Christopher B. Ruff
Impact in
- Archeology top 0.01%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Anthropology top 0.01%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Papers in
- Archeology 91
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 90
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases 28
- Anthropology 67
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 67
- Co-authors
- Erik Trinkaus (15 shared papers)Wilson C. Hayes (7 shared papers)Benjamin M. Auerbach (5 shared papers)Thomas Beck (10 shared papers)Trenton W. Holliday (3 shared papers)Brigitte Holt (5 shared papers)Alan Walker (5 shared papers)William W. Scott (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- American Journal of Physical Anthropology (63 papers)Journal of Human Evolution (30 papers)The FASEB Journal (7 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 papers)The Anatomical Record (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFinlandFrance
In The Last Decade
Christopher B. Ruff
192 papers receiving 15.6k citations
Christopher B. Ruff's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 175
- Archeology 6.2k
- Anthropology 4.8k
- Paleontology 3.6k
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3.1k
- Geometry and Topology 2.4k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who's afraid of the big bad Wolff?: “Wolff's law” and bone functional adaptation Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 696 |
| 2 | Body mass and encephalization in Pleistocene Homo Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 600 |
| 3 | Morphological adaptation to climate in modern and fossil hominids Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 508 |
| 4 | Cross‐sectional geometry of Pecos Pueblo femora and tibiae—A biomechanical investigation: I. Method and general patterns of variation Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 451 |
| 5 | Postcranial robusticity in Homo. I: Temporal trends and mechanical interpretation Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 429 |
| 6 | 1990 | 426 | |
| 7 | 2005 | 377 | |
| 8 | Postcranial robusticity in Homo. II: Humeral bilateral asymmetry and bone plasticity Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 366 |
| 9 | 2000 | 350 | |
| 10 | Variation in Human Body Size and Shape Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 337 |
| 11 | 1988 | 321 | |
| 12 | 1991 | 319 | |
| 13 | Body size, body shape, and long bone strength in modern humans Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 294 |
| 14 | 1987 | 289 | |
| 15 | 2002 | 281 | |
| 16 | Postcranial robusticity in Homo. III: Ontogeny Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 268 |
| 17 | 1995 | 268 | |
| 18 | Climate and body shape in hominid evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 265 |
| 19 | Human body mass estimation: A comparison of “morphometric” and “mechanical” methods Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 253 |
| 20 | 2000 | 232 |
About Christopher B. Ruff
Christopher B. Ruff is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology, Social Psychology, Paleontology and Geometry and Topology, having authored 194 papers that have together received 16.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (90 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (67 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (50 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (42 papers), Morphological variations and asymmetry (30 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (28 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (6.2k citations), Anthropology (4.8k citations), Paleontology (3.6k citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (3.1k citations) and Geometry and Topology (2.4k citations). Christopher B. Ruff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Finland and France. Frequent co-authors include Erik Trinkaus, Wilson C. Hayes, Benjamin M. Auerbach, Thomas Beck, Trenton W. Holliday, Brigitte Holt, Alan Walker, William W. Scott, Clark Spencer Larsen and Steven E. Churchill. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Journal of Human Evolution, The FASEB Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Anatomical Record.
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