Michael J. McDonald

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Michael J. McDonald is a scholar working on Genetics, Sociology and Political Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. McDonald has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Genetics, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael J. McDonald's work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (26 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Michael J. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (26 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Michael J. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Taiwan. Michael J. McDonald's co-authors include Michael Rosbash, Michael M. Desai, Philip M. Marden, David W. Smith, Daniel P. Rice, Richard E. Lenski, Benjamin H. Good, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Laura C. Woods and Jun‐Yi Leu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. McDonald

42 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microarray Analysis and Organization of Circadian Gene Expression in Drosophila

2001 498 citations Michael J. McDonald, Michael Rosbash profile →
The dynamics of molecular evolution over 60,000 generations

2017 402 citations Benjamin H. Good, Michael J. McDonald et al. Nature profile →
Congenital anomalies in the newborninfant, including minor variations

1964 339 citations Michael J. McDonald et al. profile →

Peers

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L Gilbert United States

Wen Huang United States

Justin C. Fay United States

Daniel Pomp United States

Robert E. Braun United States

Laurent Farinelli Switzerland

Immo A. Hansen United States

Peter L. Chang United States

Stefano Vanin Italy

William M. Muir United States

L Gilbert United States

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2.8k ×6.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Michael J. McDonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. McDonald

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. McDonald

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Good, Benjamin H., Ami S. Bhatt, & Michael J. McDonald. (2025). Unraveling the tempo and mode of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria. Trends in Microbiology. 33(8). 853–865. 6 indexed citations

Danielewski, Jennifer, et al.. (2025). In vitro evolution provides insights into mechanisms of Mycoplasma genitalium resistance to moxifloxacin. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 80(11). 2970–2977.

Blake, Christopher, et al.. (2025). Co‐Existence Slows Diversification in Experimental Populations of E. coli and P. fluorescens. Environmental Microbiology. 27(2). e70061–e70061.

Blake, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Evolutionary shift of a tipping point can precipitate, or forestall, collapse in a microbial community. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(12). 2325–2335. 2 indexed citations

Nguyen, An, Rebecca J. Gorrell, Terry Kwok, Tim Connallon, & Michael J. McDonald. (2024). Horizontal gene transfer facilitates the molecular reverse-evolution of antibiotic sensitivity in experimental populations of H. pylori. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(2). 315–324. 5 indexed citations

Wilksch, Jonathan J., Jiahui Li, Yanan Wang, et al.. (2023). The evolutionary mechanism of non-carbapenemase carbapenem-resistant phenotypes in Klebsiella spp. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Woods, Laura C., et al.. (2022). Species interactions constrain adaptation and preserve ecological stability in an experimental microbial community. The ISME Journal. 16(5). 1442–1452. 46 indexed citations

Nguyen, An, et al.. (2022). Recombination resolves the cost of horizontal gene transfer in experimental populations of Helicobacter pylori. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(12). e2119010119–e2119010119. 20 indexed citations

Marshall, Dustin J., Martino E. Malerba, Thomas Lines, et al.. (2022). Long-term experimental evolution decouples size and production costs in Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(21). e2200713119–e2200713119. 23 indexed citations

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Chin, Wai Hoe, Rebecca S. Bamert, Ruzeen Patwa, et al.. (2022). Bacteriophages evolve enhanced persistence to a mucosal surface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(27). e2116197119–e2116197119. 30 indexed citations

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Sant, Duhita G., Laura C. Woods, Jeremy J. Barr, & Michael J. McDonald. (2021). Host diversity slows bacteriophage adaptation by selecting generalists over specialists. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(3). 350–359. 46 indexed citations

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Woods, Laura C., Rebecca J. Gorrell, F. Ë. Taylor, et al.. (2020). Horizontal gene transfer potentiates adaptation by reducing selective constraints on the spread of genetic variation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(43). 26868–26875. 63 indexed citations

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Leu, Jun‐Yi, et al.. (2020). Sex alters molecular evolution in diploid experimental populations of S. cerevisiae. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(3). 453–460. 18 indexed citations

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Woods, Laura C., et al.. (2020). The evolution of coexistence from competition in experimental co-cultures of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The ISME Journal. 15(3). 746–761. 31 indexed citations

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McDonald, Michael J.. (2019). Microbial Experimental Evolution – a proving ground for evolutionary theory and a tool for discovery. EMBO Reports. 20(8). e46992–e46992. 95 indexed citations

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Wannier, Timothy M., Aditya M. Kunjapur, Daniel P. Rice, et al.. (2018). Adaptive evolution of genomically recoded Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(12). 3090–3095. 70 indexed citations

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Malerba, Martino E., et al.. (2018). Beneficial Mutations from Evolution Experiments Increase Rates of Growth and Fermentation. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 86(2). 111–117. 7 indexed citations

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McDonald, Michael J., Daniel P. Rice, & Michael M. Desai. (2016). Sex speeds adaptation by altering the dynamics of molecular evolution. Nature. 531(7593). 233–236. 223 indexed citations

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McDonald, Michael J., et al.. (2012). The Evolution of Low Mutation Rates in Experimental Mutator Populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Current Biology. 22(13). 1235–1240. 40 indexed citations

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McDonald, Michael J., Michael Rosbash, & Patrick Emery. (2001). Wild-Type Circadian Rhythmicity Is Dependent on Closely Spaced E Boxes in the Drosophila timeless Promoter. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(4). 1207–1217. 72 indexed citations

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