| Human behavioral ecology: current research and future prospects D Nettle, MA Gibson, DW Lawson, R Sear Behavioral Ecology 24 (5), 1031-1040, 2013 | 315 | 2013 |
| Helpful grandmothers in rural Ethiopia: A study of the effect of kin on child survival and growth MA Gibson, R Mace Evolution and Human Behavior 26 (6), 469-482, 2005 | 278 | 2005 |
| Human preferences for sexually dimorphic faces may be evolutionarily novel IM Scott, AP Clark, SC Josephson, AH Boyette, IC Cuthill, RL Fried, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (40), 14388-14393, 2014 | 244 | 2014 |
| An energy-saving development initiative increases birth rate and childhood malnutrition in rural Ethiopia MA Gibson, R Mace PLoS Medicine 3 (4), e87, 2006 | 173 | 2006 |
| Strong mothers bear more sons in rural Ethiopia MA Gibson, R Mace Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 171 | 2003 |
| Polygyny, reproductive success and child health in rural Ethiopia: why marry a married man? MA Gibson, R Mace Journal of biosocial science 39 (2), 287-300, 2007 | 154 | 2007 |
| The life-history trade-off between fertility and child survival DW Lawson, A Alvergne, MA Gibson Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1748), 4755-4764, 2012 | 147 | 2012 |
| Land inheritance establishes sibling competition for marriage and reproduction in rural Ethiopia MA Gibson, E Gurmu Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (6), 2200-2204, 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
| Social transmission and the spread of modern contraception in rural Ethiopia A Alvergne, MA Gibson, E Gurmu, R Mace PLoS One 6 (7), e22515, 2011 | 89 | 2011 |
| Rural to urban migration is an unforeseen impact of development intervention in Ethiopia MA Gibson, E Gurmu PLoS One 7 (11), e48708, 2012 | 84 | 2012 |
| “Modernization” increases parental investment and sibling resource competition: evidence from a rural development initiative in Ethiopia MA Gibson, DW Lawson Evolution and Human Behavior 32 (2), 97-105, 2011 | 83 | 2011 |
| Beyond bushmeat: animal contact, injury, and zoonotic disease risk in Western Uganda SB Paige, SDW Frost, MA Gibson, JH Jones, A Shankar, WM Switzer, ... EcoHealth 11, 534-543, 2014 | 78 | 2014 |
| Cross-cultural research must prioritize equitable collaboration M Urassa, DW Lawson, J Wamoyi, E Gurmu, MA Gibson, P Madhivanan, ... Nature Human Behaviour 5 (6), 668-671, 2021 | 62 | 2021 |
| Applying evolutionary anthropology MA Gibson, DW Lawson Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews 24 (1), 3-14, 2015 | 62 | 2015 |
| Does wealth increase parental investment biases in child education? Evidence from two African populations on the cusp of the fertility transition MA Gibson, R Sear Current anthropology 51 (5), 693-701, 2010 | 59 | 2010 |
| Polygynous marriage and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: What is the evidence for harm? DW Lawson, MA Gibson Demographic Research 39, 177-208, 2018 | 58 | 2018 |
| Frequency-dependent female genital cutting behaviour confers evolutionary fitness benefits JA Howard, MA Gibson Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 (3), 0049, 2017 | 54 | 2017 |
| Does investment in the sexes differ when fathers are absent? Sex-biased infant survival and child growth in rural Ethiopia MA Gibson Human Nature 19, 263-276, 2008 | 42 | 2008 |
| Indirect questioning method reveals hidden support for female genital cutting in South Central Ethiopia MA Gibson, E Gurmu, B Cobo, MM Rueda, IM Scott PloS one 13 (5), e0193985, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
| Applied Evolutionary Anthropology MA Gibson, DW Lawson Darwinian Approaches to Contemporary World Issues. NY, 2014 | 35 | 2014 |
