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Meghan A. Duffy

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
5045
World Ranking
5408
National Ranking
1840

Meghan A. Duffy publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Meghan A. Duffy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 129 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Meghan A. Duffy D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Meghan A. Duffy sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Meghan A. Duffy is a researcher affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with a strong focus on genetics and ecology.

Their research covers a variety of specialized topics such as:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models

Meghan A. Duffy has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Mechanisms by which predators mediate host-parasite interactions in aquatic systems" (2021, Trends in Parasitology)
  • "Within-host priority effects and epidemic timing determine outbreak severity in co-infected populations" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Resetting our expectations for parasites and their effects on species interactions: a meta-analysis" (2022, Ecology Letters)
  • "Model Systems in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior: A Call for Diversity in Our Model Systems and Discipline" (2021, The American Naturalist)
  • "Context-Dependent Host-Symbiont Interactions: Shifts along the Parasitism-Mutualism Continuum" (2021, The American Naturalist)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marcin K. Dziuba
  • Spencer R. Hall
  • Riley N. Jaye
  • Elizabeth S. Davenport
  • Fiona Corcoran

Publication venues where Meghan A. Duffy's work most frequently appears are:

  • The American Naturalist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecology
  • Parasitology

Meghan A. Duffy's subfields of research include genetics, ecology, public health related to environmental and occupational health, sociology and political science, and insect science. Their research methodology often involves integrating ecological dynamics with genetic and molecular approaches to better understand host-parasite relationships and evolutionary processes in diverse biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Rapid evolution and ecological host-parasite dynamics.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Lena Sivars-Becker

  • Eating yourself sick: transmission of disease as a function of foraging ecology.

    Spencer R. Hall;Lena Sivars-Becker;Claes Becker;Meghan A. Duffy

  • Selective predation and productivity jointly drive complex behavior in host-parasite systems

    Spencer R. Hall;Meghan A. Duffy;Carla E. Caceres

  • Selective predators and their parasitized prey: Are epidemics in zooplankton under top-down control?

    Meghan A. Duffy;Spencer R. Hall;Alan J. Tessier;Marianne Huebner

  • Quality matters: resource quality for hosts and the timing of epidemics.

    Spencer R. Hall;Christine J. Knight;Claes R. Becker;Meghan A. Duffy

  • Selective predation and rapid evolution can jointly dampen effects of virulent parasites on Daphnia populations.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Spencer R. Hall

  • Friendly competition: evidence for a dilution effect among competitors in a planktonic host–parasite system

    Spencer R. Hall;Claes R. Becker;Joseph L. Simonis;Meghan A. Duffy

  • Ecological context influences epidemic size and parasite-driven evolution.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Jessica Housley Ochs;Rachel M. Penczykowski;David J. Civitello

  • WARMER DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN SICKER: TEMPERATURE AND PREDATORS CAN JOINTLY DRIVE TIMING OF EPIDEMICS

    Spencer R. Hall;Alan J. Tessier;Meghan A. Duffy;Marianne Huebner

  • Human drivers of ecological and evolutionary dynamics in emerging and disappearing infectious disease systems

    Mary A. Rogalski;Camden D. Gowler;Clara L. Shaw;Ruth A. Hufbauer

  • Unhealthy herds: indirect effects of predators enhance two drivers of disease spread

    Meghan A. Duffy;Jessica M. Housley;Rachel M. Penczykowski;Carla E. Cáceres

  • Variation in resource acquisition and use among host clones creates key epidemiological trade‐offs.

    Spencer R. Hall;Claes R. Becker;Meghan A. Duffy;Carla E. Cáceres

  • PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF LAKES CONSTRAINS EPIDEMICS IN DAPHNIA POPULATIONS

    C. E. Cáceres;S. R. Hall;M. A. Duffy;A. J. Tessier

  • Parasite-mediated disruptive selection in a natural Daphnia population

    Meghan A Duffy;Meghan A Duffy;Meghan A Duffy;Chad E Brassil;Chad E Brassil;Spencer R Hall;Spencer R Hall;Alan J Tessier

  • Daphnia predation on the amphibian chytrid fungus and its impacts on disease risk in tadpoles

    Catherine L. Searle;Catherine L. Searle;Joseph R. Mendelson;Linda E. Green;Meghan A. Duffy;Meghan A. Duffy

  • Interesting open questions in disease ecology and evolution.

    Curtis M. Lively;Jacobus C. de Roode;Meghan A. Duffy;Andrea L. Graham

  • Selective predation, parasitism, and trophic cascades in a bluegill-Daphnia-parasite system.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Meghan A. Duffy

  • Ecological feedbacks and the evolution of resistance

    Meghan A. Duffy;Samantha E. Forde

  • Rapid evolution, seasonality, and the termination of parasite epidemics.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Spencer R. Hall;Carla E. Cáceres;Anthony R. Ives

  • Paleogenetic evidence for a past invasion of Onondaga Lake, New York, by exotic Daphnia curvirostris using mtDNA from dormant eggs.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Linda J. Perry;Colleen M. Kearns;Lawrence J. Weider

  • Gender diversity of editorial boards and gender differences in the peer review process at six journals of ecology and evolution

    Charles W. Fox;Meghan A. Duffy;Daphne J. Fairbairn;Jennifer A. Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Spencer R. Hall
Spencer R. Hall Indiana University
Carla E. Cáceres
Carla E. Cáceres University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alan J. Tessier
Alan J. Tessier National Science Foundation
David J. Civitello
David J. Civitello Emory University
Craig E. Williamson
Craig E. Williamson Miami University
Volker H. W. Rudolf
Volker H. W. Rudolf Rice University
Anthony R. Ives
Anthony R. Ives University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christopher A. Klausmeier
Christopher A. Klausmeier Michigan State University
Mark D. Hunter
Mark D. Hunter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sally Macintyre
Sally Macintyre MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

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