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Roman M. Wittig

Roman M. Wittig

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
58
Citations
13660
World Ranking
1645
National Ranking
48

Roman M. Wittig publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 232 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Roman M. Wittig D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roman M. Wittig sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roman M. Wittig is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes primarily in the field of Psychology. Their research encompasses numerous subfields including Social Psychology, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics of Wittig's work reflect a focus on primate studies and animal behavior, notably:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Child and Animal Learning Development

Wittig's recent publications cover diverse aspects of primate behavior, ecology, and disease emergence. These include:

  • "Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Monkeypox virus emergence in wild chimpanzees reveals distinct clinical outcomes and viral diversity," 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • "A Severe Lack of Evidence Limits Effective Conservation of the World's Primates," 2020, BioScience
  • "Group-level cooperation in chimpanzees is shaped by strong social ties," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The long lives of primates and the 'invariant rate of ageing' hypothesis," 2021, Nature Communications

The frequent collaborators with whom Wittig has published extensively include Catherine Crockford, Liran Samuni, Christophe Boesch, Cédric Girard-Buttoz, and Tobias Deschner.

Wittig's work has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • Strong and Consistent Social Bonds Enhance the Longevity of Female Baboons

    Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

  • The benefits of social capital: close social bonds among female baboons enhance offspring survival

    Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

  • Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution

    Kevin E. Langergraber;Kay Prüfer;Carolyn Rowney;Christophe Boesch

  • Lethal aggression in Pan is better explained by adaptive strategies than human impacts

    Micahel L. Wilson;Christophe Boesch;Barbara Fruth;Takeshi Furuichi

  • Wild Chimpanzees Inform Ignorant Group Members of Danger

    Catherine Crockford;Roman M. Wittig;Roger Mundry;Klaus Zuberbühler

  • Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity.

    Ammie K. Kalan;Lars Kulik;Mimi Arandjelovic;Christophe Boesch

  • Urinary oxytocin and social bonding in related and unrelated wild chimpanzees

    C. Crockford;R. M. Wittig;K. Langergraber;T. E. Ziegler

  • Focused grooming networks and stress alleviation in wild female baboons

    Roman M. Wittig;Catherine Crockford;Julia Lehmann;Patricia L. Whitten

  • Food Competition and Linear Dominance Hierarchy Among Female Chimpanzees of the Taï National Park

    Roman M. Wittig;Christophe Boesch

  • Food sharing is linked to urinary oxytocin levels and bonding in related and unrelated wild chimpanzees

    Roman M. Wittig;Catherine Crockford;Tobias Deschner;Kevin E. Langergraber

  • Intergroup conflicts among chimpanzees in Taï National Park: lethal violence and the female perspective

    Christophe Boesch;Catherine Crockford;Ilka Herbinger;Roman Wittig

  • Female chacma baboons form strong, equitable, and enduring social bonds

    Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

  • Social stressors and coping mechanisms in wild female baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus).

    Catherine Crockford;Roman M. Wittig;Patricia L. Whitten;Robert M. Seyfarth

  • Oxytocin reactivity during intergroup conflict in wild chimpanzees.

    Liran Samuni;Anna Preis;Roger Mundry;Tobias Deschner

  • Endogenous peripheral oxytocin measures can give insight into the dynamics of social relationships: a review

    Catherine Crockford;Tobias Deschner;Toni E. Ziegler;Roman M. Wittig

  • Social support reduces stress hormone levels in wild chimpanzees across stressful events and everyday affiliations

    Roman Martin Wittig;Catherine Crockford;Anja Weltring;Kevin E. Langergraber

  • Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity

    Hjalmar S. Kühl;Christophe Boesch;Lars Kulik;Fabian Haas

  • Persistent anthrax as a major driver of wildlife mortality in a tropical rainforest

    Constanze Hoffmann;Fee Zimmermann;Roman Biek;Hjalmar Kuehl

  • Kin-mediated reconciliation substitutes for direct reconciliation in female baboons

    Roman M Wittig;Catherine Crockford;Eva Wikberg;Robert M Seyfarth

  • Baboons eavesdrop to deduce mating opportunities

    Catherine Crockford;Roman M. Wittig;Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney

  • Vocalizing in chimpanzees is influenced by social-cognitive processes

    Catherine Crockford;Roman M. Wittig;Klaus Zuberbühler

  • Report Wild Chimpanzees Inform Ignorant Group Members of Danger

    Catherine Crockford;Roman M. Wittig;Roger Mundry

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Crockford
Catherine Crockford Max Planck Society
Christophe Boesch
Christophe Boesch Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Fabian H. Leendertz
Fabian H. Leendertz Robert Koch Institute
Klaus Zuberbühler
Klaus Zuberbühler University of Neuchâtel
Hjalmar S. Kühl
Hjalmar S. Kühl Max Planck Society
Martha M. Robbins
Martha M. Robbins Max Planck Society
Robert M. Seyfarth
Robert M. Seyfarth University of Pennsylvania
Dorothy L. Cheney
Dorothy L. Cheney University of Pennsylvania
Angela D. Friederici
Angela D. Friederici Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Gottfried Hohmann
Gottfried Hohmann Max Planck Society

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