Journal of Theoretical Biology
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The Journal of Theoretical Biology is a biweekly
mathematical, computational, and statistical aspects of biology. Some research areas covered by the journal include cell biology, evolutionary biology, population genetics, morphogenesis, and immunology
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The journal was established in 1961.University of St. Andrews), and Akira Sawaki (Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya). Lewis Wolpert served as editor-in-chief for more than 55 years.[3]
According to the Journal Citation Reports the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.691.[4]
Notable articles
The following are the most highly cited articles (more than 2,000 citations at April 2021) that have been published in the journal:
- Hamilton, W.D. (1964). "The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 7 (1): 1–16. S2CID 5310280. A classic paper dealing with inclusive fitness.
- Zahavi, Amotz (1975). "Mate selection—A selection for a handicap". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 53 (1): 205–214. PMID 1195756. Presentation of the handicap principle.
- Pielou, E.C. (1966). "The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 13: 131–144. . Information content of collections of biological species.
- Kauffman, S.A. (1969). "Metabolic stability and epigenesis in randomly constructed genetic nets". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 22 (3): 437–467. autocatalytic sets.
- Hamilton, W.D. (1971). "Geometry for the selfish herd". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 31 (2): 295–311. gregarious behaviouris evolved through benefits to the population or species.
- Wolpert, L. (1969). "Positional information and the spatial pattern of cellular differentiation". Journal of Theoretical Biology. 25 (1): 1–47. embryogenesis.
References
- ^ "Journal of Theoretical Biology". NLM Catalog. NCBI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Poli, Roberto (1 September 2011). "Analysis-Synthesis". Metanexus. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Lewis Wolpert Prize for top paper". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- Clarivate Analytics. 2020.