Geoffrey B. West

Santa Fe Institute — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

60h-index39.8kcitations294works5.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies(56), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions(44), Physiological and biochemical adaptations(39), High-Energy Particle Collisions Research(24), Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis(16)

Publications294 total

Scaling laws for function diversity and specialization across socioeconomic and biological complex systems
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2026Open Access
A database of biological thermal performances
2025
Scaling laws in biological thermal performances
2025Open Access
A general model for genomic traits evolution
2025Open Access
A generative model of function growth explains hidden self-similarities across biological and social systems
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
A Century of Evolution in the Complexity of the United States Legal Code
ArXiv.org·2025Open Access
Scaling in Cells
Preprints.org·2025Open Access
Synthesis of innovation and obsolescence
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
COVID-19 vaccination induces cross-neutralisation of sarbecoviruses related to SARS-CoV-2
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Scaling in Nervous Systems
2024Open Access
Developing a predictive science of the biosphere requires the integration of scientific cultures
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Abstract 1358 Scaling relationships in animal nervous systems
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2024Open Access
Idea engines: Unifying innovation & obsolescence from markets & genetic evolution to science
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Defining a city — delineating urban areas using cell-phone data
Nature Cities·2024· 64 citedOpen Access
Fractals, Self-Similarity, and Power Laws
SFI Press eBooks·2024
What makes Individual I's a Collective We; Coordination mechanisms & costs
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
A general theory for temperature dependence in biology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2022· 97 citedOpen Access
Idea engines: Unifying innovation and obsolescence from markets and genetic evolution to science
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
Idea Engines: A Unified Theory of Innovation and Obsolescence From Markets and Genetic Evolution to Science
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
UnivProd: A University Production Dataset
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

James H. Brown(29), Brian J. Enquist(15), James F. Gillooly(11), Van M. Savage(10), Andrew P. Allen(8), Luís M. A. Bettencourt(6), William H. Woodruff(6), Eric L. Charnov(4), José Lobo(4), Deborah Strumsky(3), Dirk Helbing(2), Christian Kühnert(2), Markus Schläpfer(2), Carlo Ratti(2), Alexander Herman(2), Wenyun Zuo(2), Melanie E. Moses(2), Chen Hou(2), Pablo A. Marquet(2), Christopher P. Kempes(2)