| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Self-awareness and the emergence of mind in primates | American Journal of Primatology | 1982 | 723 |
| 2 | Why primate models matter | American Journal of Primatology | 2014 | 451 |
| 3 | Wild capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) use anvils and stone pounding tools | American Journal of Primatology | 2004 | 436 |
| 4 | Composition and variability of mountain gorilla diets in the Central Virungas | American Journal of Primatology | 1984 | 372 |
| 5 | Habitat alteration and the conservation of African primates: Case study of Kibale National Park, Uganda | American Journal of Primatology | 2000 | 324 |
| 6 | Brain growth, life history, and cognition in primate and human evolution | American Journal of Primatology | 2004 | 324 |
| 7 | Nationwide census of gorilla (gorilla g. gorilla) and chimpanzee (Pan t. troglodytes) populations in Gabon | American Journal of Primatology | 1984 | 321 |
| 8 | Demography, female life history, and reproductive profiles among the chimpanzees of Mahale | American Journal of Primatology | 2003 | 319 |
| 9 | Primate origins and the evolution of angiosperms | American Journal of Primatology | 1991 | 315 |
| 10 | Toward a comparative socioecology of the genusMacaca: Different dominance styles in rhesus and stumptail monkeys | American Journal of Primatology | 1989 | 309 |
| 11 | Forests without primates: Primate/plant codependency | American Journal of Primatology | 1998 | 300 |
| 12 | Composition of the diet of chimpanzees and comparisons with that of sympatric lowland gorillas in the lopé reserve, gabon | American Journal of Primatology | 1993 | 295 |
| 13 | Behavioral and physiological suppression of fertility in subordinate marmoset monkeys | American Journal of Primatology | 1984 | 291 |
| 14 | Dialects in wild chimpanzees? | American Journal of Primatology | 1992 | 283 |
| 15 | Diet and dominance among female vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) | American Journal of Primatology | 1983 | 280 |
| 16 | How Different Are Robust and Gracile Capuchin Monkeys? An Argument for the Use of Sapajus and Cebus | American Journal of Primatology | 2012 | 275 |
| 17 | Western gorilla diet: A synthesis from six sites | American Journal of Primatology | 2004 | 269 |
| 18 | Allogrooming as a tension-reduction mechanism: A behavioral approach | American Journal of Primatology | 1988 | 254 |
| 19 | Vocal production in nonhuman primates: Acoustics, physiology, and functional constraints on “honest” advertisement | American Journal of Primatology | 1995 | 243 |
| 20 | Behavior patterns of Southern Bearded Sakis (Chiropotes satanas) in the fragmented landscape of Eastern Brazilian Amazonia | American Journal of Primatology | 2009 | 243 |
| 21 | Kinship and social bonds in female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) | American Journal of Primatology | 2009 | 242 |
| 22 | Stereotypic and self-injurious behavior in rhesus macaques: A survey and retrospective analysis of environment and early experience | American Journal of Primatology | 2003 | 238 |
| 23 | Effects of habitat fragmentation and disturbance on howler monkeys: a review | American Journal of Primatology | 2010 | 237 |
| 24 | Personality in nonhuman primates: a review and evaluation of past research | American Journal of Primatology | 2010 | 234 |
| 25 | Western lowland gorilla diet and resource availability: New evidence, cross-site comparisons, and reflections on indirect sampling methods | American Journal of Primatology | 2002 | 233 |
| 26 | Two new species of night monkeys, genusAotus (Cebidae, platyrrhini): A preliminary report onAotus taxonomy | American Journal of Primatology | 1983 | 232 |
| 27 | Sleep, sleeping sites, and sleep-related activities: Awakening to their significance | American Journal of Primatology | 1998 | 227 |
| 28 | Endocrine aspects of social instability in the olive baboon (Papio anubis) | American Journal of Primatology | 1983 | 226 |
| 29 | Survival rate and life span of rhesus monkeys at the Yerkes regional primate research center | American Journal of Primatology | 1988 | 226 |
| 30 | Personality dimensions in adult male rhesus macaques: Prediction of behaviors across time and situation | American Journal of Primatology | 1999 | 226 |
| 31 | Differences in daily life between semiprovisioned and wild-feeding baboons | American Journal of Primatology | 1988 | 225 |
| 32 | Use of gesture sequences in chimpanzees | American Journal of Primatology | 2004 | 224 |
| 33 | The formal hierarchy of rhesus macaques: An investigation of the bared-teeth display | American Journal of Primatology | 1985 | 222 |
| 34 | Ontogeny and the evolution of adult body size dimorphism in apes | American Journal of Primatology | 1995 | 220 |
| 35 | Complex leaf-gathering skills of mountain gorillas (Gorilla g. beringei): Variability and standardization | American Journal of Primatology | 1993 | 219 |
| 36 | The physical characteristics and usage patterns of stone axe and pounding hammers used by long‐tailed macaques in the Andaman Sea region of Thailand | American Journal of Primatology | 2009 | 219 |
| 37 | Habitat acoustics and primate communication | American Journal of Primatology | 1986 | 213 |
| 38 | Styles of male social behavior and their endocrine correlates among low-ranking baboons | American Journal of Primatology | 1997 | 213 |
| 39 | Role of spatial memory in primate foraging patterns:Saguinus mystax andSaguinus fuscicollis | American Journal of Primatology | 1989 | 211 |
| 40 | Estimation of density of gibbon groups by use of loud songs | American Journal of Primatology | 1993 | 211 |
| 41 | Gestural communication in young gorillas (Gorilla gorilla): Gestural repertoire, learning, and use | American Journal of Primatology | 2003 | 209 |
| 42 | Functional aspects of reconciliation among captive long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) | American Journal of Primatology | 1989 | 205 |
| 43 | Group size and structure in western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Mbeli Bai, Republic of Congo | American Journal of Primatology | 2002 | 200 |
| 44 | Body size and fatness of free-living baboons reflect food availability and activity levels | American Journal of Primatology | 1993 | 199 |
| 45 | Use of primates in research: A global overview | American Journal of Primatology | 2004 | 197 |
| 46 | Self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys: New insights into its etiology, physiology, and treatment | American Journal of Primatology | 2003 | 196 |
| 47 | Primate origins: Lessons from a neotropical marsupial | American Journal of Primatology | 1990 | 193 |
| 48 | Human culture and monkey behavior: assessing the contexts of potential pathogen transmission between macaques and humans | American Journal of Primatology | 2006 | 193 |
| 49 | Vocal coordination of troop movement among white-faced capuchin monkeys,Cebus capucinus | American Journal of Primatology | 1993 | 189 |
| 50 | Styles of dominance and their endocrine correlates among wild olive baboons (Papio anubis) | American Journal of Primatology | 1989 | 188 |
