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George Oster

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
30693
World Ranking
3109
National Ranking
1573

George Oster publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Oster sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 228 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

George Oster D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Oster sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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

  • Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny

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

  • Bifurcations and Dynamic Complexity in Simple Ecological Models

    Robert M. May;George F. Oster

  • Cell motility driven by actin polymerization

    Alexander Mogilner;George Oster

  • Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet

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

  • 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

  • The mechanical basis of morphogenesis. I. Epithelial folding and invagination.

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

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

    Alex Mogilner;George Oster

  • Energy transduction in ATP synthase

    Timothy Elston;Hongyun Wang;George Oster

  • Energy transduction in the F1 motor of ATP synthase.

    Hongyun Wang;George Oster

  • What drives the translocation of proteins

    S M Simon;C S Peskin;G F Oster

  • Mechanical aspects of mesenchymal morphogenesis.

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

  • The dynamics of density dependent population models.

    J Guckenheimer;G Oster;A Ipaktchi

  • Dynamical system theory in biology.

    R. Rosen;George Oster

  • Network thermodynamics: dynamic modelling of biophysical systems

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

  • EVOLUTION AND BIFURCATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS.

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

  • How Myxobacteria Glide

    Charles Wolgemuth;Egbert Hoiczyk;Dale Kaiser;George Oster

  • Regulation of organelle acidity.

    Michael Grabe;George Oster

  • The physics of molecular motors.

    Carlos Bustamante;David Keller;George Oster

  • Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Mogilner
Alex Mogilner Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
James D. Murray
James D. Murray University of Washington
Alan S. Perelson
Alan S. Perelson Los Alamos National Laboratory
David G. Drubin
David G. Drubin University of California, Berkeley
Charles S. Peskin
Charles S. Peskin Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
David R. Zusman
David R. Zusman University of California, Berkeley
Dale Kaiser
Dale Kaiser Stanford University
Philip K. Maini
Philip K. Maini University of Oxford
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Bustamante Stanford University
David Chandler
David Chandler University of California, Berkeley

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