2026 David R. Carrier: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	51	17302	15881	7116	6351	102	8083

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Biology and Biochemistry

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8083

World Ranking

17302

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7116

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

752
Citations
The Energetic Paradox of Human Running and Hominid Evolution

David R. Carrier

368
Citations
Ontogenetic Limits on Locomotor Performance

David R. Carrier

339
Citations
The evolution of locomotor stamina in tetrapods: circumventing a mechanical constraint

David R. Carrier

284
Citations
Variable gearing during locomotion in the human musculoskeletal system.

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

234
Citations
Postnatal ontogeny of the musculo-skeletal system in the Black-tailed jack rabbit (Lepus californicus)

David R. Carrier

232
Citations
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

231
Citations
Wing bone stresses in free flying bats and the evolution of skeletal design for flight

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

222
Citations
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

200
Citations
Skeletal growth and function in the California gull (Larus californicus)

David Carrier;Lisa R. Leon

190
Citations
Ground forces applied by galloping dogs.

Rebecca M. Walter;David R. Carrier

165
Citations
The influence of foot posture on the cost of transport in humans

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

146
Citations
Functional trade-offs in the limb muscles of dogs selected for running vs. fighting.

B. M. Pasi;David R. Carrier

127
Citations
Effects of mass distribution on the mechanics of level trotting in dogs

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

124
Citations
VENTILATORY ACTION OF THE HYPAXIAL MUSCLES OF THE LIZARD IGUANA IGUANA: A FUNCTION OF SLOW MUSCLE

David R. Carrier

109
Citations
Activity of the hypaxial muscles during walking in the lizard Iguana iguana.

David Carrier

108
Citations
External work and potential for elastic storage at the limb joints of running dogs

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

108
Citations
Protective buttressing of the hominin face.

David R. Carrier;Michael H. Morgan

106
Citations
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

105
Citations
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

104
Citations