W. Ford Doolittle

W. Ford Doolittle

Dalhousie University

H-index: 98

North America-Canada

About W. Ford Doolittle

W. Ford Doolittle, With an exceptional h-index of 98 and a recent h-index of 40 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Dalhousie University, specializes in the field of Evolution, genomics, microbiology, philosophy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Pseudogenes act as a neutral reference for detecting selection in prokaryotic pangenomes

A Chemostat Model for Evolution by Persistence: Clade Selection and Its Explanatory Autonomy

Can Microbial Communities Regenerate?: Uniting Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Community-level evolutionary processes: Linking community genetics with replicator-interactor theory

All about levels: transposable elements as selfish DNAs and drivers of evolution

4 Interactors

1 Regeneration

The role of purifying selection in the origin and maintenance of complex function

W. Ford Doolittle Information

University

Dalhousie University

Position

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Citations(all)

39795

Citations(since 2020)

5750

Cited By

35949

hIndex(all)

98

hIndex(since 2020)

40

i10Index(all)

284

i10Index(since 2020)

119

Email

University Profile Page

Dalhousie University

W. Ford Doolittle Skills & Research Interests

Evolution

genomics

microbiology

philosophy

Top articles of W. Ford Doolittle

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Pseudogenes act as a neutral reference for detecting selection in prokaryotic pangenomes

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Gavin M Douglas

B Jesse Shapiro

2024/1/4

A Chemostat Model for Evolution by Persistence: Clade Selection and Its Explanatory Autonomy

Philosophy of Science

Celso Neto

W Ford Doolittle

2023/1

Can Microbial Communities Regenerate?: Uniting Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

S Andrew Inkpen

W Ford Doolittle

2022/7/20

Community-level evolutionary processes: Linking community genetics with replicator-interactor theory

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Christopher H Lean

W Ford Doolittle

Joseph P Bielawski

2022/11/16

All about levels: transposable elements as selfish DNAs and drivers of evolution

Biology & Philosophy

W Ford Doolittle

2022/8

4 Interactors

S Andrew Inkpen

W Ford Doolittle

2022/7/20

1 Regeneration

S Andrew Inkpen

W Ford Doolittle

2022/7/20

The role of purifying selection in the origin and maintenance of complex function

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Tyler DP Brunet

W Ford Doolittle

Joseph P Bielawski

2021/6/1

‘Species’ without species

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Aaron Novick

W Ford Doolittle

2021/6/1

Adaptive regeneration across scales: replicators and interactors from limbs to forests

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology

S Andrew Inkpen

W Ford Doolittle

2021

Could this pandemic usher in evolution’s next major transition?

Current Biology

W Ford Doolittle

2020/8/3

Life and life only: a radical alternative to life definitionism

Synthese

Carlos Mariscal

W Ford Doolittle

2020/7

Getting clear about the F-word in genomics

PLoS genetics

Stefan Linquist

W Ford Doolittle

Alexander F Palazzo

2020/4/1

Evolution: two domains of life or three?

Current Biology

W Ford Doolittle

2020/2/24

Horizontal persistence and the complexity hypothesis

Biology & Philosophy

Aaron Novick

W Ford Doolittle

2020/2

MLS3: A New Type of Multilevel Selection

bioRxiv

Christopher T Jones

W Ford Doolittle

Edward Susko

Letitia Meynell

Celso A Neto

...

2020/10/23

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W. Ford Doolittle FAQs

What is W. Ford Doolittle's h-index at Dalhousie University?

The h-index of W. Ford Doolittle has been 40 since 2020 and 98 in total.

What are W. Ford Doolittle's top articles?

The articles with the titles of

Pseudogenes act as a neutral reference for detecting selection in prokaryotic pangenomes

A Chemostat Model for Evolution by Persistence: Clade Selection and Its Explanatory Autonomy

Can Microbial Communities Regenerate?: Uniting Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Community-level evolutionary processes: Linking community genetics with replicator-interactor theory

All about levels: transposable elements as selfish DNAs and drivers of evolution

4 Interactors

1 Regeneration

The role of purifying selection in the origin and maintenance of complex function

...

are the top articles of W. Ford Doolittle at Dalhousie University.

What are W. Ford Doolittle's research interests?

The research interests of W. Ford Doolittle are: Evolution, genomics, microbiology, philosophy

What is W. Ford Doolittle's total number of citations?

W. Ford Doolittle has 39,795 citations in total.