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Theodosius Dobzhansky 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 Theodosius Dobzhansky sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 333 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.

Theodosius Dobzhansky 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 Theodosius Dobzhansky sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 1964 - US President's National Medal of Science "For fundamental studies of the genetic determinants of organ evolution and for penetrating analysis of the genetic and cultural evolution of man.", Presented by President Johnson at a White House Ceremony in the East Room on February 8, 1965.
  • 1959 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1943 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Theodosius Dobzhansky was affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, contributing to several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, History and Philosophy of Science, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist published works exploring topics such as Evolution and Science Education, Signaling Pathways in Disease, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, Gene Expression and Cancer Classification, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, and Cancer-related Molecular Mechanisms Research.

Frequent publications appeared in the venues Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy and Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/ Systems Biology.

  • Nic w biologii nie ma sensu, jeżeli nie jest rozpatrywane w świetle teorii ewolucji, 2022, Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy
  • NGRI1, PIP4K2A, and HTR2K contain possible genetics, 2020, Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/ Systems Biology
  • On region based inference in genome wide association study, 2020, Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/ Systems Biology
  • Biologia molekularna i biologia organizmalna, 2022, Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy

Theodosius Dobzhansky collaborated with multiple frequent co-authors, including Grzegorz Malec, Аnastasia Levchenko, Ivan V. Pozhidaev, Natalia Vyalova, and Timur Nurgaliev.

Recognition received by the scientist included:

  • US President's National Medal of Science in 1964, awarded for fundamental studies of the genetic determinants of organ evolution and for penetrating analysis of the genetic and cultural evolution of mankind, presented by President Johnson in 1965
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1959
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1943

Best Publications

  • Genetics and the Origin of Species

    Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky

  • Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution

    Theodosius Dobzhansky

  • Genetics of the Evolutionary Process

    Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky

  • Mankind Evolving: The Evolution of the Human Species

    Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky

  • Evolution in the tropics

    Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky

  • Speciation as a stage in evolutionary divergence.

    Th. Dobzhansky

  • Studies on Hybrid Sterility. II. Localization of Sterility Factors in Drosophila Pseudoobscura Hybrids.

    Th. Dobzhansky

  • On the Non-Existence of Human Races

    Frank B. Livingstone;Theodosius Dobzhansky

  • Genetics of Natural Populations. Xv. Rate of Diffusion of a Mutant Gene through a Population of DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA

    Theodosius Dobzhansky;Sewall Wright

  • Genetics of Natural Populations. Xiii. Recombination and Variability in Populations of Drosophila Pseudoobscura.

    Th. Dobzhansky

  • Studies in the Philosophy of Biology

    Francisco Jose Ayala;Theodosius Dobzhansky

  • Evolution, Genetics and Man

    Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky

  • A REVIEW OF SOME FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS OF POPULATION GENETICS

    Theodosius Dobzhansky

  • ANIMAL CYTOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

    Theodosius Dobzhansky;M. J. D. White

  • The Human Revolution [and Comments and Reply]

    Charles F. Hockett;Robert Ascher;George A. Agogino;Ray L. Birdwhistell

  • Genetics of Natural Populations. Xii. Experimental Reproduction of Some of the Changes Caused by Natural Selection in Certain Populations of Drosophila Pseudoobscura

    Sewall Wright;Theodosius Dobzhansky

  • Inversions in the Chromosomes of Drosophila Pseudoobscura.

    Th. Dobzhansky;A. H. Sturtevant

  • Genetics of Natural Populations. X. Dispersion Rates in Drosophila Pseudoobscura.

    Th. Dobzhansky;Sewall Wright

  • The Biology of Ultimate Concern

    Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky

  • BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR AND ORGANISMIC

    Theodosius Dobzhansky

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Powell
Jeffrey R. Powell Yale University
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco J. Ayala University of California, Irvine
Sewall Wright
Sewall Wright University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ernst Mayr
Ernst Mayr Harvard University
James W. Valentine
James W. Valentine University of California, Berkeley
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead American Museum of Natural History
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins University of Chicago
Hermann J. Muller
Hermann J. Muller Indiana University
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University
J. Desmond Clark
J. Desmond Clark University of California, Berkeley

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