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Biological anthropology

Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from an evolutionary perspective. This subfield of anthropology systematically studies human beings from a biological perspective.

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Total Publications
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15,363
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2,000
Total Citations
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343,889
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9,737
Total Scholars
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11,976
Prior Five Years
7,658

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