41 faculty and 22 courses in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.
- Walter Jetz, Faculty h-index 107
Our work is interdisciplinary and combines elements of biogeography, community ecology, landscape ecology, macroecology, global change ecology, evolution, comparative biology, biodiversity informatics and conservation. We use mostly
Notable: “The global diversity of birds in space and time” (2012) · 4,021 citations
- Michael Donoghue, Faculty h-index 106
Notable: “Phylogenies and Community Ecology” (2002) · 4,623 citations
- Günter Wagner, Faculty h-index 86
Homology/character identity/novelty Any empirical research on the evolution of morphological characters has to be based on some idea of what the units of evolution are and what constitutes something new as compared to a modification
Notable: “Measurement of mRNA abundance using RNA-seq data: RPKM measure is inconsistent among samples” (2012) · 2,354 citations
- Oswald Schmitz, Affiliated Faculty h-index 73
Professor Schmitz’s research examines the dynamics and structure of terrestrial food webs. His specific focus is on plant-herbivore interactions and how they are shaped by carnivores and soil-nutrient levels, both at the level of her
Notable: “Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores” (2014) · 3,636 citations
- Jeffrey Powell, Faculty h-index 67
Our laboratory focuses on genetic aspects of the evolutionary process. The majority of our work is based on analysis of DNA, although the results are applied to issues of basic evolution, population biology, phylogeography, and phylo
Notable: “Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population” (2019) · 895 citations
- Stephen Stearns, Faculty h-index 65
4444Prof. Stearns specializes in life history evolution, which links the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology, and in evolutionary medicine. Life history evolution, evolutionary medicine, and evolutionary genetics and develop i
Notable: “Life-History Tactics: A Review of the Ideas” (1976) · 3,566 citations
- Adalgisa Caccone, Faculty / Research Scientist h-index 65
Notable: “Outdoor host seeking behaviour of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes following initiation of malaria vector control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea” (2011) · 439 citations
- Thomas Near, Faculty h-index 64
Research in my laboratory is focused broadly on the use of phylogenetic hypotheses for studying patterns of speciation and adaptive radiation in monophyletic groups of teleost fishes. Much of our primary work involves the testing and
Notable: “Evolution and the latitudinal diversity gradient: speciation, extinction and biogeography” (2007) · 1,745 citations
- Richard Prum, Faculty h-index 63
My recent research has focused on theoretical and molecular studies of the development and evolution of feathers, developing and applying new tools for the study of the physics and evolution of structural coloration, and continued ef
Notable: “Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers” (2017) · 7,494 citations
- Jeffrey Townsend, Affiliated Faculty h-index 59
Evolutionary bioinformatics, evolution of gene expression, phylogenetic theory and phylogenetic study design, population dynamics and uncertainty analysis for mathematical models of the epidemiology of disease. Yale Accessibility at
Notable: “A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing” (2015) · 1,704 citations
- David Post, Faculty h-index 57
I am an aquatic ecologist. My research tests long-standing questions about food web structure and dynamics, the influence of environmental change on community structure and ecosystem function, spatial linkages among ecosystem, and th
Notable: “USING STABLE ISOTOPES TO ESTIMATE TROPHIC POSITION: MODELS, METHODS, AND ASSUMPTIONS” (2002) · 6,342 citations
- Erika Edwards, Faculty h-index 56
Notable: “The Origins of C 4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science” (2010) · 1,073 citations
- Craig Brodersen, Affiliated Faculty h-index 53
Notable: “Triggers of tree mortality under drought” (2018) · 1,763 citations
- Liza Comita, Affiliated Faculty h-index 49
Professor Comita's work focuses on the ecological mechanisms driving patterns of diversity, dynamics, and species distributions in both pristine and human-altered tropical forests. The research combines extensive field studies o
Notable: “Navigating the multiple meanings of β diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist” (2010) · 2,440 citations
- Paul Turner, Faculty h-index 49
Virus evolutionary genetics and genomics, mostly in bacteriophages and arthropod-borne viruses. We use experimental evolution to test basic biology questions, and conduct applied research on virus-based therapies to treat disease. Co
Notable: “Phage Therapy: A Renewed Approach to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria” (2019) · 1,186 citations
- David Skelly, Affiliated Faculty h-index 48
I am an ecologist interested in the dynamics and fate of animal populations and communities. My research program is organized around two primary themes: Emerging Diseases. Limb deformities of amphibians are a well described emerging
Notable: “MECHANISMS CREATING COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ACROSS A FRESHWATER HABITAT GRADIENT” (1996) · 1,539 citations
- Vanessa Ezenwa, Faculty h-index 46
Notable: “A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity” (2017) · 2,904 citations
- Leo Buss, Faculty h-index 46
Allorecognition: Allorecognition reactions, wherein a colony detects and reacts to a conspecific on the basis of cell-cell
Notable: “The Trichoplax genome and the nature of placozoans” (2008) · 913 citations
- Casey Dunn, Faculty h-index 39
Notable: “Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life” (2008) · 1,965 citations
- James Noonan, Affiliated Faculty h-index 37
Notable: “Coexpression Networks Implicate Human Midfetal Deep Cortical Projection Neurons in the Pathogenesis of Autism” (2013) · 983 citations
- David Vasseur, Faculty h-index 34
I am a theoretical ecologist addressing fundamental questions in community ecology by means of developing of new mathematical theory, conducting simple lab-based experiments, and analyzing long-term data. The questions I address are
Notable: “Why intraspecific trait variation matters in community ecology” (2011) · 2,392 citations
- Eric Sargis, Affiliated Faculty h-index 31
My research interests include the functional morphology and phylogenetics of mammals. I have studied the evolutionary morphology of several groups of extant and extinct mammals, such as primates and treeshrews (Scandentia). My previo
Notable: “The Placental Mammal Ancestor and the Post–K-Pg Radiation of Placentals” (2013) · 1,211 citations
- Richard Bribiescas, Affiliated Faculty h-index 25
Richard Bribiescas is Professor of Anthropology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Deputy Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity. He is also a Primary Investigator in the Yale Reproductive Ecology Laboratory and the Progr
Notable: “Testosterone-mediated immune functions and male life histories” (2005) · 445 citations
- Martha Muñoz, Faculty h-index 24
Notable: “Evolutionary stasis and lability in thermal physiology in a group of tropical lizards” (2014) · 225 citations
- Mary Beth Decker, Faculty / Research Scientist / Lecturer h-index 23
Notable: “Recurrent jellyfish blooms are a consequence of global oscillations” (2012) · 493 citations
- Alison Sweeney, Faculty h-index 19
Notable: “Polarized light as a butterfly mating signal” (2003) · 271 citations
- Martina Dal Bello, Faculty h-index 19
Notable: “Resource–diversity relationships in bacterial communities reflect the network structure of microbial metabolism” (2021) · 219 citations
- Eric Slessarev, Faculty h-index 17
Notable: “Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry” (2022) · 1,082 citations
- J Rimas Vaisnys, Affiliated Faculty h-index 15
My research centers on ecological and evolutionary processes, on the behavior of dynamical systems, and on the physics of computation. Specific systems of study have ranged from phage to hominids. I am interested in the behavior of r
Notable: “Coral Populations and Growth Patterns: Responses to Sedimentation and Turbidity Associated with Dredging” (1977) · 209 citations
- Michelle Wong, Faculty h-index 15
Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, plant-soil feedbacks, nutrient cycling Courses Ecosystem Ecology Foundations of Terrestrial Ecology Yale Accessibility at Yale · Privacy policy Copyright © 2026 Yale University
Notable: “A roadmap for sampling and scaling biological nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems” (2021) · 59 citations
- Jenn Coughlan, Faculty h-index 13
Notable: “The importance of intrinsic postzygotic barriers throughout the speciation process” (2020) · 212 citations
- Serena Tucci, Affiliated Faculty h-index 11
Notable: “Excavating Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from the genomes of Melanesian individuals” (2016) · 498 citations
- Gordon Geballe, Affiliated Lecturer h-index 10
Notable: “Water use patterns and agronomic performance for some cropping systems with and without fallow crops in a semi-arid environment of northwest China” (2000) · 134 citations
- Linda Puth, Faculty / Lecturer h-index 7
Notable: “Studying invasion: have we missed the boat?” (2005) · 323 citations
- Annise Dobson, Faculty / Research Scientist / Lecturer h-index 7
Notable: “Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties” (2021) · 70 citations
- Joshua Moyer, Faculty / Lecturer h-index 7
Notable: “Development and microstructure of tooth histotypes in the blue shark, Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) and the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Lamniformes: Lamnidae)” (2015) · 46 citations
- C. Brandon Ogbunu, Faculty
- Forrest Crawford, Affiliated Faculty
Professor Crawford's work focuses on statistical methods for learning from stochastic processes in genetics, evolution, epidemiology, neuroscience, and public health. His ongoing projects include studies of evolutionary dynamics
- Nathan Grubaugh, Affiliated Faculty
- Nicholas Christakis, Affiliated Faculty
Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the areas of social networks and biosocial science. He directs the Human Nature Lab. His current research is mainly focused on two topics
- Robert Cieri, Faculty
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.