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Robert W. Murphy

Robert W. Murphy

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 63 1941 1859 122 116 343 17736

Robert W. Murphy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert W. Murphy between 1975 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert W. Murphy published across 52 years, from 1975 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2013. 14 of the 384 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2013. 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 3 publications
1975 2026

384 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert W. Murphy: publications per year, 1975 to 2026
Year Publications
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 4
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 1
1987 2
1988 3
1989 0
1990 0
1991 4
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 3
1997 6
1998 5
1999 8
2000 8
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 11
2007 6
2008 7
2009 14
2010 4
2011 25
2012 22
2013 28
2014 14
2015 20
2016 27
2017 16
2018 24
2019 18
2020 18
2021 13
2022 14
2023 11
2024 8
2025 11
2026 3
Total 384
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Robert W. Murphy 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 Robert W. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 342–346 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 343 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30 343
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Robert W. Murphy 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 Robert W. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99 63
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Robert W. Murphy is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental science and molecular biology, with a focus on genetics and evolutionary studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of their work cover:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling

Key topics frequently addressed in their publications are:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • From asymmetrical to balanced genomic diversification during rediploidization: Subgenomic evolution in allotetraploid fish, 2020, Science Advances
  • Median-joining network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes is neither phylogenetic nor evolutionary, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A combined approach of mitochondrial DNA and anchored nuclear phylogenomics sheds light on unrecognized diversity, phylogeny, and historical biogeography of the torrent frogs, genus Amolops (Anura: Ranidae), 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • The genome of Shaw's sea snake (Hydrophis curtus) reveals secondary adaptation to its marine environment, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Divergent sensory and immune gene evolution in sea turtles with contrasting demographic and life histories, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Robert W. Murphy include:

  • Jing Che
  • Sang Ngoc Nguyen
  • Ya-Ping Zhang
  • Manh Van Le
  • Luan Thanh Nguyen

Typical publication venues for the researcher are:

  • Zootaxa
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Russian Journal of Herpetology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa

    Hussam Zaher;Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin;John E. Cadle;Robert W. Murphy

  • Chicken domestication: an updated perspective based on mitochondrial genomes

    Miao Yw;Peng Ms;Peng Ms;Wu Gs;Ouyang Yn

  • Universal COI primers for DNA barcoding amphibians.

    Jing Che;Hong‐Man Chen;Hong‐Man Chen;Jun‐Xiao Yang;Jie‐Qiong Jin

  • Large-scale Molecular Phylogeny, Morphology, Divergence-Time Estimation, and the Fossil Record of Advanced Caenophidian Snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)

    Hussam Zaher;Robert W. Murphy;Juan Camilo Arredondo;Roberta Graboski;Roberta Graboski

  • Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal

    Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin;Hussam El Dine Zaher;Robert W. Murphy;Gustavo Scrocchi

  • Draft genome sequence of the Tibetan antelope

    Ri Li Ge;Qingle Cai;Yong Yi Shen;Yong Yi Shen;A. San

  • Phylogeny of the Side-Blotched Lizards (Phrynosomatidae:Uta) Based on mtDNA Sequences: Support for a Midpeninsular Seaway in Baja California

    Darlene E. Upton;Robert W. Murphy

  • Whole-genome sequence of the Tibetan frog Nanorana parkeri and the comparative evolution of tetrapod genomes

    Yan Bo Sun;Zi Jun Xiong;Xue Yan Xiang;Shi Ping Liu

  • Assessing DNA Barcoding as a Tool for Species Identification and Data Quality Control

    Yong-Yi Shen;Xiao Chen;Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy

  • A fine line between sex and unisexuality: the phylogenetic constraints on parthenogenesis in lacertid lizards

    Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy;Jinzhong Fu;Jinzhong Fu;Ross D. Macculloch;Ilya S. Darevsky

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Evolutionary drivers of phylogeographical diversity in the highlands of Mexico: a case study of the Crotalus triseriatus species group of montane rattlesnakes

    Robert W. Bryson;Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy;Amy Lathrop;David Lazcano-Villareal

  • Cryptic Species of a Cascade Frog from Southeast Asia: Taxonomic Revisions and Descriptions of Six New Species

    Raoul H. Bain;Amy Lathrop;Robert W. Murphy;Nikolai L. Orlov

  • Parallel evolution of auditory genes for echolocation in bats and toothed whales.

    Yong-Yi Shen;Lu Liang;Lu Liang;Gui-Sheng Li;Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy

  • Geological events play a larger role than Pleistocene climatic fluctuations in driving the genetic structure of Quasipaa boulengeri (Anura: Dicroglossidae)

    Fang Yan;Fang Yan;Weiwei Zhou;Haitao Zhao;Zhiyong Yuan;Zhiyong Yuan

  • The Nonavian Reptiles : Origins and Evolution

    Robert W. Murphy;Gustavo Aguirre-Léon

  • Genomic incompatibilities in the diploid and tetraploid offspring of the goldfish × common carp cross

    Shaojun Liu;Jing Luo;Jing Chai;Li Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Nikolay A. Poyarkov
Nikolay A. Poyarkov Lomonosov Moscow State University
David M. Irwin
David M. Irwin University of Toronto
Truong Q. Nguyen
Truong Q. Nguyen University of California, San Diego
Bryan L. Stuart
Bryan L. Stuart North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Theodore J. Papenfuss
Theodore J. Papenfuss University of California, Berkeley
Warren E. Johnson
Warren E. Johnson Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Yong-Gang Yao
Yong-Gang Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew J. Crawford
Andrew J. Crawford Universidad de Los Andes

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