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. 2014 Jun 12;9(6):e99483. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099483

Table 1. Application of masculinity/femininity ratings in various fields of research.

Study Reference Subjects Raters Ratings
Correlation between masculinity and trustworthiness/emotions [9] 12 40 480
Relationship between masculinity/femininity and attractiveness as well as masculinity and distinctiveness [3] [4] 71 204 5036
Relationship between masculinity/femininity and health [10] 310 37 11470
Relationship between masculinity/femininity and symmetry. [13] 194 39 5599
Role of gender scores in sex classification of faces. [47] 200 40 8000
Relationship between sexual behaviour and masculinity/femininity [5] 362 109 40952
Womens' preference and mate choice based on masculinity of men [48] [7] 40 20 800
Relationship between masculinity and semen quality in men [12] 118 12 1416
Relationship between sociosexuality and gender ratings [6] 8+50 195+17 2410
Role of masculinity in the functioning of a male endocrine system [19] 57 72 4104
Role of masculinity and femininity in distinguishing homosexuals [49] 95 58 5510
Effects of syndrome on masculinity/femininity [11] 103 8 824
Comparison between masculinity (attractiveness) and intelligence as cues for health and provision of resources in mate selection [8] 32 689 22048
Evaluating the outcome of facial cosmetic surgery in terms of perceptual attractiveness; pre and post surgery [15] [14] 32; 20 163; 90 5216; 1800

Applications of perceptual gender ratings by employing human raters. Notice the huge number of ratings performed in case. References are provided for interested readers.