Jared Diamond (born 10 September 1937) is an American scientist and author. Trained in physiology, and having published on ecology, anthropology, and linguistics,^[1] Diamond's work is known for drawing from a variety of fields. He is currently professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).^[2] Among his awards are a Pulitzer Prize and an International Cosmos Prize.^[3] Diamond splits his time between teaching at UCLA, researching birds of the Pacific islands, writing books about human societies, and promoting sustainable ecological practices. He formerly had a secondary career path in physiology and biophysics.^[4]

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As of 2023^[update], the OpenAlex database lists 597 publications with Diamond as an author.^[5] This bibliography includes both his scientific and popular works.

• Cody ML, ——, eds. (1975). Ecology and Evolution of Communities. Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-22444-5.
• ——, Case TJ, eds. (1986). Community Ecology. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-041202-9.
• Beehler BM, Pratt TK, Zimmerman DA (1986). Birds of New Guinea. Text contributions from HL Bell, BW Finch, and —–; illustrated by DA Zimmerman and J Coe. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08385-8.
• —— (1991). The Third Chimpanzee. Hutchinson Radius. ISBN 978-0-09-174268-3.
  • —— (2015). Stefoff R (ed.). The Third Chimpanzee for Young People. Triangle Square. ISBN 978-1-60980-611-8.
• —— (1997). Why Is Sex Fun?. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-03127-6.
• —— (1997). Guns, Germs, and Steel. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-03891-0.
  • Williams A (2003). Blanchard M (ed.). A Reader's Companion to Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel. Barnes & Noble Reader's Companion. Spark Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58663-863-4.
• Mayr E, —— (2001). The Birds of Northern Melanesia. Color Plates by HD Pratt. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514170-2.
• —— (2005). Collapse. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-14-303655-5. (Reader's Guide)
• ——, Robinson JA, eds. (2010). Natural Experiments of History. Belknap Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvjghwf6. ISBN 978-0-674-06019-7. JSTOR j.ctvjghwf6.
• —— (2012). The World Until Yesterday. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-02481-0. (Reader's Guide)
• —— (2019). Upheaval. (Editions)
• —— (2021). The Last Tree on Easter Island. Green Ideas. Penguin Classics. ISBN 978-0-14-199706-3.

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Diamond has over 50 articles published in Nature, and over a dozen each in Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also noted for his scientific articles in the magazine Discover,^[6] of which he has at least 50 articles in printed editions and 30 published on their website.^[7] Other periodicals he has published frequently in are Natural History and The New York Review of Books.