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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8083
World Ranking
17302
National Ranking
7116

David R. Carrier publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 102 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David R. Carrier D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David R. Carrier is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on psychology and medicine, with a strong emphasis on social psychology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, orthopedics and sports medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Their work covers several main topics:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

David R. Carrier's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Climbing parrots achieve pitch stability using forces and free moments produced by axial-appendicular couples, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Great power comes at a high (locomotor) cost: the role of muscle fascicle length in the power versus economy performance trade-off, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair, 2020, Integrative Organismal Biology
  • Severe PTSD is marked by reduced oxytocin and elevated vasopressin, 2024, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • The Human Neck is Part of the Musculoskeletal Core: Cervical Muscles Help Stabilize the Pelvis During Running and Jumping, 2022, Integrative Organismal Biology

Notable frequent co-authors collaborating with David R. Carrier include:

  • Alicia M. Boynton
  • Takara E. Truong
  • Nathaniel G. Luttmer
  • Andrew Merryweather
  • Mark A. Minor

Their publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Integrative Organismal Biology
  • Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Human Movement Science

Best Publications

  • Running and breathing in mammals

    Dennis M. Bramble;David R. Carrier

  • The Energetic Paradox of Human Running and Hominid Evolution

    David R. Carrier

  • Ontogenetic Limits on Locomotor Performance

    David R. Carrier

  • The evolution of locomotor stamina in tetrapods: circumventing a mechanical constraint

    David R. Carrier

  • Variable gearing during locomotion in the human musculoskeletal system.

    David R. Carrier;Norman C. Heglund;Kathleen D. Earls

  • Postnatal ontogeny of the musculo-skeletal system in the Black-tailed jack rabbit (Lepus californicus)

    David R. Carrier

  • Genetic basis for systems of skeletal quantitative traits: Principal component analysis of the canid skeleton

    Kevin Chase;David R. Carrier;Frederick R. Adler;Tyler Jarvik

  • Wing bone stresses in free flying bats and the evolution of skeletal design for flight

    Sharon M. Swartz;Michael B. Bennett;David R. Carrier

  • Evidence for endothermic ancestors of crocodiles at the stem of archosaur evolution.

    Roger S. Seymour;Christina L. Bennett‐Stamper;Sonya D. Johnston;David R. Carrier

  • Skeletal growth and function in the California gull (Larus californicus)

    David Carrier;Lisa R. Leon

  • Ground forces applied by galloping dogs.

    Rebecca M. Walter;David R. Carrier

  • The influence of foot posture on the cost of transport in humans

    C B Cunningham;Nadja Schilling;Christoph Anders;David R Carrier

  • Functional trade-offs in the limb muscles of dogs selected for running vs. fighting.

    B. M. Pasi;David R. Carrier

  • Effects of mass distribution on the mechanics of level trotting in dogs

    David V. Lee;Eric F. Stakebake;Rebecca M. Walter;David R. Carrier

  • VENTILATORY ACTION OF THE HYPAXIAL MUSCLES OF THE LIZARD IGUANA IGUANA: A FUNCTION OF SLOW MUSCLE

    David R. Carrier

  • Activity of the hypaxial muscles during walking in the lizard Iguana iguana.

    David Carrier

  • External work and potential for elastic storage at the limb joints of running dogs

    Colin S. Gregersen;Natalie A. Silverton;David R. Carrier

  • Protective buttressing of the hominin face.

    David R. Carrier;Michael H. Morgan

  • Influence of rotational inertia on turning performance of theropod dinosaurs: clues from humans with increased rotational inertia.

    David R. Carrier;Rebecca M. Walter;David V. Lee

  • Function of the epaxial muscles in walking, trotting and galloping dogs: implications for the evolution of epaxial muscle function in tetrapods

    Nadja Schilling;David R. Carrier

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl G. Lark
Karl G. Lark University of Utah
Frederick R. Adler
Frederick R. Adler University of Utah
Daniel G. Anderson
Daniel G. Anderson MIT
Bieke Vanhooydonck
Bieke Vanhooydonck University of Antwerp
Sharon M. Swartz
Sharon M. Swartz Brown University
Grant Heiken
Grant Heiken Los Alamos National Laboratory
Callum F. Ross
Callum F. Ross University of Chicago
Elaine A. Ostrander
Elaine A. Ostrander National Institutes of Health
Johan A. J. Metz
Johan A. J. Metz Leiden University
James W. Hicks
James W. Hicks University of Southern California

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