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 Michael C. Whitlock sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 123 publications — 35th percentile
35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Michael C. Whitlock sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 66 D-Index — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Michael C. Whitlock is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their scientific contributions focus primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, their work explores Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
Their research covers several main topics including genetic diversity and population structure, evolution and genetic dynamics, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, species distribution and climate change, forest ecology and management, and animal behavior and reproduction.
Whitlock's recent publications include the following papers:
They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Tom R. Booker, Sam Yeaman, Jared A. Grummer, Brandon M. Lind, and Pooja Singh.
Michael C. Whitlock has published often in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolution Letters, Molecular Ecology, Global Change Biology, and Conservation Biology.
Awards received by Whitlock include the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2019, Academy of Science), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013), and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2011).
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