Sean Carroll(1966)
Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He was formerly a research professor at the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) department of physics.
United StatesUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
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Major Awards
197
Publications
31,587
Citations
87
h-index
137
i10-index
160.3
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
Curling up with a story: an interview with Sean Carroll. Interview by Jane Gitschier.
PLoS Genetics(2008)
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Recent Publications
View all worksCurling up with a story: an interview with Sean Carroll. Interview by Jane Gitschier.
PLoS Genetics2008
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Open AccessCareer History
Professor
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, US
Vice president
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chevy Chase, US
Professor
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, US
Education
Tufts University School of Medicine
Ph.D.
Immunology
1983
Washington University in Saint Louis
B.A.
Biology
1979
External Profiles
Education
Harvard University
Pennsbury High School
Doctoral Advisors
Ignacy Leonard SawickiMark Brian HoffmanGeorge B. Field
Career Timeline
Santa Fe Institute?–present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1993–1996
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics1996–1999
University of Chicago1999–2006
California Institute of Technology2006–present
Santa Fe Institute2021–present
Johns Hopkins University2022–present
Top Publications
The origin and diversification of a novel protein family in venomous snakes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences202092 citations
A major role for noncoding regulatory mutations in the evolution of enzyme activity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences201921 citations
A novel broad spectrum venom metalloproteinase autoinhibitor in the rattlesnake<i>Crotalus atrox</i>evolved via a shift in paralog function
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences202211 citations
Loss of a major venom toxin gene in a Western Diamondback rattlesnake population
PLOS One20251 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
FW
Frank Wilczek
Templeton Prize (2022)
MT
Max Tegmark
Lilienfeld Prize (2019)
KS
Kip S. Thorne
Max Planck Medal (2018)
ND
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Lilienfeld Prize (2015)
JL
Janna Levin
Lilienfeld Prize (2012)
BG
Brian Greene
Lilienfeld Prize (2008)
LR
Lisa Randall
Lilienfeld Prize (2007)
SJ
Sylvester James Gates
Lilienfeld Prize (2006)
Data Sources
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