Michael J. Sanderson

36.7k citations

247 papers · 25.0k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 81

Molecular Biology top 0.2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.02%
Genetics top 0.1%
Plant Science top 0.2%
Paleontology top 0.05%

Co-authors: Michael J. Donoghue Martin F. Wojciechowski Ellen R. Dirksen Bruce G. Baldwin Susana Magallón Andrew Charles Cécile Ané Matt Lavin
Topics: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (59 papers)Ion channel regulation and function (46 papers)Genetic diversity and population structure (44 papers)
Cited by: Paleontology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Sensory Systems
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Medicine
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom New Zealand

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Sanderson

244 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Estimating Absolute Rates of Molecular Evolution and Divergence Times: A Penalized Likelihood Approach

2002 1.6k citations Michael J. Sanderson profile →
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 →
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 →
A Nonparametric Approach to Estimating Divergence Times in the Absence of Rate Constancy

1997 942 citations Michael J. Sanderson profile →
ABSOLUTE DIVERSIFICATION RATES IN ANGIOSPERM CLADES

2001 772 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →
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 →
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 →
TESTING FOR DIFFERENT RATES OF CONTINUOUS TRAIT EVOLUTION USING LIKELIHOOD

2006 506 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →
TESTING FOR DIFFERENT RATES OF CONTINUOUS TRAIT EVOLUTION USING LIKELIHOOD

2006 495 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →
PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN LEVELS OF HOMOPLASY

1989 487 citations Michael J. Sanderson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Selective trace elements significantly enhanced methane production in coal bed methane systems by stimulating microbial activity 2024 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·Kuk‐Jeong Chin,(unknown),Michael J. Sanderson,(unknown),Klaus Nüsslein	9
2	Fundamental Patterns of Structural Evolution Revealed by Chromosome-Length Genomes of Cactophilic Drosophila 2024 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Kyle M. Benowitz,(unknown),Coline C. Jaworski,Michael J. Sanderson,Fernando Dı́az,(unknown),Luciano M. Matzkin	2
3	Inherent differences of small airway contraction and Ca2+ oscillations in airway smooth muscle cells between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse strains 2023 ·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Tao Wang,Fuqiang Wen,Michael J. Sanderson,James Sneyd,Yongchun Shen,Jun Chen	9
4	Accuracy in Near-Perfect Virus Phylogenies 2021 ·Systematic Biology ·Joel O. Wertheim,Mike Steel,Michael J. Sanderson	10
5	Plastome Structural Evolution and Homoplastic Inversions in Neo-Astragalus (Fabaceae) 2021 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Joseph L. M. Charboneau,Richard Cronn,Aaron Liston,Martin F. Wojciechowski,Michael J. Sanderson	21
6	Evolution of l‐DOPA 4,5‐dioxygenase activity allows for recurrent specialisation to betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales 2019 ·New Phytologist ·Hester Sheehan,Tao Feng,Nathanael Walker‐Hale,Samuel Lopez‐Nieves,Boas Pucker,Rui Guo,Won Cheol Yim,(unknown),Alfonso Timoneda,Lijun Zhao,(unknown),Dario Copetti,Michael J. Sanderson,John C. Cushman,Michael J. Moore,Stephen A. Smith,Samuel F. Brockington	48
7	On the dynamical structure of calcium oscillations 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James Sneyd,Jung Min Han,Liwei Wang,Jun Chen,(unknown),Akihiko Tanimura,Michael J. Sanderson,Vivien Kirk,David I. Yule	78
8	Orosomucoid-like 3 (ORMDL3) upregulates airway smooth muscle proliferation, contraction, and Ca2+ oscillations in asthma 2017 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Jun Chen,Marina Miller,Hirotoshi Unno,Peter Rosenthal,Michael J. Sanderson,David H. Broide	51
9	The relative contributions of store‐operated and voltage‐gated Ca ²⁺ channels to the control of Ca ²⁺ oscillations in airway smooth muscle 2016 ·The Journal of Physiology ·(unknown),Jun Chen,Michael J. Sanderson,James Sneyd	19
10	Toward a Self-Updating Platform for Estimating Rates of Speciation and Migration, Ages, and Relationships of Taxa 2016 ·Systematic Biology ·Alexandre Antonelli,(unknown),Fabien L. Condamine,(unknown),R. Henrik Nilsson,Michael J. Sanderson,Hervé Sauquet,Ruud Scharn,Daniele Silvestro,Mats Töpel,Christine D. Bacon,Bengt Oxelman,Rutger Vos	38
11	Ryanodine Receptor Sensitization Results in Abnormal Calcium Signaling in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells 2015 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Xiahui Tan,Jun Chen,James Sneyd,Michael J. Sanderson,Bindi S. Brook	20
12	Cryopreserved Human Precision-Cut Lung Slices as a Bioassay for Live Tissue Banking. A Viability Study of Bronchodilation with Bitter-Taste Receptor Agonists 2015 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Yan Bai,Nandini Krishnamoorthy,K R Patel,Iván O. Rosas,Michael J. Sanderson,Xingbin Ai	51
13	Tradeoff between robustness and elaboration in carotenoid networks produces cycles of avian color diversification 2015 ·Biology Direct ·Alexander V. Badyaev,(unknown),Virginia Belloni,Michael J. Sanderson	20
14	Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear Ribosomal ITS/5.8S Sequences in the Tribe Millettieae (Fabaceae): Poecilanthe-Cyclolobium, the core Millettieae, and the Callerya Group 2009 ·Systematic Botany ·Jer‐Ming Hu,Matt Lavin,Martin F. Wojciechowski,Michael J. Sanderson	59
15	The contribution of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and ryanodine receptors to agonist-induced Ca²⁺signaling of airway smooth muscle cells 2009 ·American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology ·Yan Bai,M. Edelmann,Michael J. Sanderson	40
16	Mutations in Hydin impair ciliary motility in mice 2008 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Karl F. Lechtreck,Philippe Delmotte,Michael L. Robinson,Michael J. Sanderson,George B. Witman	205
17	A method for determining the dependence of calcium oscillations on inositol trisphosphate oscillations 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James Sneyd,Krasimira Tsaneva‐Atanasova,Vitaliy Reznikov,Yan Bai,Michael J. Sanderson,David I. Yule	82
18	Oscillations in ciliary beat frequency and intracellular calcium concentration in rabbit tracheal epithelial cells induced by ATP 2003 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Luo Zhang,Michael J. Sanderson	88
19	DNA sequence of the Doe retroposon in the white-one mutant of Drosophila melanogaster and of secondary insertions in the phenotypically altered derivatives white honey and white-eosin 1991 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·K. O'Hare,M.R. Alley,Timothy E. Cullingford,(unknown),Michael J. Sanderson	64
20	Patterns of homoplasy in North American Astragalus L. (Fabaceae). 1989 ·UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·Michael J. Sanderson	3

About Michael J. Sanderson

Michael J. Sanderson is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 247 papers that have together received 25.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (59 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (46 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (44 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (3.8k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (8.7k citations) and Sensory Systems (1.0k citations). Michael J. Sanderson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

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