Michael J. Metzger

2.4k total citations
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Metzger is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Metzger has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Metzger's work include Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (10 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (9 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers). Michael J. Metzger is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (10 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (9 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers). Michael J. Metzger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael J. Metzger's co-authors include Stephen P. Goff, James P. Sherry, Carol L. Reinisch, A. Dusty Miller, Barry Stoddard, Cristian Apetrei, Preston A. Marx, Annette F. Muttray, Susan A. Baldwin and António Villalba and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Metzger

37 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael J. Metzger United States 21 367 345 324 272 264 40 1.5k
Scott Thomson Australia 32 590 1.6× 476 1.4× 1.1k 3.5× 326 1.2× 582 2.2× 81 2.7k
Darryl J. Heard United States 24 302 0.8× 173 0.5× 127 0.4× 156 0.6× 145 0.5× 107 1.9k
L. J. Lowenstine United States 23 219 0.6× 525 1.5× 364 1.1× 174 0.6× 441 1.7× 51 1.9k
Sandra L. Quackenbush United States 22 336 0.9× 583 1.7× 501 1.5× 602 2.2× 538 2.0× 60 1.7k
Suzanne Kennedy‐Stoskopf United States 23 185 0.5× 635 1.8× 382 1.2× 352 1.3× 636 2.4× 68 1.7k
Scott A. Smith United States 27 372 1.0× 258 0.7× 390 1.2× 192 0.7× 374 1.4× 72 2.5k
Wayne Delport South Africa 19 709 1.9× 302 0.9× 262 0.8× 579 2.1× 415 1.6× 29 2.3k
A. Rick Alleman United States 28 114 0.3× 234 0.7× 302 0.9× 197 0.7× 142 0.5× 80 2.6k
Susan Jackson United States 20 174 0.5× 381 1.1× 418 1.3× 129 0.5× 190 0.7× 42 1.6k
Salvatore Frasca United States 27 309 0.8× 93 0.3× 655 2.0× 148 0.5× 354 1.3× 107 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Metzger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

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Dimond, James L., Helen Gurney‐Smith, Cathryn L. Abbott, et al.. (2025). Multiple Lineages of Transmissible Neoplasia in the Basket Cockle ( C. nuttallii ) With Repeated Horizontal Transfer of Mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Ecology. 34(6). e17682–e17682. 1 indexed citations
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Hart, Samuel F. M., et al.. (2025). Gene expression in soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) transmissible cancer reveals survival mechanisms during host infection and seawater transfer. PLoS Genetics. 21(3). e1011629–e1011629. 1 indexed citations
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Arriagada, Gloria, Jorge Gómez, Juan Antonio Valdés, et al.. (2024). Identification and expression analysis of two steamer-like retrotransposons in the Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis). Biological Research. 57(1). 17–17.
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Hart, Samuel F. M., Brian F. Beal, Gloria Arriagada, et al.. (2023). Centuries of genome instability and evolution in soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, bivalve transmissible neoplasia. Nature Cancer. 4(11). 1561–1574. 12 indexed citations
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Simon, Alexis, António Villalba, E. A. V. Burioli, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and polymorphism of a mussel transmissible cancer in Europe. Molecular Ecology. 31(3). 736–751. 24 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J., et al.. (2021). Intercellular viral spread and intracellular transposition of Drosophila gypsy. PLoS Genetics. 17(4). e1009535–e1009535. 10 indexed citations
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Simon, Alexis, Florencia Cremonte, E. A. V. Burioli, et al.. (2019). A single clonal lineage of transmissible cancer identified in two marine mussel species in South America and Europe. eLife. 8. 56 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J., et al.. (2018). Horizontal transfer of retrotransposons between bivalves and other aquatic species of multiple phyla. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(18). E4227–E4235. 35 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J., et al.. (2017). Evidence of horizontal transmission of the cancer-associated Steamer retrotransposon among ecological cohort bivalve species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 124(2). 165–168. 8 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J. & Stephen P. Goff. (2016). A Sixth Modality of Infectious Disease: Contagious Cancer from Devils to Clams and Beyond. PLoS Pathogens. 12(10). e1005904–e1005904. 35 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J., Carol L. Reinisch, James P. Sherry, & Stephen P. Goff. (2015). Horizontal Transmission of Clonal Cancer Cells Causes Leukemia in Soft-Shell Clams. Cell. 161(2). 255–263. 141 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J. & Michael T. Certo. (2014). Design and Analysis of Site-Specific Single-Strand Nicking Endonucleases for Gene Correction. Methods in molecular biology. 1114. 237–244. 2 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J., Abigail C. Halperin, Lisa E. Manhart, & Stephen E. Hawes. (2012). Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy With Infant Hospitalization and Mortality Due to Infectious Diseases. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 32(1). e1–e7. 32 indexed citations
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Metzger, Michael J., et al.. (2010). Single-strand nicks induce homologous recombination with less toxicity than double-strand breaks using an AAV vector template. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(3). 926–935. 73 indexed citations
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Worobey, Michael, Paul Telfer, Sandrine Souquière, et al.. (2010). Island Biogeography Reveals the Deep History of SIV. Science. 329(5998). 1487–1487. 139 indexed citations
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Halbert, C., et al.. (2010). Capsid-expressing DNA in AAV vectors and its elimination by use of an oversize capsid gene for vector production. Gene Therapy. 18(4). 411–417. 27 indexed citations
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Knouf, Emily C., Michael J. Metzger, Patrick S. Mitchell, et al.. (2009). Multiple Integrated Copies and High-Level Production of the Human Retrovirus XMRV (Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus) from 22Rv1 Prostate Carcinoma Cells. Journal of Virology. 83(14). 7353–7356. 103 indexed citations
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Apetrei, Cristian, Joseph Becker, Michael J. Metzger, et al.. (2006). Potential for HIV transmission through unsafe injections. AIDS. 20(7). 1074–1076. 16 indexed citations
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Ylöstalo, Joni, et al.. (2005). Transcriptome Profiles of Host Gene Expression in a Monkey Model of Human Malaria. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 191(3). 400–409. 20 indexed citations

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