Vivoto Tsukru

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Anthropometrist, department of Anthropometry
Sports authority of India

Vivoto Tsukru
Dr. Vivoto Tsukru is a researcher and Sports Anthropometrist affiliated with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) at the Netaji Subhash Southern Centre in Bengaluru. He hails from Kohima, Nagaland. With over a decade of experience in anthropological fieldwork and more than 13 years of expertise in taking and recording anthropometric measurements, he has established himself as a dedicated scholar in the field of biological anthropology and sports science.
He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, His doctoral research, titled “Body Composition and Physiological Characteristics of Naga Wrestlers of Nagaland,” reflects his strong commitment to integrating indigenous knowledge systems with contemporary sports science research. His areas of research interest include kinanthropometry, biodemography, nutritional epidemiology, physiological epidemiology, growth and development studies, tribal studies, sports performance analysis, and aging.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology)

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Anthropology, Health (social science), Aging, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Scopus Publications

33

Scholar Citations

4

Scholar h-index

Scopus Publications

  • Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Obesity and Hypertension in a Rural Tribal Community in Northeast India
    Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, 2023

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Demographic Divides in Fertility and Child Mortality in a Northeastern Tribal Group (India)
    KCJC Lalremsanga, V Tsukru
    Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues 49 (1), 38-44 , 2026
    2026
  • Body composition and physiological characteristics of Naga wrestlers of Nagaland
    V Tsukru
    North-Eastern Hill University , 2024
    2024
  • Anthropometric Somatotype of Indian Combat Sports and Track and Field Athletes: A Systematic Review
    V Tsukru, A Rhetso
    International Journal of Kinanthropometry 3 (2), 56-68 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Obesity and Hypertension in a Rural Tribal Community in Northeast India
    V Tsukru, N Ngullie, T Wemheu
    Online J Health Allied Scs 22 (2), 1 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Bio-social Correlates of Blood Pressure in Tribal Population: A Study on the Mising Adults of Assam
    V Tsukru, S Ghosh
    South Asian Anthropologist 23 (1), 1-11 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Phenotypic and Allelic Distribution of ABO Blood Groups, Rhesus Blood Type, PTC Taste Sensitivity, and Color Blindness among the Pnars of West Jaintia Hills District of …
    V Tsukru, I Putlang, DK Limbu
    Antrocom Journal of Anthropology 18 (1), 481-488 , 2022
    2022
  • High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among the Wrestlers of a Folk Wrestling Style in India
    V Tsukru, DK Limbu
    Antrocom Journal of Anthropology 18 (1), 419-426 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Physical growth and nutritional status of Mising adolescent boys: A cross-sectional study from Northeast India
    T Nagi, N Lohe, V Tsukru
    Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 40 (2), 121-133 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 3
  • Anthropometric Somatotype among the Adolescent Boys of a Tribal Population in India.
    N Lohe, T Nagi, N Marei, V Tsukru
    Antrocom Journal of Anthropology 17 (2) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 6
  • Body physique and nutritional status of Naga wrestlers: A case study of the Chakhesang tribe of Nagaland, India
    V Tsukru, V Khesoh, JW Dkhar, DK Limbu, KK Mary
    International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health 8 (3), 374-379 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 8
  • Age Changes in Somatotypes among the Chakhesang Naga Boys of Dimapur District, Nagaland
    V Tsukru, JW Dkhar
    Human Diversity in North-East India: Bio-Anthropological Approaches, 227-238 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 5
  • A Morphological and Behavioural study on the Mishings of Dhemaji District, Assam
    V Tsukru, DK Limbu
    Spectrum: Humanities, Scocial Sciences and Management 7, 1-12 , 2020
    2020
  • Nutritional Status of Naga Wrestlers: An Analysis from Wrestlers' Profile
    V Tsukru
    50th NWA Souvenir Magazine , 2020
    2020

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Body physique and nutritional status of Naga wrestlers: A case study of the Chakhesang tribe of Nagaland, India
    V Tsukru, V Khesoh, JW Dkhar, DK Limbu, KK Mary
    International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health 8 (3), 374-379 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 8
  • Anthropometric Somatotype among the Adolescent Boys of a Tribal Population in India.
    N Lohe, T Nagi, N Marei, V Tsukru
    Antrocom Journal of Anthropology 17 (2) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 6
  • Anthropometric Somatotype of Indian Combat Sports and Track and Field Athletes: A Systematic Review
    V Tsukru, A Rhetso
    International Journal of Kinanthropometry 3 (2), 56-68 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Age Changes in Somatotypes among the Chakhesang Naga Boys of Dimapur District, Nagaland
    V Tsukru, JW Dkhar
    Human Diversity in North-East India: Bio-Anthropological Approaches, 227-238 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 5
  • Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Obesity and Hypertension in a Rural Tribal Community in Northeast India
    V Tsukru, N Ngullie, T Wemheu
    Online J Health Allied Scs 22 (2), 1 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Physical growth and nutritional status of Mising adolescent boys: A cross-sectional study from Northeast India
    T Nagi, N Lohe, V Tsukru
    Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics 40 (2), 121-133 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 3
  • Bio-social Correlates of Blood Pressure in Tribal Population: A Study on the Mising Adults of Assam
    V Tsukru, S Ghosh
    South Asian Anthropologist 23 (1), 1-11 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among the Wrestlers of a Folk Wrestling Style in India
    V Tsukru, DK Limbu
    Antrocom Journal of Anthropology 18 (1), 419-426 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Demographic Divides in Fertility and Child Mortality in a Northeastern Tribal Group (India)
    KCJC Lalremsanga, V Tsukru
    Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues 49 (1), 38-44 , 2026
    2026
  • Body composition and physiological characteristics of Naga wrestlers of Nagaland
    V Tsukru
    North-Eastern Hill University , 2024
    2024
  • Phenotypic and Allelic Distribution of ABO Blood Groups, Rhesus Blood Type, PTC Taste Sensitivity, and Color Blindness among the Pnars of West Jaintia Hills District of …
    V Tsukru, I Putlang, DK Limbu
    Antrocom Journal of Anthropology 18 (1), 481-488 , 2022
    2022
  • A Morphological and Behavioural study on the Mishings of Dhemaji District, Assam
    V Tsukru, DK Limbu
    Spectrum: Humanities, Scocial Sciences and Management 7, 1-12 , 2020
    2020
  • Nutritional Status of Naga Wrestlers: An Analysis from Wrestlers' Profile
    V Tsukru
    50th NWA Souvenir Magazine , 2020
    2020