Alexandra Alvergne

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alexandra Alvergne is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Alvergne has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Alvergne's work include Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (24 papers), Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (12 papers) and COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (8 papers). Alexandra Alvergne is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (24 papers), Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (12 papers) and COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (8 papers). Alexandra Alvergne collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Alexandra Alvergne's co-authors include Michel Raymond, Charlotte Faurie, Virpi Lummaa, Markus Jokela, Ruth Mace, Mhairi A. Gibson, Vedrana Tabor, David W. Lawson, Eshetu Gurmu and Thomas V. Pollet and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Alvergne

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality

2025 38 citations M. Austin Argentieri, Najaf Amin et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexandra Alvergne United Kingdom	23	723	359	280	236	229	60	1.6k
Beverly I. Strassmann United States	22	492 0.7×	238 0.7×	370 1.3×	72 0.3×	300 1.3×	37	1.7k
Gert Stulp Netherlands	26	656 0.9×	206 0.6×	342 1.2×	196 0.8×	276 1.2×	73	1.6k
Jonathan Stieglitz United States	30	614 0.8×	418 1.2×	432 1.5×	94 0.4×	135 0.6×	83	2.4k
Benjamin Campbell United States	32	705 1.0×	574 1.6×	307 1.1×	469 2.0×	157 0.7×	109	2.7k
James S. Chisholm United States	19	871 1.2×	584 1.6×	403 1.4×	273 1.2×	330 1.4×	72	1.9k
Bogusław Pawłowski Poland	27	1.3k 1.8×	366 1.0×	424 1.5×	557 2.4×	378 1.7×	86	2.3k
Ian J. Rickard United Kingdom	13	337 0.5×	225 0.6×	130 0.5×	79 0.3×	162 0.7×	20	855
Lawrence S. Sugiyama United States	27	673 0.9×	544 1.5×	607 2.2×	251 1.1×	102 0.4×	59	2.4k
Richard G. Bribiescas United States	23	576 0.8×	437 1.2×	132 0.5×	76 0.3×	101 0.4×	64	1.5k
Emma Otta Brazil	19	385 0.5×	384 1.1×	204 0.7×	237 1.0×	74 0.3×	96	1.4k

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Argentieri, M. Austin, Najaf Amin, Alejo Nevado‐Holgado, et al.. (2025). Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality. Nature Medicine. 31(3). 1016–1025. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Maybin, Jacqueline A., Natalie Homer, Joanna Simpson, et al.. (2025). The potential bidirectional relationship between long COVID and menstruation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8187–8187.

Myers, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Social clustering of preference for female genital mutilation/cutting in south-central Ethiopia. Nature Human Behaviour. 9(9). 1802–1814. 1 indexed citations

Alvergne, Alexandra, et al.. (2024). Low haemoglobin in arduous seasons is associated with reduced chance of ovulation among women living in the Bolivian altiplano. Evolution Medicine and Public Health. 12(1). 191–203.

Alvergne, Alexandra, Emily R. Boniface, Blair G. Darney, et al.. (2023). Associations Among Menstrual Cycle Length, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and Vaccination. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 143(1). 83–91. 13 indexed citations

Alvergne, Alexandra, et al.. (2023). A retrospective case-control study on menstrual cycle changes following COVID-19 vaccination and disease. iScience. 26(4). 106401–106401. 46 indexed citations

Gurmu, Eshetu, et al.. (2022). Anemic Women are More at Risk of Injectable Contraceptive Discontinuation due to Side Effects in Ethiopia. Studies in Family Planning. 53(1). 193–208. 5 indexed citations

Tabor, Vedrana, et al.. (2021). Improving the Quality of Life of Patients with an Underactive Thyroid Through mHealth: A Patient-Centered Approach. Women s Health Reports. 2(1). 182–194. 3 indexed citations

Sharp, Gemma C., et al.. (2021). A retrospective case-control study on menstrual cycle changes following COVID-19 vaccination and disease. medRxiv. 11 indexed citations

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Alvergne, Alexandra, et al.. (2021). Cultural change beyond adoption dynamics: Evolutionary approaches to the discontinuation of contraception. Evolutionary Human Sciences. 3. e13–e13. 7 indexed citations

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Alvergne, Alexandra & Vedrana Tabor. (2018). Is Female Health Cyclical? Evolutionary Perspectives on Menstruation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(6). 399–414. 47 indexed citations

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Alvergne, Alexandra, et al.. (2017). Side effects and the need for secrecy: characterising discontinuation of modern contraception and its causes in Ethiopia using mixed methods. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 24–24. 25 indexed citations

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Alvergne, Alexandra, et al.. (2016). Evolutionary Thinking in Medicine. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 10 indexed citations

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Billiard, Sylvain, et al.. (2015). Beyond Rational Decision-Making: Modelling the Influence of Cognitive Biases on the Dynamics of Vaccination Coverage. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142990–e0142990. 26 indexed citations

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Jokela, Markus, Alexandra Alvergne, Anna Rotkirch, Ian J. Rickard, & Virpi Lummaa. (2013). Associations between family size and offspring education depend on aspects of parental personality. Personality and Individual Differences. 58. 95–100. 3 indexed citations

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Alvergne, Alexandra, et al.. (2012). Fertility, parental investment, and the early adoption of modern contraception in rural ethiopia. American Journal of Human Biology. 25(1). 107–115. 22 indexed citations

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Durand, Valérie, et al.. (2012). Men’s Preference for Women’s Facial Features: Testing Homogamy and the Paternity Uncertainty Hypothesis. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49791–e49791. 25 indexed citations

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Mace, Ruth & Alexandra Alvergne. (2012). Female reproductive competition within families in rural Gambia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 279(1736). 2219–2227. 47 indexed citations

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Alvergne, Alexandra, Mhairi A. Gibson, Eshetu Gurmu, & Ruth Mace. (2011). Social Transmission and the Spread of Modern Contraception in Rural Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22515–e22515. 48 indexed citations

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Faurie, Charlotte, Alexandra Alvergne, S. Bonenfant, et al.. (2006). Handedness and reproductive success in two large cohorts of French adults. Evolution and Human Behavior. 27(6). 457–472. 4 indexed citations

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