M Nei

178.5k total citations · 18 hit papers
69 papers, 152.8k citations indexed

About

M Nei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, M Nei has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 152.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in M Nei's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (27 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (17 papers). M Nei is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (27 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (17 papers). M Nei collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. M Nei's co-authors include Naruya Saitou, Koichiro Tamura, Sudhir Kumar, Joel T. Dudley, Glen Stecher, Daniel G. Peterson, Wen‐Hsiung Li, Pekka Pamilo, Andrey Rzhetsky and Naoko Takezaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

M Nei

69 papers receiving 146.8k 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.

  1. The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.
    1987 52.4k citations Naruya Saitou, M Nei Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  2. MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods
    2011 35.4k citations Koichiro Tamura, Daniel G. Peterson et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  3. MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0
    2007 25.9k citations Koichiro Tamura, Joel T. Dudley et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  4. Estimation of the number of nucleotide substitutions in the control region of mitochondrial DNA in humans and chimpanzees.
    1993 9.4k citations Koichiro Tamura, M Nei Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  5. Mathematical model for studying genetic variation in terms of restriction endonucleases.
    1979 8.8k citations M Nei et al. profile →
  6. Simple methods for estimating the numbers of synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions.
    1986 4.2k citations M Nei et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  7. MEGA: A biologist-centric software for evolutionary analysis of DNA and protein sequences
    2008 3.0k citations Sudhir Kumar, M Nei et al. Briefings in Bioinformatics profile →
  8. Relationships between gene trees and species trees.
    1988 1.3k citations Pekka Pamilo, M Nei Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  9. Evolution of genes and proteins.
    1983 1.0k citations M Nei et al. profile →
  10. MEGA: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis, Version 1.02.
    1995 907 citations Koichiro Tamura, M Nei et al. profile →
  11. Estimation of evolutionary distance between nucleotide sequences.
    1984 825 citations Fumio Tajima, M Nei Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  12. Estimation of fixation indices and gene diversities
    1983 795 citations M Nei et al. profile →
  13. Nucleotide substitution at major histocompatibility complex class II loci: evidence for overdominant selection.
    1989 755 citations M Nei et al. profile →
  14. Phylogenetic test of the molecular clock and linearized trees.
    1995 693 citations Naoko Takezaki, M Nei et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  15. A new method of inference of ancestral nucleotide and amino acid sequences.
    1995 550 citations Sudhir Kumar, M Nei et al. profile →
  16. Allelic genealogy under overdominant and frequency-dependent selection and polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex loci.
    1990 537 citations M Nei et al. profile →
  17. Theoretical foundation of the minimum-evolution method of phylogenetic inference.
    1993 523 citations M Nei et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
  18. Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of drosophilid species.
    1995 483 citations Naoko Takezaki, M Nei et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M Nei 67.7k 42.3k 31.7k 31.5k 16.0k 69 152.8k
Julie Thompson 74.2k 1.1× 34.3k 0.8× 23.6k 0.7× 19.6k 0.6× 11.7k 0.7× 124 138.9k
Stephen F. Altschul 95.6k 1.4× 34.8k 0.8× 24.4k 0.8× 19.4k 0.6× 7.0k 0.4× 70 156.2k
Koichiro Tamura 82.5k 1.2× 60.9k 1.4× 41.3k 1.3× 32.5k 1.0× 23.8k 1.5× 76 206.1k
Glen Stecher 62.4k 0.9× 47.6k 1.1× 30.8k 1.0× 22.1k 0.7× 17.9k 1.1× 14 153.5k
Desmond G. Higgins 67.4k 1.0× 26.7k 0.6× 17.6k 0.6× 17.1k 0.5× 8.1k 0.5× 132 120.5k
Steven L. Salzberg 110.2k 1.6× 46.6k 1.1× 20.8k 0.7× 24.8k 0.8× 6.7k 0.4× 244 185.4k
Toby J. Gibson 65.8k 1.0× 24.7k 0.6× 16.2k 0.5× 16.2k 0.5× 7.3k 0.5× 148 116.5k
Sudhir Kumar 92.7k 1.4× 64.6k 1.5× 43.5k 1.4× 36.5k 1.2× 25.4k 1.6× 302 224.1k
David J. Lipman 66.4k 1.0× 22.8k 0.5× 18.0k 0.6× 15.0k 0.5× 5.2k 0.3× 80 112.8k
Mark A. Bradford 109.9k 1.6× 57.1k 1.4× 21.1k 0.7× 14.9k 0.5× 7.7k 0.5× 229 239.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M Nei

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All Works

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Tamura, Koichiro, et al.. (2011). MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(10). 2731–2739. 35449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Takezaki, Naoko & M Nei. (2009). Genomic Drift and Evolution of Microsatellite DNAs in Human Populations. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26(8). 1835–1840. 5 indexed citations
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Chalkia, Dimitra, Nikolas Nikolaidis, Wojciech Makałowski, J Klein, & M Nei. (2008). Origins and Evolution of the Formin Multigene Family That Is Involved in the Formation of Actin Filaments. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25(12). 2717–2733. 54 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sudhir, M Nei, Joel T. Dudley, & Koichiro Tamura. (2008). MEGA: A biologist-centric software for evolutionary analysis of DNA and protein sequences. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 9(4). 299–306. 2981 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nei, M. (2005). Selectionism and Neutralism in Molecular Evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 22(12). 2318–2342. 232 indexed citations
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Gu, Xun & M Nei. (1999). Locus specificity of polymorphic alleles and evolution by a birth-and- death process in mammalian MHC genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 16(2). 147–156. 74 indexed citations
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Su, Chunlei, et al.. (1999). Diversity and evolution of T-cell receptor variable region genes in mammals and birds. Immunogenetics. 50(5-6). 301–308. 46 indexed citations
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Sitnikova, T. Ya. & M Nei. (1998). Evolution of immunoglobulin kappa chain variable region genes in vertebrates. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15(1). 50–60. 38 indexed citations
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Nei, M & Naoko Takezaki. (1996). The root of the phylogenetic tree of human populations. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 13(1). 170–177. 83 indexed citations
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Ota, Tatsuya & M Nei. (1995). Evolution of immunoglobulin VH pseudogenes in chickens.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 12(1). 94–102. 42 indexed citations
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Ota, Tatsuya & M Nei. (1994). Divergent evolution and evolution by the birth-and-death process in the immunoglobulin VH gene family.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 11(3). 469–82. 182 indexed citations
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Hughes, A. & M Nei. (1990). Evolutionary relationships of class II major-histocompatibility-complex genes in mammals.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 7(6). 491–514. 85 indexed citations
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Hughes, A. & M Nei. (1989). Evolution of the major histocompatibility complex: independent origin of nonclassical class I genes in different groups of mammals.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 6(6). 559–79. 196 indexed citations
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Nei, M, et al.. (1989). Positive darwinian selection observed at the variable-region genes of immunoglobulins.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 6(5). 447–59. 168 indexed citations
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Nei, M. (1988). Relative roles of mutation and selection in the maintenance of genetic variability. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 319(1196). 615–629. 13 indexed citations
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Pamilo, Pekka & M Nei. (1988). Relationships between gene trees and species trees.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 5(5). 568–83. 1288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saitou, Naruya & M Nei. (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 4(4). 406–25. 52445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nei, M, et al.. (1986). Simple methods for estimating the numbers of synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 3(5). 418–26. 4220 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nei, M & Dan Graur. (1984). Extent of protein polymosphism and the neutral mutation theory. Evolutionary Biology. 17. 73–118. 226 indexed citations
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Tajima, Fumio & M Nei. (1984). Estimation of evolutionary distance between nucleotide sequences.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 1(3). 269–85. 825 indexed citations breakdown →

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