David M. Kingsley

22.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
117 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

David M. Kingsley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Kingsley has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in David M. Kingsley's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (29 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (17 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers). David M. Kingsley is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (29 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (17 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers). David M. Kingsley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. David M. Kingsley's co-authors include Dolph Schluter, Elaine E. Storm, Catherine L. Peichel, R Myers, Jeremy Schmutz, Jane Grimwood, Michael D. Shapiro, Felicity C. Jones, Pamela F. Colosimo and Michelle D. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

David M. Kingsley

113 papers receiving 14.8k 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.

The TGF-beta superfamily: new members, new receptors, and new genetic tests of function in different organisms.

1994 1.6k citations David M. Kingsley Genes & Development profile →
Widespread Parallel Evolution in Sticklebacks by Repeated Fixation of Ectodysplasin Alleles

2005 1.1k citations Pamela F. Colosimo, Guadalupe Villarreal et al. Science profile →
Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by Recurrent Deletion of a Pitx1 Enhancer

2009 751 citations Yingguang Frank Chan, Melissa E. Marks et al. Science profile →
Limb alterations in brachypodism mice due to mutations in a new member of the TGFβ-superfamily

1994 703 citations Elaine E. Storm, Neal G. Copeland et al. profile →
Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks

2004 655 citations Michael D. Shapiro, Melissa E. Marks et al. profile →
Role of the Mouse ank Gene in Control of Tissue Calcification and Arthritis

2000 518 citations Andrew M. Ho, David M. Kingsley et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David M. Kingsley United States	58	7.3k	6.8k	1.8k	1.7k	1.6k	117	15.2k
Brian K. Hall Canada	58	6.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	897 0.6×	289	13.1k
Corinne Cruaud France	61	8.5k 1.2×	2.5k 0.4×	729 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	232	17.3k
Jörg T. Epplen Germany	66	6.2k 0.8×	4.9k 0.7×	805 0.4×	291 0.2×	1.9k 1.2×	559	17.4k
Clifford J. Tabin United States	87	20.0k 2.7×	7.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	869 0.5×	697 0.4×	201	28.7k
Peter W. H. Holland United Kingdom	62	9.3k 1.3×	3.7k 0.5×	256 0.1×	667 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	217	14.0k
John H. Postlethwait United States	75	14.9k 2.0×	9.0k 1.3×	383 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	315	25.0k
Shigeru Kuratani Japan	59	7.5k 1.0×	2.6k 0.4×	169 0.1×	2.2k 1.3×	477 0.3×	222	10.6k
Jan Klein Germany	60	4.6k 0.6×	3.2k 0.5×	315 0.2×	403 0.2×	663 0.4×	334	15.1k
M.A. Ferguson‐Smith United Kingdom	72	10.2k 1.4×	12.1k 1.8×	513 0.3×	243 0.1×	924 0.6×	524	21.1k
Elaine A. Ostrander United States	78	7.3k 1.0×	11.1k 1.6×	245 0.1×	226 0.1×	468 0.3×	327	18.8k

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Bell, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Genomic Sequence of the Threespine Stickleback Iridovirus (TSIV) from Wild Gasterosteus aculeatus in Stormy Lake, Alaska. Viruses. 16(11). 1663–1663. 2 indexed citations

Kingman, Garrett A. Roberts, et al.. (2021). Longer or shorter spines: Reciprocal trait evolution in stickleback via triallelic regulatory changes in Stanniocalcin2a. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(31). 17 indexed citations

Song, Janet, et al.. (2021). Genetic studies of human–chimpanzee divergence using stem cell fusions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(51). 20 indexed citations

Xie, Kathleen T., Guliang Wang, Julia Wücherpfennig, et al.. (2019). DNA fragility in the parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in stickleback fish. Science. 363(6422). 81–84. 140 indexed citations

Reimchen, T. E., Sandra Frey, Shannon D. Brady, & David M. Kingsley. (2019). Predictive covariation among trophic, isotopic, and genomic traits is consistent with intrapopulation diversifying selection. Evolutionary ecology research. 20(2). 231–245. 4 indexed citations

Lowe, Craig B., Timothy R. Howes, Shannon D. Brady, et al.. (2017). Detecting differential copy number variation between groups of samples. Genome Research. 28(2). 256–265. 10 indexed citations

O’Brown, Natasha M., Brian R. Summers, Felicity C. Jones, Shannon D. Brady, & David M. Kingsley. (2015). A recurrent regulatory change underlying altered expression and Wnt response of the stickleback armor plates gene EDA. eLife. 4. e05290–e05290. 89 indexed citations

Reno, Philip L., et al.. (2013). A Penile Spine/Vibrissa Enhancer Sequence Is Missing in Modern and Extinct Humans but Is Retained in Multiple Primates with Penile Spines and Sensory Vibrissae. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84258–e84258. 10 indexed citations

Greenwood, Anna K., Felicity C. Jones, Yingguang Frank Chan, et al.. (2011). The genetic basis of divergent pigment patterns in juvenile threespine sticklebacks. Heredity. 107(2). 155–166. 56 indexed citations

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Chan, Yingguang Frank, Melissa E. Marks, Felicity C. Jones, et al.. (2009). Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by Recurrent Deletion of a Pitx1 Enhancer. Science. 327(5963). 302–305. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ho, Andrew M., Paul C. Marker, Hairong Peng, et al.. (2008). Dominant negative Bmp5mutation reveals key role of BMPs in skeletal response to mechanical stimulation. BMC Developmental Biology. 8(1). 35–35. 24 indexed citations

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Koyama, Eiki, Yoshihiro Shibukawa, Motohiko Nagayama, et al.. (2008). A distinct cohort of progenitor cells participates in synovial joint and articular cartilage formation during mouse limb skeletogenesis. Developmental Biology. 316(1). 62–73. 263 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Michael D., Michael A. Bell, & David M. Kingsley. (2006). Parallel genetic origins of pelvic reduction in vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(37). 13753–13758. 168 indexed citations

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Gurley, Kyle A., Hao Chen, Catherine Guenther, et al.. (2006). Mineral Formation in Joints Caused by Complete or Joint-Specific Loss of ANK Function. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 21(8). 1238–1247. 59 indexed citations

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Colosimo, Pamela F., Guadalupe Villarreal, Mark Dickson, et al.. (2005). Widespread Parallel Evolution in Sticklebacks by Repeated Fixation of Ectodysplasin Alleles. Science. 307(5717). 1928–1933. 1134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thut, Catherine J., et al.. (2001). A Large-Scale in Situ Screen Provides Molecular Evidence for the Induction of Eye Anterior Segment Structures by the Developing Lens. Developmental Biology. 231(1). 63–76. 101 indexed citations

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Storm, Elaine E. & David M. Kingsley. (1999). GDF5 Coordinates Bone and Joint Formation during Digit Development. Developmental Biology. 209(1). 11–27. 312 indexed citations

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Kingsley, David M.. (1994). The TGF-beta superfamily: new members, new receptors, and new genetic tests of function in different organisms.. Genes & Development. 8(2). 133–146. 1620 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dickinson, Mary E., Michael S. Kobrin, Colleen M. Silan, et al.. (1990). Chromosomal localization of seven members of the murine TGF-β superfamily suggests close linkage to several morphogenetic mutant loci. Genomics. 6(3). 505–520. 124 indexed citations

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Kingsley, David M., et al.. (1972). Playing cards : depicting maps of the British Isles, and of English and Welsh counties. 2 indexed citations

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