18 faculty and 0 courses in Ecology and Evolution at University of Chicago.
- Trevor D. Price, Professor h-index 72
On Himalayan biodiversity, of birds and trees especially, the evolution of color vision in birds, and speciation processes, again largely focusing on birds as a model. Orcid ID: NIH Commons ID: TREVORPRICE University
Notable: “Evolution and the latitudinal diversity gradient: speciation, extinction and biogeography” (2007) · 1,745 citations
- Manyuan Long, Edna K. Papazian Distinguished Service Professor h-index 59
Molecular evolution, evolutionary genetics, evolutionary novelties, sexual selection, adaptation, bioinformatics, new gene functions
Notable: “The origin of new genes: glimpses from the young and old” (2003) · 962 citations
- Stefano Allesina, Chair h-index 52
Community Ecology, Dynamical Systems, Food Webs, Networks (Ecological), Theoretical Ecology
Notable: “Stability criteria for complex ecosystems” (2012) · 1,261 citations
- Marcus R. Kronforst, Professor h-index 38
Adaptation, evolutionary genomics, population genetics, speciation
Notable: “Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species” (2012) · 1,296 citations
- Catherine Pfister, Professor h-index 34
Marine ecology, global change, ocean acidification, species interactions, microbial ecology
Notable: “Patterns of variance in stage-structured populations: Evolutionary predictions and ecological implications” (1998) · 590 citations
- Seppe Kuehn, Associate Professor h-index 23
Notable: “Massively parallel screening of synthetic microbial communities” (2019) · 278 citations
- Carl Veller, Assistant Professor h-index 18
Notable: “Two teosintes made modern maize” (2023) · 155 citations
- Dakota McCoy, Assistant Professor h-index 14
Notable: “Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers” (2017) · 7,494 citations
- Julia Kreiner, Assistant Professor h-index 14
Notable: “Multiple modes of convergent adaptation in the spread of glyphosate-resistant Amaranthus tuberculatus” (2019) · 136 citations
- Rachel Moran, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Notable: “A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution” (2021) · 129 citations
- Pavitra Muralidhar, Assistant Professor h-index 12
Notable: “Drift-Induced Selection Between Male and Female Heterogamety” (2017) · 65 citations
- Lauren Carley, Assistant Professor h-index 6
Adaptation, Chemical ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Species interactions
Notable: “Long-Term Effects of Copper Nanopesticides on Soil and Sediment Community Diversity in Two Outdoor Mesocosm Experiments” (2020) · 74 citations
- John Timothy Wootton, Professor h-index 2
Es on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of interactions among organisms. My work centers on how multi-species systems function and on evaluating methods that might predict how such systems will respond to environmental change, pa
Notable: “Local interactions predict large-scale pattern in empirically derived cellular automata” (2001) · 201 citations
- Gregory Dwyer, Professor
Climate Change, Eco-evolutionary dynamics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Mathematical ecology, Quantitative Ecology, Statistical Computing
- Joseph Thornton, Professor
Biochemistry, Evolution, Genetic Evolution, Evolutionary biochemistry, Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics
- Luis Bettencourt, Professor
Cities, Complex Systems, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Dynamics, Learning, Networks, Social Processes and Institutions, Statistical Theory
- Matthias Steinruecken, Associate Professor
Mathematical Biology, Population Genetics, Statistical Genetics
- Sarah E. Cobey, Professor
B cells, coevolution, infectious disease dynamics, influenza, mathematical modeling, vaccination
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.