Benjamin C. Haller

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin C. Haller is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin C. Haller has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Benjamin C. Haller's work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (13 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (7 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Benjamin C. Haller is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (13 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (7 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Benjamin C. Haller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Benjamin C. Haller's co-authors include Philipp W. Messer, Andrew P. Hendry, Jean‐Sébastien Moore, Julie A. Lee‐Yaw, Suzanne Gray, Erika Crispo, Peter L. Ralph, Katie E. Lotterhos, Jared Galloway and Jerome Kelleher and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin C. Haller

29 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

SLiM 3: Forward Genetic Simulations Beyond the Wright–Fisher Model

2018 509 citations Benjamin C. Haller, Philipp W. Messer Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
SLiM 4: Multispecies Eco-Evolutionary Modeling

2022 129 citations Benjamin C. Haller, Philipp W. Messer The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin C. Haller United States	15	1.1k	363	328	241	183	30	1.6k
Hannes Svardal Belgium	12	834 0.8×	507 1.4×	232 0.7×	335 1.4×	245 1.3×	25	1.4k
Tyler Linderoth United States	9	615 0.6×	446 1.2×	351 1.1×	199 0.8×	107 0.6×	18	1.0k
Tammy E. Steeves New Zealand	19	710 0.7×	266 0.7×	694 2.1×	206 0.9×	213 1.2×	57	1.3k
Amanda J. Zellmer United States	16	652 0.6×	373 1.0×	464 1.4×	348 1.4×	215 1.2×	31	1.4k
Marty Kardos United States	19	1.5k 1.4×	382 1.1×	657 2.0×	265 1.1×	259 1.4×	37	1.8k
Raymond Tobler Australia	19	1.1k 1.0×	512 1.4×	352 1.1×	337 1.4×	91 0.5×	32	1.8k
Mary G. Egan United States	17	504 0.5×	542 1.5×	455 1.4×	383 1.6×	124 0.7×	22	1.4k
Sangeet Lamichhaney United States	16	1.3k 1.2×	685 1.9×	381 1.2×	481 2.0×	299 1.6×	28	1.9k
Tamara Hofer Austria	8	793 0.7×	255 0.7×	150 0.5×	112 0.5×	166 0.9×	11	1.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Haller, Benjamin C., Chase W. Nelson, Murillo F. Rodrigues, & Philipp W. Messer. (2025). SimHumanity: Using SLiM 5.0 to run whole-genome simulations of human evolution. 1 indexed citations

Champer, Samuel E., Benjamin C. Haller, Chris C. R. Smith, et al.. (2025). Population Genetics Meets Ecology: A Guide to Individual‐Based Simulations in Continuous Landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. 15(4). e71098–e71098. 4 indexed citations

Haller, Benjamin C., Peter L. Ralph, & Philipp W. Messer. (2025). SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary Simulations Across Multiple Chromosomes and Full Genomes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 43(1).

Wilder, Aryn P., Cynthia Steiner, Sarah A. Hendricks, et al.. (2024). Genetic load and viability of a future restored northern white rhino population. Evolutionary Applications. 17(4). e13683–e13683. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Wei, et al.. (2023). Inference of the distribution of fitness effects of mutations is affected by single nucleotide polymorphism filtering methods, sample size and population structure. Molecular Ecology Resources. 23(7). 1589–1603. 2 indexed citations

Petr, Martin, Benjamin C. Haller, Peter L. Ralph, & Fernando Racimo. (2023). slendr: a framework for spatio-temporal population genomic simulations on geographic landscapes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 8 indexed citations

Pracana, Rodrigo, et al.. (2022). Individual-based Modeling of Genome Evolution in Haplodiploid Organisms. Genome Biology and Evolution. 14(5). 4 indexed citations

Haller, Benjamin C., et al.. (2022). Inversion invasions: when the genetic basis of local adaptation is concentrated within inversions in the face of gene flow. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1856). 20210200–20210200. 42 indexed citations

Haller, Benjamin C., et al.. (2022). Selection on the gametophyte: Modeling alternation of generations in plants. Applications in Plant Sciences. 10(2). e11472–e11472. 9 indexed citations

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Cury, Jean, Benjamin C. Haller, Guillaume Achaz, & Flora Jay. (2022). Simulation of bacterial populations with SLiM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 10 indexed citations

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Matz, Mikhail V., Eric A. Treml, & Benjamin C. Haller. (2020). Estimating the potential for coral adaptation to global warming across the Indo‐West Pacific. Global Change Biology. 26(6). 3473–3481. 60 indexed citations

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Haller, Benjamin C., Jared Galloway, Jerome Kelleher, Philipp W. Messer, & Peter L. Ralph. (2018). Tree‐sequence recording in SLiM opens new horizons for forward‐time simulation of whole genomes. Molecular Ecology Resources. 19(2). 552–566. 115 indexed citations

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Haller, Benjamin C. & Philipp W. Messer. (2018). SLiM 3: Forward Genetic Simulations Beyond the Wright–Fisher Model. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36(3). 632–637. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Haller, Benjamin C. & Philipp W. Messer. (2017). asymptoticMK: A Web-Based Tool for the Asymptotic McDonald–Kreitman Test. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 7(5). 1569–1575. 28 indexed citations

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Chevin, Luis‐Miguel & Benjamin C. Haller. (2014). The temporal distribution of directional gradients under selection for an optimum. Evolution. 68(12). 3381–3394. 21 indexed citations

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Haller, Benjamin C., Jurriaan M. de Vos, Barbara Keller, Andrew P. Hendry, & Elena Conti. (2014). A Tale of Two Morphs: Modeling Pollen Transfer, Magic Traits, and Reproductive Isolation in Parapatry. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106512–e106512. 11 indexed citations

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Haller, Benjamin C., et al.. (2013). Evolutionary Branching in Complex Landscapes. The American Naturalist. 182(4). E127–E141. 22 indexed citations

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Tum, Markus, Marcel Buchhorn, K. P. Günther, & Benjamin C. Haller. (2011). Validation of modelled forest biomass in Germany using BETHY/DLR. Geoscientific model development. 4(4). 1019–1034. 9 indexed citations

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Crispo, Erika, Jean‐Sébastien Moore, Julie A. Lee‐Yaw, Suzanne Gray, & Benjamin C. Haller. (2011). Broken barriers: Human‐induced changes to gene flow and introgression in animals. BioEssays. 33(7). 508–518. 182 indexed citations

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Brook, David J. R., et al.. (2010). Strong ferromagnetic metal–ligand exchange in a nickel bis(3,5-dipyridylverdazyl) complex. Chemical Communications. 46(35). 6590–6590. 38 indexed citations

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