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| 2 | Epigenetics and the embodiment of race: Developmental origins of US racial disparities in cardiovascular health | American Journal of Human Biology | 2009 | 535 |
| 3 | How sexually dimorphic are we? Review and synthesis | American Journal of Human Biology | 2000 | 497 |
| 4 | Energetics and reproductive effort | American Journal of Human Biology | 2003 | 434 |
| 5 | Meta‐analysis of digit ratio 2D:4D shows greater sex difference in the right hand | American Journal of Human Biology | 2010 | 431 |
| 6 | Boys live dangerously in the womb | American Journal of Human Biology | 2010 | 417 |
| 7 | Grandmothers and the evolution of human longevity | American Journal of Human Biology | 2003 | 408 |
| 8 | Growth rates and life histories in twenty-two small-scale societies | American Journal of Human Biology | 2006 | 384 |
| 9 | Testosterone-mediated immune functions and male life histories | American Journal of Human Biology | 2005 | 380 |
| 10 | Fetal origins of developmental plasticity: Are fetal cues reliable predictors of future nutritional environments? | American Journal of Human Biology | 2005 | 379 |
| 11 | Explaining sex differences in dental caries prevalence: Saliva, hormones, and “life‐history” etiologies | American Journal of Human Biology | 2006 | 372 |
| 12 | James Mourilyan Tanner (1920–2010): A tribute | American Journal of Human Biology | 2011 | 370 |
| 13 | Physical activity and fitness: Pathways from childhood to adulthood | American Journal of Human Biology | 2001 | 334 |
| 14 | Is obesity associated with poor sleep quality in adolescents? | American Journal of Human Biology | 2002 | 328 |
| 15 | Physiology of hot flashes | American Journal of Human Biology | 2001 | 291 |
| 16 | Systemic racism, chronic health inequities, andCOVID‐19: A syndemic in the making? | American Journal of Human Biology | 2020 | 284 |
| 17 | Evolution of the human life cycle | American Journal of Human Biology | 1996 | 259 |
| 18 | Male facial appearance signals physical strength to women | American Journal of Human Biology | 2007 | 249 |
| 19 | Maternal capital and the metabolic ghetto: An evolutionary perspective on the transgenerational basis of health inequalities | American Journal of Human Biology | 2010 | 248 |
| 20 | Nutritional requirements and human evolution: A bioenergetics model | American Journal of Human Biology | 1992 | 242 |
| 21 | Comparative and evolutionary dimensions of the energetics of human pregnancy and lactation | American Journal of Human Biology | 2002 | 240 |
| 22 | Menopause, local biologies, and cultures of aging | American Journal of Human Biology | 2001 | 239 |
| 23 | Prediction equations for body composition of Japanese adults by B-mode ultrasound | American Journal of Human Biology | 1994 | 229 |
| 24 | Rapid change in height and body proportions of Maya American children | American Journal of Human Biology | 2002 | 227 |
| 25 | Improved nutrition in the first 1000 days and adult human capital and health | American Journal of Human Biology | 2017 | 225 |
| 26 | Beyond diet reconstruction: Stable isotope applications to human physiology, health, and nutrition | American Journal of Human Biology | 2013 | 224 |
| 27 | Energetic consequences of being aHomo erectus female | American Journal of Human Biology | 2002 | 215 |
| 28 | Evolutionary perspectives on human nutrition: The influence of brain and body size on diet and metabolism | American Journal of Human Biology | 1994 | 214 |
| 29 | Ethnicity‐related skeletal muscle differences across the lifespan | American Journal of Human Biology | 2010 | 209 |
| 30 | The influence of relative age on success and dropout in male soccer players | American Journal of Human Biology | 1998 | 205 |
| 31 | Mortality experience of Tsimane Amerindians of Bolivia: Regional variation and temporal trends | American Journal of Human Biology | 2007 | 186 |
| 32 | Does inadequate sleep play a role in vulnerability to obesity? | American Journal of Human Biology | 2012 | 183 |
| 33 | Variability in reproductive success viewed from a life-history perspective in baboons | American Journal of Human Biology | 2003 | 181 |
| 34 | Geometric morphometrics of male facial shape in relation to physical strength and perceived attractiveness, dominance, and masculinity | American Journal of Human Biology | 2011 | 178 |
| 35 | An evolutionary review of human telomere biology: The thrifty telomere hypothesis and notes on potential adaptive paternal effects | American Journal of Human Biology | 2011 | 177 |
| 36 | Inverse association between adiposity and telomere length: The fels longitudinal study | American Journal of Human Biology | 2011 | 173 |
| 37 | Antiquity of postreproductive life: Are there modern impacts on hunter-gatherer postreproductive life spans? | American Journal of Human Biology | 2002 | 169 |
| 38 | Life history and the early origins of health differentials | American Journal of Human Biology | 2005 | 166 |
| 39 | Food insecurity in rural Tanzania is associated with maternal anxiety and depression | American Journal of Human Biology | 2006 | 165 |
| 40 | Digit ratio (2D:4D), dominance, reproductive success, asymmetry, and sociosexuality in the BBC Internet Study | American Journal of Human Biology | 2008 | 165 |
| 41 | Body composition assessment in the infant | American Journal of Human Biology | 2014 | 165 |
| 42 | Infant sex predicts breast milk energy content | American Journal of Human Biology | 2010 | 162 |
| 43 | Growth patterns in early childhood and final attained stature: Data from five birth cohorts from low‐ and middle‐income countries | American Journal of Human Biology | 2010 | 162 |
| 44 | The thrifty phenotype: An adaptation in growth or metabolism? | American Journal of Human Biology | 2011 | 162 |
| 45 | Assortative mating by body height and BMI: Finnish Twins and their spouses | American Journal of Human Biology | 2003 | 155 |
| 46 | Tibetan protection from intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and reproductive loss at high altitude | American Journal of Human Biology | 2001 | 149 |
| 47 | Prader‐Willi syndrome and the evolution of human childhood | American Journal of Human Biology | 2003 | 149 |
| 48 | The normal menopause transition | American Journal of Human Biology | 1992 | 148 |
| 49 | Self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturation in Brazilian boys and girls: Concordance and reproducibility | American Journal of Human Biology | 1994 | 148 |
| 50 | Adrenarche and the evolution of human life history | American Journal of Human Biology | 2006 | 144 |
