Michael T. Clegg

13.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

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Michael T. Clegg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael T. Clegg has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Plant Science and 54 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael T. Clegg's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (32 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (30 papers) and Plant and animal studies (27 papers). Michael T. Clegg is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (32 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (30 papers) and Plant and animal studies (27 papers). Michael T. Clegg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Michael T. Clegg's co-authors include Mary L. Durbin, Brian R. Morton, Brandon S. Gaut, R. W. Allard, Peter L. Morrell, Gérard Zurawski, A. L. Kahler, Brandon S. Gaut, Bonnie C. McCaig and Bryan K. Epperson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael T. Clegg

157 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Substitution rate comparisons between grasses and palms: synonymous rate differences at the nuclear gene Adh parallel rate differences at the plastid gene rbcL.

1996 590 citations Brian R. Morton, Michael T. Clegg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael T. Clegg United States	59	4.6k	4.6k	3.8k	3.2k	857	163	9.5k
L. D. Gottlieb United States	43	4.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.5×	3.7k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	908 1.1×	121	7.3k
Barbara A. Schaal United States	51	5.5k 1.2×	2.8k 0.6×	3.8k 1.0×	3.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	151	9.6k
Quentin Cronk Canada	50	3.4k 0.7×	3.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	182	7.8k
Joachim W. Kadereit Germany	44	4.1k 0.9×	3.5k 0.8×	5.3k 1.4×	2.1k 0.7×	940 1.1×	178	8.5k
Aaron Liston United States	49	3.5k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	826 1.0×	133	8.0k
Richard Cronn United States	43	3.8k 0.8×	4.3k 0.9×	2.7k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	532 0.6×	100	7.8k
Bruce G. Baldwin United States	44	3.7k 0.8×	3.9k 0.8×	5.9k 1.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	105	8.7k
Jeff J. Doyle United States	65	8.8k 1.9×	6.5k 1.4×	4.9k 1.3×	2.8k 0.9×	472 0.6×	204	13.5k
Peter M. Hollingsworth United Kingdom	43	3.0k 0.6×	4.2k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	146	8.4k
Elizabeth A. Kellogg United States	67	8.8k 1.9×	6.9k 1.5×	6.5k 1.7×	2.3k 0.7×	659 0.8×	217	14.0k

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Clegg, Michael T., et al.. (2015). Rawdata_06 - Barley landraces are characterized by geographically heterogeneous genomic origins. Figshare. 2 indexed citations

Calderón‐Vázquez, Carlos, et al.. (2013). Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Three Important Nutritive Traits in the Fruit of Avocado. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 138(4). 283–289. 16 indexed citations

Fang, Zhou, et al.. (2013). Tracing the Geographic Origins of Weedy Ipomoea purpurea in the Southeastern United States. Journal of Heredity. 104(5). 666–677. 7 indexed citations

Ashworth, Vanessa, et al.. (2008). The Impact of Outcrossing on Yields of ‘Hass’ Avocado. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 133(5). 648–652. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Haofeng, Peter L. Morrell, Vanessa Ashworth, Marlene de la Cruz, & Michael T. Clegg. (2008). Tracing the Geographic Origins of Major Avocado Cultivars. Journal of Heredity. 100(1). 56–65. 116 indexed citations

Morrell, Peter L. & Michael T. Clegg. (2007). Genetic evidence for a second domestication of barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) east of the Fertile Crescent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(9). 3289–3294. 256 indexed citations

Chen, Haofeng, Vanessa Ashworth, Shizhong Xu, & Michael T. Clegg. (2007). Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Growth Rate in Avocado. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 132(5). 691–696. 17 indexed citations

Clegg, Michael T. & Mary L. Durbin. (2003). Tracing floral adaptations from ecology to molecules. Nature Reviews Genetics. 4(3). 206–215. 68 indexed citations

Clegg, Michael T., Max K. Hecht, & Ross MacIntyre. (2000). Limits to knowledge in evolutionary genetics. Kluwer Academic eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Clegg, Michael T., Marilyn Kobayashi, & Jing-Zhong Lin. (1999). The use of molecular markers in the management and improvement of avocado (Persea americana Mill.). Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura. 58. 227–231. 6 indexed citations

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Morton, Brian R., et al.. (1997). The Influence of Specific Neighboring Bases on Substitution Bias in Noncoding Regions of the Plant Chloroplast Genome. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 45(3). 227–231. 61 indexed citations

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Clegg, Michael T., Brandon S. Gaut, Melvin R. Duvall, & Joel Davis. (1993). Inferring plant evolutionary history from molecular data. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 31(3). 307–315. 11 indexed citations

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Morton, Brian R. & Michael T. Clegg. (1993). A chloroplast DNA mutational hotspot and gene conversion in a noncoding region near rbcL in the grass family (Poaceae). Current Genetics. 24(4). 357–365. 103 indexed citations

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Clegg, Michael T., et al.. (1992). Evolution of Ac and Dsl elements in select grasses (Poaceae). Genetica. 86(1-3). 55–66. 26 indexed citations

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Golenberg, Edward M., David E. Giannasi, Michael T. Clegg, et al.. (1990). Chloroplast DNA sequence from a Miocene Magnolia species. Nature. 344(6267). 656–658. 253 indexed citations

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Burdon, Jeremy J., Andrew M. Jarosz, A. H. D. Brown, et al.. (1990). Disease in mixed cultivars, composites, and natural plant populations: some epidemiological and evolutionary consequences.. 215–228. 7 indexed citations

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Learn, Gerald H., et al.. (1990). Presence of an Activator (Ac)-like sequence in Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet). Plant Molecular Biology. 15(1). 177–179. 8 indexed citations

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Learn, Gerald H., Mary L. Durbin, & Michael T. Clegg. (1988). A gene for tRNA-Ile(CAU) from chloroplasts of a monocot,Pennisetum americanum. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(10). 4734–4734. 1 indexed citations

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Gerlach, Wayne L., Elizabeth S. Dennis, W. James Peacock, & Michael T. Clegg. (1987). The Ds1 controlling element family in maize andTripsacum. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 26(4). 329–334. 19 indexed citations

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Asmussen, Marjorie A. & Michael T. Clegg. (1985). Multiallelic Restriction Fragment Polymorphisms in Genetic Counseling: Population Genetic Considerations. Human Heredity. 35(3). 129–142. 3 indexed citations

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