Jane B. Lancaster

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jane B. Lancaster is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane B. Lancaster has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Jane B. Lancaster's work include Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (13 papers), Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (8 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers). Jane B. Lancaster is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (13 papers), Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (8 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 papers). Jane B. Lancaster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Jane B. Lancaster's co-authors include Hillard Kaplan, A. Magdalena Hurtado, Kim Hill, Kermyt G. Anderson, Richard J. Gelles, Karen L. Kramer, Sara E. Johnson, John Bock, David Lam and Arthur J. Robson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jane B. Lancaster

35 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

A theory of human life history evolution: Diet, intellige... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. A theory of human life history evolution: Diet, intelligence, and longevity
    2000 1.3k citations Hillard Kaplan, Kim Hill et al. Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jane B. Lancaster United States 22 1.4k 1.1k 931 576 437 36 3.0k
Mark V. Flinn United States 29 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 502 0.9× 309 0.7× 62 3.5k
Napoleon A. Chagnon United States 23 1.5k 1.1× 793 0.7× 1.6k 1.7× 501 0.9× 268 0.6× 50 3.9k
Nicholas Jones United States 24 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 988 1.1× 329 0.6× 196 0.4× 62 4.1k
Karen L. Kramer United States 30 1.2k 0.9× 866 0.8× 943 1.0× 552 1.0× 302 0.7× 89 3.0k
A. Magdalena Hurtado United States 15 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 293 0.5× 198 0.5× 31 3.3k
Patricia Draper United States 20 2.2k 1.6× 1.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 670 1.2× 545 1.2× 42 4.5k
Carol R. Ember United States 32 705 0.5× 749 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 257 0.4× 406 0.9× 104 3.4k
William Irons United States 15 1.3k 1.0× 669 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 424 0.7× 251 0.6× 32 2.7k
Barry S. Hewlett United States 38 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.6× 273 0.5× 328 0.8× 79 4.7k
Peter B. Gray United States 36 2.0k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 379 0.7× 166 0.4× 146 5.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (2017). Child Abuse and Neglect. 5 indexed citations
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Kramer, Karen L. & Jane B. Lancaster. (2010). Teen motherhood in cross-cultural perspective. Annals of Human Biology. 37(5). 613–628. 65 indexed citations
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Anderson, Kermyt G., Hillard Kaplan, & Jane B. Lancaster. (2006). Demographic correlates of paternity confidence and pregnancy outcomes among Albuquerque men. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 131(4). 560–571. 18 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Hillard, et al.. (2002). Evolutionary approach to below replacement fertility. American Journal of Human Biology. 14(2). 233–256. 88 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Hillard, Kim Hill, Jane B. Lancaster, & A. Magdalena Hurtado. (2000). A theory of human life history evolution: Diet, intelligence, and longevity. Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews. 9(4). 156–185. 1278 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anderson, Kermyt G., Hillard Kaplan, & Jane B. Lancaster. (1999). Paternal Care by Genetic Fathers and Stepfathers I. Evolution and Human Behavior. 20(6). 405–431. 146 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Hillard, Jane B. Lancaster, Sara E. Johnson, & John Bock. (1995). Does observed fertility maximize fitness among New Mexican men?. Human Nature. 6(4). 325–360. 122 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1991). A feminist and evolutionary biologist looks at women. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 34(S13). 1–11. 30 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1990). An interdisciplinary, biosocial perspective on human nature. Human Nature. 1(1). 1–2. 4 indexed citations
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Coltrane, Scott, Jane B. Lancaster, Jeanne Altmann, et al.. (1989). Parenting across the Life Span: Biosocial Dimensions. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 51(3). 833–833. 2 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1989). Evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives on single-parenthood.. 29 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J. & Jane B. Lancaster. (1987). Child abuse and neglect : biosocial dimensions. De Gruyter eBooks. 187 indexed citations
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Uhlenberg, Peter, Jane B. Lancaster, Beatrix A. Hamburg, et al.. (1987). School-Age Pregnancy and Parenthood: Biosocial Dimensions.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(5). 737–737. 106 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1987). Child Abuse and Neglect: Biosocial Dimensions - Foundations of Human Behavior. 5 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1986). Primate social behavior and ostracism. Ethology and Sociobiology. 7(3-4). 215–225. 29 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B., et al.. (1980). The division of labor and the evolution of human sexuality. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 3(2). 193–193. 6 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1975). Primate Behavior and the Emergence of Human Culture. 71 indexed citations
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Kling, Arthur, et al.. (1970). Amygdalectomy in the free-ranging vervet (Cercopithecus Aethiops). Journal of Psychiatric Research. 7(3). 191–199. 52 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1968). Geographers And Remote Sensing. Journal of Geography. 67(5). 301–310. 2 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Jane B.. (1968). On the Evolution of Tool‐Using Behavior1. American Anthropologist. 70(1). 56–66. 31 indexed citations

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