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Robert M. May | Researchclopedia

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Robert M. May

Tufts University

753

Works

120,077

Citations

158

h-index

385

i10-index

Research Topics

Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Affiliations

Northwestern University1996–1996

Tufts University2025–2025

University of London1985–1991

Royal Society of Medicine2001–2001

Royal Geographical Society1950–1950

Top Works

Simple mathematical models with very complicated dynamics

19766,869 citations

Plant and animal studies

Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Infectious Diseases of Humans

Roy M. Anderson,Robert M. May

19915,962 citations

Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems

20015,192 citations

Evolutionary games and spatial chaos

Martin A. Nowak,Robert M. May

19924,414 citations

Population biology of infectious diseases: Part I

Roy M. Anderson,Robert M. May

19793,224 citations

Will a Large Complex System be Stable?

19722,911 citations

Habitat destruction and the extinction debt

David Tilman,Robert M. May,et al.

19942,752 citations

Detecting Causality in Complex Ecosystems

George Sugihara,Robert M. May,et al.

20122,458 citations

Nonlinear forecasting as a way of distinguishing chaos from measurement error in time series

George Sugihara,Robert M. May

19901,927 citations