Martin Hora

762 total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 511 citations indexed

About

Martin Hora is a scholar working on Archeology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Hora has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 511 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Archeology, 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 4 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Martin Hora's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (5 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (4 papers). Martin Hora is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (5 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (4 papers). Martin Hora collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United States and Austria. Martin Hora's co-authors include Vladimı́r Sládek, Christopher B. Ruff, Eliška Schuplerová, Markku Niskanen, Margit Berner, Brigitte Holt, Heather M. Garvin, Evan Garofalo, Kati Salo and Sirpa Niinimäki and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

Martin Hora

16 papers receiving 491 citations

Hit Papers

Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2015 50 100 150
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. Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene
    2012 175 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Brigitte Holt et al. American Journal of Physical Anthropology profile →
  2. Gradual decline in mobility with the adoption of food production in Europe
    2015 124 citations Christopher B. Ruff, Brigitte Holt et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Martin Hora
Libby W. Cowgill United States
Sirpa Niinimäki Finland
Helen K. Kurki Canada
Eliška Schuplerová Czechia
Juho‐Antti Junno Finland
Marco Milella Switzerland
Margit Berner Austria
Francisca Alves Cardoso Portugal
Vladimı́r Sládek Czechia
Gerhard Hotz Switzerland
Libby W. Cowgill United States
Martin Hora
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Countries citing papers authored by Martin Hora

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Hora

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Hora

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Hora, Martin, et al.. (2025). Human energy expenditure and thermoregulation during persistence hunting in the Namib. Journal of Human Evolution. 209. 103773–103773.
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Hora, Martin, et al.. (2023). Muscle activity during crouched walking. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 183(1). 79–91. 4 indexed citations
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Hora, Martin, et al.. (2022). Comparing walking and running in persistence hunting. Journal of Human Evolution. 172. 103247–103247. 7 indexed citations
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Sládek, Vladimı́r, et al.. (2022). Bow and muscles: Observed muscle activity in archers and potential implications for habitual activity reconstruction. Journal of Archaeological Science. 144. 105638–105638. 1 indexed citations
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Hora, Martin, Herman Pontzer, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler, & Vladimı́r Sládek. (2019). Dehydration and persistence hunting in Homo erectus. Journal of Human Evolution. 138. 102682–102682. 16 indexed citations
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Hora, Martin & Vladimı́r Sládek. (2018). Population specificity of sex estimation from vertebrae. Forensic Science International. 291. 279.e1–279.e12. 31 indexed citations
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Hora, Martin, et al.. (2017). Body size and lower limb posture during walking in humans. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0172112–e0172112. 27 indexed citations
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Sládek, Vladimı́r, Christopher B. Ruff, Margit Berner, et al.. (2016). The impact of subsistence changes on humeral bilateral asymmetry in Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene Europe. Journal of Human Evolution. 92. 37–49. 57 indexed citations
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Sládek, Vladimı́r, et al.. (2016). Impact of grinding technology on bilateral asymmetry in muscle activity of the upper limb. Journal of Archaeological Science. 72. 142–156. 15 indexed citations
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Sládek, Vladimı́r, et al.. (2016). Body mass estimation in skeletal samples using the hybrid approach: the effect of population-specific variations and sexual dimorphism. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 10(4). 833–847. 5 indexed citations
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Sládek, Vladimı́r, et al.. (2015). Population‐specific stature estimation from long bones in the early medieval Pohansko (Czech Republic). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 158(2). 312–324. 18 indexed citations
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Ruff, Christopher B., Brigitte Holt, Markku Niskanen, et al.. (2015). Gradual decline in mobility with the adoption of food production in Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(23). 7147–7152. 124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hora, Martin & Vladimı́r Sládek. (2014). Influence of lower limb configuration on walking cost in Late Pleistocene humans. Journal of Human Evolution. 67. 19–32. 13 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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Hora, Martin, et al.. (2012). Influence of body mass and lower limb length on knee flexion angle during walking in humans. Folia Zoologica. 61(3-4). 330–339. 6 indexed citations
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Ruff, Christopher B., Brigitte Holt, Markku Niskanen, et al.. (2012). Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 148(4). 601–617. 175 indexed citations breakdown →

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