Daniel Barker

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Daniel Barker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Barker has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Daniel Barker's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (18 papers), Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research (7 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (5 papers). Daniel Barker is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (18 papers), Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research (7 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (5 papers). Daniel Barker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Daniel Barker's co-authors include Mark Pagel, Andrew Meade, Richard M. Sibly, Jim Hone, Michael C. Denham, Michael G. Ritchie, Jutta Buschbom, Roger K. Butlin, William Chester Jordan and Anastasia Gardiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Barker

44 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Bayesian Estimation of Ancestral Character States on Phylogenies

2004 1.0k citations Mark Pagel, Andrew Meade et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel Barker United Kingdom	16	803	783	587	536	388	45	2.3k
Heike Hadrys Germany	23	1.0k 1.3×	826 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	918 1.7×	389 1.0×	53	2.8k
Rutger Vos Netherlands	20	742 0.9×	864 1.1×	636 1.1×	761 1.4×	340 0.9×	49	2.6k
Derrick J. Zwickl United States	20	1.6k 2.0×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 2.1×	485 0.9×	546 1.4×	24	3.2k
Michael Suleski United States	5	1.8k 2.2×	529 0.7×	830 1.4×	583 1.1×	863 2.2×	7	3.5k
Christoph Mayer Germany	31	1.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.9×	717 1.3×	473 1.2×	68	3.1k
James C. Wilgenbusch United States	8	672 0.8×	713 0.9×	599 1.0×	379 0.7×	463 1.2×	15	2.1k
Ari Löytynoja Finland	20	1.9k 2.3×	439 0.6×	1.0k 1.7×	633 1.2×	762 2.0×	44	3.2k
Rute R. da Fonseca Denmark	25	1.1k 1.4×	325 0.4×	914 1.6×	575 1.1×	206 0.5×	58	2.4k
François‐Joseph Lapointe Canada	32	1.1k 1.4×	874 1.1×	1.2k 2.0×	885 1.7×	390 1.0×	98	3.3k
Nicolas Galtier France	21	1.3k 1.6×	434 0.6×	1.2k 2.0×	455 0.8×	337 0.9×	26	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Barker

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20 of 20 papers shown

Martin, Edward J., et al.. (2024). Innovative communication of molecular evolution through sound: a biological sonification concert. Evolution Education and Outreach. 17(1).

Nunn, Peter B., et al.. (2021). Genomic insights into the biosynthesis and physiology of the cyanobacterial neurotoxin 2,4-diaminobutanoic acid (2,4-DAB). Phytochemistry. 192. 112953–112953. 6 indexed citations

Martin, Edward J., Thomas R. Meagher, & Daniel Barker. (2021). Using sound to understand protein sequence data: new sonification algorithms for protein sequences and multiple sequence alignments. BMC Bioinformatics. 22(1). 456–456. 10 indexed citations

Meagher, Thomas R., et al.. (2021). DNA sonification for public engagement in bioinformatics. BMC Research Notes. 14(1). 273–273. 8 indexed citations

Barker, Daniel, Panayiotis A. Procopiou, John W. Barrett, et al.. (2019). Profile of a Highly Selective Quaternized Pyrrolidine Betaine α_vβ₆ Integrin Inhibitor—(3S)-3-(3-(3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)phenyl)-4-((1S and 1R,3R)-1-methyl-3-(2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrrolidin-1-ium-1-yl)butanoate Synthesized by Stereoselective Methylation. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(16). 7543–7556. 6 indexed citations

Barker, Daniel, et al.. (2017). Comparison of the protein-coding genomes of three deep-sea, sulfur-oxidising bacteria: “Candidatus Ruthia magnifica”, “Candidatus Vesicomyosocius okutanii” and Thiomicrospira crunogena. BMC Research Notes. 10(1). 296–296. 2 indexed citations

McDonagh, James L., et al.. (2016). Bringing computational science to the public. SpringerPlus. 5(1). 259–259. 3 indexed citations

Strobl, Maximilian & Daniel Barker. (2016). On simulated annealing phase transitions in phylogeny reconstruction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 101. 46–55. 11 indexed citations

Barker, Daniel, et al.. (2015). Comparison of the protein-coding gene content of Chlamydia trachomatis and Protochlamydia amoebophila using a Raspberry Pi computer. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 561–561. 4 indexed citations

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Barker, Daniel, et al.. (2015). A comparison of the protein-coding genomes of two green sulphur bacteria, Chlorobium tepidum TLS and Pelodictyon phaeoclathratiforme BU-1. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 565–565. 2 indexed citations

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Barker, Daniel, et al.. (2014). One origin for metallo-β-lactamase activity, or two? An investigation assessing a diverse set of reconstructed ancestral sequences based on a sample of phylogenetic trees. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 79(3-4). 117–129. 18 indexed citations

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Barker, Daniel, et al.. (2013). 4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware. BMC Bioinformatics. 14(1). 243–243. 18 indexed citations

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Ramos, O., Daniel Barker, & David Ferrier. (2012). Ghost Loci Imply Hox and ParaHox Existence in the Last Common Ancestor of Animals. Current Biology. 22(20). 1951–1956. 30 indexed citations

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Keays, Maria, Daniel Barker, Thomas Wicker, & Michael G. Ritchie. (2011). Signatures of selection and sex-specific expression variation of a novel duplicate during the evolution of the Drosophila desaturase gene family. Molecular Ecology. 20(17). no–no. 15 indexed citations

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Brennan, Adrian C., Daniel Barker, Simon J. Hiscock, & Richard J. Abbott. (2011). Molecular genetic and quantitative trait divergence associated with recent homoploid hybrid speciation: a study of Senecio squalidus (Asteraceae). Heredity. 108(2). 87–95. 39 indexed citations

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Gardiner, Anastasia, Daniel Barker, Roger K. Butlin, William Chester Jordan, & Michael G. Ritchie. (2008). Evolution of a Complex Locus: Exon Gain, Loss and Divergence at the Gr39a Locus in Drosophila. PLoS ONE. 3(1). e1513–e1513. 15 indexed citations

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Sibly, Richard M., Daniel Barker, Jim Hone, & Mark Pagel. (2007). On the stability of populations of mammals, birds, fish and insects. Ecology Letters. 10(10). 970–976. 77 indexed citations

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Barker, Daniel, Andrew Meade, & Mark Pagel. (2006). Constrained models of evolution lead to improved prediction of functional linkage from correlated gain and loss of genes. Bioinformatics. 23(1). 14–20. 67 indexed citations

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Barker, Daniel & Mark Pagel. (2005). Predicting Functional Gene Links from Phylogenetic-Statistical Analyses of Whole Genomes. PLoS Computational Biology. 1(1). e3–e3. 131 indexed citations

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Barker, Daniel. (2004). LVB: parsimony and simulated annealing in the search for phylogenetic trees. Bioinformatics. 20(2). 274–275. 23 indexed citations

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