Keith A. Crandall

693 total papers · 75.2k total citations
376 papers, 57.1k citations indexed

About

Keith A. Crandall is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith A. Crandall has authored 376 papers receiving a total of 57.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Ecology, 112 papers in Molecular Biology and 75 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Keith A. Crandall's work include Crustacean biology and ecology (106 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (59 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (58 papers). Keith A. Crandall is often cited by papers focused on Crustacean biology and ecology (106 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (59 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (58 papers). Keith A. Crandall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and Chile. Keith A. Crandall's co-authors include David Posada, Mark Clement, Alan R. Templeton, Charles F. Sing, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, John P. Huelsenbeck, Jennifer E. Buhay, Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, Georgina M. Mace and Robert K. Wayne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Keith A. Crandall

365 papers receiving 54.7k citations

Hit Papers

MODELTEST: testing the mo... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1998 2000 1992 2000 2000 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. MODELTEST: testing the model of DNA substitution.
    1998 18.3k citations David Posada, Keith A. Crandall Bioinformatics profile →
  2. TCS: a computer program to estimate gene genealogies
    2000 8.7k citations Mark Clement, David Posada et al. Molecular Ecology profile →
  3. A cladistic analysis of phenotypic associations with haplotypes inferred from restriction endonuclease mapping and DNA sequence data. III. Cladogram estimation.
    1992 2.9k citations Alan R. Templeton, Keith A. Crandall et al. Genetics profile →
  4. GeoDis: a program for the cladistic nested analysis of the geographical distribution of genetic haplotypes
    2000 1.6k citations David Posada, Keith A. Crandall et al. Molecular Ecology profile →
  5. Considering evolutionary processes in conservation biology
    2000 1.5k citations Keith A. Crandall, Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  6. Intraspecific gene genealogies: trees grafting into networks
    2001 1.3k citations David Posada, Keith A. Crandall Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  7. Evaluation of methods for detecting recombination from DNA sequences: Computer simulations
    2001 1.2k citations David Posada, Keith A. Crandall Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Phylogeny Estimation and Hypothesis Testing Using Maximum Likelihood
    1997 905 citations John P. Huelsenbeck, Keith A. Crandall Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics profile →
  9. Many species in one: DNA barcoding overestimates the number of species when nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes are coamplified
    2008 813 citations Hojun Song, Jennifer E. Buhay et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. Empirical tests of some predictions from coalescent theory with applications to intraspecific phylogeny reconstruction.
    1993 788 citations Keith A. Crandall, Alan R. Templeton Genetics profile →
  11. Selecting the Best-Fit Model of Nucleotide Substitution
    2001 774 citations David Posada, Keith A. Crandall Systematic Biology profile →
  12. A Modified Bootscan Algorithm for Automated Identification of Recombinant Sequences and Recombination Breakpoints
    2005 703 citations Darren P. Martin, David Posada et al. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses profile →
  13. TCS: estimating gene genealogies
    2002 595 citations Mark Clement, Quinn Snell et al. profile →
  14. A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans
    2009 555 citations Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff et al. ˜The œRaffles bulletin of zoology profile →
  15. Selecting the Best-Fit Model of Nucleotide Substitution
    2001 519 citations David Posada, Keith A. Crandall Systematic Biology profile →
  16. Phylogeography’s past, present, and future: 10 years after Avise, 2000
    2009 482 citations Michael J. Hickerson, Bryan C. Carstens et al. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Keith A. Crandall 20.9k 19.5k 16.9k 13.2k 9.0k 376 57.1k
Marc A. Suchard 16.9k 0.8× 12.5k 0.6× 18.7k 1.1× 15.5k 1.2× 10.8k 1.2× 299 64.2k
David Posada 18.5k 0.9× 15.4k 0.8× 18.8k 1.1× 13.0k 1.0× 12.4k 1.4× 163 56.5k
Laurent Excoffier 45.5k 2.2× 19.0k 1.0× 17.9k 1.1× 13.4k 1.0× 10.7k 1.2× 185 70.8k
Andrew Rambaut 20.1k 1.0× 11.8k 0.6× 19.2k 1.1× 15.3k 1.2× 8.9k 1.0× 225 71.7k
Paul D. N. Hebert 23.9k 1.1× 28.0k 1.4× 25.4k 1.5× 19.8k 1.5× 6.0k 0.7× 572 68.1k
Alexei J. Drummond 23.3k 1.1× 15.5k 0.8× 21.7k 1.3× 18.8k 1.4× 10.4k 1.2× 108 69.8k
Alexandros Stamatakis 13.5k 0.6× 16.1k 0.8× 28.5k 1.7× 15.9k 1.2× 15.2k 1.7× 175 62.9k
Masatoshi Nei 43.8k 2.1× 16.4k 0.8× 28.4k 1.7× 15.6k 1.2× 23.2k 2.6× 199 87.9k
Arndt von Haeseler 14.0k 0.7× 13.6k 0.7× 28.1k 1.7× 12.2k 0.9× 12.9k 1.4× 190 60.7k
Fredrik Ronquist 21.4k 1.0× 22.1k 1.1× 29.5k 1.7× 29.6k 2.2× 20.0k 2.2× 122 85.5k

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