John E. McCormack

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
89 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

John E. McCormack is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. McCormack has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Genetics, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John E. McCormack's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (45 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (25 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (17 papers). John E. McCormack is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (45 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (25 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (17 papers). John E. McCormack collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Brazil. John E. McCormack's co-authors include Brant C. Faircloth, Robb T. Brumfield, Travis C. Glenn, Nicholas G. Crawford, Michael Harvey, Amanda J. Zellmer, L. Lacey Knowles, Sarah M. Hird, Whitney L. E. Tsai and Thomas B. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

John E. McCormack

85 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Ultraconserved Elements Anchor Thousands of Genetic Markers Spanning Multiple Evolutionary Timescales

2012 900 citations Brant C. Faircloth, John E. McCormack et al. Systematic Biology profile →
Applications of next-generation sequencing to phylogeography and phylogenetics

2011 477 citations John E. McCormack, Amanda J. Zellmer et al. profile →
The drivers of tropical speciation

2014 441 citations John E. McCormack, Michael Harvey et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John E. McCormack United States	29	3.1k	2.2k	1.7k	1.4k	992	89	5.4k
Anne D. Yoder United States	47	2.3k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	875 0.9×	140	7.5k
Brian C. O’Meara United States	29	2.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	647 0.7×	65	5.4k
Kevin E. Omland United States	38	3.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.8×	2.3k 1.7×	732 0.7×	118	6.4k
Jeffrey M. Good United States	36	3.7k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	574 0.6×	88	6.0k
Adam D. Leaché United States	34	3.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	114	6.5k
Rebecca T. Kimball United States	40	2.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	421 0.4×	158	6.7k
Michael D. Sorenson United States	44	4.2k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	2.9k 2.1×	558 0.6×	110	6.9k
Fumin Lei China	43	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	245	6.2k
Jimmy A. McGuire United States	42	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.8k 1.8×	135	6.8k
Rauri C. K. Bowie United States	38	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	2.6k 1.9×	1.3k 1.3×	204	6.8k

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Edwards, Scott V., Bohao Fang, Danielle E. Khost, et al.. (2025). Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation. Science. 390(6778). eadw1931–eadw1931. 1 indexed citations

Zapata, Felipe, José Cerca, Claudia L. Henriquez, et al.. (2024). Darwin’s overlooked radiation: genomic evidence points to the early stages of a radiation in the Galápagos prickly pear cactus ( Opuntia : Cactaceae). 3(1).

Zellmer, Amanda J., et al.. (2024). Convergent niche shifts of endangered parrots (genus Amazona ) during successful establishment in urban southern California. Diversity and Distributions. 30(4).

DeRaad, Devon A., Marlon E. Cobos, Isao Nishiumi, et al.. (2024). On the brink of explosion? Identifying the source and potential spread of introduced Zosterops white-eyes in North America. Biological Invasions. 26(5). 1615–1639. 1 indexed citations

DeRaad, Devon A., et al.. (2023). Temporal stability of the hybrid zone between Calocitta magpie‐jays revealed through comparison of museum specimens and iNaturalist photos. Ecology and Evolution. 13(3). e9863–e9863. 5 indexed citations

McCormack, John E., et al.. (2023). An elevational shift facilitated the Mesoamerican diversification of Azure‐hooded Jays (Cyanolyca cucullata) during the Great American Biotic Interchange. Ecology and Evolution. 13(8). e10411–e10411. 1 indexed citations

Benham, Phred M., Carla Cicero, Devon A. DeRaad, et al.. (2023). A highly contiguous reference genome for the Steller’s jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). Journal of Heredity. 114(5). 549–560. 5 indexed citations

DeRaad, Devon A., Merly Escalona, Phred M. Benham, et al.. (2023). De novo assembly of a chromosome-level reference genome for the California Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica. Journal of Heredity. 114(6). 669–680. 7 indexed citations

DeRaad, Devon A., Whitney L. E. Tsai, Ryan S. Terrill, et al.. (2022). Hybrid zone or hybrid lineage: a genomic reevaluation of Sibley’s classic species conundrum inPipilotowhees. Evolution. 77(3). 852–869. 10 indexed citations

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DeRaad, Devon A., John E. McCormack, Nancy Chen, A. Townsend Peterson, & Robert G. Moyle. (2022). Combining Species Delimitation, Species Trees, and Tests for Gene Flow Clarifies Complex Speciation in Scrub-Jays. Systematic Biology. 71(6). 1453–1470. 25 indexed citations

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Linck, Ethan, Paul van, Garth M. Spellman, et al.. (2019). Dense Geographic and Genomic Sampling Reveals Paraphyly and a Cryptic Lineage in a Classic Sibling Species Complex. Systematic Biology. 68(6). 956–966. 19 indexed citations

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DeRaad, Devon A., James M. Maley, Whitney L. E. Tsai, & John E. McCormack. (2019). Phenotypic clines across an unstudied hybrid zone in Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii). The Auk. 136(2). 3 indexed citations

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Friis, Guillermo, Guillermo Fandós, Amanda J. Zellmer, et al.. (2018). Genome‐wide signals of drift and local adaptation during rapid lineage divergence in a songbird. Molecular Ecology. 27(24). 5137–5153. 27 indexed citations

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Pie, Márcio R., et al.. (2017). Phylogenetic relationships of diurnal, phytotelm-breeding Melanophryniscus (Anura: Bufonidae) based on mitogenomic data. Gene. 628. 194–199. 2 indexed citations

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Starrett, James, Shahan Derkarabetian, Marshal Hedin, et al.. (2016). High phylogenetic utility of an ultraconserved element probe set designed for Arachnida. Molecular Ecology Resources. 17(4). 812–823. 111 indexed citations

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McCormack, John E., Whitney L. E. Tsai, & Brant C. Faircloth. (2015). Sequence capture of ultraconserved elements from bird museum specimens. Molecular Ecology Resources. 16(5). 1189–1203. 191 indexed citations

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Toews, David P. L., Leonardo Campagna, Scott A. Taylor, et al.. (2015). Genomic approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds. The Auk. 133(1). 13–30. 63 indexed citations

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McCormack, John E., Amanda J. Zellmer, & L. Lacey Knowles. (2009). DOES NICHE DIVERGENCE ACCOMPANY ALLOPATRIC DIVERGENCE INAPHELOCOMAJAYS AS PREDICTED UNDER ECOLOGICAL SPECIATION?: INSIGHTS FROM TESTS WITH NICHE MODELS. Evolution. 64(5). 1231–44. 250 indexed citations

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Freedman, Adam H., John P. Pollinger, John E. McCormack, et al.. (2009). Landscape genetics of California mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): the roles of ecological and historical factors in generating differentiation. Molecular Ecology. 18(9). 1848–1862. 71 indexed citations

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McCormack, John E., et al.. (2007). SIERRA SANTA ROSA: AN OASIS OF BIRD DIVERSITY IN ARID NORTHERN MEXICO. Ornitología Neotropical. 18(3). 2 indexed citations

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