Michael S. Barker

12.8k citations

69 papers · 4.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Plant Science top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
Genetics top 1%
Cell Biology top 10%

Co-authors: Loren H. Rieseberg Itay Mayrose Philip B. Greenspoon Troy E. Wood Naoki Takebayashi Nils Arrigo Sarah P. Otto Nolan C. Kane
Topics: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (33 papers)Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (33 papers)Genetic diversity and population structure (22 papers)
Cited by: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Plant Science Genetics
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Communications
Partner nations: United States Canada China

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Michael S. Barker

68 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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The frequency of polyploid speciation in vascular plants

2009 1.0k citations Troy E. Wood, Naoki Takebayashi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chromosome-scale Reference Genome and RAD-based Genetic Map of Yellow Starthistle ( Centaurea solstitialis ) Reveal Putative Structural Variation and QTL Associated With Invader Traits 2024 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown),(unknown),F. Alice Cang,Qiuyu Jiang,Michael T. W. McKibben,Michael S. Barker,Loren H. Rieseberg,Katrina M. Dlugosch	0
2	Species‐tree topology impacts the inference of ancient whole‐genome duplications across the angiosperm phylogeny 2024 ·American Journal of Botany ·Michael T. W. McKibben,(unknown),Michael S. Barker	6
3	GOgetter: A pipeline for summarizing and visualizing GO slim annotations for plant genetic data 2023 ·Applications in Plant Sciences ·Emily B. Sessa,Rishi R. Masalia,Nils Arrigo,Michael S. Barker,(unknown)	5
4	Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera 2022 ·GigaScience ·Jacqueline Heckenhauer,Paul B. Frandsen,John S. Sproul,Zheng Li,Juraj Paule,Amanda M. Larracuente,Peter J. Maughan,Michael S. Barker,Julio V. Schneider,Russell J. Stewart,Steffen U. Pauls	36
5	Genes derived from ancient polyploidy have higher genetic diversity and are associated with domestication in Brassica rapa 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Xinshuai Qi,Hong An,(unknown),(unknown),Paul D. Blischak,Michael T. W. McKibben,Yue Hao,Gavin C. Conant,J. Chris Pires,Michael S. Barker	27
6	Animal chromosome counts reveal a similar range of chromosome numbers but with less polyploidy in animals compared to flowering plants 2021 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Cristian Román‐Palacios,(unknown),Shing H. Zhan,Michael S. Barker	21
7	Chromosome‐scale inference of hybrid speciation and admixture with convolutional neural networks 2021 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Paul D. Blischak,Michael S. Barker,Ryan N. Gutenkunst	14
8	Inferring the Demographic History of Inbred Species from Genome-Wide SNP Frequency Data 2020 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Paul D. Blischak,Michael S. Barker,Ryan N. Gutenkunst	22
9	Inferring putative ancient whole-genome duplications in the 1000 Plants (1KP) initiative: access to gene family phylogenies and age distributions 2020 ·GigaScience ·Zheng Li,Michael S. Barker	41
10	Access to RNA-sequencing data from 1,173 plant species: The 1000 Plant transcriptomes initiative (1KP) 2019 ·GigaScience ·Eric Carpenter,Naim Matasci,Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam,Shuangxiu Wu,Jing Sun,Jun Yu,Fabio Rocha Jimenez Vieira,Chris Bowler,Richard G. Dorrell,Matthew A. Gitzendanner,Ling Li,Wensi Du,Kristian K Ullrich,Norman J. Wickett,(unknown),Michael S. Barker,Jim Leebens‐Mack,Gane Ka‐Shu Wong	113
11	Transcriptome and organellar sequencing highlights the complex origin and diversification of allotetraploid Brassica napus 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Hong An,Xinshuai Qi,(unknown),Yue Hao,(unknown),Makenzie E. Mabry,Alex C. McAlvay,Graham R. Teakle,Gavin C. Conant,Michael S. Barker,Tingdong Fu,Bin Yi,J. Chris Pires	67
12	Multiple large-scale gene and genome duplications during the evolution of hexapods 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zheng Li,George P. Tiley,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Rebecca J. Rundell,Michael S. Barker	122
13	Genomic inferences of domestication events are corroborated by written records in Brassica rapa 2017 ·Molecular Ecology ·Xinshuai Qi,Hong An,Aaron P. Ragsdale,(unknown),Ryan N. Gutenkunst,J. Chris Pires,Michael S. Barker	45
14	Diverse genome organization following 13 independent mesopolyploid events in Brassicaceae contrasts with convergent patterns of gene retention 2017 ·The Plant Journal ·Terezie Mandáková,Zheng Li,Michael S. Barker,Martin A. Lysák	75
15	Early genome duplications in conifers and other seed plants 2015 ·Science Advances ·Zheng Li,Anthony E. Baniaga,Emily B. Sessa,Moira Scascitelli,Sean W. Graham,Loren H. Rieseberg,Michael S. Barker	184
16	De novo characterization of the gametophyte transcriptome in bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum 2011 ·BMC Genomics ·Joshua P. Der,Michael S. Barker,Norman J. Wickett,Claude W. dePamphilis,Paul G. Wolf	99
17	Ancient genome duplications during the evolution of kiwifruit (Actinidia) and related Ericales 2010 ·Annals of Botany ·Tao Shi,Hongwen Huang,Michael S. Barker	70
18	The frequency of polyploid speciation in vascular plantsbreakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Troy E. Wood,Naoki Takebayashi,Michael S. Barker,Itay Mayrose,Philip B. Greenspoon,Loren H. Rieseberg	1025
19	Multiple Paleopolyploidizations during the Evolution of the Compositae Reveal Parallel Patterns of Duplicate Gene Retention after Millions of Years 2008 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Michael S. Barker,Nolan C. Kane,M. Matvienko,Alexander Kozik,Richard W. Michelmore,Steven J. Knapp,Loren H. Rieseberg	252
20	Nuclear and mitochondrial markers reveal the existence of two parapatric scorpion species in the Alps: Euscorpius germanus (C. L. Koch, 1837) and E. alpha Caporiacco, 1950, stat. nov. (Euscorpiidae) 2000 ·Revue suisse de zoologie ·Benjamin Gantenbein,Victor Fet,Michael S. Barker,A. Scholl	24

About Michael S. Barker

Michael S. Barker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Genetics, having authored 69 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (33 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (33 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.8k citations), Plant Science (3.0k citations) and Genetics (1.4k citations). Michael S. Barker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Frequent co-authors include Loren H. Rieseberg, Itay Mayrose, Philip B. Greenspoon, Troy E. Wood, Naoki Takebayashi, Nils Arrigo, Sarah P. Otto, Nolan C. Kane, Shing H. Zhan and Paul G. Wolf. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

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