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Armin P. Moczek

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1998
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAnimal Behavior and ReproductionNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchPlant and animal studiesInsect-Plant Interactions and Control

Publications

217

Citations

11,845

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
AI-generated

Armin P. Moczek studies how insects—especially horned dung beetles—develop and evolve, combining developmental biology with evolutionary biology (sometimes called 'evo-devo'). His work examines how genes, environmental conditions, and microbial partners together shape traits such as horns, wings, and differences between males and females. A recurring theme is understanding how flexible development and gene regulation give rise to novel and diverse body forms.

Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo)Dung beetle biology and horn developmentSexual dimorphism and sex determinationHost-microbiome interactions and symbiosisGene regulation and genome evolution

Publication activity has been steady over the past decade, with a peak around 2020-2021 and continued regular output (recent years partly incomplete).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through August 2027 — about 1 year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNSF 2243725through Aug 2027 · $950k awarded

    Cis-regulation and conditional chromatin remodeling in development and evolution of ontogenies in horned beetles

7 earlier awards
  • NSF 1901680Jun 2019 – May 2025 · $861k awarded

    Origin and diversification of evolutionary novelties: insights through the study of beetle horns, insect wings, and bilaterian heads

  • NSF 1256689Sep 2013 – Aug 2019 · $750k awarded

    Origin, diversification, and integration of nutrition-dependent development in horned beetles

  • NSF 1701617Jun 2017 – May 2019 · $19k awarded

    Dissertation Research: Investigating the role of the maternally-inherited microbiota in dung beetle development and niche construction

  • NSF 1120209Jan 2012 – Dec 2016 · $617k awarded

    Integrating Evolution and Development of Novelty and Diversity through the Study of Horned Beetles

  • NSF 0820411Jul 2008 – Dec 2013 · $473k awarded

    Phenotypic Integration During Development and Evolution of Beetle Horns

  • NSF 0718522Jan 2008 – Jun 2012 · $538k awarded

    Development, Evolution, and Diversification of Beetle Horns

  • NSF 0445661Jan 2005 – Dec 2007 · $395k awarded

    Development and Evolution of Beetle Horns

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,668 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 11,845cohort median 3,422
h-index: 48cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 9.2cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 66% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 51 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.2/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 18 publications18202021: 18 publications18212022: 9 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 14 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 3 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 2 collaborators at the same institution2018: 1 collaborator at the same institution2019: 1 collaborator at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 1 collaborator at the same institution2023: 2 collaborators at the same institution2024: 2 collaborators at the same institution2025: 4 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Evolution & Development×15
  • Figshare×13
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology×11
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences×7
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×7
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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