Extant primates and development of primatology in China: Publications, student training, and funding

China supports the richest non-human primate diversity in the northern hemisphere, providing an excellent opportunity for Chinese primatologists to take a leading role in advancing the study of primatology. Primatology in China began to flourish after 1979. To date, Chinese primatologists have published more than 1 000 papers in journals indexed by the Chinese Science Citation Database and the Web of Science Core Collection, and universities and academic institutions have trained 107 PhD students and 370 Masters students between 1984 and 2016. In total, the National Science Foundation of China has funded 129 primate projects (RMB 71.7 million) supporting 59 researchers from 28 organizations. However, previous research has also shown obvious species bias. Rhinopithecus roxellana, Rhinopithecus bieti, and Macaca mulatta have received much greater research attention than other species. Researchers have also tended to continue to study the same species (55.2%) they studied during their PhD training. To promote the development of primatology in China, we suggest (1) the need for a comprehensive primatology textbook written in Chinese, (2) continued training of more PhD students, and (3) encouragement to study less well-known primate species.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Zoological Research

• Publication date

  2018-05-12

• Fields of study

  Biology, Political Science, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.033PMID 29551760PMCID 5968853
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Ecology and social system of northern gibbons living in cold seasonal forests

  2018cited by this paper
• The past, present, and future of gibbons in China

  2017cited by this paper
• A new record of the capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) in China

  2017cited by this paper
• Description of a new species of Hoolock gibbon (Primates: Hylobatidae) based on integrative taxonomy

  2017cited by this paper
• China’s mammal diversity (2nd edition)

  2017influential reference
• Detection of a New Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) Group Using Acoustic Call Playback

  2016cited by this paper
• Implications of genetics and current protected areas for conservation of 5 endangered primates in China

  2015cited by this paper
• Understanding stable bi-female grouping in gibbons: feeding competition and reproductive success

  2015cited by this paper
• White‐cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys): A new macaque species from Medog, southeastern Tibet

  2015cited by this paper
• High dietary diversity supports large group size in Indo‐Chinese gray langurs in Wuliangshan, Yunnan, China

  2015cited by this paper
• Satellite telemetry and social modeling offer new insights into the origin of primate multilevel societies

  2014influential reference
• Ecological extinction of the Critically Endangered northern white-cheeked gibbon Nomascus leucogenys in China

  2013cited by this paper
• Rhinopithecus strykeri Found in China!

  2012cited by this paper
• Distribution and conservation status of the Vulnerable eastern hoolock gibbon Hoolock leuconedys in China

  2011cited by this paper
• Are Hylobates lar Extirpated from China?

  2009cited by this paper
• REDISCOVERY OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED EASTERN BLACK CRESTED GIBBON Nomascus nasutus (HYLOBATIDAE) IN CHINA, WITH PRELIMINARY NOTES ON POPULATION SIZE, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS

  2008cited by this paper
• Primatology in China

  2004influential reference
• 4. On the Mammals of the Island of Formosa (China).

  year unknowncited by this paper

• Research-driven habituation linked to abandonment of high-altitude refuge in Indochinese gray langurs

  2026cites this paper
• Maxent predicts suitable habitat of endangered Hoolock hoolock in IndoBurman hotspot: a case study in Barak Valley and Dima Hasao (India)

  2025cites this paper
• The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar

  2023cites this paper
• The pattern and drivers of taxonomic bias in global primate research

  2023cites this paper
• Narratives of Positionality in Primatology: Foreign/Range–Country Collaborator Perspectives from Africa and South America

  2022cites this paper
• Species bias and spillover effects in scientific research on Carnivora in China

  2021cites this paper
• Application of a combined model simulation to determine ecological corridors for western black-crested gibbons in the Hengduan Mountains, China

  2021cites this paper
• Living in forests: strata use by Indo-Chinese gray langurs (Trachypithecus crepusculus) and the effect of forest cover on Trachypithecus terrestriality

  2020cites this paper
• Neonatal nipple preference and maternal cradling laterality in wild Taihangshan macaques (Macaca mulatta tcheliensis)

  2020cites this paper
• Effect of substrate type on langur positional repertoire

  2020cites this paper
• Studying Primates

  2019cites this paper
• Inclusive Science

  2019cites this paper
• Influence of food availability and climate on behavior patterns of western black crested gibbons (Nomascus concolor) at Mt. Wuliang, Yunnan, China

  2019influential citation
• A road for a promising future for China’s primates: The potential for restoration

  2018cites this paper
• The neglected otters in China: Distribution change in the past 400 years and current conservation status

  2018cites this paper
• Why China is important in advancing the field of primatology

  2018influential citation
• Editorial: Editorial Practice at the International Journal of Primatology: the Roles of Gender and Country of Affiliation in Participation in Scientific Publication

  2018cites this paper
• e-Publications@Marquette e-Publications@Marquette

  year unknowncites this paper