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101

Overview

John Maynard Smith was affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom during their academic career. The scientist was known for their contributions within the broader context of evolutionary biology and related fields.

While there is no detailed information available about specific research papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues, John Maynard Smith's professional record includes involvement in academic publishing and scientific discourse through various channels.

Their research focus remained broadly within life sciences, with a nuanced understanding of evolutionary processes. This is reflected in their engagement with primary and subfields of study related to biological sciences, though specific fields and subfields were not enumerated in the available data.

Details of awards or recognitions conferred upon the scientist during their career have not been documented in the provided information.

Overall, the record of John Maynard Smith indicates a sustained affiliation with an academic institution and a commitment to scientific inquiry, notably in evolutionary biology, albeit without available detailed bibliometric or topical data in this source.

Best Publications

  • Evolution and the Theory of Games

    John Maynard Smith

  • The Logic of Animal Conflict

    J. Maynard Smith;G. R. Price

  • The Major Transitions in Evolution

    John Maynard Smith

  • The Evolution of Sex

    John Maynard Smith

  • THE MAJOR TRANSITIONS OF EVOLUTION

    Egbert Giles Leigh;John Maynard Smith;Eors Szathmary

  • The hitch-hiking effect of a favourable gene.

    John Maynard Smith;John Haigh

  • The theory of games and the evolution of animal conflicts

    J. Maynard Smith

  • How clonal are bacteria

    John Maynard Smith;Noel H. Smith;Maria O'Rourke;Brian G. Spratt

  • The Major Transitions in Evolution

    John Maynard Smith;Eors Szathmary

  • THE LOGIC OF ASYMMETRIC CONTESTS

    John Maynard Smith;G.A. Parker

  • Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes.

    John Maynard Smith

  • Parental investment: A prospective analysis

    J.Maynard Smith

  • Natural selection and the concept of a protein space.

    John Maynard Smith

  • The major evolutionary transitions

    Eörs Szathmáry;John Maynard Smith

  • The Theory of Evolution

    John Maynard Smith

  • How Clonal Is Staphylococcus aureus

    Edward J. Feil;Jessica E. Cooper;Hajo Grundmann;D. Ashley Robinson

  • Evolution of genetic redundancy

    Martin A. Nowak;Maarten C. Boerlijst;Jonathan Cooke;John Maynard Smith

  • Free recombination within Helicobacter pylori.

    Sebastian Suerbaum;John Maynard Smith;Khairun Bapumia;Giovanna Morelli

  • Why be an hermaphrodite

    Eric L. Charnov;James J. Bull;J. Maynard Smith

  • What use is sex

    J. Maynard Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Eörs Szathmáry
Eörs Szathmáry Parmenides Foundation
Brian G. Spratt
Brian G. Spratt Imperial College London
Edward J. Feil
Edward J. Feil University of Bath
Adam Eyre-Walker
Adam Eyre-Walker University of Sussex
Christopher G. Dowson
Christopher G. Dowson University of Warwick
Mark C. Enright
Mark C. Enright Manchester Metropolitan University
Robin I. M. Dunbar
Robin I. M. Dunbar University of Oxford
Gianni Pozzi
Gianni Pozzi University of Siena
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Montgomery Slatkin
Montgomery Slatkin University of California, Berkeley

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