Topics Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (16 papers) Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (15 papers) Plant and animal studies (11 papers) Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Evolution in Changing Environments 1962 2026 1983 2004 1968 1967 1970 1969 1987 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k Peers Richard Levins
Comparison fields: 5 of 214 Ecology 8.4k Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.2k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.7k Genetics 4.4k Global and Planetary Change 4.1k Sociology and Political Science 2.4k Plant Science 2.3k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2.2k Ecological Modeling 2.1k Oceanography 1.8k Insect Science 1.5k Molecular Biology 1.1k Environmental Chemistry 656 Economics and Econometrics 549 Paleontology 543 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 507 Social Psychology 480 Aquatic Science 464 History and Philosophy of Science 452 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 387 Environmental Engineering 371 Modeling and Simulation 349 Atmospheric Science 336 Infectious Diseases 332 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 293 General Health Professions 287 Soil Science 272 Agronomy and Crop Science 253 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 230 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 212 Parasitology 191 Water Science and Technology 186 Management Science and Operations Research 181 Cognitive Neuroscience 179 Geometry and Topology 179 Pollution 178 Forestry 173 Artificial Intelligence 163 Applied Mathematics 153 Geography, Planning and Development 149 Anthropology 145 Food Science 136 Small Animals 136 Mathematical Physics 133 Computer Networks and Communications 131 Astronomy and Astrophysics 130 Strategy and Management 126 Epidemiology 120 Health 116 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 110 Political Science and International Relations 104 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 99 Cell Biology 98 Developmental and Educational Psychology 96 Cultural Studies 95 Developmental Biology 94 Ocean Engineering 90 Demography 90 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 89 Education 88 Biomaterials 84 Philosophy 83 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 81 Biomedical Engineering 79 Physiology 72 Statistics and Probability 70 Nutrition and Dietetics 69 Animal Science and Zoology 65 Earth-Surface Processes 61 Aging 60 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Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Nephrology 2 Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Toxicology 1 Archeology 1 Oral Surgery 1 Equine 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 Internal Medicine 1 Religious studies 1 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Genetics 1 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Catalysis 1 Medical Terminology 1 Gastroenterology 1 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 Developmental Neuroscience 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Orthodontics 1
Ecology 8.4k Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.2k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.7k Genetics 4.4k Global and Planetary Change 4.1k Eric L. Charnov United States
Stephen C. Stearns United States
Alan R. Templeton United States
Montgomery Slatkin United States
Mark Pagel United Kingdom
Paul Harvey United Kingdom
Thomas W. Schoener United States
James S. Farris United States
Hal Caswell United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 173) # Work Indexed citations 1 35 2 7 3 1 4 MATHEMATICAL MODELS IN CROP PROTECTION
7 5 6 6 1 7 Local Economic Impacts Of Conservation Reserve Program Enrollments: A Sub-County Analysis
4 8 El regreso de las viejas enfermedades y el nacimiento de las nuevas
2 9 13 10 The Emergence of New Diseases
106 11 2 12 0 13 La lucha por una agricultura ecológica en Cuba
1 14 Eulogy beside an Empty Grave: Reflections on the Future of Socialism
1 15 The agroecosystem embedded in a complex ecological community.
13 16 Coexistence Patterns in Insular Ants
77 17 127 18 4034 19 The Limiting Similarity, Convergence, and Divergence of Coexisting Species
breakdown → 3408 20 Population Genetics: The Nature and Causes of Genetic Variability in Populations
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Load more (20 of 173) About Richard Levins Richard Levins is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences , History and Philosophy of Science and Modeling and Simulation , having authored 173 papers that have together received 22.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (16 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (15 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.2k citations), Ecological Modeling (2.1k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.7k citations). Richard Levins has collaborated with scholars based in United States , Puerto Rico and Australia . Frequent co-authors include Robert H. MacArthur , E. C. Pielou , Richard C Lewontin , David C. Culver , Daniel Simberloff , Gregory H. Adler , Charles J. Puccia , Junko Yasuoka , Harold Heatwole and J. Maynard Smith . Their work appears in journals such as Science , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet .
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