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Andrew J. Crawford

Andrew J. Crawford

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
5312
World Ranking
6882
National Ranking
9

Andrew J. Crawford publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 Andrew J. Crawford sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 112 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Andrew J. Crawford D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 Andrew J. Crawford sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Andrew J. Crawford is affiliated with the Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. Their research spans several interconnected disciplines, with main fields of study including Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's subfields of study focus primarily on Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research addresses multiple topics, particularly in the areas of Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Gun Ownership and Violence Research, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Andrew J. Crawford has contributed to various publications. Some recent papers include:

  • The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover, 2022, Science
  • Standards recommendations for the Earth BioGenome Project, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Reference genomes for conservation, 2022, Science
  • Historical biogeography identifies a possible role of Miocene wetlands in the diversification of the Amazonian rocket frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates), 2020, Journal of Biogeography

The scientist frequently publishes in journals including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Injury Epidemiology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PeerJ, and the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Collaborative work is notable with several frequent co-authors including Garen J. Wintemute, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Paul M. Reeping, Aaron B. Shev, and Veronica A. Pear. These collaborations suggest interdisciplinary efforts across various topics and fields.

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Epidemic disease decimates amphibian abundance, species diversity, and evolutionary history in the highlands of central Panama

    Andrew J. Crawford;Karen R. Lips;Eldredge Bermingham

  • High Levels of Diversity Uncovered in a Widespread Nominal Taxon: Continental Phylogeography of the Neotropical Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus

    Marcelo Gehara;Marcelo Gehara;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Victor G. D Orrico;Ariel Rodríguez

  • Molecular Studies and Phylogeography of Amazonian Tetrapods and their Relation to Geological and Climatic Models

    Alexandre Antonelli;Adrián Quijada‐Mascareñas;Andrew J. Crawford;John M. Bates

  • Huge populations and old species of Costa Rican and Panamanian dirt frogs inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences.

    Andrew J. Crawford

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Calls, colours, shape, and genes: a multi-trait approach to the study of geographic variation in the Amazonian frog Allobates femoralis

    Adolfo Amézquita;Albertina P. Lima;Robert Jehle;Lina Castellanos

  • Cenozoic biogeography and evolution in direct-developing frogs of Central America (Leptodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) as inferred from a phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes.

    Andrew J. Crawford;Eric N. Smith

  • Testing the role of ecology and life history in structuring genetic variation across a landscape: a trait-based phylogeographic approach.

    Andrea Paz;Roberto Ibáñez;Karen R. Lips;Karen R. Lips;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford

  • The Great American Biotic Interchange in frogs: Multiple and early colonization of Central America by the South American genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae)

    Nelsy Rocío Pinto-Sánchez;Roberto Ibáñez;Santiago Madriñán;Oris I. Sanjur

  • MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN THE LIMBS OF TARICHA GRANULOSA (CAUDATA: SALAMANDRIDAE): EVOLUTIONARY AND PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS

    Neil Shubin;David B. Wake;Andrew J. Crawford

  • Relative rates of nucleotide substitution in frogs.

    Andrew J. Crawford

  • ARTICLE Molecular phylogeny of an endemic radiation of Cuban toads (Bufonidae: Peltophryne) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes

    Roberto Alonso;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Eldredge Bermingham

  • Cold Code: the global initiative to DNA barcode amphibians and nonavian reptiles

    Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Aaron M. Bauer;Jing Che

  • The role of tropical dry forest as a long-term barrier to dispersal: a comparative phylogeographical analysis of dry forest tolerant and intolerant frogs

    Andrew J. Crawford;Eldredge Bermingham;Polanía S. Carolina

  • Biogeography of the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus: a molecular perspective

    Lee A. Weigt;Andrew J. Crawford;A. Stanley Rand;Michael J. Ryan;Michael J. Ryan

  • DNA Barcoding Survey of Anurans across the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia and the Impact of the Andes on Cryptic Diversity.

    Carlos E. Guarnizo;Andrea Paz;Astrid Muñoz-Ortiz;Sandra V. Flechas

  • Molecular-based rapid inventories of sympatric diversity: A comparison of DNA barcode clustering methods applied to geography-based vs clade-based sampling of amphibians

    Andrea Paz;Andrew J Crawford;Andrew J Crawford

  • Quaternary glaciation and the Great American Biotic Interchange

    Christine D. Bacon;Christine D. Bacon;Peter Molnar;Alexandre Antonelli;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford

  • DNA barcoding applied to ex situ tropical amphibian conservation programme reveals cryptic diversity in captive populations.

    Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Catalina Cruz;Edgardo Griffith;Heidi Ross

  • Phylogeography of the Pygmy Rain Frog (Pristimantis ridens) across the lowland wet forests of isthmian Central America

    Ian J. Wang;Andrew J. Crawford;Eldredge Bermingham

  • Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of Caiman crocodilus in Mesoamerica and South America.

    Miryam Venegas-Anaya;Miryam Venegas-Anaya;Andrew J. Crawford;Armando H. Escobedo Galván;Armando H. Escobedo Galván;Oris I. Sanjur

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen R. Lips
Karen R. Lips University of Maryland, College Park
Eldredge Bermingham
Eldredge Bermingham Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Robert W. Murphy
Robert W. Murphy University of Toronto
Oliver A. Ryder
Oliver A. Ryder University of California, San Diego
John J. Wiens
John J. Wiens University of Arizona
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Antoine Fouquet
Antoine Fouquet École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l’Enseignement Agricole
Jay F. Storz
Jay F. Storz University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Peter Andolfatto
Peter Andolfatto Columbia University
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo

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