Herman Pontzer

10.4k citations
132 papers · 6.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 44

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Herman Pontzer

128 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Postcranial evidence from early Homo from Dmanisi, Georgia 2007 · 418 citations
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Peers

Herman Pontzer
Comparison fields: 5 of 184
  • Paleontology 971
  • Anthropology 1.1k
  • Developmental Biology 213
  • Social Psychology 1.6k
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 584
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Herman Pontzer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Musculoskeletal growth patterns in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
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Estimates of fossil hominin quadriceps physiological cross sectional area from patellar dimensions
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About Herman Pontzer

Herman Pontzer is a scholar working on Paleontology, Developmental Biology, Social Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Anthropology, having authored 132 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (35 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (11 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (971 citations), Anthropology (1.1k citations), Developmental Biology (213 citations), Social Psychology (1.6k citations) and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (584 citations). Herman Pontzer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David A. Raichlen, Brian M. Wood, Daniel E. Lieberman, Audax Mabulla, Frank W. Marlowe, Richard W. Wrangham, Anna G. Warrener, Holly Dunsworth, Lara R. Dugas and Peter T. Ellison. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Human Biology, Journal of Human Evolution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Experimental Biology and PLoS ONE.

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