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Puberty Initiation

Puberty Initiation is a rite of passage ritual that marks an individual's transition from childhood to adulthood through culturally prescribed ceremonies specifically tied to the onset of sexual maturity.

385

Publications

25.7K

Citations

1.6K

Authors

627

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

75

Variants

Puberty RitesPuberty Rituals

Parents

Publications

385

ALSPAC–The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Jean Golding, Pembrey, Jones et al. · Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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Increased hypothalamic GPR54 signaling: A potential mechanism for initiation of puberty in primates

Muhammad Shahab, Claudio A. Mastronardi, Stephanie B. Seminara et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 866 citations · Full text

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Early Onset of Reproductive Function in Normal Female Mice Treated with Leptin

Farid Chehab, Khalid Mounzih, Ronghua Lu et al. · Science · 1997 · 845 citations

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Earlier Onset of Puberty in Girls: Relation to Increased Body Mass Index and Race

Paul B. Kaplowitz, Eric J. Slora, Richard C. Wasserman et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2001 · 753 citations

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Examination of US Puberty-Timing Data from 1940 to 1994 for Secular Trends: Panel Findings

Susan Y. Euling, Marcia E. Herman‐Giddens, Peter A. Lee et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2008 · 670 citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. SR
    Sergio R. Ojeda

    Oregon National Primate Research Center, United States

    15 publications · 2K citations

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  2. AL
    Alejandro Lomniczi

    Oregon National Primate Research Center, United States

    7 publications · 864 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. JK
    Jill K. Hiney

    Texas A&M University, United States

    6 publications · 572 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. AJ
    Anders Juul

    Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

    5

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  5. SE
    Sabine E Hannema

    Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

    5 publications · 266 citations

    5

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Institutions

627

  1. Oregon National Primate Research Center

    Beaverton, United States

    13 h-index

    55 publications

    10.8K citations

  2. Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, United States

    13 h-index

    45 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    10 h-index

    36 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    4.3K citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    938 citations

  7. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    8 h-index

    28 publications

    2.8K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

    JCEM · 30 publications · 2.6K citations

    27

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  2. Endocrinology

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

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  3. 12

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  4. Journal of Animal Science

    11 publications · 595 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. PEDIATRICS

    11 publications · 2.2K citations

    11

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