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Stephen C. Stearns

Stephen C. Stearns

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
45283
World Ranking
8427
National Ranking
3795

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen C. Stearns is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine.

Their research spans multiple subfields, including Surgery, Gastroenterology, Molecular Biology, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Body Contouring and Surgery
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Social Media in Health Education
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction

Stephen C. Stearns has contributed to various publication venues, most notably:

  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
  • Surgical Endoscopy
  • Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among recent papers authored by Stephen C. Stearns are:

  • On the use of "life history theory" in evolutionary psychology, 2020, Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Anti-reflux mucosectomy (ARMS) results in improved recovery and similar reflux quality of life outcomes compared to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, 2020, Surgical Endoscopy
  • Predicting the next pandemic: VACCELERATE ranking of the World Health Organization's Blueprint for Action to Prevent Epidemics, 2023, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Using a standardized intra-operative endoflip protocol during fundoplication to identify factors that affect distensibility, 2020, Surgical Endoscopy
  • Gene expression regulates metabolite homeostasis during the Crabtree effect: Implications for the adaptation and evolution of Metabolism, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators with Stephen C. Stearns include:

  • Samuel J. Lin
  • Jose Foppiani
  • Angelica Hernandez Alvarez
  • Lauren Valentine
  • Allan Weidman

Throughout their career, Stephen C. Stearns has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1987.

Best Publications

  • The evolution of life histories

    S. C. Stearns

  • Life-history tactics: a review of the ideas.

    Stephen C. Stearns

  • Trade-offs in life-history evolution

    S. C. Stearns

  • The Evolutionary Significance of Phenotypic PlasticityPhenotypic sources of variation among organisms can be described by developmental switches and reaction norms

    Stephen C. Stearns

  • The Evolution of Life History Traits: A Critique of the Theory and a Review of the Data

    Stephen C. Stearns

  • THE EVOLUTION OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS: PREDICTIONS OF REACTION NORMS FOR AGE AND SIZE AT MATURITY.

    Stephen C. Stearns;Jacob C. Koella

  • Life history evolution: successes, limitations, and prospects.

    Stephen C. Stearns

  • The influence of size and phylogeny on patterns of covariation among life-history traits in the mammals

    Stephen C. Stearns

  • Genome-Wide Transcript Profiles in Aging and Calorically Restricted Drosophila melanogaster

    Scott D. Pletcher;Stuart J. Macdonald;Richard Marguerie;Ulrich Certa

  • Evolution: An Introduction

    S. C. Stearns;Rolf F. Hoekstra

  • Selection against inbred song sparrows during a natural population bottleneck

    Lukas F. Keller;Peter Arcese;James N. M. Smith;Wesley M. Hochachka

  • A new view of life-history evolution

    Stephen C. Stearns;S. C. Stearns

  • Evolution Illuminated: Salmon and Their Relatives

    A. P. Hendry;S. C. Stearns

  • Experimental evolution of aging, growth, and reproduction in fruitflies

    S. C. Stearns;M. Ackermann;M. Doebeli;M. Kaiser

  • Evolution in Health and Disease

    stephen C. Stearns

  • Senescence in a bacterium with asymmetric division.

    Martin Ackermann;Stephen C. Stearns;Urs Jenal

  • Evolution in health and disease: work in progress.

    Stephen C. Stearns;Dieter Ebert

  • The Evolution of Sex and its Consequences

    Stephen C. Stearns

  • FITNESS SENSITIVITY AND THE CANALIZATION OF LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS.

    Stephen C. Stearns;Tadeusz J. Kawecki

  • Making evolutionary biology a basic science for medicine

    Randolph M. Nesse;Carl T. Bergstrom;Peter T. Ellison;Jeffrey S. Flier

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Randolph M. Nesse
Randolph M. Nesse Arizona State University
Tadeusz J. Kawecki
Tadeusz J. Kawecki University of Lausanne
Jacobus J. Boomsma
Jacobus J. Boomsma University of Copenhagen
Virpi Lummaa
Virpi Lummaa University of Turku
Michael Inouye
Michael Inouye Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Gilbert S. Omenn
Gilbert S. Omenn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linda Partridge
Linda Partridge Max Planck Society
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki

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