BIOLOGIST

Sean B. Carroll

1960 - Today

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Sean B. Carroll (born September 17, 1960) is an American evolutionary developmental biologist, author, educator and executive producer. He is a distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland and professor emeritus of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His studies focus on the evolution of cis-regulatory elements in the regulation of gene expression in the context of biological development, using Drosophila as a model system. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sean B. Carroll has received more than 164,405 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sean B. Carroll is the 1,095th most popular biologist, the 17,954th most popular biography from United States and the 191st most popular American Biologist.

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  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Sean B. Carroll ranks 1,095 out of 1,097. Before him are Gita Ramjee, Peter Dodson, PZ Myers, Feng Zhang, Maria Van Kerkhove, and Lubna Tahtamouni. After him are Sunetra Gupta, Cordelia Fine, and Rana Dajani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Sean B. Carroll ranks 832. Before him are Anne-Marie Johnson, Bill McKibben, Marita Payne, Wendee Lee, Tim Winton, and Loretta Sanchez. After him are Sibusiso Moyo, Jeanette Bolden, Loren Legarda, Lynn Jennings, Floyd Cardoz, and Heather Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean B. Carroll ranks 17,954 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicole Haislett (1972), Yvonne Zima (1989), Amanda Fuller (1984), Joe Mauer (1983), Lee Nguyen (1986), and A. O. Scott (1966). After him are Emory Cohen (1990), Ireland Baldwin (1995), Morgan York (1993), Lolo Jones (1982), Katie Aselton (1978), and Noam Elkies (1966).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Sean B. Carroll ranks 191. Before him are Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), Ben Barres (1954), Peter Dodson (1946), PZ Myers (1957), and Maria Van Kerkhove (1977).

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