Michael C. Mackey

18.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
212 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Mackey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Mackey has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 44 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Mackey's work include Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (29 papers), Blood disorders and treatments (28 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (24 papers). Michael C. Mackey is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (29 papers), Blood disorders and treatments (28 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (24 papers). Michael C. Mackey collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Poland. Michael C. Mackey's co-authors include Leon Glass, Andrzej Lasota, P. F. Zweifel, Moisés Santillán, Caroline Colijn, John Milton, Samuel Bernard, David C. Dale, Uwe an der Heiden and Jacques Bélair and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Mackey

204 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

Oscillation and Chaos in Physiological Control Systems 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1994 1989 1988 1993 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Oscillation and Chaos in Physiological Control Systems
    1977 3.0k citations Michael C. Mackey et al. profile →
  2. Chaos, Fractals, and Noise
    1994 921 citations Michael C. Mackey et al. profile →
  3. From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life
    1989 868 citations Michael C. Mackey et al. profile →
  4. From Clocks to Chaos
    1988 793 citations Michael C. Mackey et al. profile →
  5. Chaos, Fractals, and Noise: Stochastic Aspects of Dynamics
    1993 643 citations Michael C. Mackey 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
Michael C. Mackey Canada 54 3.9k 2.8k 2.4k 1.7k 1.6k 212 13.3k
Eshel Ben‐Jacob Israel 72 3.1k 0.8× 4.5k 1.6× 4.6k 1.9× 735 0.4× 2.1k 1.3× 325 22.3k
Michael Small Australia 51 4.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 463 11.1k
Eduardo D. Sontag United States 77 2.3k 0.6× 4.0k 1.4× 7.6k 3.2× 2.7k 1.6× 590 0.4× 472 32.3k
Leon Glass Canada 59 5.5k 1.4× 5.2k 1.9× 4.1k 1.7× 3.0k 1.8× 7.9k 4.9× 232 26.6k
James P. Keener United States 49 3.0k 0.8× 3.6k 1.3× 2.3k 1.0× 189 0.1× 997 0.6× 170 9.4k
Philip Holmes United States 69 14.9k 3.9× 8.1k 2.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 3.9k 2.5× 287 35.9k
Kazuyuki Aihara Japan 61 4.9k 1.3× 3.2k 1.1× 4.0k 1.7× 4.8k 2.9× 3.5k 2.2× 815 17.5k
John C. Doyle United States 73 4.8k 1.2× 5.5k 2.0× 4.4k 1.9× 1.7k 1.0× 509 0.3× 327 41.1k
Kunihiko Kaneko Japan 55 4.7k 1.2× 3.8k 1.4× 3.6k 1.5× 921 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 342 11.5k
Miguel A. F. Sanjuán Spain 47 4.3k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 212 0.1× 863 0.5× 347 9.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gedeon, Tomáš, et al.. (2025). Dynamics of a state-dependent delay-differential equation. Electronic journal of qualitative theory of differential equations. 1–94. 1 indexed citations
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Gedeon, Tomáš, et al.. (2021). Operon dynamics with state dependent transcription and/or translation delays. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 84(1-2). 2–2. 8 indexed citations
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Arnold, Donald M., et al.. (2018). Cyclic thrombocytopenia with statistically significant neutrophil oscillations. Clinical Case Reports. 6(7). 1347–1352. 9 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C., et al.. (2018). The combined effects of Feller diffusion and transcriptional/translational bursting in simple gene networks. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 470(2). 931–953. 1 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C., et al.. (2016). Random Numbers from a Delay Equation. Journal of Nonlinear Science. 26(5). 1311–1327. 4 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C. & Marta Tyran‐Kamińska. (2015). The limiting dynamics of a bistable molecular switch with and without noise. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 73(2). 367–395. 6 indexed citations
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Foley, Catherine & Michael C. Mackey. (2008). Dynamic hematological disease: a review. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 58(1-2). 285–322. 91 indexed citations
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Santillán, Moisés, et al.. (2007). Origin of Bistability in the lac Operon. Biophysical Journal. 92(11). 3830–3842. 62 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C., Chunhua Ou, Laurent Pujo-Menjouet, & Jian Wu. (2006). Periodic Oscillations of Blood Cell Populations in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis. 38(1). 166–187. 29 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C. & Marta Tyran‐Kamińska. (2005). Noise and conditional entropy evolution. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 365(2). 360–382. 7 indexed citations
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Colijn, Caroline & Michael C. Mackey. (2005). A mathematical model of hematopoiesis: II. Cyclical neutropenia. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 237(2). 133–146. 101 indexed citations
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Beck, Christian & Michael C. Mackey. (2004). Has dark energy been measured in the lab. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Eurich, Christian W., Michael C. Mackey, & Helmut Schwegler. (2002). Recurrent Inhibitory Dynamics: The Role of State-Dependent Distributions of Conduction Delay Times. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 216(1). 31–50. 19 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C., et al.. (2001). Resonance in Periodic Chemotherapy: A Case Study of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 209(1). 113–130. 55 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C., et al.. (1995). Evolution of probability densities in stochastic coupled map lattices. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 52(2). 1403–1417. 11 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C., et al.. (1995). Age-structured and two-delay models for erythropoiesis. Mathematical Biosciences. 128(1-2). 317–346. 137 indexed citations
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Mackey, Michael C. & John Milton. (1990). A deterministic approach to survival statistics. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 28(1). 33–48. 20 indexed citations
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Milton, John & Michael C. Mackey. (1989). Periodic Haematological Diseases: Mystical Entities or Dynamical Disorders?. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London. 23(4). 236–241. 1 indexed citations
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Pitts, Todd M., et al.. (1978). In vitro permeability studies of peritoneal (P), cuprophan (C), and polycarbonate (PCM) membranes.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 24. 150–4. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, R., et al.. (1966). The Lunar Occultation Of The Crab Nebula Observed At Parkes On June 21, 1963. Australian Journal of Physics. 19(3). 409–420. 4 indexed citations

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