Paul B. Frandsen

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
77 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Paul B. Frandsen is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul B. Frandsen has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Genetics, 32 papers in Ecology and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul B. Frandsen's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (17 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (16 papers). Paul B. Frandsen is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (17 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (16 papers). Paul B. Frandsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Paul B. Frandsen's co-authors include Brett Calcott, Robert Lanfear, April Wright, Scott Hotaling, Xin Zhou, Jessica A. Thomas, Rebecca B. Dikow, Joanna L. Kelley, Rose A. Marks and Robert VanBuren and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Paul B. Frandsen

66 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

PartitionFinder 2: New Methods for Selecting Partitioned Models of Evolution for Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Analyses

2016 4.1k citations Robert Lanfear, Paul B. Frandsen et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
Phylogenomics reveals the evolutionary timing and pattern of butterflies and moths

2019 284 citations Akito Y. Kawahara, Paul B. Frandsen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Representation and participation across 20 years of plant genome sequencing

2021 171 citations Scott Hotaling, Paul B. Frandsen et al. profile →
Deep learning as a tool for ecology and evolution

2022 137 citations Marek L. Borowiec, Rebecca B. Dikow et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul B. Frandsen United States	20	2.2k	1.9k	1.9k	1.5k	1.0k	77	5.7k
Gerard Talavera Spain	26	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	61	6.4k
April Wright United States	16	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	781 0.8×	33	5.0k
Johan A. A. Nylander Sweden	25	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	45	5.7k
David J. Lohman United States	24	3.1k 1.4×	2.7k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	67	7.2k
Lê Sỹ Vinh Vietnam	15	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	53	7.1k
Jesús Gómez‐Zurita Spain	27	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	990 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	506 0.5×	80	4.8k
Pavlos Pavlidis Greece	23	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	697 0.7×	58	4.8k
Guillaume Achaz France	25	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	565 0.5×	55	5.3k
Bernhard Misof Germany	52	3.6k 1.6×	3.0k 1.6×	2.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	951 0.9×	162	7.7k
Nicolas Puillandre France	31	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.9×	440 0.4×	108	6.7k

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Frandsen, Paul B., et al.. (2025). Selecting a Window Size for Phylogenomic Analyses of Whole Genome Alignments Using AIC. Systematic Biology. 75(1). 100–114.

Frandsen, Paul B., et al.. (2025). Chasing the Rainbow: Decoupled phenotypic and genotypic evolution in New Guinea’s rainbow skinks (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa. 5583(2). 309–327.

Jordan, Steve, Dan A. Polhemus, Steven L. Peck, et al.. (2025). Diversification and evolution of Hawaiian Megalagrion damselflies ( Pinapinao , Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Systematic Entomology. 51(1).

Hotaling, Scott, Thomas Desvignes, Iliana Bista, et al.. (2025). Temperature and Pressure Shaped the Evolution of Antifreeze Proteins in Polar and Deep Sea Zoarcoid Fishes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42(10). 1 indexed citations

Beatty, Christopher D., Manpreet K. Kohli, John C. Abbott, et al.. (2024). A molecular phylogeny of the Petaluridae (Odonata: Anisoptera): A 160-Million-Year-Old story of drift and extinction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 200. 108185–108185. 5 indexed citations

Frandsen, Paul B., et al.. (2024). De Novo Long-Read Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Luna Moth (Actias luna) Fully Resolves Repeat-Rich Silk Genes. Genome Biology and Evolution. 16(7). 1 indexed citations

Rautsaw, Rhett M., Marc A. Beer, Andrew Storfer, et al.. (2024). Where the “ruber” Meets the Road: Using the Genome of the Red Diamond Rattlesnake to Unravel the Evolutionary Processes Driving Venom Evolution. Genome Biology and Evolution. 16(9). 1 indexed citations

Abbott, John C., Jesse W. Breinholt, Seth Bybee, et al.. (2023). Assessment of targeted enrichment locus capture across time and museums using odonate specimens. Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7(3). 9 indexed citations

Beatty, Christopher D., Manpreet K. Kohli, Jessica L. Ware, et al.. (2023). A Chromosome-length Assembly of the Black Petaltail ( Tanypteryx hageni ) Dragonfly. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(3). 13 indexed citations

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McMillan, Brock R., et al.. (2023). From conception to recruitment: Nutritional condition of the dam dictates the likelihood of success in a temperate ungulate. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 6 indexed citations

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Pauls, Steffen U., Wolfram Graf, Alan R. Lemmon, et al.. (2023). Gill Structure Linked to Ecological and Species Diversification in a Clade of Caddisflies. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 81. 917–929. 2 indexed citations

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Sproul, John S., Scott Hotaling, Jacqueline Heckenhauer, et al.. (2023). Analyses of 600+ insect genomes reveal repetitive element dynamics and highlight biodiversity-scale repeat annotation challenges. Genome Research. 33(10). 1708–1717. 24 indexed citations

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Heckenhauer, Jacqueline, Paul B. Frandsen, John S. Sproul, et al.. (2022). Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera. GigaScience. 11. 36 indexed citations

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Borowiec, Marek L., et al.. (2022). Deep learning as a tool for ecology and evolution. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(8). 1640–1660. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hotaling, Scott, Joanna L. Kelley, & Paul B. Frandsen. (2021). Toward a genome sequence for every animal: Where are we now?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(52). 99 indexed citations

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Olsen, Lindsey K., Jacqueline Heckenhauer, John S. Sproul, et al.. (2021). Draft Genome Assemblies and Annotations of Agrypnia vestita Walker, and Hesperophylax magnus Banks Reveal Substantial Repetitive Element Expansion in Tube Case-Making Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera). Genome Biology and Evolution. 13(3). 10 indexed citations

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Taylor, Adam, Brock R. McMillan, Randy T. Larsen, et al.. (2021). De novo chromosome-length assembly of the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) genome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 1–13. 5 indexed citations

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Ji, Ting, Shiqi Luo, Shanlin Liu, et al.. (2020). Gene reuse facilitates rapid radiation and independent adaptation to diverse habitats in the Asian honeybee. Science Advances. 6(51). 49 indexed citations

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Hotaling, Scott, Joanna L. Kelley, & Paul B. Frandsen. (2020). Aquatic Insects Are Dramatically Underrepresented in Genomic Research. Insects. 11(9). 601–601. 28 indexed citations

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Kjer, Karl M., Xin Zhou, Paul B. Frandsen, Jessica A. Thomas, & Roger J. Blahnik. (2014). Moving toward species-level phylogeny using ribosomal DNA and COI barcodes: an example from the diverse caddisfly genus Chimarra (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 72(3). 345–354. 17 indexed citations

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