Ben D. Marks

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Ben D. Marks is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben D. Marks has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Genetics, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ben D. Marks's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (17 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers). Ben D. Marks is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (17 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers). Ben D. Marks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa. Ben D. Marks's co-authors include Shannon J. Hackett, Frederick H. Sheldon, Sushma Reddy, Christopher C. Witt, Rebecca T. Kimball, John Harshman, Edward L. Braun, Christopher J. Huddleston, William S. Moore and Tamaki Yuri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Systematic Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ben D. Marks

22 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History

2008 1.6k citations Shannon J. Hackett, Rebecca T. Kimball et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Temporal Genomics Reveal a Century of Genomic Diversity Shifts Across a Biodiversity Hotspot Avian Assemblage 2025 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Joseph D. Manthey, (unknown), Yonas Meheretu, (unknown), Yann Bourgeois, (unknown), Stéphane Boissinot, Ben D. Marks	0
2	Library preparation method and DNA source influence endogenous DNA recovery from 100‐year‐old avian museum specimens 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Ben D. Marks, Joseph D. Manthey	2
3	Two lineages of kingfisher feather lice exhibit differing degrees of cospeciation with their hosts 2019 ·Parasitology ·(unknown), Kevin P. Johnson, Ben D. Marks, Robert G. Moyle, Michel P. Valim, Jason D. Weckstein	9
4	Why Do Phylogenomic Data Sets Yield Conflicting Trees? Data Type Influences the Avian Tree of Life more than Taxon Sampling 2017 ·Systematic Biology ·Sushma Reddy, Rebecca T. Kimball, Akanksha Pandey, Peter A. Hosner, Michael J. Braun, Shannon J. Hackett, (unknown), John Harshman, Christopher J. Huddleston, Sarah E. Kingston, Ben D. Marks, Kathleen J. Miglia, William S. Moore, Frederick H. Sheldon, Christopher C. Witt, Tamaki Yuri, Edward L. Braun	202
5	Birds of the Man and Biosphere Reserve of Luki, Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo 2015 ·Check List ·(unknown), Michael J. Andersen, Carl H. Oliveros, Lem’s N. Kalemba, (unknown), Ben D. Marks, Charles Kahindo, Jean Malekani	0
6	Bats (Chiroptera) from the Albertine Rift, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with the description of two new species of the Rhinolophus maclaudi group 2013 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans, Jakob Fahr, (unknown), Prince Kaleme, Andrew J. Plumptre, Ben D. Marks, (unknown)	10
7	Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life 2011 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Edward L. Braun, Rebecca T. Kimball, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jena L. Chojnowski, (unknown), Rauri C. K. Bowie, Michael J. Braun, Shannon J. Hackett, John Harshman, Christopher J. Huddleston, Ben D. Marks, Kathleen J. Miglia, William S. Moore, Sushma Reddy, Frederick H. Sheldon, Christopher C. Witt, Tamaki Yuri	32
8	Phylogeny of magpie‐robins and shamas (Aves: Turdidae: Copsychus and Trichixos): implications for island biogeography in Southeast Asia 2010 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Haw Chuan Lim, Fasheng Zou, Sabrina S. Taylor, Ben D. Marks, Robert G. Moyle, Gary Voelker, Frederick H. Sheldon	38
9	A New Species of Boubou (Malaconotidae:Laniarius) From the Albertine Rift 2010 ·The Auk ·Gary Voelker, (unknown), Sushma Reddy, Michael Tobler, John M. Bates, Shannon J. Hackett, Ben D. Marks, Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans, (unknown)	16
10	Are lowland rainforests really evolutionary museums? Phylogeography of the green hylia (Hylia prasina) in the Afrotropics 2009 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Ben D. Marks	37
11	A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History breakdown → 2008 ·Science ·Shannon J. Hackett, Rebecca T. Kimball, Sushma Reddy, Rauri C. K. Bowie, Edward L. Braun, Michael J. Braun, Jena L. Chojnowski, W. Andrew Cox, (unknown), John Harshman, Christopher J. Huddleston, Ben D. Marks, Kathleen J. Miglia, William S. Moore, Frederick H. Sheldon, David W. Steadman, Christopher C. Witt, Tamaki Yuri	1618
12	Molecular phylogenetics of the bee-eaters (Aves: Meropidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data 2007 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Ben D. Marks, Jason D. Weckstein, Robert G. Moyle	18
13	Feeding behavior, toe count, and the phylogenetic relationships among alcedinine kingfishers (Alcedininae) 2007 ·Journal of Avian Biology ·Robert G. Moyle, Jérôme Fuchs, Éric Pasquet, Ben D. Marks	23
14	Phylogenetic relationships of the bulbuls (Aves: Pycnonotidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data 2006 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Robert G. Moyle, Ben D. Marks	42
15	Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Grey-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) of China and Indochina: A case of remarkable genetic divergence in a “species” 2006 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Fasheng Zou, Haw Chuan Lim, Ben D. Marks, Robert G. Moyle, Frederick H. Sheldon	61
16	PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE MADAGASCAR PYGMY KINGFISHER (ISPIDINA MADAGASCARIENSIS) 2005 ·The Auk ·Ben D. Marks, David E. Willard	17
17	Phylogenetic Relationships of the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina Madagascariensis) 2005 ·The Auk ·Ben D. Marks, David E. Willard	4
18	Rediscovery of the White-necked picathartes Picathartes gymnocephalus in Ghana 2004 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Ben D. Marks, Jason D. Weckstein, Kevin P. Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
19	Additions to the avifauna of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Echuya Forest Reserve, Uganda 2003 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Ben D. Marks, (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	Historical relationships among Neotropical lowland forest areas of endemism as determined by mitochondrial DNA sequence variation within the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae: Glyphorynchus spirurus) 2002 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Ben D. Marks, Shannon J. Hackett, Angelo P. Capparella	110

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