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D-Index
54
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21228
World Ranking
2088
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117

Christoph Hauert publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph Hauert sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Christoph Hauert D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph Hauert sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christoph Hauert is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Social Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work delves into subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Management Science and Operations Research.

Research topics associated with Christoph Hauert cover a variety of areas such as Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence, Game Theory and Applications, Gut microbiota and health, and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Christoph Hauert has published research in several journals and venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Global dynamics of microbial communities emerge from local interaction rules" (2022, PLoS Computational Biology)
  • "Spatial social dilemmas promote diversity" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Intriguing effects of selection intensity on the evolution of prosocial behaviors" (2021, PLoS Computational Biology)
  • "A Framework on Polarization, Cognitive Inflexibility, and Rigid Cognitive Specialization" (2022, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • "Frequency-dependent returns in nonlinear public goods games" (2024, Journal of The Royal Society Interface)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alex McAvoy
  • György Szabó
  • Michael Doebeli
  • Simon van Vliet
  • Martin Ackermann

Best Publications

  • A simple rule for the evolution of cooperation on graphs and social networks

    Hisashi Ohtsuki;Christoph Hauert;Erez Lieberman;Martin A. Nowak

  • Spatial structure often inhibits the evolution of cooperation in the snowdrift game

    Christoph Hauert;Michael Doebeli

  • Evolutionary dynamics on graphs

    Erez Lieberman;Erez Lieberman;Christoph Hauert;Christoph Hauert;Martin A. Nowak

  • Volunteering as Red Queen Mechanism for Cooperation in Public Goods Games

    Christoph Hauert;Christoph Hauert;Silvia De Monte;Silvia De Monte;Josef Hofbauer;Karl Sigmund;Karl Sigmund

  • Models of cooperation based on the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Snowdrift game

    Michael Doebeli;Christoph Hauert

  • Via Freedom to Coercion: The Emergence of Costly Punishment

    Christoph Hauert;Arne Traulsen;Hannelore Brandt;Martin A. Nowak

  • Reputation-based partner choice promotes cooperation in social networks.

    Feng Fu;Christoph Hauert;Christoph Hauert;Martin A. Nowak;Long Wang

  • Phase transitions and volunteering in spatial public goods games.

    György Szabó;Christoph Hauert

  • Reward and punishment

    Karl Sigmund;Christoph Hauert;Martin A. Nowak

  • Social learning promotes institutions for governing the commons

    Karl Sigmund;Karl Sigmund;Hannelore De Silva;Arne Traulsen;Christoph Hauert

  • Coevolutionary dynamics: from finite to infinite populations.

    Arne Traulsen;Arne Traulsen;Jens Christian Claussen;Christoph Hauert

  • Game theory and physics

    Christoph Hauert;Christoph Hauert;György Szabó

  • Punishment and reputation in spatial public goods games.

    Hannelore Brandt;Christoph Hauert;Christoph Hauert;Karl Sigmund;Karl Sigmund

  • Replicator dynamics for optional public good games.

    Christoph Hauert;Silvia De Monte;Silvia De Monte;Josef Hofbauer;Karl Sigmund

  • The evolutionary origin of cooperators and defectors.

    Michael Doebeli;Christoph Hauert;Timothy Killingback

  • Synergy and Discounting of Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

    Christoph Hauert;Franziska Michor;Martin A. Nowak;Michael Doebeli

  • Evolutionary games and population dynamics: maintenance of cooperation in public goods games

    Christoph Hauert;Miranda Holmes;Michael Doebeli

  • Evolutionary prisoner's dilemma games with voluntary participation.

    György Szabó;Christoph Hauert

  • Exploration Dynamics in Evolutionary Games

    Arne Traulsen;Christoph Hauert;Hannelore De Silva;Martin A. Nowak

  • Punishing and abstaining for public goods

    Hannelore Brandt;Christoph Hauert;Karl Sigmund

  • Erratum: Evolutionary games and population dynamics: Maintenance of cooperation in public goods games (Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B Biological Sciences (2006) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3600)

    Christoph Hauert;Miranda Holmes;Michael Doebeli

Frequent Co-Authors

Arne Traulsen
Arne Traulsen Max Planck Society
Karl Sigmund
Karl Sigmund University of Vienna
Michael Doebeli
Michael Doebeli University of British Columbia
Martin A. Nowak
Martin A. Nowak Harvard University
Manfred Milinski
Manfred Milinski Max Planck Society
Josef Hofbauer
Josef Hofbauer University of Vienna
Mark van Vugt
Mark van Vugt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Long Wang
Long Wang Peking University
Daniel Nettle
Daniel Nettle Newcastle University
Sarah P. Otto
Sarah P. Otto University of British Columbia

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