Matthew T. Webster

11.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
91 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Matthew T. Webster is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew T. Webster has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Genetics, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Matthew T. Webster's work include Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (22 papers). Matthew T. Webster is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (22 papers). Matthew T. Webster collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Matthew T. Webster's co-authors include Hans Ellegren, Leif Andersson, Nick G.C. Smith, Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh, Andreas Wållberg, Jonas Berglund, Sangeet Lamichhaney, Han Fan, Erik Axelsson and B. Rosemary Grant and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matthew T. Webster

87 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication

2010 761 citations Matthew T. Webster, Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh et al. Nature profile →
The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet

2013 635 citations Erik Axelsson, Abhirami Ratnakumar et al. Nature profile →
Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing

2015 630 citations Sangeet Lamichhaney, Jonas Berglund et al. Nature profile →
Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin’s finches

2017 276 citations Sangeet Lamichhaney, Han Fan et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew T. Webster Sweden	41	4.7k	2.6k	1.4k	1.1k	870	91	6.9k
Michael W. Nachman United States	63	6.7k 1.4×	3.5k 1.4×	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	446 0.5×	137	10.7k
Xavier Messeguer Spain	14	3.0k 0.6×	3.4k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	542 0.6×	46	7.7k
Peter D. Keightley United Kingdom	54	8.5k 1.8×	4.8k 1.8×	1.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.9×	557 0.6×	150	11.1k
Jason B. Wolf United Kingdom	39	3.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.8k 2.0×	590 0.5×	397 0.5×	101	6.5k
Trudy F. C. Mackay United States	57	5.6k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	1.2k 1.4×	170	9.4k
Melissa J. Hubisz United States	33	6.7k 1.4×	4.9k 1.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	330 0.4×	37	10.9k
Robert W. Murphy Canada	48	3.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	602 0.5×	522 0.6×	322	8.1k
Wesley C. Warren United States	41	3.0k 0.6×	2.9k 1.1×	600 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	180 0.2×	155	6.5k
Charles F. Aquadro United States	61	8.0k 1.7×	4.7k 1.8×	2.5k 1.8×	2.3k 2.1×	1.5k 1.7×	163	12.1k
Graham Coop United States	46	7.3k 1.5×	3.2k 1.2×	1000 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	250 0.3×	84	10.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Elsner, D., et al.. (2025). Unexpectedly low recombination rates and presence of hotspots in termite genomes. Genome Research. 35(5). 1124–1137.

Mallya, Usha G., Sheri Fehnel, Robert S. Mittleman, et al.. (2023). Interview-Based Patient- and Caregiver-Reported Experiences of Hunger and Improved Quality of Life with Setmelanotide Treatment in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Advances in Therapy. 40(5). 2394–2411. 14 indexed citations

Tamarit, Daniel, Kristina Näslund, Tobias C. Olofsson, et al.. (2022). Genome Evolution of a Symbiont Population for Pathogen Defense in Honeybees. Genome Biology and Evolution. 14(11). 7 indexed citations

Christmas, Matthew J., Julia C. Jones, Anna Olsson, et al.. (2021). A genomic and morphometric analysis of alpine bumblebees: Ongoing reductions in tongue length but no clear genetic component. Molecular Ecology. 31(4). 1111–1127. 11 indexed citations

Christmas, Matthew J., Julia C. Jones, Anna Olsson, et al.. (2021). Genetic Barriers to Historical Gene Flow between Cryptic Species of Alpine Bumblebees Revealed by Comparative Population Genomics. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(8). 3126–3143. 38 indexed citations

Eneli, Ihuoma, et al.. (2019). <p>Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry</p>. The Application of Clinical Genetics. Volume 12. 87–93. 12 indexed citations

Henriques, Dora, Melanie Parejo, Alain Vignal, et al.. (2018). Developing reduced SNP assays from whole‐genome sequence data to estimate introgression in an organism with complex genetic patterns, the Iberian honeybee (Apis mellifera iberiensis). Evolutionary Applications. 11(8). 1270–1282. 30 indexed citations

Lamichhaney, Sangeet, Han Fan, Matthew T. Webster, et al.. (2017). Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin’s finches. Science. 359(6372). 224–228. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

Webster, Matthew T., Michele Perloski, Marc P. Hoeppner, et al.. (2015). Linked genetic variants on chromosome 10 control ear morphology and body mass among dog breeds. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 474–474. 30 indexed citations

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Rands, Chris M., Aaron E. Darling, Matthew K. Fujita, et al.. (2013). Insights into the evolution of Darwin’s finches from comparative analysis of the Geospiza magnirostris genome sequence. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 95–95. 35 indexed citations

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Axelsson, Erik, Abhirami Ratnakumar, Maja L. Arendt, et al.. (2013). The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet. Nature. 495(7441). 360–364. 635 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berglund, Jonas, Katherine S. Pollard, & Matthew T. Webster. (2009). Hotspots of Biased Nucleotide Substitutions in Human Genes. PLoS Biology. 7(1). e1000026–e1000026. 123 indexed citations

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Mank, Judith E., Lina Hultin‐Rosenberg, Matthew T. Webster, & Hans Ellegren. (2008). The unique genomic properties of sex-biased genes: Insights from avian microarray data. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 148–148. 67 indexed citations

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Cruz, Fernando, Carles Vilà, & Matthew T. Webster. (2008). The Legacy of Domestication: Accumulation of Deleterious Mutations in the Dog Genome. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25(11). 2331–2336. 111 indexed citations

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Axelsson, Erik, Matthew T. Webster, Nick G.C. Smith, David W. Burt, & Hans Ellegren. (2004). Comparison of the chicken and turkey genomes reveals a higher rate of nucleotide divergence on microchromosomes than macrochromosomes. Genome Research. 15(1). 120–125. 119 indexed citations

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Webster, Matthew T. & Nick G.C. Smith. (2004). Fixation biases affecting human SNPs. Trends in Genetics. 20(3). 122–126. 43 indexed citations

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Webster, Matthew T., et al.. (2003). Reduced variation on the chicken Z chromosome and the role of selective sweeps in sex chromosome evolution. Genome Research. 1 indexed citations

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Webster, Matthew T.. (2003). Compositional Evolution of Noncoding DNA in the Human and Chimpanzee Genomes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 20(2). 278–286. 58 indexed citations

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Smith, Nick G.C., Matthew T. Webster, & Hans Ellegren. (2002). Deterministic Mutation Rate Variation in the Human Genome. Genome Research. 12(9). 1350–1356. 96 indexed citations

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Rees, David C., Nicola H. Chapman, Matthew T. Webster, et al.. (1999). Born to clot: the European burden. British Journal of Haematology. 105(2). 564–566. 52 indexed citations

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