Most cited papers in Paleopathology and ancient diseases
What are the most cited papers in Paleopathology and ancient diseases?
The most cited paper in Paleopathology and ancient diseases is "Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death" (C. Owen Lovejoy, Richard S. Meindl, Thomas R. Pryzbeck et al., 1985), with 1,979 citations. Next come "Ectocranial suture closure: A revised method for the determination of skeletal age at death based on the lateral‐anterior sutures" (1,576) and "Epidemiology of stone disease across the world" (1,233).
Showing 50 of 101 papers. Every paper with more than 315 citations is listed.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death C. Owen Lovejoy, Richard S. Meindl, Thomas R. Pryzbeck et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | Sep 1985 | 1,979 |
| 2 | Ectocranial suture closure: A revised method for the determination of skeletal age at death based on the lateral‐anterior sutures Richard S. Meindl, C. Owen Lovejoy · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | Sep 1985 | 1,576 |
| 3 | Epidemiology of stone disease across the world Igor Sorokin, Charalampos Mamoulakis, Katsuhito Miyazawa et al. · World Journal of Urology | 17 Feb 2017 | 1,233 |
| 4 | The Genesis and Collapse of Third Millennium North Mesopotamian Civilization Harvey Weiss, Marie‐Agnès Courty, Wilma Wetterstrom et al. · Science | 20 Aug 1993 | 1,127 |
| 5 | Patterns of damage in genomic DNA sequences from a Neandertal Adrian W. Briggs, Udo Stenzel, Philip L. Johnson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 21 Aug 2007 | 1,055 |
| 6 | The triune brain in evolution: Role in paleocerebral functions Charles R. Legg · Biological Psychology | Aug 1990 | 981 |
| 7 | Body mass and encephalization in Pleistocene Homo Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus, Trenton W. Holliday · Nature | May 1997 | 909 |
| 8 | The causes of porotic hyperostosis and cribra orbitalia: A reappraisal of the iron‐deficiency‐anemia hypothesis Phillip L. Walker, Rhonda R. Bathurst, Rebecca Richman et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | 11 Mar 2009 | 839 |
| 9 | Serious reactions after mass treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in an area endemic for Loa loa infection Jacques Gardon, Nathalie Gardon-Wendel, Demanga-Ngangue et al. · The Lancet | Jul 1997 | 760 |
| 10 | New ages for human occupation and climatic change at Lake Mungo, Australia James M. Bowler, Harvey Johnston, Jon M. Olley et al. · Nature | Feb 2003 | 749 |
| 11 | Disease and Evolution J. B. S. Haldane | 2006 | 749 |
| 12 | Die Konservierung ganzer Leichen in natürlichen Farben Walter Thiel · Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger | Jun 1992 | 740 |
| 13 | Laparoscopic Dismembered Pyeloplasty William W. Schuessler, Martin T. Grune, Leopoldo V. Tecuanhuey et al. · The Journal of Urology | Dec 1993 | 717 |
| 14 | Review Paper. Ancient DNA Eske Willerslev, Alan Cooper · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 20 Dec 2004 | 714 |
| 15 | Biological Changes in Human Populations with Agriculture Clark Spencer Larsen · Annual Review of Anthropology | Oct 1995 | 710 |
| 16 | Earliest Pleistocene Hominid Cranial Remains from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia: Taxonomy, Geological Setting, and Age Leo Gabunia, Abesalom Vekua, David Lordkipanidze et al. · Science | 12 May 2000 | 709 |
| 17 | Morphological adaptation to climate in modern and fossil hominids Christopher B. Ruff · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | 1994 | 691 |
| 18 | Cadaver decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems David Carter, David Yellowlees, Mark Tibbett · Die Naturwissenschaften | 7 Nov 2006 | 686 |
| 19 | Using Accumulated Degree-Days to Estimate the Postmortem Interval from Decomposed Human Remains Mary S. Megyesi, SP Nawrocki, NH Haskell · Journal of Forensic Sciences | 29 Mar 2005 | 685 |
| 20 | Origins and Genetic Legacy of Neolithic Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers in Europe Pontus Skoglund, Helena Malmström, Maanasa Raghavan et al. · Science | 26 Apr 2012 | 651 |
| 21 | The problem of aging human remains and living individuals: A review Eugénia Maria Cunha, É. Baccino, Laurent Martrille et al. · Forensic Science International | 30 Oct 2009 | 646 |
| 22 | Study on the Prevalence and Incidence of Urolithiasis in Germany Comparing the Years 1979 vs. 2000 Albrecht Hesse, Edgar Brandle, D. M. Wilbert et al. · European Urology | 11 Sep 2003 | 631 |
| 23 | Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Skull Versus Postcranial Elements M. Katherine Spradley, Richard L. Jantz · Journal of Forensic Sciences | 6 Jan 2011 | 625 |
| 24 | Assessing ancient DNA studies M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Hans‐Jürgen Bandelt, Michael Hofreiter et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 22 Jul 2005 | 622 |
| 25 | Comparative taphonomy; a key to paleoenvironmental interpretation based on fossil preservation Carlton E. Brett, Gordon C. Baird · Palaios | Jun 1986 | 614 |
| 26 | Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores in eastern Indonesia Michael J. Morwood, R. P. Soejono, Richard G. Roberts et al. · Nature | Oct 2004 | 598 |
| 27 | Postcranial robusticity in Homo . I: Temporal trends and mechanical interpretation Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus, Alan Walker et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | May 1993 | 579 |
| 28 | Age of the Earliest Known Hominids in Java, Indonesia C.C. Swisher, Garniss H. Curtis, T. Jacob T. Jacob et al. · Science | 25 Feb 1994 | 579 |
| 29 | Blind Tests of Inter-analyst Correspondence and Accuracy in the Identification of Cut Marks, Percussion Marks, and Carnivore Tooth Marks on Bone Surfaces Robert J. Blumenschine, Curtis W. Marean, Salvatore D. Capaldo · Journal of Archaeological Science | Jul 1996 | 576 |
| 30 | The domestication of Amazonia before European conquest Charles Roland Clement, William M. Denevan, Michael Heckenberger et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 23 Jul 2015 | 569 |
| 31 | Microbial community assembly and metabolic function during mammalian corpse decomposition Jessica L. Metcalf et al. · Science | 13 Dec 2015 | 560 |
| 32 | Diffusible iodine‐based contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (diceCT): an emerging tool for rapid, high‐resolution, 3‐D imaging of metazoan soft tissues Paul M. Gignac et al. · Journal of Anatomy | 11 Mar 2016 | 558 |
| 33 | Multifactorial determination of skeletal age at death: A method and blind tests of its accuracy C. Owen Lovejoy, Richard S. Meindl, Robert P. Mensforth et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | Sep 1985 | 529 |
| 34 | Improvements to the Pretreatment of Bone at Oxford Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Thomas Higham, Angela Bowles et al. · Radiocarbon | 2004 | 513 |
| 35 | Early farmers from across Europe directly descended from Neolithic Aegeans Zuzana Hofmanová et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 6 Jun 2016 | 512 |
| 36 | A Bioarchaeological Perspective on the History of Violence Phillip L. Walker · Annual Review of Anthropology | Oct 2001 | 508 |
| 37 | An earlier origin for the Acheulian Christopher John Lepre, Hélène Roche, Dennis V. Kent et al. · Nature | 30 Aug 2011 | 496 |
| 38 | Bregma, lambda and the interaural midpoint in stereotaxic surgery with rats of different sex, strain and weight George Paxinos, Charles R. Watson, Michael Pennisi et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Methods | Apr 1985 | 485 |
| 39 | The microscopic determination of age in human bone Ellis R. Kerley · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | Jun 1965 | 472 |
| 40 | Ceramic dental biomaterials and CAD/CAM technology: State of the art Raymond Wai Kim Li, Tak Wah Chow, JP Matinlinna · Journal of Prosthodontic Research | 22 Sep 2014 | 470 |
| 41 | Rising Tide of Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians Barbara V. Howard, Elisa T. Lee, Linda D. Cowan et al. · Circulation | 11 May 1999 | 470 |
| 42 | History of Human Parasitology F. E. G. Cox · Clinical Microbiology Reviews | Oct 2002 | 460 |
| 43 | Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in a pre-Columbian Peruvian mummy. W.L. Salo, Arthur C. Aufderheide, Jane E. Buikstra et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 15 Mar 1994 | 433 |
| 44 | Measurements and Relationships of Diagenetic Alteration of Bone from Three Archaeological Sites Robert E. M. Hedges, Andrew R. Millard, Alistair W. G. Pike · Journal of Archaeological Science | Mar 1995 | 432 |
| 45 | Radiocarbon Dates, II W. F. Libby · Science | 21 Sep 1951 | 431 |
| 46 | Review of human decomposition processes in soil Boyd B. Dent, Shari L. Forbes, Barbara H. Stuart · Environmental Geology | 29 Jan 2004 | 427 |
| 47 | Mineralogical and compositional changes in bones exposed on soil surfaces in Amboseli National Park, Kenya: diagenetic mechanisms and the role of sediment pore fluids Clive Nicholas Trueman, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Noreen Tuross et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science | 28 Jan 2004 | 426 |
| 48 | The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: meat-based, yet non-atherogenic Loren Cordain, SB Eaton, J Brand Miller et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Mar 2002 | 422 |
| 49 | Ethnography and archaeological interpretation of funerary remains Peter J. Ucko · World Archaeology | Oct 1969 | 416 |
| 50 | Time Since Death Determinations of Human Cadavers Using Soil Solution A.A. Vass, WM Bass, Jeffrey D. Wolt et al. · Journal of Forensic Sciences | Sep 1992 | 404 |
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