The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alasdair I. Houston sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 281 publications — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alasdair I. Houston sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile
96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Alasdair I. Houston is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. The scientist's work spans several interconnected subfields, including sociology and political science, developmental and educational psychology, and genetics.
The main themes addressed in Houston's research include animal behavior and reproduction, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, evolution and genetic dynamics, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, primate behavior and ecology, and child and animal learning development.
Houston has contributed to a number of scholarly publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:
Their recent papers include:
Frequent collaborators in Houston's work are John M. McNamara, Olof Leimar, Sasha R. X. Dall, Christine Howard, and Stephen R. Baillie. These collaborations have contributed to an extensive body of work enhancing understanding in their fields of study.
Houston was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2012, recognizing their scientific contributions.
Sasha R. X. Dall;Alasdair I. Houston;John M. McNamara
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
Alasdair Ian Houston;John M. McNamara;John M. C. Hutchinson
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
Hanna Kokko;Robert Brooks;John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
John M. McNamara;Catherine E. Gasson;Alasdair I Houston
Alasdair Houston;Colin Clark;John McNamara;Marc Mangel
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
Paul Schmid-Hempel;Alejandro Kacelnik;Alasdair I. Houston
Alasdair I. Houston;Tamás Székely;John M. McNamara
Philip A. Stephens;Ian L. Boyd;John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
Tim W. Fawcett;Benja Fallenstein;Andrew D. Higginson;Alasdair I. Houston
Alasdair I. Houston;John M. McNamara
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
John McNamara;Alasdair Houston
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston;Steven L. Lima
Alasdair I. Houston;Christopher Carbone
John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston
B.H. Sumida;A.I. Houston;A.I. Houston;J.M. McNamara;W.D. Hamilton
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