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Ecology and Evolution
Poland
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
7896
World Ranking
3037
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Poland Leader Award
  • 2020 - Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science - Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej for demonstrating the role of evolutionary mechanism for optimizing genetic variability in shaping resistance to pathogens and tolerating own antigens
  • 2020 - Polish Academy of Science

Overview

Jacek Radwan is affiliated with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad disciplines, they specialize in Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Immunology, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The topics central to their work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions.

Radwan has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Advances in the Evolutionary Understanding of MHC Polymorphism (2020, Trends in Genetics)
  • Genomic evidence that a sexually selected trait captures genome-wide variation and facilitates the purging of genetic load (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Long term patterns of association between MHC and helminth burdens in the bank vole support Red Queen dynamics (2022, Molecular Ecology)
  • Effective specialist or jack of all trades? Experimental evolution of a crop pest in fluctuating and stable environments (2022, Evolutionary Applications)
  • Sexually selected male weapon is associated with lower inbreeding load but higher sex load in the bulb mite (2020, Evolution)

Their frequent co-authors include Wiesław Babik, Jonathan M. Parrett, Mateusz Konczal, Karolina Przesmycka, and Ryan S. Mohammed, reflecting collaborative work in related fields.

Radwan's publications appear frequently in key scientific venues such as Molecular Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolution, Heredity, and Animal Behaviour. Their body of work contributes to an understanding of genetic variability, evolutionary mechanisms, and host-pathogen interactions.

Among the recognitions received, Radwan was awarded the Polish Academy of Science distinction in 2020. The same year, they received the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej) for work demonstrating the role of evolutionary mechanisms in optimizing genetic variability to shape resistance to pathogens and tolerance to self-antigens.

Best Publications

  • Genic capture and resolving the lek paradox

    Joseph L. Tomkins;Jacek Radwan;Janne S. Kotiaho;Tom Tregenza

  • Advances in the Evolutionary Understanding of MHC Polymorphism.

    Jacek Radwan;Wiesław Babik;Jim Kaufman;Tobias L. Lenz

  • Does reduced MHC diversity decrease viability of vertebrate populations

    Jacek Radwan;Aleksandra Biedrzycka;Wiesław Babik

  • Effects of an MHC-DRB genotype and allele number on the load of gut parasites in the bank vole Myodes glareolus.

    Agnieszka Kloch;Wiesław Babik;Anna Bajer;Edward Siński

  • New generation sequencers as a tool for genotyping of highly polymorphic multilocus MHC system

    Wiesław Babik;Pierre Taberlet;Maciej Jan Ejsmond;Jacek Radwan

  • Intraspecific Variation in Sperm Competition Success in the Bulb Mite: A Role for Sperm Size

    Jacek Radwan

  • META‐ANALYSIS SUGGESTS CHOOSY FEMALES GET SEXY SONS MORE THAN “GOOD GENES”

    Zofia M. Prokop;Łukasz Michalczyk;Szymon M. Drobniak;Magdalena Herdegen

  • AMPLISAS: a web server for multilocus genotyping using next-generation amplicon sequencing data.

    Alvaro Sebastian;Magdalena Herdegen;Magdalena Migalska;Jacek Radwan

  • Sequence diversity of the MHC DRB gene in the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber).

    W. Babik;W. Durka;J. Radwan

  • 454 sequencing reveals extreme complexity of the class II Major Histocompatibility Complex in the collared flycatcher

    Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer;Wiesław Babik;Michał Stuglik;Lars Gustafsson

  • Male morph determination in two species of acarid mites

    Jacek Radwan;Jacek Radwan

  • Immunogenetic novelty confers a selective advantage in host-pathogen coevolution.

    Karl P Phillips;Karl P Phillips;Joanne Cable;Ryan S Mohammed;Magdalena Herdegen-Radwan

  • MHC diversity, malaria and lifetime reproductive success in collared flycatchers

    Jacek Radwan;Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer;Mariusz Cichoń;Joanna Sendecka

  • Maintenance of Genetic Variation in Sexual Ornaments: A Review of the Mechanisms

    Jacek Radwan

  • MHC diversity in bottlenecked populations: a simulation model

    Maciej Jan Ejsmond;Jacek Radwan

  • Effectiveness of sexual selection in removing mutations induced with ionizing radiation

    Jacek Radwan

  • Male age, germline mutations and the benefits of polyandry

    Jacek Radwan

  • MHC-DRB3 variation in a free-living population of the European bison, Bison bonasus

    J. Radwan;A. Kawałko;J. M. Wójcik;W. Babik

  • The adaptive significance of male polymorphism in the acarid mite Caloglyphus berlesei

    Jacek Radwan

  • jMHC: software assistant for multilocus genotyping of gene families using next-generation amplicon sequencing.

    Michał T. Stuglik;Jacek Radwan;Wiesław Babik

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph L. Tomkins
Joseph L. Tomkins University of Western Australia
Nina Wedell
Nina Wedell University of Exeter
David J. Hosken
David J. Hosken University of Exeter
Tomáš Albrecht
Tomáš Albrecht Charles University
Joanne Cable
Joanne Cable Cardiff University
Łukasz Michalczyk
Łukasz Michalczyk Jagiellonian University
Felix Breden
Felix Breden Simon Fraser University
Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Laurent Keller
Laurent Keller University of Lausanne
Mariusz Cichoń
Mariusz Cichoń Jagiellonian University

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