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Spencer R. Hall

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Ecology and Evolution

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5077
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Spencer R. Hall publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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This scientist: 95 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Spencer R. Hall 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 Spencer R. Hall sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Spencer R. Hall is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine. The subfields they focus on include Molecular Biology, Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Genetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, which include:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy

Spencer R. Hall has contributed to multiple recent publications. Selected papers include:

  • The genetic heterogeneity and drug resistance mechanisms of relapsed refractory multiple myeloma, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Somatic aging pathways regulate reproductive plasticity in Caenorhabditis elegans, 2021, eLife
  • Epigenetic regulation of nervous system development and function, 2021, Neurochemistry International
  • Starvation memory resulting in reproductive plasticity is conserved in some Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolates, 2020, PubMed
  • Inheritance of Stress Responses via Small Non-Coding RNAs in Invertebrates and Mammals, 2023, Epigenomes

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Maria C. Ow, Alexandra M. Nichitean, Caroline Alexander, Alison Salt, and Alicia J. Spittle.

Publication venues where their work appears often include Neurochemistry International, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Pediatrics, Nature Communications, and eLife.

Best Publications

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

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

  • CONSTRAINTS ON PRIMARY PRODUCER N:P STOICHIOMETRY ALONG N:P SUPPLY RATIO GRADIENTS

    Spencer R. Hall;Val H. Smith;David A. Lytle;Mathew A. Leibold

  • 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

  • Resource Ecology of Virulence in a Planktonic Host-Parasite System: An Explanation Using Dynamic Energy Budgets

    Spencer R. Hall;Joseph L. Simonis;Joseph L. Simonis;Roger M. Nisbet;Alan J. Tessier

  • Parasitic castration: a perspective from a model of dynamic energy budgets.

    Spencer R. Hall;Claes Becker;Carla E. Cáceres

  • Exotic species in large lakes of the world

    S.R Hall;E.L Mills

  • 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

  • Stoichiometrically Explicit Food Webs: Feedbacks between Resource Supply, Elemental Constraints, and Species Diversity

    Spencer R. Hall

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

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

  • STOICHIOMETRY AND PLANKTONIC GRAZER COMPOSITION OVER GRADIENTS OF LIGHT, NUTRIENTS, AND PREDATION RISK

    Spencer R. Hall;Mathew A. Leibold;David A. Lytle;Val H. Smith

  • A Comparison of Total Phosphorus, Chlorophyll a, and Zooplankton in Embayment, Nearshore, and Offshore Habitats of Lake Ontario

    Spencer R. Hall;Nijole K. Pauliukonis;Edward L. Mills;Lars G. Rudstam

  • Predator–spreaders: Predation can enhance parasite success in a planktonic host–parasite system

    Carla E. Cáceres;Christine J. Knight;Spencer R. Hall

  • 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

  • Success, failure and ambiguity of the dilution effect among competitors

    Alexander T. Strauss;David J. Civitello;Carla E. Cáceres;Spencer R. Hall

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Meghan A. Duffy
Meghan A. Duffy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carla E. Cáceres
Carla E. Cáceres University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David J. Civitello
David J. Civitello Emory University
Alan J. Tessier
Alan J. Tessier National Science Foundation
Mathew A. Leibold
Mathew A. Leibold University of Florida
David A. Lytle
David A. Lytle Oregon State University
Val H. Smith
Val H. Smith University of Kansas
Sally Macintyre
Sally Macintyre MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Sarah E. Randolph
Sarah E. Randolph University of Oxford
Pejman Rohani
Pejman Rohani University of Georgia

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