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Geoffrey B. West

Santa Fe Institute

294

Works

40,037

Citations

60

h-index

116

i10-index

Research Topics

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Affiliations

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2009–2009

Santa Fe Institute1998–2026

Illinois Department of Public Health1928–1928

Los Alamos National Laboratory1975–2011

Harvard University1969–2007

Top Works

TOWARD A METABOLIC THEORY OF ECOLOGY

James H. Brown,James F. Gillooly,et al.

20047,679 citations

High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

A General Model for the Origin of Allometric Scaling Laws in Biology

Geoffrey B. West,James H. Brown,et al.

19974,942 citations

Effects of Size and Temperature on Metabolic Rate

James F. Gillooly,James H. Brown,et al.

20013,761 citations

Growth, innovation, scaling, and the pace of life in cities

Luís M. A. Bettencourt,José Lobo,et al.

20072,608 citations

The Fourth Dimension of Life: Fractal Geometry and Allometric Scaling of Organisms

Geoffrey B. West,James H. Brown,et al.

19991,736 citations

A general model for the structure and allometry of plant vascular systems

Geoffrey B. West,James H. Brown,et al.

19991,426 citations

A general model for ontogenetic growth

Geoffrey B. West,James H. Brown,et al.

20011,184 citations

A unified theory of urban living

Luís M. A. Bettencourt,Geoffrey B. West

2010985 citations

Effects of size and temperature on developmental time

James F. Gillooly,Eric L. Charnov,et al.

2002947 citations