Michael Nowak

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Nowak is a scholar working on Surgery, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Nowak has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Nowak's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (14 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (10 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (10 papers). Michael Nowak is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (14 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (10 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (10 papers). Michael Nowak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Germany. Michael Nowak's co-authors include Anne D. Yoder, Augustus D. Mazzocca, Frank W. LoGerfo, William C. Quist, Paul S. Cooper, Knut Beitzel, H M Crawshaw, James Shaer, Siri Birkeland and David M. Chowaniec and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michael Nowak

83 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species
    2017 371 citations Torsten H. Struck, Jeffrey L. Feder et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Nowak United States 29 899 839 659 655 486 92 3.0k
Michael R. Gray Australia 30 459 0.5× 432 0.5× 228 0.3× 869 1.3× 739 1.5× 79 3.4k
Irene Keller Switzerland 31 492 0.5× 121 0.1× 304 0.5× 1.3k 2.0× 1.3k 2.7× 78 3.7k
Caroline M. Pond United Kingdom 35 483 0.5× 519 0.6× 53 0.1× 294 0.4× 321 0.7× 87 3.6k
María Angélica Miglino Brazil 31 190 0.2× 905 1.1× 65 0.1× 960 1.5× 519 1.1× 531 4.4k
Sven Künzel Germany 33 265 0.3× 136 0.2× 293 0.4× 1.7k 2.6× 563 1.2× 113 3.7k
David A. Duchêne United States 25 282 0.3× 412 0.5× 163 0.2× 748 1.1× 443 0.9× 107 2.0k
W. Frank Blair United States 34 1.9k 2.1× 1.9k 2.3× 244 0.4× 224 0.3× 994 2.0× 151 6.5k
Rory J. Todhunter United States 35 168 0.2× 1.3k 1.6× 1.3k 2.0× 595 0.9× 1.9k 3.9× 132 5.4k
W. R. Allen United Kingdom 46 190 0.2× 408 0.5× 137 0.2× 911 1.4× 1.6k 3.4× 288 7.6k
Craig S. Smith United States 23 290 0.3× 101 0.1× 108 0.2× 762 1.2× 218 0.4× 70 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Nowak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Nowak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Nowak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Nowak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Nowak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Nowak. Michael Nowak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Birkeland, Siri, Tanja Slotte, Anne K. Brysting, et al.. (2022). What can cold‐induced transcriptomes of Arctic Brassicaceae tell us about the evolution of cold tolerance?. Molecular Ecology. 31(16). 4271–4285. 7 indexed citations
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Cerca, José, Angel G. Rivera‐Colón, Mafalda S. Ferreira, et al.. (2021). Incomplete lineage sorting and ancient admixture, and speciation without morphological change in ghost-worm cryptic species. PeerJ. 9. e10896–e10896. 18 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Siri, A. Lovisa S. Gustafsson, Anne K. Brysting, Christian Brochmann, & Michael Nowak. (2020). Multiple Genetic Trajectories to Extreme Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Arctic Brassicaceae. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(7). 2052–2068. 29 indexed citations
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Nowak, Michael, et al.. (2019). Parallel colonization of subalpine habitats in the central European mountains by Primula elatior. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3294–3294. 13 indexed citations
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Laenen, Benjamin, Andrew Tedder, Michael Nowak, et al.. (2018). Demography and mating system shape the genome-wide impact of purifying selection in Arabis alpina. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(4). 816–821. 54 indexed citations
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Struck, Torsten H., Jeffrey L. Feder, Mika Bendiksby, et al.. (2017). Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(3). 153–163. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Voß, Andreas, Knut Beitzel, Elifho Obopilwe, et al.. (2017). No correlation between radiolucency and biomechanical stability of keeled and pegged glenoid components. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 213–213. 3 indexed citations
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Hou, Yan, et al.. (2015). RAD-seq data point to a northern origin of the arctic–alpine genus Cassiope (Ericaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 95. 152–160. 27 indexed citations
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Conti, Elena, et al.. (2013). Development of 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the high alpine perennial Primula halleri (Primulaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences. 1(12). 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Zhijun, et al.. (2011). Intelligent Driver Assistance Systems Toward Greener and More Efficient Commercial Vehicles. 2 indexed citations
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Nowak, Michael, et al.. (2003). Active and Passive Evaluation of Proprioception for the Shoulder and Knee. Advances in Bioengineering. 211–212.
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Lewis, Courtland G., et al.. (2002). Finite element modeling from CT scan data. 227–228. 3 indexed citations
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Grasso, Joseph E., et al.. (1996). Bend testing of wrought wire removable partial denture alloys. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 76(5). 559–565. 10 indexed citations
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LoGerfo, Frank W., William C. Quist, Michael Nowak, H M Crawshaw, & Christian C. Haudenschild. (1983). A Mechanism of Failure in Dacron(r) Arterial Grafts. Annals of Surgery. 197(4). 479–483. 141 indexed citations
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Nowak, Michael. (1982). Norton Tradition of Nunivak Island: Internal Change and External Influence. Arctic Anthropology. 19(2). 75–92. 6 indexed citations
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Nowak, Michael, Frank W. LoGerfo, & William C. Quist. (1982). Models of side-to-end anastomoses: Effects of angle and flow split. Journal of Surgical Research. 32(5). 489–498. 3 indexed citations
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Nowak, Michael. (1971). Preliminary Sequence of Nunivak Island, Alaska Prehistory. 1 indexed citations

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