| The evolution of insect mating systems. R Thornhill, J Alcock The evolution of insect mating systems., 1983 | 3400 | 1983 |
| Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness. K Grammer, R Thornhill Journal of comparative psychology 108 (3), 233, 1994 | 1266 | 1994 |
| Facial attractiveness R Thornhill, SW Gangestad Trends in cognitive sciences 3 (12), 452-460, 1999 | 1145 | 1999 |
| A natural history of rape: Biological bases of sexual coercion R Thornhill, CT Palmer MIT press, 2001 | 1087 | 2001 |
| Human facial beauty R Thornhill, SW Gangestad Human nature 4 (3), 237-269, 1993 | 811 | 1993 |
| Pathogen prevalence predicts human cross-cultural variability in individualism/collectivism CL Fincher, R Thornhill, DR Murray, M Schaller Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275 (1640), 1279-1285, 2008 | 708 | 2008 |
| Cryptic female choice and its implications in the scorpionfly Harpobittacus nigriceps R Thornhill The American Naturalist 122 (6), 765-788, 1983 | 621 | 1983 |
| Facial attractiveness, symmetry and cues of good genes JE Scheib, SW Gangestad, R Thornhill Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 1999 | 616 | 1999 |
| The scent of symmetry: a human sex pheromone that signals fitness? R Thornhill, SW Gangestad Evolution and human behavior 20 (3), 175-201, 1999 | 584 | 1999 |
| Menstrual cycle variation in women's preferences for the scent of symmetrical men SW Gangestad, R Thornhill Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 1998 | 570 | 1998 |
| Darwinian aesthetics: sexual selection and the biology of beauty K Grammer, B Fink, AP Møller, R Thornhill Biological Reviews 78 (3), 385-407, 2003 | 569 | 2003 |
| Facial attractiveness, developmental stability, and fluctuating asymmetry SW Gangestad, R Thornhill, RA Yeo Ethology and Sociobiology 15 (2), 73-85, 1994 | 531 | 1994 |
| The 2nd: 4th digit ratio, sexual dimorphism, population differences, and reproductive success: evidence for sexually antagonistic genes? JT Manning, L Barley, J Walton, DI Lewis-Jones, RL Trivers, D Singh, ... Evolution and Human Behavior 21 (3), 163-183, 2000 | 511 | 2000 |
| Changes in women's sexual interests and their partner's mate–retention tactics across the menstrual cycle: evidence for shifting conflicts of interest SW Gangestad, R Thornhill, CE Garver Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2002 | 494 | 2002 |
| Human rape: An evolutionary analysis R Thornhill, NW Thornhill Ethology and Sociobiology 4 (3), 137-173, 1983 | 481 | 1983 |
| Developmental stability, disease and medicine R Thornhill, AP Møller Biological Reviews 72 (4), 497-548, 1997 | 476 | 1997 |
| The evolutionary psychology of extrapair sex: The role of fluctuating asymmetry SW Gangestad, R Thornhill Evolution and Human Behavior 18 (2), 69-88, 1997 | 469 | 1997 |
| The evolutionary biology of human female sexuality R Thornhill, SW Gangestad Oxford University Press, 2008 | 464 | 2008 |
| Bilateral symmetry and sexual selection: a meta-analysis AP Møller, R Thornhill The American Naturalist 151 (2), 174-192, 1998 | 464 | 1998 |
| Facial sexual dimorphism, developmental stability, and susceptibility to disease in men and women R Thornhill, SW Gangestad Evolution and Human Behavior 27 (2), 131-144, 2006 | 454 | 2006 |