Natalie Uomini

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 893 citations indexed

About

Natalie Uomini is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Natalie Uomini has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 893 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Social Psychology, 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 8 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in Natalie Uomini's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (11 papers), Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (9 papers) and Language and cultural evolution (8 papers). Natalie Uomini is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (11 papers), Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (9 papers) and Language and cultural evolution (8 papers). Natalie Uomini collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Natalie Uomini's co-authors include Georg Meyer, Amandine Chapelain, Kevin N. Laland, Ignacio de la Torre, Laura Chouinard‐Thuly, Catharine Cross, Sally E. Street, Hannah M. Lewis, Cara L. Evans and Thomas J. H. Morgan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Natalie Uomini

25 papers receiving 868 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Experimental evidence for the co-evolution of hominin tool-making teaching and language
    2015 319 citations Thomas J. H. Morgan, Natalie Uomini et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Natalie Uomini Germany 12 495 357 220 219 156 27 893
Erin E. Hecht United States 19 654 1.3× 581 1.6× 158 0.7× 201 0.9× 123 0.8× 44 1.2k
P. Thomas Schoenemann United States 12 264 0.5× 328 0.9× 90 0.4× 111 0.5× 103 0.7× 24 875
Sally E. Street United Kingdom 15 381 0.8× 84 0.2× 180 0.8× 104 0.5× 89 0.6× 28 1.1k
Melissa A. Panger United States 9 702 1.4× 83 0.2× 90 0.4× 153 0.7× 181 1.2× 13 824
Francys Subiaul United States 16 466 0.9× 307 0.9× 129 0.6× 420 1.9× 21 0.1× 37 885
Douglas C. Broadfield United States 9 346 0.7× 397 1.1× 71 0.3× 173 0.8× 289 1.9× 17 884
Gregory Charles Westergaard United States 25 1.3k 2.6× 735 2.1× 153 0.7× 814 3.7× 56 0.4× 78 1.7k
Robert W. Shumaker United States 16 666 1.3× 128 0.4× 116 0.5× 201 0.9× 60 0.4× 29 1.1k
Grover S. Krantz United States 8 258 0.5× 135 0.4× 172 0.8× 258 1.2× 69 0.4× 19 615
Mathias Osvath Sweden 17 688 1.4× 344 1.0× 68 0.3× 350 1.6× 25 0.2× 45 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Natalie Uomini

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Natalie Uomini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lesourd, Mathieu, Natalie Uomini, Yves Rossetti, et al.. (2025). Lithic industries, modern tools, and language: An evolutionary perspective through fMRI. NeuroImage. 318. 121404–121404. 1 indexed citations
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Griesser, Michael, Nigel C. Bennett, Judith M. Burkart, et al.. (2025). The power of caring touch: from survival to prosocial cooperation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 40(4). 346–355. 2 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie, et al.. (2022). Modulation of behavioural laterality in wild New Caledonian crows (Corvus moneduloides): Vocalization, age and function. Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition. 27(4). 379–405. 1 indexed citations
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Grawunder, Sven, Natalie Uomini, Liran Samuni, et al.. (2022). Expression of concern: ‘Chimpanzee vowel-like sounds and voice quality suggest formant space expansion through the hominoid lineage’ (2022) by Grawunder et al.. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 378(1870). 20220476–20220476.
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Uomini, Natalie, et al.. (2021). Orangutan mothers adjust their behaviour during food solicitations in a way that likely facilitates feeding skill acquisition in their offspring. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 23679–23679. 10 indexed citations
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Grawunder, Sven, Natalie Uomini, Liran Samuni, et al.. (2021). Chimpanzee vowel-like sounds and voice quality suggest formant space expansion through the hominoid lineage. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1841). 20200455–20200455. 15 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie, et al.. (2020). Extended parenting and the evolution of cognition. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 375(1803). 20190495–20190495. 41 indexed citations
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Haslam, Michael, et al.. (2019). Wild sea otter mussel pounding leaves archaeological traces. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4417–4417. 12 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie, et al.. (2018). Manual laterality and cognition through evolution: An archeological perspective. Progress in brain research. 238. 295–323. 17 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie, et al.. (2017). A new tool-using bird to crow about. Learning & Behavior. 45(3). 205–206. 6 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie & Rebecca Lawson. (2017). Effects of Handedness and Viewpoint on the Imitation of Origami-Making. Symmetry. 9(9). 182–182. 8 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie. (2017). Neuroarchaeology: Language and tools in the brain. Nature Human Behaviour. 1(6). 8 indexed citations
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Morgan, Thomas, et al.. (2015). The Social Transmission of Oldowan Lithic Technology.
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Morgan, Thomas J. H., Natalie Uomini, Luke Rendell, et al.. (2015). Experimental evidence for the co-evolution of hominin tool-making teaching and language. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6029–6029. 319 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meyer, Georg, et al.. (2014). Inferring common cognitive mechanisms from brain blood-flow lateralization data: a new methodology for fTCD analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 5. 552–552. 14 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie & Georg Meyer. (2013). Shared Brain Lateralization Patterns in Language and Acheulean Stone Tool Production: A Functional Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Study. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72693–e72693. 80 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie. (2009). The prehistory of handedness: Archaeological data and comparative ethology. Journal of Human Evolution. 57(4). 411–419. 125 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie. (2009). Les gestes des droitiers et gauchers préhistoriques. 66–69. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, James & Natalie Uomini. (2009). Can the Archaeology of Manual Specialization Tell Us Anything About Language Evolution? A Survey of the State of Play. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 19(1). 97–110. 35 indexed citations
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Uomini, Natalie, et al.. (2008). The evolution of handedness in humans and great apes: a review and current issues.. PubMed. 86. 7–35. 118 indexed citations

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