Carl Zimmer

1.3k citations
76 papers · 683 indexed · h-index 14
Topics
Evolution and Science Education (4 papers)Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (3 papers)Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers)

In The Last Decade

Carl Zimmer

65 papers receiving 624 citations

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Carl Zimmer
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  • Molecular Biology 155
  • Genetics 114
  • Sociology and Political Science 80
  • Ecology 75
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 71
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl Zimmer

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All Works

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Secretos del cerebro
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Bringing them back to life
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Genes are us. And them
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The long curious extravagant evolution of feathers
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Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed
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A fin is a limb is a wing: how evolution fashioned its masterworks
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Crystal balls. Borrowed genes can help anything evolve-even the eye.
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The hidden unity of hearts.
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Calling a Bluff: Thanks to their long windpipes, some birds sound bigger than they are.
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Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
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Tough As Nails: How a horse's hoof stops a crack.
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About Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Paleontology, having authored 76 papers that have together received 683 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Science Education (4 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (3 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (48 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (56 citations) and Genetics (114 citations). Carl Zimmer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Douglas J. Emlen, Stephen Jay Gould, Rachel S. Sussman, Maureen A. O’Malley, Rob Knight and Jesse Zaneveld. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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