's research fields include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Their work further extends into specialized subfields such as:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Key topics explored within these areas are:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Randy Thornhill frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Xin Tong
  • Peng-Yang Wang
  • Mei-Zhuo Jia
  • Bao-Zhen Hua
  • Corey L. Fincher

The majority of Randy Thornhill's publications appear in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, demonstrating an engagement with journals focused on biological research.

Best Publications

  • The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems

    Randy Thornhill;John Alcock

  • Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: The role of symmetry and averageness.

    Karl Grammer;Randy Thornhill

  • A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion

    Randy Thornhill;Craig T. Palmer

  • Pathogen prevalence predicts human cross-cultural variability in individualism/collectivism.

    Corey L Fincher;Randy Thornhill;Damian R Murray;Mark Schaller

  • Facial attractiveness, symmetry and cues of good genes

    Joanna E. Scheib;Steven W. Gangestad;Randy Thornhill

  • Darwinian aesthetics: sexual selection and the biology of beauty.

    Karl Grammer;Bernhard Fink;Anders P. Møller;Randy Thornhill

  • CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE SCORPIONFLY HARPOBITTACUS NIGRICEPS

    Randy Thornhill

  • Menstrual cycle variation in women's preferences for the scent of symmetrical men.

    Steven W. Gangestad;Randy Thornhill

  • The scent of symmetry: A human sex pheromone that signals fitness?

    Randy Thornhill;Steven W Gangestad

  • Facial attractiveness, developmental stability, and fluctuating asymmetry.

    Steven W. Gangestad;Randy Thornhill;Ronald A. Yeo

  • Facial sexual dimorphism, developmental stability, and susceptibility to disease in men and women

    Randy Thornhill;Steven W. Gangestad

  • The 2nd:4th digit ratio, sexual dimorphism, population differences, and reproductive success. evidence for sexually antagonistic genes?

    J.T. Manning;L. Barley;J. Walton;D.I. Lewis-Jones

  • Changes in women's sexual interests and their partners' mate-retention tactics across the menstrual cycle: evidence for shifting conflicts of interest.

    Steven W. Gangestad;Randy Thornhill;Christine E. Garver

  • Developmental stability, disease and medicine.

    Randy Thornhill;Anders Pape Møller

  • Bilateral symmetry and sexual selection: a meta-analysis.

    A. P. Møller;R. Thornhill

  • Major histocompatibility complex genes, symmetry, and body scent attractiveness in men and women

    Randy Thornhill;Steven W. Gangestad;Robert Miller;Glenn Scheyd

  • The evolutionary psychology of extrapair sex: The role of fluctuating asymmetry

    Steven W Gangestad;Randy Thornhill

  • Human rape: An evolutionary analysis

    Randy Thornhill;Nancy Wilmsen Thornhill

  • Human Fluctuating Asymmetry and Sexual Behavior

    Randy Thornhill;Steven W Gangestad

  • The evolution of human sexuality.

    Randy Thornhill;Steve W. Gangestad

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven W. Gangestad
Steven W. Gangestad University of New Mexico
John Alcock
John Alcock Arizona State University
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Marlene Zuk
Marlene Zuk University of Minnesota
Karl Grammer
Karl Grammer University of Vienna
John T. Manning
John T. Manning Swansea University
Paul J. Watson
Paul J. Watson University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Mark Schaller
Mark Schaller University of British Columbia
Bernhard Fink
Bernhard Fink University of Vienna
Manuel Soler
Manuel Soler University of Granada

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