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D-Index
39
Citations
5164
World Ranking
5737
National Ranking
2713

Tomás Huanca publications per year

1995: 1 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 2 publications
1995 2025

102 publications in total across all disciplines

Tomás Huanca publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Tomás Huanca sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 89 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tomás Huanca D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Tomás Huanca sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tomás Huanca is affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a focus on sociology and political science, physiology, social psychology, nutrition and dietetics, and general health professions.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Their publications have appeared in several journals, such as:

  • American Journal of Human Biology
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Sustainable Earth Reviews
  • Nature Communications

Notable recent papers by Tomás Huanca include:

  • "Commonality and variation in mental representations of music revealed by a cross-cultural comparison of rhythm priors in 15 countries," published in 2024 in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Indigenous Peoples and local communities report ongoing and widespread climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems," published in 2024 in Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Hydration in relation to water insecurity, heat index, and lactation status in two small-scale populations in hot-humid and hot-arid environments," published in 2020 in American Journal of Human Biology
  • "Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples and local communities," published in 2024 in Sustainable Earth Reviews
  • "People infer communicative action through an expectation for efficient communication," published in 2022 in Nature Communications

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • Victoria Reyes-García
  • Asher Y. Rosinger
  • Esther Conde
  • Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares
  • Ricardo Godoy

Best Publications

  • CULTURAL, PRACTICAL, AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF WILD PLANTS: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

    Victoria Reyes-García;Tomás Huanca;Vincent Vadez;William Leonard

  • Cultural transmission of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills: an empirical analysis from an Amerindian society☆

    Victoria Reyes-García;Victoria Reyes-García;James Broesch;Laura Calvet-Mir;Nuria Fuentes-Peláez

  • Ethnobotanical knowledge is associated with indices of child health in the Bolivian Amazon

    Thomas McDade;V. Reyes-García;V. Reyes-García;P. Blackinton;S. Tanner

  • Maintenance versus Growth : Investigating the Costs of Immune Activation Among Children in Lowland Bolivia

    Thomas W. McDade;V. Reyes-García;V. Reyes-García;S. Tanner;T. Huanca

  • Knowledge and Consumption of Wild Plants: A comparative study in two Tsimane' villages in the Bolivian Amazon

    Victoria Reyes-García;Vincent Vadez;Tomás Huanca;William Leonard

  • Schooling and Local Environmental Knowledge: Do They Complement or Substitute Each Other?.

    Victoria Reyes-García;Victoria Reyes-García;Eric Kightley;Isabel Ruiz-Mallén;Nuria Fuentes-Peláez

  • Physical growth and nutritional status of Tsimane' Amerindian children of lowland Bolivia.

    Z. Foster;E. Byron;V. Reyes-García;T. Huanca

  • Local financial benefits of rain forests. Comparative evidence from Amerindian societies in Bolivia and Honduras

    R Godoy;H Overman;J Demmer;L Apaza

  • The effect of wealth and real income on wildlife consumption among native Amazonians in Bolivia: estimates of annual trends with longitudinal household data (2002–2006)

    R. Godoy;E. A. Undurraga;D. Wilkie;V. Reyes-García;V. Reyes-García

  • Ethnobotanical knowledge shared widely among Tsimane' Amerindians, Bolivia.

    V. Reyes-Garcia;R. Godoy;V. Vadez;L. Apaza

  • Evaluating indices of traditional ecological knowledge: a methodological contribution

    Victoria Reyes-García;Vincent Vadez;Susan Tanner;Thomas McDade

  • Does Integration to the Market Threaten Agricultural Diversity? Panel and Cross-Sectional Data From a Horticultural-Foraging Society in the Bolivian Amazon

    Vincent Vadez;Victoria Reyes-García;Ricardo A. Godoy;V. Lilian Apaza

  • Economic Development and Local Ecological Knowledge: A Deadlock? Quantitative Research from a Native Amazonian Society

    Victoria Reyes-García;Victoria Reyes-García;Vincent Vadez;Tomás Huanca;William R. Leonard

  • Do the aged and knowledgeable men enjoy more prestige? A test of predictions from the prestige-bias model of cultural transmission

    Victoria Reyes-Garcia;Victoria Reyes-Garcia;Jose Luis Molina;James Broesch;Laura Calvet

  • Meat prices influence the consumption of wildlife by the Tsimane' Amerindians of Bolivia

    Lilian Apaza;David Wilkie;Elizabeth Byron;Tomás Huanca

  • Influence of helminth infections on childhood nutritional status in lowland Bolivia.

    S. Tanner;William Leonard;Thomas McDade;V. Reyes-Garcia;V. Reyes-Garcia

  • Cultural consonance and psychological well-being. Estimates using longitudinal data from an Amazonian society.

    Victoria Reyes-García;Victoria Reyes-García;Clarence C. Gravlee;Thomas W. McDade;Tomás Huanca

  • Predictors of C-reactive protein in Tsimane' 2 to 15 year-olds in lowland Bolivia

    T.W. McDade;W.R. Leonard;J. Burhop;V. Reyes-García

  • Human capital, wealth, and nutrition in the Bolivian Amazon.

    Ricardo Godoy;Victoria Reyes-García;Vincent Vadez;William R. Leonard

  • Olfaction and Environment: Tsimane’ of Bolivian Rainforest Have Lower Threshold of Odor Detection Than Industrialized German People

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Piotr Sorokowski;Thomas Hummel;Tomas Huanca

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria Reyes-García
Victoria Reyes-García Autonomous University of Barcelona
William R. Leonard
William R. Leonard Northwestern University
Ricardo Godoy
Ricardo Godoy Brandeis University
Vincent Vadez
Vincent Vadez Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
David Wilkie
David Wilkie Wildlife Conservation Society
Agnieszka Sorokowska
Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław
Daniel Eisenberg
Daniel Eisenberg University of California, Los Angeles
Marina Butovskaya
Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
David R. Braun
David R. Braun George Washington University
Michael Gurven
Michael Gurven University of California, Santa Barbara

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