2026 Edward O. Wilson: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	112	149	60	428	97135

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Ecology and Evolution

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97135

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1959 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Edward O. Wilson was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields, including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, physical and theoretical chemistry, and statistical and nonlinear physics.

The scientist's work encompassed several main topics:

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Plant and animal studies
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Various Chemistry Research Topics
Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies

Among recent publications, Edward O. Wilson authored papers focused on natural history specimens, along with collaborative works in other areas:

"Biogeography and evolution of social parasitism in Australian Myrmecia bulldog ants revealed by phylogenomics" (2023) published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
"Contents" (2020) published by Yale University Press eBooks
"Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited." (2023) published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) [multiple papers]

Frequent collaborators included:

George Oster
Daniela Mera-Rodríguez
Hervé Jourdan
Philip S. Ward
Steven O. Shattuck

The main publication venues featured:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Yale University Press eBooks
Dugesiana
European Journal of Physics

Edward O. Wilson's book publications included titles released by Princeton University Press and Yale University Press. One example is Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12, published in 2020.

The scientist was recognized with multiple fellowships:

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2004)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1963)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1959)

Best Publications

The Theory of Island Biogeography

Robert H. MacArthur;Edward Osborne Wilson

24834
Citations
The Insect Societies

Edward Osborne Wilson

8246
Citations
The Diversity of Life

Edward Osborne Wilson

7048
Citations
AN EQUILIBRIUM THEORY OF INSULAR ZOOGEOGRAPHY

Robert H. MacArthur;Edward O. Wilson

3352
Citations
Caste and ecology in the social insects

George F. Oster;Edward Osborne Wilson

2916
Citations
The Future of Life

Edward Osborne Wilson

2151
Citations
The evolution of eusociality

Martin A. Nowak;Corina E. Tarnita;Edward O. Wilson

1817
Citations
The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies

Bert Hlldobler;Edward Wilson

1441
Citations
Rethinking the theoretical foundation of sociobiology.

David Sloan Wilson;Edward O. Wilson

1349
Citations
The biophilia hypothesis

Stephen R. Kellert;Edward Osborne Wilson

1336
Citations
Biodiversity Studies: Science and Policy

Paul R. Ehrlich;Edward O. Wilson

1250
Citations
Genes, Mind, And Culture

Charles J. Lumsden;E. O. Wilson

1069
Citations
Genes, mind, and culture : the coevolutionary process

Charles J. Lumsden;Edward Osborne Wilson

969
Citations
The Little Things That Run the world* (The Importance and Conservation of Invertebrates)

Edward O. Wilson

961
Citations
Experimental Zoogeography of Islands: The Colonization of Empty Islands

Daniel S. Simberloff;Edward O. Wilson

909
Citations
Eusociality: Origin and consequences

Edward O. Wilson;Bert Hölldobler

887
Citations
The number of queens: An important trait in ant evolution

Bert Hölldobler;Edward O. Wilson

839
Citations
Tropical Dry Forests The Most Endangered Major Tropical Ecosystem

E.O. Wilson;Frances M. Peter

834
Citations
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life

Edward Osborne Wilson

707
Citations
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects

M. B. Usher;G. F. Oster;E. O. Wilson

140
Citations
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis

Herbert Friedmann;Edward O. Wilson

140
Citations
The Theory of Island Biogeography

Mark Williamson;Robert H. MacArthur;Edward O. Wilson

111
Citations
The Insect Societies

G. C. Varley;Edward O. Wilson

103
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Hölldobler Arizona State University

Robert H. MacArthur Princeton University

Thomas Eisner Cornell University

Michael Ruse Florida State University

Martin A. Nowak Harvard University

Peter H. Raven Missouri Botanical Garden

Evan P. Economo Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Jeffrey A. McNeely Society for Conservation Biology Asia Section

George Oster University of California, Berkeley

Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University

External Links

Wikipedia of Edward O. Wilson Personal website of Edward O. Wilson

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