2026 George Oster: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	85	3109	1573	228	30693

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D-Index

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Publications

Citations

Biology and Biochemistry

3109

1573

228

30693

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1985 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
1975 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

George Oster was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focused on environmental science, with a notable emphasis on ecology as a subfield. The main topics addressed in their work included animal ecology and behavior studies.

The scientist collaborated frequently with Edward O. Wilson, with multiple joint publications recorded.

Regarding book publications, George Oster contributed to works published by Princeton University Press and Yale University Press. One of the titles they were associated with was Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12, published in 2020. This book was listed under both publishers, with differing citation counts noted.

Environmental Science
Ecology
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Edward O. Wilson (multiple collaborations)

Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12 (2020, Princeton University Press)
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12 (2020, Yale University Press)

During their career, George Oster received several awards, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004. They were also recognized as a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1985 and as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1975.

Best Publications

Caste and ecology in the social insects

George F. Oster;Edward Osborne Wilson

2916
Citations
Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny

Pere Alberch;Stephen Jay Gould;George F. Oster;David B. Wake

1992
Citations
Bifurcations and Dynamic Complexity in Simple Ecological Models

Robert M. May;George F. Oster

1349
Citations
Cell motility driven by actin polymerization

Alexander Mogilner;George Oster

1173
Citations
Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet

Charles S. Peskin;Garrett M. Odell;George F. Oster

994
Citations
Theoretical studies of clonal selection: minimal antibody repertoire size and reliability of self-non-self discrimination.

Alan S. Perelson;Alan S. Perelson;George F. Oster

886
Citations
The mechanical basis of morphogenesis. I. Epithelial folding and invagination.

G.M. Odell;G. Oster;P. Alberch;B. Burnside

787
Citations
Force Generation by Actin Polymerization II: The Elastic Ratchet and Tethered Filaments

Alex Mogilner;George Oster

661
Citations
Energy transduction in ATP synthase

Timothy Elston;Hongyun Wang;George Oster

595
Citations
Energy transduction in the F1 motor of ATP synthase.

Hongyun Wang;George Oster

589
Citations
What drives the translocation of proteins

S M Simon;C S Peskin;G F Oster

561
Citations
Mechanical aspects of mesenchymal morphogenesis.

G. F. Oster;J. D. Murray;A. K. Harris

552
Citations
The dynamics of density dependent population models.

J Guckenheimer;G Oster;A Ipaktchi

514
Citations
Dynamical system theory in biology.

R. Rosen;George Oster

459
Citations
Network thermodynamics: dynamic modelling of biophysical systems

George F. Oster;Alan S. Perelson;Aharon Katchalsky

449
Citations
EVOLUTION AND BIFURCATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS.

G. Oster;G. Oster;P. Alberch;P. Alberch

412
Citations
How Myxobacteria Glide

Charles Wolgemuth;Egbert Hoiczyk;Dale Kaiser;George Oster

377
Citations
Regulation of organelle acidity.

Michael Grabe;George Oster

355
Citations
The physics of molecular motors.

Carlos Bustamante;David Keller;George Oster

328
Citations
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects

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

140
Citations