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Gregory J. Velicer

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Evolution and Genetic DynamicsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationPlant and animal studiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Publications

122

Citations

5,087

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Gregory J. Velicer studies how bacteria evolve social and cooperative behaviors, using the soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus as a model for multicellular development. His work explores predation between microbes, how ecological history shapes cooperation and exploitation, and the genetic mechanisms behind these processes. The research combines experimental evolution, microbial ecology, and molecular genetics to understand the origins of cooperation and complexity in living systems.

Microbial cooperation and social evolutionBacterial predation and predator-prey dynamicsMulticellular development in bacteriaExperimental evolutionGenetic regulation of development

Publication output has remained roughly steady over the past decade, fluctuating between about 3 and 12 papers per year with peaks in 2021 and 2023.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 12 publications12212022: 6 publications222023: 12 publications12232024: 5 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×13
  • Figshare×6
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×6
  • Current Biology×4
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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