Heather M. Garvin

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Heather M. Garvin is a scholar working on Archeology, Genetics and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather M. Garvin has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Archeology, 13 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Heather M. Garvin's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (36 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (12 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers). Heather M. Garvin is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (36 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (12 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers). Heather M. Garvin collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Croatia. Heather M. Garvin's co-authors include Christopher B. Ruff, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Sabrina B. Sholts, Michala K. Stock, Sebastian K.T.S. Wärmländer, Evan Garofalo, Vladimı́r Sládek, Eliška Schuplerová, Brigitte Holt and Markku Niskanen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and Journal of Human Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Heather M. Garvin

45 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene

2012 175 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Brigitte Holt et al. profile →
Gradual decline in mobility with the adoption of food production in Europe

2015 124 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Brigitte Holt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather M. Garvin United States	19	927	334	313	268	202	48	1.3k
Maria Giovanna Belcastro Italy	26	1.4k 1.5×	333 1.0×	348 1.1×	297 1.1×	122 0.6×	88	2.0k
Daniel Turbón Spain	20	659 0.7×	238 0.7×	339 1.1×	295 1.1×	147 0.7×	61	1.1k
Frédéric Santos France	17	731 0.8×	413 1.2×	214 0.7×	334 1.2×	84 0.4×	58	1.1k
Luis Ríos Spain	19	652 0.7×	287 0.9×	217 0.7×	173 0.6×	125 0.6×	50	1.1k
Hugo F.V. Cardoso Portugal	26	1.6k 1.7×	210 0.6×	528 1.7×	197 0.7×	264 1.3×	86	2.0k
Susan Pfeiffer Canada	25	1.2k 1.3×	655 2.0×	310 1.0×	565 2.1×	85 0.4×	87	2.0k
Jaroslav Brůžek Czechia	20	875 0.9×	160 0.5×	314 1.0×	245 0.9×	145 0.7×	80	1.2k
Stephen D. Ousley United States	16	844 0.9×	111 0.3×	530 1.7×	120 0.4×	176 0.9×	35	1.1k
Benjamin M. Auerbach United States	18	1.0k 1.1×	414 1.2×	385 1.2×	200 0.7×	119 0.6×	37	1.6k
Valeria Bernal Argentina	23	858 0.9×	601 1.8×	301 1.0×	538 2.0×	53 0.3×	77	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather M. Garvin

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Langley, Natalie R., Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christian M. Crowder, et al.. (2025). The Future of Forensic Anthropology Practice and Education: Competencies, Certification, and Licensure. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 186(3). e70034–e70034. 2 indexed citations

Holloway, Ralph, Heather M. Garvin, Kara Garcia, et al.. (2025). A reanalysis of the Taung endocranial surface: Comparison with large samples of living hominids. Journal of Human Evolution. 200. 103637–103637.

Garvin, Heather M., et al.. (2024). Personal identification using frontal sinus coding methods: The effect of mixed image modality comparisons. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 69(4). 1155–1170. 2 indexed citations

Holloway, Ralph L., Antoine Balzeau, Heather M. Garvin, et al.. (2024). The endocast morphology of LES1, Homo naledi. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 184(4). e24983–e24983. 3 indexed citations

Stock, Michala K., et al.. (2021). Standardizing ordinal subadult age indicators: Testing for observer agreement and consistency across modalities. Forensic Science International. 320. 110687–110687. 5 indexed citations

Butaric, Lauren N., et al.. (2020). Revisiting global patterns of frontal sinus aplasia utilizing computed tomography. Forensic Science International. 315. 110458–110458. 9 indexed citations

Garvin, Heather M. & Natalie R. Langley. (2019). Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology. 1 indexed citations

Garvin, Heather M., et al.. (2017). An Investigation into the Relationship between Human Cranial and Pelvic Sexual Dimorphism. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 63(4). 990–1000. 39 indexed citations

Passalacqua, Nicholas V. & Heather M. Garvin. (2017). Experiences in the application and attendance of human skeletal biology graduate programs. 1 indexed citations

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Holloway, Ralph L., et al.. (2017). Homo naledi posterior endocasts and their significance for understanding brain reorganization. 2 indexed citations

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Holloway, Ralph L., Heather M. Garvin, Tom Schoenemann, et al.. (2017). Homo naledi’s frontal lobe: Modern in form, ancestral in size. 1 indexed citations

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Petaros, Anja, Heather M. Garvin, Sabrina B. Sholts, Stefan Schlager, & Sebastian K.T.S. Wärmländer. (2017). Sexual dimorphism and regional variation in human frontal bone inclination measured via digital 3D models. Legal Medicine. 29. 53–61. 28 indexed citations

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Garvin, Heather M. & Michala K. Stock. (2016). The Utility of Advanced Imaging in Forensic Anthropology. Academic Forensic Pathology. 6(3). 499–516. 54 indexed citations

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Cabo, Luis L., et al.. (2016). A geometric morphometric comparison of within-individual levels of pelvic and cranial sexual dimorphism. 1 indexed citations

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Cabo, Luis L., et al.. (2016). A morphometric analysis of prognathism and evaluation of the gnathic index in modern humans. HOMO. 67(4). 294–312. 5 indexed citations

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Garvin, Heather M., et al.. (2016). Reliability of the Walker Cranial Nonmetric Method and Implications for Sex Estimation. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 61(3). 743–751. 45 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Lauren, Jill E. Scott, Heather M. Garvin, et al.. (2016). Skull diversity in the Homo lineage and the relative position of Homo naledi. Journal of Human Evolution. 104. 124–135. 29 indexed citations

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Berner, Margit, Vladimı́r Sládek, Christopher B. Ruff, et al.. (2012). Variation in sexual dimorphism of postcranial robusticity and body proportions in European Holocene populations. ASEP. 3 indexed citations

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Garvin, Heather M.. (2012). The effects of living conditions on human cranial and postcranial sexual dimorphism. 3 indexed citations

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Sholts, Sabrina B., et al.. (2012). Sexual dimorphism in human browridge volume measured from 3D models of dry crania: A new digital morphometrics approach. Forensic Science International. 222(1-3). 400.e1–400.e5. 48 indexed citations

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