Michael J. Sanderson

36.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
247 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Sanderson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Sanderson has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 55 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Sanderson's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (59 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (46 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (44 papers). Michael J. Sanderson is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (59 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (46 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (44 papers). Michael J. Sanderson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Michael J. Sanderson's co-authors include Michael J. Donoghue, Martin F. Wojciechowski, Ellen R. Dirksen, Bruce G. Baldwin, Susana Magallón, Andrew Charles, Cécile Ané, Matt Lavin, Brian C. O’Meara and Scott Boitano and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Sanderson

244 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Hit Papers

Estimating Absolute Rates of Molecular Evolution and Div... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2002 1995 2003 1997 2001 500 1000 1.5k
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. Estimating Absolute Rates of Molecular Evolution and Divergence Times: A Penalized Likelihood Approach
    2002 1.6k citations Michael J. Sanderson profile →
  2. The its Region of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA: A Valuable Source of Evidence on Angiosperm Phylogeny
    1995 1.6k citations Michael J. Sanderson, Martin F. Wojciechowski et al. profile →
  3. r8s: inferring absolute rates of molecular evolution and divergence times in the absence of a molecular clock
    2003 1.5k citations Michael J. Sanderson profile →
  4. A Nonparametric Approach to Estimating Divergence Times in the Absence of Rate Constancy
    1997 942 citations Michael J. Sanderson profile →
  5. ABSOLUTE DIVERSIFICATION RATES IN ANGIOSPERM CLADES
    2001 772 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →
  6. A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well‐supported subclades within the family
    2004 673 citations Martin F. Wojciechowski, Matt Lavin et al. profile →
  7. Age and rate of diversification of the Hawaiian silversword alliance (Compositae)
    1998 581 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. TESTING FOR DIFFERENT RATES OF CONTINUOUS TRAIT EVOLUTION USING LIKELIHOOD
    2006 506 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →
  9. TESTING FOR DIFFERENT RATES OF CONTINUOUS TRAIT EVOLUTION USING LIKELIHOOD
    2006 495 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →
  10. PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN LEVELS OF HOMOPLASY
    1989 487 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →

Peers

Michael J. Sanderson
Rasmus Nielsen United States
Günter P. Wagner United States
Svante Pääbo Germany
Wen‐Hsiung Li United States
Korbinian Strimmer Germany
William J. Murphy United States
David Bryant New Zealand
Andrew G. Clark United States
Rob DeSalle United States
Ziheng Yang United Kingdom
Rasmus Nielsen United States
Michael J. Sanderson
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chin, Kuk‐Jeong, et al.. (2024). Selective trace elements significantly enhanced methane production in coal bed methane systems by stimulating microbial activity. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(2). e0350823–e0350823. 9 indexed citations
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Benowitz, Kyle M., et al.. (2024). Fundamental Patterns of Structural Evolution Revealed by Chromosome-Length Genomes of Cactophilic Drosophila. Genome Biology and Evolution. 16(9). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Tao, Fuqiang Wen, Michael J. Sanderson, et al.. (2023). Inherent differences of small airway contraction and Ca2+ oscillations in airway smooth muscle cells between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse strains. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1202573–1202573. 9 indexed citations
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Wertheim, Joel O., Mike Steel, & Michael J. Sanderson. (2021). Accuracy in Near-Perfect Virus Phylogenies. Systematic Biology. 71(2). 426–438. 10 indexed citations
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Charboneau, Joseph L. M., Richard Cronn, Aaron Liston, Martin F. Wojciechowski, & Michael J. Sanderson. (2021). Plastome Structural Evolution and Homoplastic Inversions in Neo-Astragalus (Fabaceae). Genome Biology and Evolution. 13(10). 21 indexed citations
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Sheehan, Hester, Tao Feng, Nathanael Walker‐Hale, et al.. (2019). Evolution of l‐DOPA 4,5‐dioxygenase activity allows for recurrent specialisation to betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales. New Phytologist. 227(3). 914–929. 48 indexed citations
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Sneyd, James, Jung Min Han, Liwei Wang, et al.. (2017). On the dynamical structure of calcium oscillations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(7). 1456–1461. 78 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Marina Miller, Hirotoshi Unno, et al.. (2017). Orosomucoid-like 3 (ORMDL3) upregulates airway smooth muscle proliferation, contraction, and Ca2+ oscillations in asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 142(1). 207–218.e6. 51 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, et al.. (2016). The relative contributions of store‐operated and voltage‐gated Ca 2+ channels to the control of Ca 2+ oscillations in airway smooth muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 595(10). 3129–3141. 19 indexed citations
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Antonelli, Alexandre, Fabien L. Condamine, R. Henrik Nilsson, et al.. (2016). Toward a Self-Updating Platform for Estimating Rates of Speciation and Migration, Ages, and Relationships of Taxa. Systematic Biology. 66(2). syw066–syw066. 38 indexed citations
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Tan, Xiahui, et al.. (2015). Ryanodine Receptor Sensitization Results in Abnormal Calcium Signaling in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 53(5). 703–711. 20 indexed citations
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Bai, Yan, Nandini Krishnamoorthy, K R Patel, et al.. (2015). Cryopreserved Human Precision-Cut Lung Slices as a Bioassay for Live Tissue Banking. A Viability Study of Bronchodilation with Bitter-Taste Receptor Agonists. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 54(5). 656–663. 51 indexed citations
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Badyaev, Alexander V., et al.. (2015). Tradeoff between robustness and elaboration in carotenoid networks produces cycles of avian color diversification. Biology Direct. 10(1). 45–45. 20 indexed citations
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Hu, Jer‐Ming, Matt Lavin, Martin F. Wojciechowski, & Michael J. Sanderson. (2009). Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear Ribosomal ITS/5.8S Sequences in the Tribe Millettieae (Fabaceae): Poecilanthe-Cyclolobium, the core Millettieae, and the Callerya Group. Systematic Botany. 27(4). 722–733. 59 indexed citations
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Bai, Yan, M. Edelmann, & Michael J. Sanderson. (2009). The contribution of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and ryanodine receptors to agonist-induced Ca2+signaling of airway smooth muscle cells. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 297(2). L347–L361. 40 indexed citations
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Lechtreck, Karl F., Philippe Delmotte, Michael L. Robinson, Michael J. Sanderson, & George B. Witman. (2008). Mutations in Hydin impair ciliary motility in mice. The Journal of Cell Biology. 180(3). 633–643. 205 indexed citations
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Sneyd, James, Krasimira Tsaneva‐Atanasova, Vitaliy Reznikov, et al.. (2006). A method for determining the dependence of calcium oscillations on inositol trisphosphate oscillations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(6). 1675–1680. 82 indexed citations
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Zhang, Luo & Michael J. Sanderson. (2003). Oscillations in ciliary beat frequency and intracellular calcium concentration in rabbit tracheal epithelial cells induced by ATP. The Journal of Physiology. 546(3). 733–749. 88 indexed citations
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Sanderson, Michael J.. (1989). Patterns of homoplasy in North American Astragalus L. (Fabaceae).. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 50(8). 3 indexed citations

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