Jeanne Altmann

32.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
145 papers, 23.9k citations indexed

About

Jeanne Altmann is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeanne Altmann has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 23.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Social Psychology, 60 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 38 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jeanne Altmann's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (103 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (54 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (38 papers). Jeanne Altmann is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (103 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (54 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (38 papers). Jeanne Altmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Canada. Jeanne Altmann's co-authors include Susan C. Alberts, Joan B. Silk, Stuart A. Altmann, Claud A. Bramblett, Jenny Tung, Laurence R. Gesquiere, Elizabeth A. Archie, Glenn Hausfater, Philip Muruthi and Anne M. Bronikowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jeanne Altmann

143 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Observational Study of Behavior: Sampling Methods 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 1982 2003 2015 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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. Observational Study of Behavior: Sampling Methods
    1974 11.4k citations Jeanne Altmann profile →
  2. Baboon Mothers and Infants.
    1982 828 citations Jeanne Altmann et al. profile →
  3. Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival
    2003 767 citations Susan C. Alberts, Jeanne Altmann et al. profile →
  4. Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons
    2015 355 citations Jenny Tung, Laura Grieneisen et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jeanne Altmann United States 64 14.2k 11.2k 7.4k 6.3k 3.3k 145 23.9k
Carel P. van Schaik Switzerland 88 17.9k 1.3× 11.3k 1.0× 5.9k 0.8× 7.1k 1.1× 3.6k 1.1× 324 25.0k
Richard W. Wrangham United States 89 15.9k 1.1× 7.9k 0.7× 4.6k 0.6× 6.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.3× 285 24.4k
Christophe Boesch Germany 81 14.1k 1.0× 6.7k 0.6× 5.1k 0.7× 6.0k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 311 22.3k
Daniel T. Blumstein United States 79 4.8k 0.3× 14.1k 1.3× 13.3k 1.8× 5.3k 0.8× 778 0.2× 495 24.4k
John C. Wingfield United States 108 5.3k 0.4× 28.7k 2.6× 21.1k 2.8× 5.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 480 42.3k
Tim Clutton‐Brock United Kingdom 93 7.1k 0.5× 17.5k 1.6× 18.3k 2.5× 2.9k 0.5× 3.5k 1.1× 340 35.4k
Anne E. Pusey United States 61 6.2k 0.4× 5.4k 0.5× 4.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 136 13.3k
Peter M. Kappeler Germany 65 8.1k 0.6× 7.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.4× 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 291 12.9k
Susan C. Alberts United States 64 7.7k 0.5× 5.3k 0.5× 3.1k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 187 12.4k
Nicola S. Clayton United Kingdom 68 6.8k 0.5× 5.7k 0.5× 2.6k 0.4× 3.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 311 14.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zipple, Matthew N., Elizabeth A. Archie, Jenny Tung, et al.. (2023). Five Decades of Data Yield No Support for Adaptive Biasing of Offspring Sex Ratio in Wild Baboons ( Papio cynocephalus ). The American Naturalist. 202(4). 383–398. 2 indexed citations
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Mututua, Raphael S., J. Kinyua Warutere, Jeanne Altmann, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance in a wild primate. Current Biology. 32(7). 1607–1615.e4. 14 indexed citations
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Campos, Fernando A., Jeanne Altmann, Marina Cords, et al.. (2022). Female reproductive aging in seven primate species: Patterns and consequences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(20). e2117669119–e2117669119. 23 indexed citations
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Campos, Fernando A., Elizabeth A. Archie, Laurence R. Gesquiere, et al.. (2021). Glucocorticoid exposure predicts survival in female baboons. Science Advances. 7(17). 42 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, Stacy, Fernando A. Campos, Laurence R. Gesquiere, et al.. (2020). Social bonds do not mediate the relationship between early adversity and adult glucocorticoids in wild baboons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(33). 20052–20062. 37 indexed citations
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Zipple, Matthew N., Emily M. McLean, Fernando A. Campos, et al.. (2020). A comparison of dominance rank metrics reveals multiple competitive landscapes in an animal society. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1934). 20201013–20201013. 24 indexed citations
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Zipple, Matthew N., Elizabeth A. Archie, Jenny Tung, Jeanne Altmann, & Susan C. Alberts. (2019). Intergenerational effects of early adversity on survival in wild baboons. eLife. 8. 52 indexed citations
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Gesquiere, Laurence R., Jeanne Altmann, Elizabeth A. Archie, & Susan C. Alberts. (2018). Interbirth intervals in wild baboons: Environmental predictors and hormonal correlates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 166(1). 107–126. 56 indexed citations
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Campos, Fernando A., William F. Morris, Susan C. Alberts, et al.. (2017). Does climate variability influence the demography of wild primates? Evidence from long‐term life‐history data in seven species. Global Change Biology. 23(11). 4907–4921. 53 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Courtney L., Jeanne Altmann, & Susan C. Alberts. (2015). Exaggerated sexual swellings and male mate choice in primates: testing the reliable indicator hypothesis in the Amboseli baboons. Animal Behaviour. 104. 175–185. 13 indexed citations
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Markham, A. Catherine, Laurence R. Gesquiere, Jean‐Philippe Bellenger, Susan C. Alberts, & Jeanne Altmann. (2011). White monkey syndrome and presumptive copper deficiency in wild savannah baboons. American Journal of Primatology. 73(11). 1160–1168. 9 indexed citations
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Morris, William F., Jeanne Altmann, Diane K. Brockman, et al.. (2010). Low Demographic Variability in Wild Primate Populations: Fitness Impacts of Variation, Covariation, and Serial Correlation in Vital Rates. The American Naturalist. 177(1). E14–E28. 77 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Nga, R Horn, Susan C. Alberts, & Jeanne Altmann. (2009). “Friendships” between new mothers and adult males: adaptive benefits and determinants in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63(9). 1331–1344. 93 indexed citations
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Beehner, Jacinta C., Laurence R. Gesquiere, Robert M. Seyfarth, et al.. (2009). Testosterone related to age and life-history stages in male baboons and geladas. Hormones and Behavior. 56(4). 472–480. 70 indexed citations
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Gesquiere, Laurence R., Jeanne Altmann, Memuna Z. Khan, et al.. (2005). Coming of age: steroid hormones of wild immature baboons (Papio cynocephalus). American Journal of Primatology. 67(1). 83–100. 46 indexed citations
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Altmann, Jeanne & Susan C. Alberts. (2003). Variability in reproductive success viewed from a life‐history perspective in baboons. American Journal of Human Biology. 15(3). 401–409. 161 indexed citations
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Semple, Stuart, Karen McComb, Susan C. Alberts, & Jeanne Altmann. (2002). Information content of female copulation calls in yellow baboons. American Journal of Primatology. 56(1). 43–56. 50 indexed citations
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Alberts, Susan C. & Jeanne Altmann. (2001). Immigration and hybridization patterns of yellow and anubis baboons in and around Amboseli, Kenya. American Journal of Primatology. 53(4). 139–154. 105 indexed citations
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Sapolsky, RM, Joseph H. Vogelman∥, Norman Orentreich∥, & Jeanne Altmann. (1993). Senescent Decline in Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Concentrations in a Population of Wild Baboons. Journal of Gerontology. 48(5). B196–B200. 29 indexed citations
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Altmann, Jeanne, Dale A. Schoeller, Stuart A. Altmann, Philip Muruthi, & Robert M. Sapolsky. (1993). Body size and fatness of free‐living baboons reflect food availability and activity levels. American Journal of Primatology. 30(2). 149–161. 167 indexed citations

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