40 faculty and 40 courses in Biology at University of Florida.
- Robert Holt, Eminent Scholar & Arthur R. Marshall Jr. Chair in Ecology h-index 116
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Notable: “The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi‐scale community ecology” (2004) · 5,388 citations
- James Liao, Professor of Biology h-index 98
Notable: “Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels” (2008) · 1,965 citations
- Francis E. Putz, Distinguished Professor h-index 82
Notable: “Natural climate solutions” (2017) · 3,355 citations
- Mark Martindale, Professor of Biology – Director of the Whitney Laboratory h-index 76
Notable: “Conservation of the sequence and temporal expression of let-7 heterochronic regulatory RNA” (2000) · 2,549 citations
- Malcolm Maden, Professor h-index 67
I study the relationship between development and regeneration in various organ systems including the limb, the lung, the skin and the nervous system. The guiding principle of this research is that by comparing the signaling molecules that o
Notable: “Retinoic acid in the development, regeneration and maintenance of the nervous system” (2007) · 896 citations
- Edward Braun, Professor h-index 58
Notable: “A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History” (2008) · 2,162 citations
- Mathew Leibold, Professor h-index 55
Notable: “The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi‐scale community ecology” (2004) · 5,388 citations
- William Barbazuk, Professor & Department Chair h-index 54
Notable: “The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants” (2007) · 1,877 citations
- Todd Palmer, Professor h-index 49
Notable: “Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction” (2015) · 4,130 citations
- Rebecca Kimball, Professor h-index 48
Notable: “A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History” (2008) · 2,162 citations
- Jamie Gillooly, Associate Professor h-index 46
Notable: “TOWARD A METABOLIC THEORY OF ECOLOGY” (2004) · 7,798 citations
- John Burleigh, Associate Professor h-index 43
Notable: “Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants” (2014) · 1,344 citations
- Martin Cohn, Professor – Joint Faculty h-index 42
Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Molecular development of vertebrate external genitalia; Evolution of vertebrate limb development; Developmental genetic mechanisms of vertebrate skeleton evolution. Representative Publications O’Shaughnes
Notable: “Developmental basis of sexually dimorphic digit ratios” (2011) · 658 citations
- Jeremy Lichstein, Professor h-index 41
Notable: “Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world” (2020) · 1,304 citations
- Joseph Ryan, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 41
Notable: “The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution” (2013) · 700 citations
- Stuart McDaniel, Professor h-index 35
Notable: “The Physcomitrella patens chromosome‐scale assembly reveals moss genome structure and evolution” (2017) · 487 citations
- Liming Cai, Assistant Professor h-index 34
Notable: “Health, Life Expectancy, and Health Care Spending among the Elderly” (2003) · 515 citations
- Jose Miguel Ponciano, Associate Chair, Professor h-index 32
Notable: “ESTIMATING DENSITY DEPENDENCE, PROCESS NOISE, AND OBSERVATION ERROR” (2006) · 445 citations
- Stephen Mulkey, Assistant Instructional Professor h-index 29
Notable: “Cloud cover limits net CO 2 uptake and growth of a rainforest tree during tropical rainy seasons” (2003) · 419 citations
- Keith Choe, Associate Professor h-index 28
The Choe Lab defines pathways animals use to detect and respond to environmental stress and studies how these pathways interact with physiological processes such as stress resistance, ageing, drug resistance, growth, and reproduction. We cu
Notable: “The Multifunctional Fish Gill: Dominant Site of Gas Exchange, Osmoregulation, Acid-Base Regulation, and Excretion of Nitrogenous Waste” (2004) · 2,863 citations
- Charles Baer, Professor h-index 27
/Research I am a comparative evolutionary geneticist whose research is motivated by theoretical population genetics. My primary research interest is in the factors responsible for the generation and maintenance of genetic variation –
Notable: “Mutation rate variation in multicellular eukaryotes: causes and consequences” (2007) · 492 citations
- David Julian, Associate Professor h-index 27
Notable: “The Psychological Sense of Community in the Neighborhood” (1995) · 254 citations
- Gareth Fraser, Associate Professor h-index 25
I study the relationship between evolution, development and regeneration in a range of vertebrate structures, including teeth, skin appendages and sensory structures. The work in the Fraser Lab is centered on the study of a selection of int
Notable: “An Ancient Gene Network Is Co-opted for Teeth on Old and New Jaws” (2009) · 232 citations
- E. Christine Davis, Instructional Professor, Director, Biology Learning Assistants Program h-index 22
I am interested in botanical diversity of all kinds. My research has centered upon phylogenetics of the liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and their fungal endophytes. Currently, I focus upon teaching, and strive to foster appreciation and unders
Notable: “Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis of Retinal Development Identifies NFI Factors as Regulating Mitotic Exit and Late-Born Cell Specification” (2019) · 615 citations
- David Duffy, Assistant Professor h-index 22
Notable: “Problems, challenges and promises: perspectives on precision medicine” (2015) · 145 citations
- Ana V. Longo, Associate Professor h-index 21
Notable: “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity” (2019) · 1,369 citations
- Bernard Hauser, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator h-index 21
During seed formation, the maternal tissues surrounding the growing embryo participate in critical processes, including fertilization, and nutrient uptake. In mature seeds, these same maternal tissues are critical for regulating germination
Notable: “INNER NO OUTER regulates abaxial- adaxial patterning in Arabidopsis ovules” (1999) · 317 citations
- Xiaofei Bai, Assistant Professor h-index 21
Approximately 7000 rare (or orphan) diseases have been identified in humans, and around 80% of these diseases are associated with a single gene, while the molecular mechanisms and effective treatments for a majority of those diseases have n
Notable: “The autophagy protein ATG9A enables lipid mobilization from lipid droplets” (2021) · 123 citations
- Meiyan Jin, Assistant Professor h-index 18
Notable: “Glycolytic Enzymes Coalesce in G Bodies under Hypoxic Stress” (2017) · 212 citations
- Bryndan Durham, Assistant Professor h-index 18
Notable: “Interaction and signalling between a cosmopolitan phytoplankton and associated bacteria” (2015) · 1,117 citations
- Grace John, Assistant Professor h-index 18
Notable: “Outside-Xylem Vulnerability, Not Xylem Embolism, Controls Leaf Hydraulic Decline during Dehydration” (2017) · 270 citations
- Christopher Dutton, Assistant Professor h-index 16
Notable: “Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems” (2023) · 215 citations
- Nicole Gerlach, Associate Instructional Professor, Coordinator of Introductory Biology h-index 16
Notable: “Natural Selection on Testosterone Production in a Wild Songbird Population” (2010) · 112 citations
- Zhanar Abil, Assistant Professor h-index 14
We now understand the mechanisms of many different biological processes. However, we still haven’t been able to build a unified theory of life, a theory that would explain life’s origins and describe life beyond the bounds of the singular e
Notable: “Refactoring the Silent Spectinabilin Gene Cluster Using a Plug-and-Play Scaffold” (2013) · 232 citations
- Norman A. Douglas, Associate Instructional Professor h-index 12
Notable: “The report of my death was an exaggeration: A review for researchers using microsatellites in the 21st century” (2016) · 217 citations
- Melissa Meadows, Assistant Instructional Professor h-index 11
Notable: “Iridescence: a functional perspective” (2009) · 334 citations
- Stefanie K. Gazda, Associate Instructional Professor, Biology Online Major Coordinator h-index 4
Notable: “A division of labour with role specialization in group–hunting bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) off Cedar Key, Florida” (2005) · 272 citations
- Kyle J McCulloch, Faculty Member
- Nick Keiser, Assistant Professor
- Teresa Mutahi, Associate Instructional Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator for the UF Biology Major
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. 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.