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91
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40813
World Ranking
437
National Ranking
41

Simon Y. W. Ho 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 Simon Y. W. Ho sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 273 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Simon Y. W. Ho 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 Simon Y. W. Ho sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Simon Y. W. Ho is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia, with a research focus spanning multiple areas within biological sciences. Their work primarily falls under Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science. These main fields are complemented by subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research topics include genetic diversity and population structure, genomics and phylogenetic studies, evolution and paleontology studies, plant and animal studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Simon Y. W. Ho has published extensively in a range of scientific venues. Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Systematic Biology
  • Current Biology
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Simon Y. W. Ho include:

  • Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes (2024, Nature)
  • Multiple migrations to the Philippines during the last 50,000 years (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Bayesian Evaluation of Temporal Signal in Measurably Evolving Populations (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Philippine Ayta possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world (2021, Current Biology)
  • Increased Mutation Rate Is Linked to Genome Reduction in Prokaryotes (2020, Current Biology)

Simon Y. W. Ho frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Nathan Lo, David A. Duchêne, Thomas Bourguignon, Cara Van Der Wal, and Kyle M. Ewart, reflecting collaborative work across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Relaxed Phylogenetics and Dating with Confidence

    Alexei J Drummond;Simon Y. W Ho;Matthew J Phillips;Andrew Rambaut

  • PartitionFinder: Combined Selection of Partitioning Schemes and Substitution Models for Phylogenetic Analyses

    Robert Lanfear;Brett Calcott;Simon Y. W. Ho;Stephane Guindon

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Time Dependency of Molecular Rate Estimates and Systematic Overestimation of Recent Divergence Times

    Simon Y. W. Ho;Matthew J. Phillips;Alan Cooper;Alexei J. Drummond

  • Accounting for Calibration Uncertainty in Phylogenetic Estimation of Evolutionary Divergence Times

    Simon Y. W. Ho;Matthew J. Phillips

  • Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans

    Eline D. Lorenzen;David Nogués-Bravo;Ludovic Orlando;Jaco Weinstock

  • Rethinking dog domestication by integrating genetics, archeology, and biogeography

    Greger Larson;Elinor K. Karlsson;Angela Perri;Matthew T. Webster

  • Time-dependent rates of molecular evolution

    Simon Y. W. Ho;Robert Lanfear;Lindell Bromham;Matthew J. Phillips

  • Skyline-plot methods for estimating demographic history from nucleotide sequences

    Simon Y. W. Ho;Simon Y. W. Ho;Beth Shapiro

  • EasyCodeML: A visual tool for analysis of selection using CodeML.

    Fangluan Gao;Fangluan Gao;Chengjie Chen;Daej A. Arab;Zhenguo Du

  • Molecular clocks: when times are a-changin'

    Simon Y.W. Ho;Greger Larson

  • Testing the Impact of Calibration on Molecular Divergence Times Using a Fossil-Rich Group: The Case of Nothofagus (Fagales)

    Hervé Sauquet;Simon Y. W. Ho;Simon Y. W. Ho;Maria A. Gandolfo;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Radiation of Extant Cetaceans Driven by Restructuring of the Oceans

    Mette E. Steeman;Mette E. Steeman;Martin B. Hebsgaard;Martin B. Hebsgaard;R. Ewan Fordyce;Simon Y. W. Ho

  • Ancient mitochondrial DNA provides high-resolution time scale of the peopling of the Americas

    Bastien Llamas;Lars Fehren-Schmitz;Guido Valverde;Julien Soubrier

  • Comparison of Methods for Molecular Species Delimitation Across a Range of Speciation Scenarios

    Arong Luo;Arong Luo;Cheng Ling;Simon Y W Ho;Chao-Dong Zhu

  • The water lily genome and the early evolution of flowering plants

    Liangsheng Zhang;Fei Chen;Fei Chen;Xingtan Zhang;Zhen Li

  • Molecular-clock methods for estimating evolutionary rates and timescales.

    Simon Y. W. Ho;Sebastián Duchêne

  • Mitochondrial DNA analysis shows a Near Eastern Neolithic origin for domestic cattle and no indication of domestication of European aurochs

    Ceiridwen J. Edwards;Ruth Bollongino;Amelie Scheu;Andrew Chamberlain

  • The Influence of Rate Heterogeneity among Sites on the Time Dependence of Molecular Rates

    Julien Soubrier;Mike Steel;Michael S.Y. Lee;Clio Der Sarkissian

  • Evidence for time dependency of molecular rate estimates.

    Simon Y. W. Ho;Beth Shapiro;Matthew J. Phillips;Alan Cooper

  • Estimating the phylogeny and divergence times of primates using a supermatrix approach

    Helen J Chatterjee;Simon Y W Ho;Simon Y W Ho;Ian Barnes;Colin Groves

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Nathan Lo
Nathan Lo University of Sydney
Beth Shapiro
Beth Shapiro University of California, Santa Cruz
Greger Larson
Greger Larson University of Oxford
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Robert Lanfear
Robert Lanfear Australian National University
Chao-Dong Zhu
Chao-Dong Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Theodore A. Evans
Theodore A. Evans University of Western Australia
Stephen L. Cameron
Stephen L. Cameron Purdue University West Lafayette

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