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Troy Day 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 Troy Day sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 173 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Troy Day 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 Troy Day sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Troy Day is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and specializes in research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work has a strong emphasis on evolutionary dynamics, infectious diseases, and epidemiological modeling.

The main fields of study for their publications include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study related to their research encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research topics frequently covered by Troy Day are:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

They have published multiple papers with notable titles, years of publication, and venues, including:

  • The origins and potential future of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Current Biology
  • On the evolutionary epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Current Biology
  • Nongenetic inheritance and multigenerational plasticity in the nematode C. elegans, 2020, eLife
  • The Price equation and evolutionary epidemiology, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Pathogen evolution during vaccination campaigns, 2022, PLoS Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Troy Day include:

  • Sylvain Gandon
  • Sarah P. Otto
  • Andrew F. Read
  • William A. Nelson
  • Amaury Lambert

Their work has appeared repeatedly in well-established publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Biology
  • Current Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal

Troy Day has been recognized with professional honors including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2016) - Academy of Science
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)

Best Publications

  • A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution

    Sarah P. Otto;Troy Day

  • Nongenetic Inheritance and Its Evolutionary Implications

    Russell Bonduriansky;Troy Day

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Population structure attributable to reproductive time: isolation by time and adaptation by time.

    Andrew P. Hendry;Troy Day

  • The implications of nongenetic inheritance for evolution in changing environments.

    Russell Bonduriansky;Angela J. Crean;Troy Day

  • Linking within- and between-host dynamics in the evolutionary epidemiology of infectious diseases.

    Nicole Mideo;Samuel Alizon;Troy Day

  • Developmental thresholds and the evolution of reaction norms for age and size at life-history transitions.

    Troy Day;Locke Rowe

  • Evolution of cooperation in a finite homogeneous graph

    Peter D. Taylor;Troy Day;Geoff Wild

  • The adaptive evolution of virulence: a review of theoretical predictions and empirical tests

    Clayton E. Cressler;David V. McLEOD;Carly Rozins;Josée Van Den Hoogen

  • A unified approach to the evolutionary consequences of genetic and nongenetic inheritance.

    Troy Day;Russell Bonduriansky

  • Condition-dependent sexual selection can accelerate adaptation

    Patrick D. Lorch;Stephen Proulx;Locke Rowe;Troy Day

  • A COMPARISON OF TWO STICKLEBACKS.

    Troy Day;John Pritchard;Dolph Schluter

  • Evolutionary principles and their practical application

    Andrew P. Hendry;Michael T. Kinnison;Mikko Heino;Mikko Heino;Troy Day

  • ANTAGONISTIC PLEIOTROPY, MORTALITY SOURCE INTERACTIONS, AND THE EVOLUTIONARY THEORY OF SENESCENCE

    Paul D. Williams;Troy Day

  • The evolution of static allometry in sexually selected traits

    Russell Bonduriansky;Troy Day

  • The evolution of drug resistance and the curious orthodoxy of aggressive chemotherapy

    Andrew F. Read;Andrew F. Read;Troy Day;Silvie Huijben

  • POPULATION MIXING AND THE ADAPTIVE DIVERGENCE OF QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN DISCRETE POPULATIONS: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EMPIRICAL TESTS

    Andrew P. Hendry;Troy Day;Eric B. Taylor

  • Host–parasite coevolution and patterns of adaptation across time and space

    S Gandon;A Buckling;Ellen Decaestecker;T Day

  • A general theory for the evolutionary dynamics of virulence.

    Troy Day;Stephen R. Proulx

  • The shaping of senescence in the wild.

    Paul D. Williams;Troy Day;Quinn Fletcher;Locke Rowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah P. Otto
Sarah P. Otto University of British Columbia
Andrew F. Read
Andrew F. Read Pennsylvania State University
Sylvain Gandon
Sylvain Gandon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Russell Bonduriansky
Russell Bonduriansky University of New South Wales
Locke Rowe
Locke Rowe University of Toronto
Andrew P. Hendry
Andrew P. Hendry McGill University
Abba B. Gumel
Abba B. Gumel University of Maryland, College Park
Bryan T. Grenfell
Bryan T. Grenfell Princeton University
C. Jessica E. Metcalf
C. Jessica E. Metcalf Princeton University
Sarah E. Reece
Sarah E. Reece University of Edinburgh

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