John Maynard Smith
John Maynard Smith publishes mostly in Molecular Biology, Sociology and Political Science and Genetics, on topics such as Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics and Plant and animal studies.
- World rank
- #1,820 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #141 of 90,785
- Works
- 83
- Citations
- 2.2k
- Citations per work
- 26.4
What does John Maynard Smith research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Molecular Biology14% of their works
- 2Sociology and Political Science11% of their works
- 3Genetics11% of their works
- 4Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics6% of their works
- 5Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5% of their works
- 6Global and Planetary Change4% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe John Maynard Smith's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Altruism, Cooperation, Adaptation, Evolution, Ecosystem Services, Pollinator Decline, Avian Vocal Communication and Birdsong.
- sequence alignment
- Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis
- Extraterrestrial Life
- Population Dynamics
- Birdsong
- Pollinator Decline
- Evolution
- Cooperation
- Altruism
- Adaptation
- Ecosystem Services
- Avian Vocal Communication
- Disease Transmission
- Astrobiology
- Mammal Evolution
- RNA-Seq
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 16 words, with their numbers
- Altruism81 topic
- Cooperation81 topic
- Adaptation71 topic
- Evolution71 topic
- Ecosystem Services41 topic
- Pollinator Decline41 topic
- Avian Vocal Communication31 topic
- Birdsong31 topic
- Disease Transmission31 topic
- Population Dynamics31 topic
- Astrobiology21 topic
- Extraterrestrial Life21 topic
- Mammal Evolution21 topic
- Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis21 topic
- RNA-Seq21 topic
- sequence alignment21 topic
Where does John Maynard Smith work?
John Maynard Smith's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Sussex, United Kingdom.
How many publications and citations does John Maynard Smith have?
Science Explorer counts 83 works and 2,188 citations for John Maynard Smith, ranking #1,820 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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