Matthew Collins

71.5k total citations · 21 hit papers
557 papers, 44.9k citations indexed

About

Matthew Collins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Collins has authored 557 papers receiving a total of 44.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 239 papers in Molecular Biology, 166 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 137 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Matthew Collins's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (159 papers), Climate variability and models (159 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (94 papers). Matthew Collins is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (159 papers), Climate variability and models (159 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (94 papers). Matthew Collins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Matthew Collins's co-authors include Dorothy Jones, Paul A. Lawson, J. A. E. FARROW, David M. H. Sexton, Haroun N. Shah, James M. Murphy, Richard R. Facklam, Enevold Falsen, Mark J. Webb and Wenju Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Collins

546 papers receiving 42.9k citations

Hit Papers

Long-term Climate Chang... 1981 2026 1996 2011 2013 2014 2004 1994 1981 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Long-term Climate Change: Projections, Commitments and Irreversibility
    2013 1.7k citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  2. Increasing frequency of extreme El Niño events due to greenhouse warming
    2014 1.6k citations Wenju Cai, Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  3. Quantification of modelling uncertainties in a large ensemble of climate change simulations
    2004 1.3k citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  4. The Phylogeny of the Genus Clostridium: Proposal of Five New Genera and Eleven New Species Combinations
    1994 1.3k citations Matthew Collins, J. A. E. FARROW et al. profile →
  5. Distribution of isoprenoid quinone structural types in bacteria and their taxonomic implication
    1981 1.3k citations Matthew Collins, Dorothy Jones profile →
  6. Direct Analysis of Genes Encoding 16S rRNA from Complex Communities Reveals Many Novel Molecular Species within the Human Gut
    1999 1.2k citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  7. The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific Ocean and El Niño
    2010 975 citations Matthew Collins, Wenju Cai et al. profile →
  8. Improved general circulation models of the Martian atmosphere from the surface to above 80 km
    1999 937 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  9. Uncertainty in predictions of the climate response to rising levels of greenhouse gases
    2005 857 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  10. Distribution of isoprenoid quinone structural types in bacteria and their taxonomic implication.
    1981 733 citations Matthew Collins, Dorothy Jones profile →
  11. Identification of Enterococcus species isolated from human infections by a conventional test scheme
    1989 678 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  12. ENSO and greenhouse warming
    2015 645 citations Wenju Cai, Agus Santoso et al. profile →
  13. Amazonian forest dieback under climate-carbon cycle projections for the 21st century
    2004 576 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  14. Genetic Analysis of the Capsular Biosynthetic Locus from All 90 Pneumococcal Serotypes
    2006 567 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  15. Projected increase in continental runoff due to plant responses to increasing carbon dioxide
    2007 537 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  16. UK Climate Projections Science Report: Climate Change Projections
    2009 534 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  17. Increased frequency of extreme La Niña events under greenhouse warming
    2015 494 citations Wenju Cai, Guojian Wang et al. profile →
  18. ENSO Atmospheric Teleconnections and Their Response to Greenhouse Gas Forcing
    2018 379 citations Wenju Cai, Michael J. McPhaden et al. profile →
  19. The 2021 western North America heat wave among the most extreme events ever recorded globally
    2022 193 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  20. The most at-risk regions in the world for high-impact heatwaves
    2023 100 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →
  21. Possible shift in controls of the tropical Pacific surface warming pattern
    2024 41 citations Matthew Collins et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew Collins United Kingdom 101 15.3k 13.3k 10.9k 6.3k 5.4k 557 44.9k
James M. Tiedje United States 140 3.2k 0.2× 34.4k 2.6× 2.4k 0.2× 35.8k 5.7× 4.7k 0.9× 609 95.0k
Rudolf Amann Germany 133 3.8k 0.3× 30.1k 2.3× 2.6k 0.2× 42.9k 6.8× 3.3k 0.6× 471 75.9k
Wolfgang Ludwig Germany 80 2.0k 0.1× 22.9k 1.7× 2.0k 0.2× 23.1k 3.7× 4.1k 0.8× 311 50.1k
Noah Fierer United States 118 4.3k 0.3× 29.4k 2.2× 4.2k 0.4× 39.4k 6.2× 3.5k 0.6× 274 89.4k
Frank Oliver Glöckner Germany 60 1.9k 0.1× 28.2k 2.1× 933 0.1× 25.3k 4.0× 4.1k 0.8× 158 57.0k
Robert Atlas United States 74 4.8k 0.3× 4.1k 0.3× 4.4k 0.4× 4.0k 0.6× 830 0.2× 347 22.9k
Rita R. Colwell United States 106 3.2k 0.2× 17.2k 1.3× 360 0.0× 15.5k 2.5× 6.6k 1.2× 754 51.3k
J. Gregory Caporaso United States 65 1.5k 0.1× 28.1k 2.1× 948 0.1× 18.6k 2.9× 4.3k 0.8× 123 57.4k
R. C. Edgar United States 32 3.1k 0.2× 41.7k 3.1× 775 0.1× 25.3k 4.0× 4.8k 0.9× 50 89.7k
Philip Hugenholtz Australia 105 1.7k 0.1× 40.2k 3.0× 956 0.1× 31.2k 4.9× 5.2k 1.0× 416 77.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew Collins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew Collins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ying, Jun, Matthew Collins, Robin Chadwick, Jian Ma, & Tao Lian. (2024). Constraints on the Projected Tropical Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Warming Pattern by the Tropical North Atlantic Cold SST Bias in CMIP6 Models. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(21). 3 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound Manipulation and Extrusion of Active Nanorods. Small. 19(38). e2300028–e2300028. 4 indexed citations
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Kajtar, Jules B., Agus Santoso, Matthew Collins, et al.. (2021). CMIP5 Intermodel Relationships in the Baseline Southern Ocean Climate System and With Future Projections. Earth s Future. 9(6). 24 indexed citations
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Santoso, Agus, Wenju Cai, Matthew Collins, et al.. (2015). MEETING SUMMARIES. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 96(11). 1969–1972. 16 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew, Ubaldina M. Rodrigues, R.H. Dainty, Robert A. Edwards, & T.A. Roberts. (1992). Taxonomic studies on a psychrophilicClostridiumfrom vacuum-packed beef: Description ofClostridium estertheticumsp. nov.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 96(2-3). 235–239. 64 indexed citations
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FARROW, J. A. E., C. Ash, S. Wallbanks, & Matthew Collins. (1992). Phylogenetic analysis of the generaPlanococcus, MarinococcusandSporosarcinaand their relationships to members of the genusBacillus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 93(2). 167–172. 20 indexed citations
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East, Alison K., Peter T. Richardson, David Allaway, et al.. (1992). Sequence of the gene encoding type F neurotoxin ofClostridium botulinum. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 96(2-3). 225–230. 66 indexed citations
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Sarwar, Ghulam, H. G. Botting, & Matthew Collins. (1991). A comparison of fasting serum amino acid profiles of young and elderly subjects.. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 10(6). 668–674. 31 indexed citations
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Whiley, Robert A., et al.. (1990). Streptococcus parasanguissp. nov., an atypical viridansStreptococcusfrom human clinical specimens. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 68(1-2). 115–121. 85 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Ubaldina M. & Matthew Collins. (1990). Phylogenetic analysis of Streptococcus saccharolyticus based on 16S rRNA sequencing. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 71(1-2). 231–234. 19 indexed citations
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Williams, Annette M., J. L. Fryer, & Matthew Collins. (1990). Lactococcus pisciumsp. nov. a newLactococcusspecies from salmonid fish. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 68(1-2). 109–113. 86 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Murcia, Antonio & Matthew Collins. (1990). A phylogenetic analysis of the genusLeuconostocbased on reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16 S rRNA. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 70(1). 73–83. 54 indexed citations
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Tindall, Brian J. & Matthew Collins. (1986). Structure of 2-methyl-3-VIII-dihydrooctaprenyl-1,4-naphthoquinone fromHalococcus morrhuae. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 37(1). 117–119. 7 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew. (1985). Structure of thermoplasmaquinone fromThermoplasma acidophilum. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 28(1). 21–23. 28 indexed citations
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Gilbart, James William & Matthew Collins. (1985). High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of ubiquinones from new Legionella species. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 26(1). 77–82. 5 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew, et al.. (1984). Menaquinone-6 and thermoplasmaquinone-6 inWolinella succinogenes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 22(3). 273–276. 26 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew, Michael Goodfellow, & David E. Minnikin. (1982). Polar lipid composition in the classification ofArthrobacterandMicrobacterium. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 15(4). 299–302. 24 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew. (1981). Distribution of menaquinones within members of the genusStaphylococcus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 12(1). 83–85. 9 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew & Dorothy Jones. (1981). Lipid composition ofBrevibacterium lyticum(Takayama, Udagawa and Abe). FEMS Microbiology Letters. 11(2-3). 193–195. 4 indexed citations

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