Michael Akam

14.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
127 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Akam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Akam has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Genetics and 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Akam's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (74 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (36 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (23 papers). Michael Akam is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (74 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (36 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (23 papers). Michael Akam collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Kazakhstan. Michael Akam's co-authors include Cassandra G. Extavour, Michalis Averof, Ariel D. Chipman, Alfonso Martínez-Arias, Charles E. Cook, Andrew Peel, Vivian F. Irish, Stephen Greig, Gary Struhl and Peter K. Dearden and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael Akam

127 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

The molecular basis for metameric pattern in the Drosophi... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1987 2003 1982 1983 250 500 750

Peers

Michael Akam
Comparison fields: 5 of 136
  • Molecular Biology 7.9k
  • Genetics 3.3k
  • Plant Science 2.0k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1.8k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.4k
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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Akam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Akam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Akam

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Akam. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Akam 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 Michael Akam. Michael Akam is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 7
2 69
3 50
4 13
5 22
6 22
7 118
8 49
9 92
10 51
11 38
12 75
13 59
14 28
15 34
16 108
17 79
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The evolution of developmental mechanisms
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19 252
20 43

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