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Stephen J. Simpson

Stephen J. Simpson

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
113
Citations
40183
World Ranking
145
National Ranking
15

Stephen J. Simpson 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 Stephen J. Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 399 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen J. Simpson 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 Stephen J. Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Stephen J. Simpson is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research portfolio primarily focused on medicine and biochemical sciences. Their work spans several fields of study, with notable emphasis on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main subfields include public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and insect science. They have contributed extensively to topics such as diet and metabolism studies, nutritional studies and diet, obesity, physical activity and diet, adipose tissue and metabolism, nutrition and health in aging, birth, development and health, as well as genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Stephen J. Simpson are the following:

  • Branched chain amino acids, aging and age-related health, 2020, Ageing Research Reviews
  • Cardio-Metabolic Effects of High-Fat Diets and Their Underlying Mechanisms-A Narrative Review, 2020, Nutrients
  • Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19, 2020, Mucosal Immunology
  • Restriction of essential amino acids dictates the systemic metabolic response to dietary protein dilution, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Plasma levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide can be increased with 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' diets and do not correlate with the extent of atherosclerosis but with plaque instability, 2020, Cardiovascular Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • David Raubenheimer
  • Alistair M. Senior
  • David G. Le Couteur
  • Samantha M. Solon-Biet
  • Duan Ni

The most common venues for publishing their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Reports
  • Obesity
  • Public Health Nutrition

Stephen J. Simpson's research output includes a substantial number of publications in medicine, covering public health and physiology along with molecular biology and genetics. Their work contributes to understanding diet and metabolism, obesity, and metabolic health with a focus on aging and longevity aspects.

In recognition of their contributions, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2013.

Best Publications

  • From disorder to order in marching locusts.

    Jerome Buhl;Jerome Buhl;David J. T. Sumpter;Iain D. Couzin;Joseph J. Hale

  • Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila: New insights from nutritional geometry

    Kwang Pum Lee;Stephen J. Simpson;Fiona J. Clissold;Robert Brooks

  • The Nature of Nutrition: A Unifying Framework from Animal Adaptation to Human Obesity

    Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer

  • Nutrition, ecology and nutritional ecology: toward an integrated framework

    David Raubenheimer;Steven J. Simpson;David Mayntz;David Mayntz

  • Optimal foraging when regulating intake of multiple nutrients

    Stephen J. Simpson;Richard M. Sibly;Kwang Pum Lee;Spencer T. Behmer

  • Locust Phase Polyphenism: An Update

    Stephen Simpson;M. P Pener

  • Nutrient-Specific Foraging in Invertebrate Predators

    David Mayntz;David Raubenheimer;David Raubenheimer;Mor Salomon;Søren Toft

  • A multi-level analysis of feeding behaviour: the geometry of nutritional decisions

    Stephen James Simpson;D. Raubenheimer

  • Sex-specific fitness effects of nutrient intake on reproduction and lifespan

    Alexei A Maklakov;Stephen J Simpson;Felix Zajitschek;Matthew David Hall

  • Towards a new developmental synthesis: adaptive developmental plasticity and human disease

    Peter D. Gluckman;Mark A. Hanson;Patrick Bateson;Alan S. Beedle

  • Serotonin Mediates Behavioral Gregarization Underlying Swarm Formation in Desert Locusts

    Michael L. Anstey;Stephen M. Rogers;Stephen M. Rogers;Swidbert R. Ott;Malcolm Burrows

  • Integrative models of nutrient balancing: application to insects and vertebrates.

    D. Raubenheimer;S. J. Simpson

  • Flexible diet choice offsets protein costs of pathogen resistance in a caterpillar

    K. P. Lee;J. S. Cory;J. S. Cory;Kenneth Wilson;D. Raubenheimer;D. Raubenheimer

  • Polyphenism in insects.

    Stephen J. Simpson;Gregory A. Sword;Nathan Lo

  • The geometry of compensatory feeding in the locust

    D. Raubenheimer;S.J. Simpson

  • The Mechanisms of Nutritional Compensation by Phytophagous Insects

    S.J. Simpson;C.L. Simpson

  • Evaluation of potential reference genes for reverse transcription-qPCR studies of physiological responses in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Fleur Ponton;Marie Pierre Chapuis;Marie Pierre Chapuis;Marie Pierre Chapuis;Mathieu Pernice;Mathieu Pernice;Gregory A. Sword;Gregory A. Sword

  • Modelling the ecological niche from functional traits

    Michael Kearney;Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer;Brian Helmuth

  • Cannibal crickets on a forced march for protein and salt

    Stephen J. Simpson;Gregory A. Sword;Patrick D. Lorch;Iain D. Couzin

  • Coping with crowds: density-dependent disease resistance in desert locusts.

    Kenneth Wilson;Matthew B. Thomas;Simon Blanford;Matthew Doggett

  • ErratumPolyphenism in Insects

    Stephen J. Simpson;Gregory A. Sword;Nathan Lo

Frequent Co-Authors

David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney
David G. Le Couteur
David G. Le Couteur University of Sydney
Gregory A. Sword
Gregory A. Sword Texas A&M University
Kenneth Wilson
Kenneth Wilson Lancaster University
Audrey Dussutour
Audrey Dussutour Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Stephen G. Davies
Stephen G. Davies University of Oxford
Rafael de Cabo
Rafael de Cabo National Institutes of Health
David J. Handelsman
David J. Handelsman University of Sydney
Gregory J. Cooney
Gregory J. Cooney University of Sydney
Kari Ruohonen
Kari Ruohonen University of Turku

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