Alexander Mackintosh

659 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 198 citations indexed

About

Alexander Mackintosh is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Mackintosh has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 198 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Genetics, 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander Mackintosh's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (8 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (3 papers). Alexander Mackintosh is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (8 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (3 papers). Alexander Mackintosh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Sweden. Alexander Mackintosh's co-authors include Konrad Lohse, Roger Vila, Alexander Hayward, Dominik R. Laetsch, Brian Charlesworth, Martin Waterfall, Lewis Stevens, Charlotte J Wright, Mark Blaxter and Mara Lawniczak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Genetics and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Mackintosh

8 papers receiving 196 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Comparative genomics reveals the dynamics of chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera

2024 40 citations Charlotte J Wright, Lewis Stevens et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers

Alexander Mackintosh

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Julianne Peláez United States

Henry L. North United Kingdom

Sarah E. Lower United States

Paul Jay France

Tiina M. Mattila Finland

Panyi Li Denmark

Fernando Seixas United States

Jessica M. Aguilar United States

Tara N. Marriage United States

Joseph A. McGirr United States

Julianne Peláez United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Mackintosh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Mackintosh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Mackintosh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexander Mackintosh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexander Mackintosh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexander Mackintosh. Alexander Mackintosh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Vila, Roger, et al.. (2024). Rewinding the Ratchet: Rare Recombination Locally Rescues Neo-W Degeneration and Generates Plateaus of Sex-Chromosome Divergence. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(7). 2 indexed citations

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Wright, Charlotte J, Lewis Stevens, Alexander Mackintosh, Mara Lawniczak, & Mark Blaxter. (2024). Comparative genomics reveals the dynamics of chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(4). 777–790. 40 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mackintosh, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Genealogical asymmetry under the IM model and a two-taxon test for gene flow. Genetics.

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Mackintosh, Alexander, Roger Vila, Dominik R. Laetsch, et al.. (2023). Chromosome Fissions and Fusions Act as Barriers to Gene Flow betweenBrenthisFritillary Butterflies. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(3). 28 indexed citations

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Lundberg, Max, et al.. (2023). Inversions maintain differences between migratory phenotypes of a songbird. Nature Communications. 14(1). 452–452. 23 indexed citations

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Mackintosh, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Do chromosome rearrangements fix by genetic drift or natural selection? Insights from Brenthis butterflies. Molecular Ecology. 33(24). e17146–e17146. 13 indexed citations

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Mackintosh, Alexander, Dominik R. Laetsch, Tobias Baril, et al.. (2022). The genome sequence of the lesser marbled fritillary, Brenthis ino , and evidence for a segregating neo-Z chromosome. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(6). 9 indexed citations

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Mackintosh, Alexander, Dominik R. Laetsch, Tobias Baril, et al.. (2022). The genome sequence of the scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(9). 7 indexed citations

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Mackintosh, Alexander, Dominik R. Laetsch, Alexander Hayward, et al.. (2019). The determinants of genetic diversity in butterflies. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3466–3466. 76 indexed citations

10.

Mackintosh, Alexander. (2009). From Gladstone to Lloyd George; Parliament in Peace and War. Medical Entomology and Zoology.

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