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Sonja Windhager

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h-index: 19
Works: 49
Citations: 1,515

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A brief review of shape, form, and allometry in geometric morphometrics, with applications to human facial morphology
P. Mitteroecker, P. Gunz, Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer
2013359 citations
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Geometric morphometrics of male facial shape in relation to physical strength and perceived attractiveness, dominance, and masculinity
Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer, B. Fink
2011American Journal of Human Biology234 citations
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Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age.
V. Swami, U. Tran, S. Stieger, T. Aavik +249 more
2023Body image101 citations Open access
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Facial aging trajectories: A common shape pattern in male and female faces is disrupted after menopause
Sonja Windhager, P. Mitteroecker, I. Rupić, T. Lauc +2 more
2019American Journal of Physical Anthropology83 citations Open access
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The Morphometrics of “Masculinity” in Human Faces
P. Mitteroecker, Sonja Windhager, Gerd B. Müller, Katrin Schaefer
2015PLoS ONE82 citations Open access
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Second-to-fourth digit ratio and facial shape in boys: the lower the digit ratio, the more robust the face
K. Meindl, Sonja Windhager, B. Wallner, Katrin Schaefer
2012Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences61 citations Open access
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Face to Face
Sonja Windhager, D. Slice, Katrin Schaefer, E. Oberzaucher +2 more
2008Human Nature61 citations
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Laying eyes on headlights: eye movements suggest facial features in cars.
Sonja Windhager, Florian Hutzler, C. Carbon, E. Oberzaucher +4 more
2010Collegium Antropologicum52 citations
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BMI and WHR Are Reflected in Female Facial Shape and Texture: A Geometric Morphometric Image Analysis
Christine Mayer, Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer, P. Mitteroecker
2017PLoS ONE47 citations Open access
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“Cars have their own faces”: cross-cultural ratings of car shapes in biological (stereotypical) terms
Sonja Windhager, F. Bookstein, K. Grammer, E. Oberzaucher +4 more
201244 citations
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Fish in a mall aquarium—An ethological investigation of biophilia
Sonja Windhager, K. Atzwanger, F. Bookstein, Katrin Schaefer
201141 citations
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Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups
Viren Swami, Stefan Stieger, M. Voracek, T. Aavik +249 more
2025PLoS ONE39 citations Open access
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Associations of physical strength with facial shape in an African pastoralist society, the Maasai of Northern Tanzania
M. Butovskaya, Sonja Windhager, D. Karelin, A. Mezentseva +2 more
2018PLoS ONE38 citations Open access
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Body fat and facial shape are correlated in female adolescents
Sonja Windhager, K. Patocka, Katrin Schaefer
2013American Journal of Human Biology32 citations
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Cliff-edge model predicts intergenerational predisposition to dystocia and Caesarean delivery
P. Mitteroecker, Sonja Windhager, M. Pavličev
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America24 citations Open access
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Signatures of positive selection in the cis-regulatory sequences of the human oxytocin receptor (OXTR) and arginine vasopressin receptor 1a (AVPR1A) genes
H. Schaschl, S. Huber, Katrin Schaefer, Sonja Windhager +2 more
2015BMC Evolutionary Biology24 citations Open access
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Self-Compassion Around the World: Measurement Invariance of the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF) Across 65 Nations, 40 Languages, Gender Identities, and Age Groups
Viren Swami, U. Tran, M. Voracek, T. Aavik +249 more
2025Mindfulness23 citations Open access
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Sexual dimorphism in facial shape of modern Buryats of Southern Siberia
V. Rostovtseva, A. Mezentseva, Sonja Windhager, M. Butovskaya
2020American Journal of Human Biology21 citations
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Calibrating facial morphs for use as stimuli in biological studies of social perception
Sonja Windhager, F. Bookstein, Hannah Mueller, Elke Zunner +2 more
2018Scientific Reports19 citations Open access
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Patterns of correlation of facial shape with physiological measurements are more integrated than patterns of correlation with ratings
Sonja Windhager, F. Bookstein, E. Millesi, B. Wallner +1 more
2017Scientific Reports17 citations Open access
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Facial cues to physical strength increase attractiveness but decrease aggressiveness assessments in male Maasai of Northern Tanzania
M. Butovskaya, A. Mezentseva, A. Mabulla, T. Shackelford +3 more
2021Evolution and human behavior15 citations Open access
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Variation at Genes Influencing Facial Morphology Are Not Associated with Developmental Imprecision in Human Faces
Sonja Windhager, H. Schaschl, Katrin Schaefer, P. Mitteroecker +3 more
2014PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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Social status and prenatal testosterone exposure assessed via second-to-fourth digit ratio affect 6–9-year-old children’s prosocial choices
Lisa Horn, Niklas A. Hungerländer, Sonja Windhager, T. Bugnyar +1 more
2018Scientific Reports12 citations Open access
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Second-to-fourth digit ratio and facial shape in Buryats of Southern Siberia
V. Rostovtseva, A. Mezentseva, Sonja Windhager, M. Butovskaya
2020Early Human Development10 citations Open access
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Social Perception of Faces: Brain Imaging and Subjective Ratings
P. Walla, Minah Chang, Katrin Schaefer, Sonja Windhager
2020Brain Science10 citations Open access
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Diversity and sexual dimorphism in the head lateral line system in North Sea populations of threespine sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus (Teleostei: Gasterosteidae)
H. Ahnelt, D. Ramler, Maria Ø. Madsen, L. F. Jensen +1 more
2020Zoomorphology6 citations Open access
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The Perception of Automotive Designs
Sonja Windhager, D. Slice, Katrin Schaefer, E. Oberzaucher +2 more
20086 citations
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Positive body image is a pathway between nature contact and life satisfaction across 58 nations.
Viren Swami, M. Voracek, S. Stieger, T. Aavik +249 more
2026Environment International5 citations Open access
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Early developmental masculinization among boys: More prenatal testosterone action (assessed via 2D:4D) renders their faces perceived as masculine but not pretty or cute.
Katrin Schaefer, Amalie Seidl-Berger, Sonja Windhager
2024Early Human Development5 citations Open access
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Perception of strength, attractiveness and aggressiveness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength: Evidence from a European sample
Sonja Windhager, Theresa Ottendorfer, A. Mabulla, M. Butovskaya +2 more
2023American Journal of Human Biology5 citations Open access
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Handgrip strength and 2D : 4D in women: homogeneous samples challenge the (apparent) gender paradox
Nora Bäck, Katrin Schaefer, Sonja Windhager
2021Proceedings of the Royal Society B5 citations Open access
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Sexual Attractiveness: a Comparative Approach to Morphological, Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects of Sexual Signaling in Women and Nonhuman Primate Females
B. Wallner, Sonja Windhager, H. Schaschl, Matthias Nemeth +5 more
2019Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology5 citations Open access
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Investigating the effects of prenatal testosterone exposure (via 2D:4D) and socio-relational factors on 3-6-year-old preschoolers' prosocial choices.
Lisa Horn, Sonja Windhager, Nina Juricka, T. Bugnyar +2 more
2024Early Human Development4 citations Open access
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Male facial cues to physical strength in Europe: Medium‐strength preference and higher aggressiveness attribution to the weakest
Katrin Schaefer, Veronika Melis Seiser, Simon Prucha, Verena Kerschbaumer +2 more
2024American Journal of Human Biology4 citations Open access
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Associations of Facial Shape With Physical Strength and 2D:4D in a Turkish Male and Female Sample
Fatih Aydık, Berna Ertuğrul, Sonja Windhager, Barış Ozener
2024American Journal of Human Biology4 citations Open access
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Altruistic Face: Experimental Study on Facial Morphology and Prosociality in Buryats of Southern Siberia
V. Rostovtseva, A. Mezentseva, Sonja Windhager, M. Butovskaya
2021Experimental Psychology4 citations Open access
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From Calibrated Morphs to Facial Stimuli: The Beauty of a Statistically Informed Picture
Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer, Bernhard Fink
2025American Journal of Human Biology2 citations Open access
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Adaptability of Bony Armor Elements of the Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus (Teleostei: Gasterosteidae): Ecological and Evolutionary Insights from Symmetry Analyses
Margarethe Schröder, Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer, H. Ahnelt
2023Symmetry2 citations Open access
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Creativity in Higher Education: Comparative Genetic Analyses on the Dopaminergic System in Relation to Creativity, Addiction, Schizophrenia in Humans and Non-Human Primates
B. Wallner, Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer
20171 citations
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Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Fairness on Salivary Cortisol
Jäschke Johannes Paul Michael, Georg Primes, Sonja Windhager, M. Fieder +1 more
2016Evolutionary Psychology1 citations Open access
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Signatures of positive selection in the cis-regulatory sequences of the human oxytocin receptor (OXTR) and arginine vasopressin receptor 1a (AVPR1A) genes
H. Schaschl, S. Huber, Katrin Schaefer, Sonja Windhager +2 more
2015BMC Evolutionary Biology1 citations Open access
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Geometric morphometric approaches to facial shape and trait attribution
Sonja Windhager
20121 citations
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Body fat proportion in facial shape: Evidence from female adolescents (PA)
K. Patocka, V. Svoboda, Sonja Windhager, Katrin Schaefer
20121 citations
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Faces reveal accurate information about overhand throwing ability in men
Andrew C. Gallup, Sonja Windhager, O. T. Eldakar
2026Animal Behaviour0 citations
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The evaluation of facial features as markers of cardiometabolic health in women of post-reproductive age
Weronika M Obrochta, U. Marcinkowska, Matthew E Ball, R. Brittain +6 more
2026Evolution, Medicine and Public Health0 citations Open access
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Diversity and sexual dimorphism in the head lateral line system in North Sea populations of threespine sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus (Teleostei: Gasterosteidae)
H. Ahnelt, D. Ramler, Maria Ø. Madsen, L. F. Jensen +1 more
2020Zoomorphology0 citations Open access
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Sexual Attractiveness: a Comparative Approach to Morphological, Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects of Sexual Signaling in Women and Nonhuman Primate Females
B. Wallner, Sonja Windhager, H. Schaschl, Matthias Nemeth +5 more
2019Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology0 citations Open access
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Sexual attractiveness: a comparative approach of morphological, behavioral neurophysiological signaling in women and nonhuman primate females
B. Wallner, Sonja Windhager, H. Schaschl, Matthias Nemeth +5 more
20170 citations Open access
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Facial masculinity concepts reconsidered: a tribute to biology
Sonja Windhager, P. Mitteroecker, Katrin Schaefer
20140 citations
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