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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5737 5329 2713 2474 89 5164

Tomás Huanca publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tomás Huanca between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tomás Huanca published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2008. 12 of the 102 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2008. 1995: 1 publication 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 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 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

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Tomás Huanca: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 3
2004 4
2005 10
2006 8
2007 10
2008 12
2009 9
2010 10
2011 2
2012 2
2013 2
2014 2
2015 1
2016 0
2017 3
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 3
2022 3
2023 2
2024 10
2025 2
Total 102
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Tomás Huanca publications per year - data summary

  • Tomás Huanca, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Brandeis University, has 102 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 12 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 2015 and 2018, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.6 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 20 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 20 publications (1.8 per year); 2006-2016: 58 publications (5.3 per year); 2017-2025: 24 publications (2.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tomás Huanca publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomás Huanca sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 84–93 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301 89
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Tomás Huanca publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Tomás Huanca, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Brandeis University, records 89 publications - the 8th percentile of the discipline.
  • 8% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Tomás Huanca, and about 92% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Tomás Huanca ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Tomás Huanca 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 Tomás Huanca sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300 39
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Tomás Huanca D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Tomás Huanca, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Brandeis University, records 39 D-Index - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Tomás Huanca, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Tomás Huanca ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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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