Carl Bergstrom
Encyclopedia
Carl T. Bergstrom is a theoretical
and evolutionary biologist and a professor
at the University of Washington
(Seattle, WA, United States), with a secondary appointment at the Santa Fe Institute
. His work concerns the flow of information through biological and social networks and the ecology and evolution, including the development of resistance
, of pathogenic organisms
. In addition, his interests include the ranking of scientific journals
; in 2007 he introduced the Eigenfactor
metrics for journal ranking.. This and related work on open access earned him and his father, Ted Bergstrom, the SPARC Innovator award in June 2007.
Mathematical and theoretical biology
Mathematical and theoretical biology is an interdisciplinary scientific research field with a range of applications in biology, medicine and biotechnology...
and evolutionary biologist and a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
(Seattle, WA, United States), with a secondary appointment at the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...
. His work concerns the flow of information through biological and social networks and the ecology and evolution, including the development of resistance
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic. While a spontaneous or induced genetic mutation in bacteria may confer resistance to antimicrobial drugs, genes that confer resistance can be transferred between bacteria in a...
, of pathogenic organisms
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
. In addition, his interests include the ranking of scientific journals
Bibliometrics
Bibliometrics is a set of methods to quantitatively analyze scientific and technological literature. Citation analysis and content analysis are commonly used bibliometric methods...
; in 2007 he introduced the Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
The Eigenfactor score, developed by Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom at the University of Washington, is a rating of the total importance of a scientific journal...
metrics for journal ranking.. This and related work on open access earned him and his father, Ted Bergstrom, the SPARC Innovator award in June 2007.