Leaderboards/Primate Behavior and Ecology

Primate Behavior and Ecology

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Alexander Hsu
Carnegie Mellon University
2
Camille Testard
University of Pennsylvania
3
Maël Leroux
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4
Kevin Luxem
Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
5
Hannah L. Payne
Columbia University
6
Miki Ben‐Dor
Tel Aviv University
7
Sean Hixon
Oregon State University
8
Yuyang Tang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9
Pablo Palencia
Universidad de Oviedo
10
Markus Marks
California Institute of Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
Neural signatures of natural behaviour in socializing macaques
Nature|2024
75 cit.
2
Ecological disturbance alters the adaptive benefits of social ties
Science|2024
41 cit.
3
A matter of fat: Hunting preferences affected Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions and human evolution
Quaternary Science Reviews|2024
23 cit.
4
CellSAM: a foundation model for cell segmentation
Nature Methods|2025
18 cit.
5
Disentangling ground-nest predation rates through an artificial nests experiment in an area with western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) presence: martens are the key
European Journal of Wildlife Research|2024
13 cit.
6
Remote activation of place codes by gaze in a highly visual animal
Nature|2025
12 cit.
7
Interactions between circuit architecture and plasticity in a closed-loop cerebellar system
eLife|2024
9 cit.
8
Rapamycin Attenuates H2O2-Induced Oxidative Stress-Related Senescence in Human Skin Fibroblasts
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine|2024
8 cit.
9
Persistent type I interferon signaling within the brain of people with HIV on ART with cognitive impairment
PLoS Pathogens|2025
7 cit.
10
How abundant is a species at the limit of its distribution range? Crested porcupine <i>Hystrix cristata</i> and its northern population
Ecology and Evolution|2024
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2
Fumihiro Kano
University of Konstanz
3
Hamdallah Béarat
Arizona State University
4
Martin Surbeck
Harvard University
5
Brunno F. Oliveira
University of Florida
6
Martin Kuhlwilm
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
7
Alice M. I. Auersperg
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
8
Weizhe Hong
University of California, Los Angeles
9
Ammie K. Kalan
University of Victoria
10
Eric A. Yttri
Carnegie Mellon University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Learnable latent embeddings for joint behavioural and neural analysis
Nature|2023
338 cit.
2
SuperAnimal pretrained pose estimation models for behavioral analysis
Nature Communications|2024
81 cit.
3
Cortical regulation of helping behaviour towards others in pain
Nature|2024
62 cit.
4
Cooperation across social borders in bonobos
Science|2023
56 cit.
5
A-SOiD, an active-learning platform for expert-guided, data-efficient discovery of behavior
Nature Methods|2024
56 cit.
6
Biodiversity mediates ecosystem sensitivity to climate variability
Communications Biology|2022
53 cit.
7
Characterization of <i>Pan</i> social systems reveals in-group/out-group distinction and out-group tolerance in bonobos
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2022
47 cit.
8
Head-tracking of freely-behaving pigeons in a motion-capture system reveals the selective use of visual field regions
Scientific Reports|2022
39 cit.
9
Ghost admixture in eastern gorillas
Nature Ecology & Evolution|2023
38 cit.
10
Differences in expression of male aggression between wild bonobos and chimpanzees
Current Biology|2024
32 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Michael Tomasello
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
2
W D Hamilton
University of Michigan
3
Carel P. van Schaik
University of Zurich
4
Frans Β. Μ. de Waal
Emory University
5
Richard W. Wrangham
Harvard University
6
Christophe Boesch
African Wildlife Foundation
7
Robin Dunbar
University of Oxford
8
Klaus Zuberbühler
Natural Resources Conservation Service
9
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Chubu Gakuin University
10
Jeanne Altmann
Chicago Zoological Society

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Evolution of Cooperation
Science|1981
20.3k cit.
2
The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I
Journal of Theoretical Biology|1964
15.9k cit.
3
The genetical evolution of social behaviour. II
Journal of Theoretical Biology|1964
4.1k cit.
4
Empathy: Its ultimate and proximate bases
Behavioral and Brain Sciences|2002
4.1k cit.
5
Heritable True Fitness and Bright Birds: A Role for Parasites?
Science|1982
3.8k cit.
6
Extraordinary Sex Ratios
Science|1967
3.7k cit.
7
Geometry for the selfish herd
Journal of Theoretical Biology|1971
3.5k cit.
8
Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates
Journal of Human Evolution|1992
2.5k cit.
9
Coevolution of neocortical size, group size and language in humans
Behavioral and Brain Sciences|1993
2.4k cit.
10
Cultures in chimpanzees
Nature|1999
2.3k cit.

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