Anthropological Science

Aims & Scope

Anthropological Science (AS) publishes research papers, review articles, brief communications, and material reports in physical anthropology and related disciplines.

The scope of AS encompasses all aspects of human and primate evolution and variation.

We welcome research papers in molecular and morphological variation and evolution, genetics and population biology, growth and development, biomechanics, anatomy and physiology, ecology and behavioral biology, osteoarcheology and prehistory, and other disciplines relating to the understanding of human evolution and the biology of the human condition.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.223

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19878

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	31

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.90

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Individual Versus Social Learning: Evolutionary Analysis in a Fluctuating Environment.

  Citation: 200

  Authors: MARCUS W., KENICHI, JOCHEN

• Ethogram and Ethnography of Mahale Chimpanzees.

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Toshisada, Takayoshi, Jane, William C., Michio

• Molar enamel thickness and distribution patterns in extant great apes and humans: new insights based on a 3-dimensional whole crown perspective

  Citation: 170

  Authors: REIKO T.

• Porotic hyperostosis and cribra orbitalia: the erythropoietic response to iron-deficiency anaemia

  Citation: 147

  Authors: MARC FREDRICK, IVOR

• Elimination of External Parasites(Lice) Is the Primary Function of Grooming in Free-ranging Japanese Macaques.

  Citation: 110

  Authors: ICHIROU, HARUO

• Carrying of dead infants by Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) mothers

  Citation: 75

  Authors: YUKIMARU, HIROYUKI, TAKESHI, SATOSHI, TADATOSHI

• Late Jomon male and female genome sequences from the Funadomari site in Hokkaido, Japan

  Citation: 72

  Authors: HIDEAKI, TIMOTHY A., YOSUKE, TAKEHIRO, KAZUYOSHI, ATSUSHI, NOBORU, HIROFUMI, KIRILL, NARUYA, KEN-ICHI

• Early Pleistocene Homo erectus fossils from Konso, southern Ethiopia

  Citation: 72

  Authors: GEN, BERHANE, YOHANNES, TIM, SHIGEHIRO, GIDAY, WILLIAM K., HIDEO, YONAS

• A micro-CT based study of linear enamel thickness in the mesial cusp section of human molars: reevaluation of methodology and assessment of within-tooth, serial, and individual variation

  Citation: 68

  Authors: GEN, REIKO T.

• Foot Dimensions and Foot Shape: Differences Due to Growth,Generation and Ethnic Origin.

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Makiko

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