Michael J. Zanis

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Zanis is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Zanis has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Zanis's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (13 papers) and Plant and animal studies (10 papers). Michael J. Zanis is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (13 papers) and Plant and animal studies (10 papers). Michael J. Zanis collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Michael J. Zanis's co-authors include Pamela S. Soltis, Mark W. Chase, Vincent Savolainen, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, Jung-Ho Lee, Zhiduan Chen, Yin‐Long Qiu, James S. Farris, Mark E. Mort and Douglas E. Soltis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Zanis

24 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences

2000 787 citations Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis et al. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society profile →
The earliest angiosperms: evidence from mitochondrial, plastid and nuclear genomes

1999 699 citations Yin‐Long Qiu, Jung-Ho Lee et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Zanis United States	20	2.5k	2.4k	1.3k	272	147	24	3.4k
Jürg Schönenberger Austria	33	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	315 1.2×	355 2.4×	114	2.8k
Alfonso Susanna Spain	39	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	2.4k 1.9×	684 2.5×	204 1.4×	153	4.2k
John G. Conran Australia	30	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	896 0.7×	300 1.1×	324 2.2×	177	3.0k
Sarah Mathews United States	26	2.5k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	457 1.7×	322 2.2×	35	3.5k
Maximilian Weigend Germany	27	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	216 0.8×	358 2.4×	192	3.0k
Robert F. Thorne United States	18	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	973 0.8×	117 0.4×	225 1.5×	46	2.5k
Lars W. Chatrou Netherlands	29	2.8k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	969 0.8×	324 1.2×	350 2.4×	78	3.7k
Madeline M. Harley United Kingdom	22	1.3k 0.5×	776 0.3×	596 0.5×	179 0.7×	186 1.3×	38	1.9k
Catarina Rydin Sweden	28	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	600 0.5×	152 0.6×	165 1.1×	68	2.1k
Santiago Madriñán Colombia	24	1.0k 0.4×	758 0.3×	782 0.6×	391 1.4×	306 2.1×	58	2.1k

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Giraldo-Calderón, Gloria I., Michael J. Zanis, & Catherine A. Hill. (2017). Retention of duplicated long-wavelength opsins in mosquito lineages by positive selection and differential expression. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17(1). 84–84. 19 indexed citations

Beilstein, Mark A., et al.. (2015). Evolution of the Telomere-Associated Protein POT1a in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Characterized by Positive Selection to Reinforce Protein–Protein Interaction. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 32(5). 1329–1341. 26 indexed citations

Walker, Joseph F., Michael J. Zanis, & Nancy C. Emery. (2014). Comparative analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequence and inversion variation in Lasthenia burkei (Madieae, Asteraceae). American Journal of Botany. 101(4). 722–729. 84 indexed citations

Gustin, Jeffery L., Michael J. Zanis, & David E. Salt. (2011). Structure and evolution of the plant cation diffusion facilitator family of ion transporters. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(1). 76–76. 153 indexed citations

Zanis, Michael J., et al.. (2010). Effects of water depth and seed provenance on the growth of wild rice (Zizania aquatica L.). Aquatic Botany. 94(3). 113–118. 4 indexed citations

Sindhu, Anoop, Satya Chintamanani, Amanda S. Brandt, et al.. (2008). A guardian of grasses: Specific origin and conservation of a unique disease-resistance gene in the grass lineage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(5). 1762–1767. 41 indexed citations

Whipple, Clinton, Michael J. Zanis, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, & Robert J. Schmidt. (2007). Conservation of B class gene expression in the second whorl of a basal grass and outgroups links the origin of lodicules and petals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(3). 1081–1086. 103 indexed citations

Zanis, Michael J.. (2006). Grass Spikelet Genetics and Duplicate Gene Comparisons. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 168(1). 93–110. 31 indexed citations

Soltis, Pamela S., Michael J. Zanis, Sangtae Kim, et al.. (2003). Gunnerales are sister to other core eudicots: implications for the evolution of pentamery. American Journal of Botany. 90(3). 461–470. 160 indexed citations

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Kim, Sangtae, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Michael J. Zanis, & Youngbae Suh. (2003). Phylogenetic relationships among early-diverging eudicots based on four genes: were the eudicots ancestrally woody?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 31(1). 16–30. 85 indexed citations

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Zanis, Michael J., Pamela S. Soltis, Yin Long Qiu, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, & Douglas E. Soltis. (2003). Phylogenetic Analyses and Perianth Evolution in Basal Angiosperms. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 90(2). 129–129. 119 indexed citations

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Nickrent, Daniel L., Albert Blarer, Yin‐Long Qiu, Pamela S. Soltis, & Michael J. Zanis. (2002). Molecular data place Hydnoraceae with Aristolochiaceae. American Journal of Botany. 89(11). 1809–1817. 98 indexed citations

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Soltis, Pamela S. & Michael J. Zanis. (2002). Phylogeny of seed plants based on evidence from eight genes. American Journal of Botany. 89(10). 1670–1681. 95 indexed citations

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Soltis, Douglas E., Robert K. Kuzoff, Mark E. Mort, et al.. (2001). Elucidating Deep-Level Phylogenetic Relationships in Saxifragaceae Using Sequences for Six Chloroplastic and Nuclear DNA Regions. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 88(4). 669–669. 87 indexed citations

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Soltis, Douglas E., Pamela S. Soltis, Mark W. Chase, et al.. (2000). Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 133(4). 381–461. 787 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soltis, Pamela S., Michael J. Zanis, & Sangtae Kim. (2000). Basal Lineages of Angiosperms: Relationships and Implications for Floral Evolution. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 161(S6). S97–S107. 68 indexed citations

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Les, Donald H., Edward L. Schneider, Donald J. Padgett, Pamela S. Soltis, & Michael J. Zanis. (1999). Phylogeny, classification and floral evolution of water lilies (Nymphaeaceae; Nymphaeales). Systematic Botany. 24(1). 1 indexed citations

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Qiu, Yin‐Long, Jung-Ho Lee, Pamela S. Soltis, et al.. (1999). The earliest angiosperms: evidence from mitochondrial, plastid and nuclear genomes. Nature. 402(6760). 404–407. 699 indexed citations breakdown →

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Les, Donald H., Edward L. Schneider, Donald J. Padgett, Pamela S. Soltis, & Michael J. Zanis. (1999). Phylogeny, Classification and Floral Evolution of Water Lilies (Nymphaeaceae; Nymphaeales): A Synthesis of Non-molecular, rbcL, matK, and 18S rDNA Data. Systematic Botany. 24(1). 28–28. 116 indexed citations

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Powell, Roger, Pamela S. Soltis, Donald H. Les, et al.. (1978). Equilibrium thermodynamics in petrology. 62 indexed citations

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