Melissa E. Marks

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Melissa E. Marks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa E. Marks has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melissa E. Marks's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (2 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (2 papers). Melissa E. Marks is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (2 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (2 papers). Melissa E. Marks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Melissa E. Marks's co-authors include David M. Kingsley, Dolph Schluter, Bjarni Jónsson, Michael D. Shapiro, Kirsten S. Nereng, Benjamin K. Blackman, Catherine L. Peichel, Shannon D. Brady, Jeremy Schmutz and Michael A. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Melissa E. Marks

8 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2009 2004 250 500 750
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. Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by Recurrent Deletion of a Pitx1 Enhancer
    2009 751 citations Yingguang Frank Chan, Melissa E. Marks et al. Science profile →
  2. Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks
    2004 655 citations Michael D. Shapiro, Melissa E. Marks et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa E. Marks United States 7 1.0k 919 266 264 240 8 1.9k
Craig T. Miller United States 26 1.4k 1.4× 1.9k 2.1× 193 0.7× 490 1.9× 292 1.2× 50 3.2k
H Tichy Germany 27 825 0.8× 626 0.7× 343 1.3× 318 1.2× 596 2.5× 63 2.3k
Kathryn D. Kavanagh United States 14 301 0.3× 709 0.8× 164 0.6× 193 0.7× 281 1.2× 17 1.4k
Yingguang Frank Chan United States 21 1.5k 1.5× 761 0.8× 462 1.7× 446 1.7× 385 1.6× 45 2.4k
Mark Dickson United States 12 1.3k 1.3× 913 1.0× 379 1.4× 387 1.5× 314 1.3× 15 2.6k
Shannon D. Brady United States 9 803 0.8× 489 0.5× 252 0.9× 294 1.1× 236 1.0× 11 1.3k
Ingo Braasch United States 33 1.3k 1.3× 2.2k 2.4× 284 1.1× 505 1.9× 341 1.4× 68 4.1k
Andrew M. Shedlock United States 21 952 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 191 0.7× 362 1.4× 476 2.0× 31 2.1k
Stanley K. Sessions United States 22 590 0.6× 631 0.7× 283 1.1× 197 0.7× 416 1.7× 50 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa E. Marks

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa E. Marks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa E. Marks

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa E. Marks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa E. Marks based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa E. Marks. Melissa E. Marks is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Heckman, Taylor I., et al.. (2018). Exopolysaccharide production in Caulobacter crescentus: A resource allocation trade-off between protection and proliferation. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0190371–e0190371. 10 indexed citations
2.
Rogers, Sean M., et al.. (2012). GENETIC SIGNATURE OF ADAPTIVE PEAK SHIFT IN THREESPINE STICKLEBACK. Evolution. 66(8). 2439–2450. 72 indexed citations
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Marks, Melissa E., Clotilde Teiling, Lei Du, et al.. (2010). The Genetic Basis of Laboratory Adaptation in Caulobacter crescentus. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(14). 3678–3688. 134 indexed citations
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Chan, Yingguang Frank, Melissa E. Marks, Felicity C. Jones, et al.. (2009). Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by Recurrent Deletion of a Pitx1 Enhancer. Science. 327(5963). 302–305. 751 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chan, Yingguang Frank, Guadalupe Villarreal, Melissa E. Marks, et al.. (2009). S14-03 From trait to base pairs: Parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in three-spined sticklebacks occurs by repeated deletion of a tissue-specific pelvic enhancer at Pitx1. Mechanisms of Development. 126. S14–S15. 6 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Michael D., Melissa E. Marks, Catherine L. Peichel, et al.. (2004). Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks. Nature. 428(6984). 717–723. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Rountree, Ryan B., Michael Schoor, Hao Chen, et al.. (2004). BMP Receptor Signaling Is Required for Postnatal Maintenance of Articular Cartilage. PLoS Biology. 2(11). e355–e355. 227 indexed citations
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Hébert, Jean M., et al.. (2003). BMP ligands act redundantly to pattern the dorsal telencephalic midline. genesis. 35(4). 214–219. 46 indexed citations

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