Paul O''Higgin

Biographic Data

ID114846
NAMEPaul O''Higgin
GIVEN NAMESPaul
FAMILY NAMEO''Higgin
SIGNATUREHIGGIN P O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of York
ORCID0000-0002-9797-0809
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS44
TOTAL CITATIONS192
WORKS AS AUTHOR44
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX8

  • A probable case of a non-union condylar fracture in an individual from Hegra (Madâ’in Sâlih), AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessDaniel Franklin, Lauren Swift et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2024

  • Morphomap

    Open AccessProfico Antonio, L Bondioli et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2021Cited by: 10References: 72

    OBJECTIVES: This study describes and demonstrates the functionalities and application of a new R package, morphomap, designed to extract shape information as semilandmarks in multiple sections, build cortical thickness maps, and calculate biomechanical parameters on long bones. METHODS: morphomap creates, from a single input (an oriented 3D mesh representing the long bone surface), multiple evenly spaced virtual sections. morphomap then directly …

  • Assessing the reliability of virtual reconstruction of mandibles

    Open AccessRicardo Miguel Godinho, Paul O''Higgin et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2020Cited by: 2References: 42

    OBJECTIVES: Mandibular morphological variation is often used to examine various aspects of human palaeobiology. However, fossil and archeological skeletal remains are often fragmented/distorted and so are frequently excluded from studies. This leads to decreased sample sizes and, potentially, to biased results. Thus, it is of interest to restore the original anatomy of incomplete/distorted specimens. Thin plate splines (TPS), commonly used in Geo…

  • Jaw kinematics and mandibular morphology in humans

    Open AccessM F Laird, Callum F Ro et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2020Cited by: 3References: 53

  • Three‐dimensional analysis of sexual dimorphism in ribcage kinematics of modern humans

    Open AccessDaniel García‐martínez, M Bastir et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2019Cited by: 6References: 66

    OBJECTIVES: Sexual dimorphism is an important biological factor underlying morphological variation in the human skeleton. Previous research found sex-related differences in the static ribcage, with males having more horizontally oriented ribs and a wider lower ribcage than females. Furthermore, a recent study found sex-related differences in the kinematics of the human lungs, with cranio-caudal movements of the caudal part of the lungs accounting…

  • Can diet be inferred from the biomechanical response to simulated biting in modern and pre-historic human mandibles

    Open AccessEkaterina Stansfield, Andrej A Evteev et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2018Cited by: 4References: 7

  • A sensitivity study of human mandibular biting simulations using finite element analysis

    Open AccessEkaterina Stansfield, Jennifer A Parker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2018Cited by: 2References: 4

  • The biting performance of Homo sapiens and Homo heidelbergensis

    Open AccessRicardo Miguel Godinho, Laura C Fitton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2018Cited by: 8References: 82

  • The biomechanical significance of the frontal sinus in Kabwe 1 (Homo heidelbergensis)

    Open AccessRicardo Miguel Godinho, Paul O''Higgin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2018Cited by: 6References: 76

  • Geometric morphometrics and finite elements analysis

    Open AccessPaul O''Higgin, Laura C Fitton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2017Cited by: 9References: 15

  • Extreme climate, rather than population history, explains mid‐facial morphology of northern asians

    Open AccessAndrej A Evteev, Andrej Evteev et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2014Cited by: 32References: 66

    Previous studies have examined mid‐facial cold adaptation among either widely dispersed and genetically very diverse groups of humans isolated for tens of thousands of years, or among very closely related groups spread over climatically different regions. Here we present a study of one East Asian and seven North Asian populations in which we examine the evidence for convergent adaptations of the mid‐face to a very cold climate. Our findings indic…

  • The earliest evidence for anatomically modern humans in northwestern Europe

    Open AccessT F G Higham, Tom Higham et al.ARTICLENature2011

  • Why do humans have chins? Testing the mechanical significance of modern human symphyseal morphology with finite element analysis

    Open AccessFlora Gröning, Jia Liu et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2011Cited by: 11References: 59

    The modern human mandibular symphysis differs from those of all other primates in being vertically orientated and possessing a chin, but the functional significance of this unique morphology is not well understood. Some hypotheses propose that it is an adaptation to specific loads occurring during masticatory function. This study uses finite element analysis to examine these symphyseal loads in a model of a modern human mandible. By modifying the…

  • Morphometrics and phylogenetics

    Open AccessDean C Adams, Andrea Cardini et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2011Cited by: 7References: 23

  • A comment on assessment of sex using the skull

    Open AccessDaniel Franklin, Leonard Freedman et al.ARTICLEHOMO2009

  • Masticatory loading and bone adaptation in the supraorbital torus of developing macaques

    Open AccessKornelius Kupczik, Catherine A Dobson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2009Cited by: 13References: 68

    Research on the evolution and adaptive significance of primate craniofacial morphologies has focused on adult, fully developed individuals. Here, we investigate the possible relationship between the local stress environment arising from masticatory loadings and the emergence of the supraorbital torus in the developing face of the crab‐eating macaque Macaca fascicularis . By using finite element analysis (FEA), we are able to evaluate the hypothes…

  • The ontogeny of sexual dimorphism in the facial skeleton of the African apes

    Open AccessCobb, Samuel N Cobb et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2007Cited by: 19

  • A geometric morphometric study of regional differences in the ontogeny of the modern human facial skeleton†

    Open AccessUna Strand Viðarsdóttir, Paul O''Higgin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Anatomy2002

    This study examines interpopulation variations in the facial skeleton of 10 modern human populations and places these in an ontogenetic perspective. It aims to establish the extent to which the distinctive features of adult representatives of these populations are present in the early post natal period and to what extent population differences in ontogenetic scaling and allometric trajectories contribute to distinct facial forms. The analyses uti…

  • The study of morphological variation in the hominid fossil record

    Open AccessPaul O''Higgin, Paul O'HigginsARTICLEJournal of Anatomy2000

    This review considers some recent advances in shape analysis based on landmark data, and focuses on the application of these methods to the study of skeletal evolution in primates. These advances have provoked some controversy. The major aims of this review are to put these debates in context and to provide an overview for the nonmathematician. The purpose of morphometric studies is considered, together with issues relating to the nature, signifi…

  • Facial growth in Cercocebus torquatus

    Open AccessPaul O''Higgin, Paul O'Higgins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Anatomy1998

    This paper presents a study of 3‐dimensional growth in the facial skeleton of the mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus . The pattern of facial cortical remodelling in this species is already well mapped from an earlier study. In this paper we consider the extent to which these remodelling maps relate to ontogenetic changes in size and shape of the face. This study is based on 31 facial landmarks taken from 49 adult and subadult faces. Our analysis draw…

  • The OH8 foot

    Open AccessR S Kidd, Paul O''Higgin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution1996Cited by: 27

  • Sexual dimorphism in hominoids

    Open AccessPaul O''Higgin, Paul O'Higgins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution1993Cited by: 29

  • Human Biology

    R M Harding, Paul O''Higgin et al.ARTICLEMan1993

  • Studies of craniofacial development and evolution

    Open AccessPaul O''Higgin, P O'Higgins et al.ARTICLEArchaeology in Oceania/Archæology…1992Cited by: 1References: 12

    In this paper we review the basic mechanisms underlying the post‐natal growth of the cranium and consider two recent advances in methodology which offer the prospect of improving our ability to study growth changes in the skull. Recent advances in techniques for the study of craniofacial remodelling are combined with a numerical approach to the study of shape changes, the thin plate spline, in order to examine the correspondence between the spati…

  • Books

    Tom Critchley, Paul O''Higgin et al.ARTICLENew Community1973

    SOCIETY AND THE POLICEMAN'S ROLE. MAUREEN E. CAIN. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. pp. £4.95. INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LAW. RICHARD PLENDER. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1972, 339 pp. £7.00. A QUESTION OF NUMBERS? D. E. C. EVERSLEY. Runnymede Trust, 1 Tudor Street, London, EC4Y 0AD, price 35p. ROM: EUROPE'S GYPSIES. GRATTAN PUXON. Minority Rights Group, 36 Craven Street, London, W.C.2. 45p + 6p postage