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Richard E. Michod publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 138 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard E. Michod 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 Richard E. Michod sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard E. Michod is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains, primarily focusing on the evolutionary dynamics that underpin biological and cultural complexity.

The scientist's main fields of study include Social Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their work often addresses subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cultural Studies, and the History and Philosophy of Science.

Key research topics covered by Michod include:

  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Language and Cultural Evolution
  • Evolution and Science Education
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Michod has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Dinah R. Davison
  • Aurora M. Nedelcu
  • Zachariah I. Grochau-Wright
  • Joshua S. Hoskinson
  • Hailey Sanders

Their publication record includes contributions to notable venues such as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Biological Theory, BioEssays, Evolution, and Genes. The scientist's papers demonstrate engagement with evolutionary biology topics, particularly transitions in individuality and the evolution of multicellularity.

Representative recent papers include:

  • Group and individual selection during evolutionary transitions in individuality: meanings and partitions, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Stress Responses Co-Opted for Specialized Cell Types During the Early Evolution of Multicellularity, 2020, BioEssays
  • Did Human Culture Emerge in a Cultural Evolutionary Transition in Individuality?, 2021, Biological Theory
  • Steps to individuality in biology and culture, 2023, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Translating research on evolutionary transitions into the teaching of biological complexity, 2022, Evolution

Michod has contributed to book literature with a publication through Princeton University Press entitled "Darwinian Dynamics" released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Darwinian Dynamics: Evolutionary Transitions in Fitness and Individuality

    Richard E. Michod

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • The Evolution of sex : an examination of current ideas

    Richard E. Michod;Bruce R. Levin

  • The Theory of Kin Selection

    R E Michod

  • Evolution of Life Histories in Response to Age-Specific Mortality Factors

    Richard E. Michod

  • Evolution of individuality during the transition from unicellular to multicellular life

    Richard E. Michod

  • Triassic origin and early radiation of multicellular volvocine algae

    Matthew D. Herron;Jeremiah D. Hackett;Frank O. Aylward;Frank O. Aylward;Richard E. Michod

  • Cooperation and conflict in the evolution of multicellularity

    Richard E Michod;Denis Roze

  • Genetic damage, mutation, and the evolution of sex

    Harris Bernstein;Henry C. Byerly;Frederic A. Hopf;Richard E. Michod

  • Coefficients of relatedness in sociobiology

    Richard E. Michod;W. D. Hamilton

  • Evolution of complexity in the volvocine algae: transitions in individuality through Darwin's eye.

    Matthew D. Herron;Richard E. Michod

  • On the transfer of fitness from the cell to the multicellularorganism

    Richard E. Michod

  • On the reorganization of fitness during evolutionary transitions in individuality.

    Richard E. Michod;Aurora M. Nedelcu

  • COOPERATION AND CONFLICT IN THE EVOLUTION OF INDIVIDUALITY. I. MULTILEVEL SELECTION OF THE ORGANISM

    Richard E. Michod

  • The Gonium pectorale genome demonstrates co-option of cell cycle regulation during the evolution of multicellularity

    Erik R. Hanschen;Tara N. Marriage;Patrick J. Ferris;Takashi Hamaji

  • Life-History Evolution and the Origin of Multicellularity

    Richard E. Michod;Yannick Viossat;Yannick Viossat;Cristian A. Solari;Mathilde Hurand

  • Cooperation and Conflict in the Evolution of Individuality. II. Conflict Mediation

    Richard E. Michod

  • Transitions in individuality.

    Richard E. Michod;Denis Roze

  • Adaptive value of sex in microbial pathogens.

    Richard E. Michod;Harris Bernstein;Aurora M. Nedelcu

  • Darwinian Selection in the Brain@@@Neural Darwinism. The Theory of Neuronal Group Selection.

    Richard E. Michod;Gerald M. Edelman

Frequent Co-Authors

Harris Bernstein
Harris Bernstein University of Arizona
Hisayoshi Nozaki
Hisayoshi Nozaki University of Tokyo
Régis Ferrière
Régis Ferrière École Normale Supérieure
Michael J. Sanderson
Michael J. Sanderson University of Arizona
Martin F. Wojciechowski
Martin F. Wojciechowski Arizona State University
John J. Wiens
John J. Wiens University of Arizona
David C. Queller
David C. Queller Washington University in St. Louis
Joel S. Brown
Joel S. Brown University of Illinois at Chicago
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics

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