J. Michael Macpherson

3.4k citations

19 papers · 2.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 17

Impact in

Genetics top 2%
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Archeology top 10%

Papers in ⓘ

Genetics 12
- Genetic diversity and population structure 7
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 4
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics 4
- Forensic and Genetic Research 3
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 3
Plant Science 5
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations 4

Co-authors: Dmitri A. Petrov (8 shared papers)Joanna L. Mountain (6 shared papers)David Reich (1 shared paper)Éric Durand (1 shared paper)Katarzyna Bryc (1 shared paper)Lawrence Hon (3 shared papers)Josefa González (4 shared papers)Guy Sella (2 shared papers)
Journals: Molecular Biology and Evolution (3 papers)PLoS Genetics (2 papers)Genetics (2 papers)Ecology and Evolution (2 papers)PLoS ONE (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Israel United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

J. Michael Macpherson

18 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The Genetic Ancestry of African Americans, Latinos, and European Americans across the United States 2014 · 415 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 The American Journal of Human Genetics
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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19 of 19 papers shown

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1	The Genetic Ancestry of African Americans, Latinos, and European Americans across the United States The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Katarzyna Bryc, Éric Durand, J. Michael Macpherson, David Reich, Joanna L. Mountain Hit paper breakdown →	2014	415
2	Web-Based, Participant-Driven Studies Yield Novel Genetic Associations for Common Traits PLoS Genetics ·Nicholas Eriksson, J. Michael Macpherson, Joyce Y. Tung, Lawrence Hon, Brian Naughton, Serge Saxonov, Linda Avey, Anne Wojcicki, Itsik Pe’er, Joanna L. Mountain	2010	302
3	Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Brenna M. Henn, Christopher R. Gignoux, Matthew J. Jobin, Julie M. Granka, J. Michael Macpherson, Jeffrey M. Kidd, Laura R. Botigué, Sohini Ramachandran, Lawrence Hon, Abra Brisbin, Alice Lin, Peter A. Underhill, David Comas, Kenneth K. Kídd, Paul J. Norman, Peter Parham, Carlos D. Bustamante, Joanna L. Mountain, Marcus W. Feldman Hit paper breakdown →	2011	260
4	Pesticide Resistance via Transposition-Mediated Adaptive Gene Truncation in Drosophila Science ·Yael T. Aminetzach, J. Michael Macpherson, Dmitri A. Petrov	2005	192
5	High Rate of Recent Transposable Element–Induced Adaptation in Drosophila melanogaster PLoS Biology ·Josefa González, Lenkov Kapa, Mikhail Lipatov, J. Michael Macpherson, Dmitri A. Petrov	2008	148
6	Cryptic Distant Relatives Are Common in Both Isolated and Cosmopolitan Genetic Samples PLoS ONE ·Brenna M. Henn, Lawrence Hon, J. Michael Macpherson, Nick Eriksson, Serge Saxonov, Itsik Pe’er, Joanna L. Mountain	2012	112
7	Pervasive Hitchhiking at Coding and Regulatory Sites in Humans PLoS Genetics ·James J. Cai, J. Michael Macpherson, Guy Sella, Dmitri A. Petrov	2009	99
8	Genomewide Spatial Correspondence Between Nonsynonymous Divergence and Neutral Polymorphism Reveals Extensive Adaptation in Drosophila Genetics ·J. Michael Macpherson, Guy Sella, Jerel C. Davis, Dmitri A. Petrov	2007	95
9	Efficient Replication of over 180 Genetic Associations with Self-Reported Medical Data PLoS ONE ·Joyce Y. Tung, (unknown), David A. Hinds, Amy K. Kiefer, J. Michael Macpherson, Arnab B. Chowdry, Uta Francke, Brian Naughton, Joanna L. Mountain, Anne Wojcicki, Nicholas Eriksson	2011	81
10	A Spatially Explicit Nanomechanical Model of the Half-Sarcomere: Myofilament Compliance Affects Ca²⁺-Activation Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·P. Bryant Chase, J. Michael Macpherson, Thomas L. Daniel	2004	55
11	A Recent Adaptive Transposable Element Insertion Near Highly Conserved Developmental Loci in Drosophila melanogaster Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Josefa González, J. Michael Macpherson, Dmitri A. Petrov	2009	50
12	Similar Levels of X-linked and Autosomal Nucleotide Variation in African and non-African populations of Drosophila melanogaster BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Nadia D. Singh, J. Michael Macpherson, Jeffrey D. Jensen, Dmitri A. Petrov	2007	43
13	Comparing whole‐genome shotgun sequencing and DNA metabarcoding approaches for species identification and quantification of pollen species mixtures Ecology and Evolution ·Karen L. Bell, Robert A. Petit, Anya Cutler, Emily K. Dobbs, J. Michael Macpherson, Timothy D. Read, Kevin S. Burgess, Berry J. Brosi	2021	26
14	Inferring the Strength of Selection in Drosophila under Complex Demographic Models Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Josefa González, J. Michael Macpherson, Philipp W. Messer, Dmitri A. Petrov	2008	23
15	Extensive linkage disequilibrium in the achaete-scute complex of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics ·J. Michael Macpherson, B. S. Weir, Andrew Brown	1990	22
16	Nonadaptive Explanations for Signatures of Partial Selective Sweeps in Drosophila Molecular Biology and Evolution ·J. Michael Macpherson, Josefa González, Daniela Witten, Jacob Davis, Noah A. Rosenberg, Aaron E. Hirsh, Dmitri A. Petrov	2008	19
17	Limitations of radioactive microspheres as tracers for bone blood flow and extraction ratio studies Calcified Tissue International ·P. Tothill, J. Michael Macpherson	1980	16
18	On the analysis of phylogenetically paired designs Ecology and Evolution ·Jennifer L. Funk, Cyril Rakovski, J. Michael Macpherson	2015	13
19	Gamete Donor Selection Based on Genetic Calculations. U.S. Patent 8,543,339 Chapman University Digital Commons (Chapman University) ·Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey, Joanna L. Mountain, J. Michael Macpherson, Joyce Y. Tung	2013	0

About J. Michael Macpherson

J. Michael Macpherson is a scholar working on Genetics, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine and Anthropology, having authored 19 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (7 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (4 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (4 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (3 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (975 citations), Archeology (13 citations), Molecular Biology (715 citations), Plant Science (372 citations) and Archeology (97 citations). J. Michael Macpherson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Dmitri A. Petrov, Joanna L. Mountain, David Reich, Éric Durand, Katarzyna Bryc, Lawrence Hon, Josefa González, Guy Sella, Itsik Pe’er and Serge Saxonov. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Biology and Evolution, PLoS Genetics, Genetics, Ecology and Evolution and PLoS ONE.

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