Michael A. Sleigh

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Sleigh is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Sleigh has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Sleigh's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (16 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers). Michael A. Sleigh is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (16 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers). Michael A. Sleigh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Malaysia. Michael A. Sleigh's co-authors include John Blake, Mikhail V. Zubkov, N. Liron, Peter Burkill, R. J. G. Leakey, Edward Aiello, Glen A. Tarran, David J. Barlow, Robert Rikmenspoel and Khaled A. S. Al‐Rasheid and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology and Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Sleigh

43 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Propulsion of Mucus by Cilia 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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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 Propulsion of Mucus by Cilia
    1988 413 citations Michael A. Sleigh, John Blake et al. American Review of Respiratory Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael A. Sleigh United Kingdom 22 725 708 551 396 314 43 2.2k
M. A. Sleigh United Kingdom 34 1.5k 2.0× 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 2.0× 266 0.7× 190 0.6× 80 3.4k
Michael Lebert Germany 31 421 0.6× 610 0.9× 1.0k 1.8× 138 0.3× 242 0.8× 124 3.6k
Theodore L. Jahn United States 23 230 0.3× 212 0.3× 643 1.2× 184 0.5× 133 0.4× 64 1.5k
Björn A. Afzelius Sweden 29 332 0.5× 184 0.3× 1.8k 3.3× 146 0.4× 82 0.3× 78 4.8k
Yukio Hiramoto Japan 34 245 0.3× 343 0.5× 1.4k 2.5× 270 0.7× 256 0.8× 100 3.4k
Jeffrey Guasto United States 21 223 0.3× 148 0.2× 451 0.8× 1.3k 3.4× 1.3k 4.0× 50 2.7k
William M. Durham United Kingdom 15 306 0.4× 350 0.5× 364 0.7× 430 1.1× 402 1.3× 28 1.5k
Jeffrey B. Graham United States 35 2.3k 3.2× 258 0.4× 206 0.4× 59 0.1× 77 0.2× 81 3.7k
J. Rudi Strickler United States 39 1.7k 2.3× 1.8k 2.6× 638 1.2× 293 0.7× 275 0.9× 98 5.2k
Kazuhiro Kogure Japan 32 1.5k 2.1× 645 0.9× 1.5k 2.8× 56 0.1× 433 1.4× 123 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael A. Sleigh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael A. Sleigh

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kamennaya, Nina A., et al.. (2022). Notable predominant morphology of the smallest most abundant protozoa of the open ocean revealed by electron microscopy. Journal of Plankton Research. 44(4). 542–558. 3 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V. & Michael A. Sleigh. (2005). Assimilation efficiency of Vibrio bacterial protein biomass by the flagellate Pteridomonas: Assessment using flow cytometric sorting. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 54(2). 281–286. 14 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V. & Michael A. Sleigh. (2000). Comparison of Growth Efficiencies of Protozoa Growing on Bacteria Deposited on Surfaces and in Suspension. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 47(1). 62–69. 26 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V., Michael A. Sleigh, Peter Burkill, & R. J. G. Leakey. (2000). Picoplankton community structure on the Atlantic Meridional Transect: a comparison between seasons. Progress In Oceanography. 45(3-4). 369–386. 205 indexed citations
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Burkill, Peter, et al.. (1999). The structure of zooplankton communities, in the 2 to 2000μm size range, in the Arabian Sea during and after the SW monsoon, 1994. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 46(3-4). 815–842. 36 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V., Michael A. Sleigh, & Peter Burkill. (1998). Measurement of bacterivory by protists in open ocean waters. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 27(1). 85–102. 22 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V. & Michael A. Sleigh. (1998). Heterotrophic nanoplankton biomass measured by a glucosaminidase assay. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 25(2). 97–106. 21 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V. & Michael A. Sleigh. (1996). Bacterivory by the ciliate Euplotes in different states of hunger. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 20(3). 137–147. 17 indexed citations
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Al‐Rasheid, Khaled A. S. & Michael A. Sleigh. (1994). The effects of heavy metals on the feeding rate of Euplotes mutabilis (Tuffrau, 1960). European Journal of Protistology. 30(3). 270–279. 18 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A., et al.. (1993). Colonization of non-living surfaces in streams by peritrich ciliates. European Journal of Protistology. 29(3). 294–301. 17 indexed citations
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Barlow, David J. & Michael A. Sleigh. (1993). Water Propulsion Speeds and Power Output by Comb Plates of the Ctenophore Pleurobrachia Pileus Under Different Conditions. Journal of Experimental Biology. 183(1). 149–164. 11 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A.. (1991). A Taxonomic Review of Heterotrophic Protists Important in Marine Ecology. 9–38. 5 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A.. (1989). Adaptations of ciliary systems for the propulsion of water and mucus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 94(2). 359–364. 74 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A.. (1989). Protozoa and other protists. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 131 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A.. (1988). Flagellar root maps allow speculative comparisons of root patterns and of their ontogeny. Biosystems. 21(3-4). 277–282. 32 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A., John Blake, & N. Liron. (1988). The Propulsion of Mucus by Cilia. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 137(3). 726–741. 413 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aiello, Edward & Michael A. Sleigh. (1977). Ciliary function of the frog oro-pharyngeal epithelium. Cell and Tissue Research. 178(2). 267–78. 35 indexed citations
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Patterson, David J. & Michael A. Sleigh. (1976). Behavior of the Contractile Vacuole of Tetrahymena pyriformis W: A Redescription with Comments on the Terminology. The Journal of Protozoology. 23(3). 410–417. 18 indexed citations
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Aiello, Edward & Michael A. Sleigh. (1972). THE METACHRONAL WAVE OF LATERAL CILIA OF MYTILUS EDULIS . The Journal of Cell Biology. 54(3). 493–506. 79 indexed citations
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Sleigh, Michael A.. (1966). Some aspects of the comparative physiology of cilia.. PubMed. 93(3). Suppl:16–31. 20 indexed citations

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