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Geoffrey B. West

Santa Fe Institute

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Bioinformatics· 1 Biophysics· 1 Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 5 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2 Organism:virus· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1

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Christopher P. KempesiD· 4 shared Alejandro MaassiD· 3 shared José Ignacio ArroyoiD· 3 shared Pablo A. MarquetiD· 3 shared Amahury J. Lopez-Diaz· 2 shared Carlos GershensoniD· 2 shared Alexander B. HermaniD· 1 shared Anshuman SwainiD· 1 shared

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Microbial Ecosystems Reveal a Universal Signature of Ecological Assembly

James Holehouse, Christopher P. Kempes, Geoffrey B. West, Anshuman Swain

The paper uses metagenomic data to show microbial ecosystems follow unique ecological assembly patterns distinct from other complex systems.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintEcology

A database of biological thermal performances

Amahury J. Lopez-Diaz, José Ignacio Arroyo, Christopher P. Kempes, Alejandro Maass, Carlos Gershenson, Pablo A. Marquet, Geoffrey B. West

The paper constructs a database of thermal performance curves for species across multiple domains, enabling ecological predictions and integration with environmental data.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics

Scaling laws in biological thermal performances

José Ignacio Arroyo, Amahury J. Lopez-Diaz, Alejandro Maass, Carlos Gershenson, Pablo A. Marquet, Geoffrey B. West, Christopher P. Kempes

The paper compiles a database of thermal response curves across species and performance tasks, revealing universal scaling relationships in thermal performance.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics

A general model for genomic traits evolution

José Ignacio Arroyo, Alejandro Maass, Pablo A. Marquet, Geoffrey B. West, Christopher P. Kempes

The paper develops a general model for genomic trait evolution that explains dynamics across diverse taxa and fits experimental and observational data.

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Unraveling Why We Sleep: Quantitative Analysis Reveals Abrupt Transition from Neural Reorganization to Repair in Early Development

Junyu Cao, Alexander B. Herman, Geoffrey B. West, Gina R. Poe, Van M. Savage

The paper quantitatively distinguishes sleep functions in development, showing an abrupt transition from neural reorganization to repair between 2-3 years in humans.

Science Advances · Sep 18, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience