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Felix C. Tropf

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2013Rising activity

Publications

59

Citations

1,820

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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Felix C. Tropf studies how genes and social environments jointly shape life outcomes such as education, occupational status, reproduction, and family formation, a field often called sociogenomics. His work combines genetic data (from large studies like UK Biobank) with sociological concepts like socio-economic status and neighborhood context to understand how biological and social factors interact across generations. This research is relevant to students interested in the intersection of genetics, demography, and social inequality.

Sociogenomics (genetics and social behavior)Education and socio-economic statusReproductive behavior and fertility timingGene-environment interactionIntergenerational transmission of status and health

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, dipping to a low around 2021-2022 before rising again, with a notable surge in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 8 publications82526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Human Behaviour×7
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)×3
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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