George C. Williams

24.9k citations
91 papers · 14.3k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 33
Topics
Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers)Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (10 papers)Plant and animal studies (9 papers)

In The Last Decade

George C. Williams

88 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

PLEIOTROPY, NATURAL SELECTION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SENES...19572026198020031957196619751957200810002.0k3.0k

Peers

George C. Williams
Comparison fields: 5 of 199
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4.9k
  • Genetics 3.9k
  • Ecology 3.6k
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.1k
  • Aging 1.9k
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Fields of papers citing papers by George C. Williams

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George C. Williams

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All Works

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Adaptation and Natural Selectionbreakdown →
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3 138
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Warum wir krank werden : die Antworten der Evolutionsmedizin
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7 33
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A Conversation with George C. Williams.
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The Dawn of Darwinian Medicinebreakdown →
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14 109
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16 7
17 330
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PLEIOTROPY, NATURAL SELECTION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SENESCENCEbreakdown →
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Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescencebreakdown →
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About George C. Williams

George C. Williams is a scholar working on Physiology, Aquatic Science and History and Philosophy of Science, having authored 91 papers that have together received 14.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (1.9k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.9k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.8k citations). George C. Williams has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Randolph M. Nesse, Mark Pagel, Mark Williamson, Richard K. Koehn, Randy Pausch, Jeffry B. Mitton, Dennis R. Proffítt, Peter Taylor, Matthew J. Conway and John Viega. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

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