Ronald W. DeBry

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ronald W. DeBry is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald W. DeBry has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Ronald W. DeBry's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (11 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Ronald W. DeBry is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (11 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Ronald W. DeBry collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Ghana. Ronald W. DeBry's co-authors include Michael F. Seldin, Wilfried W. de Jong, Mark Scally, Mark S. Springer, Ronald M. Adkins, Christophe J. Douady, Michael J. Stanhope, Ole Madsen, Norman A. Slade and Tal Pupko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ronald W. DeBry

30 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Parallel adaptive radiations in two major clades of place... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Parallel adaptive radiations in two major clades of placental mammals
    2001 520 citations Ole Madsen, Mark Scally et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Ronald W. DeBry
Mark Scally United States
Markus Friedrich United States
Maria A. Nilsson Germany
Jesús Lozano-Fernández Spain
Bernard Ball United States
Szczepan M. Biliński Poland
Cassandra G. Extavour United States
Patrice Bouchard Canada
Céline Poux France
Nikola-Michael Prpíc Germany
Mark Scally United States
Ronald W. DeBry
Citations per year, relative to Ronald W. DeBry Ronald W. DeBry (= 1×) peers Mark Scally

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ronald W. DeBry

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All Works

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Martinson, John, Robert W. Flick, Weichun Huang, et al.. (2021). DNA methylation and expression of estrogen receptor alpha in fathead minnows exposed to 17α-ethynylestradiol. Aquatic Toxicology. 233. 105788–105788. 5 indexed citations
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Timm, Alicia E., et al.. (2017). Validating sonication as a DNA extraction method for use with carrion flies. Forensic Science International. 275. 171–177. 4 indexed citations
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Grogan, Dennis W., et al.. (2016). Mutations to Less-Preferred Synonymous Codons in a Highly Expressed Gene of Escherichia coli: Fitness and Epistatic Interactions. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0146375–e0146375. 5 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W., et al.. (2012). DNA‐Based Identification of Forensically ImportantLucilia(Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the Continental United States*. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 58(1). 73–78. 32 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W., et al.. (2010). mtDNA-based identification of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) and Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the continental United States. Forensic Science International. 202(1-3). 102–109. 36 indexed citations
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Davis, Paula M., et al.. (2009). The Nocturnal Ovipositing Behavior of Carrion Flies in Cincinnati, Ohio. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 54(6). 1450–1452. 16 indexed citations
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Miranda, Hector C., et al.. (2009). Rodent phylogeny revised: analysis of six nuclear genes from all major rodent clades. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9(1). 71–71. 226 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W.. (2003). Identifying Conflicting Signal in a Multigene Analysis Reveals a Highly Resolved Tree: The Phylogeny of Rodentia (Mammalia). Systematic Biology. 52(5). 604–617. 46 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W., et al.. (2001). Phylogeny of Rodentia (Mammalia) Inferred from the Nuclear-Encoded Gene IRBP. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 19(2). 290–301. 79 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W.. (2001). Improving Interpretation of the Decay Index for DNA Sequence Data. Systematic Biology. 50(5). 742–752. 61 indexed citations
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Madsen, Ole, Mark Scally, Christophe J. Douady, et al.. (2001). Parallel adaptive radiations in two major clades of placental mammals. Nature. 409(6820). 610–614. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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DeBry, Ronald W.. (1999). Maximum Likelihood Analysis of Gene-Based and Structure-Based Process Partitions, Using Mammalian Mitochondrial Genomes. Systematic Biology. 48(2). 286–299. 21 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W.. (1998). Comparative Analysis of Evolution in a Rodent Histone H2a Pseudogene. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 46(3). 355–360. 4 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W. & Michael F. Seldin. (1996). Human/Mouse Homology Relationships. Genomics. 33(3). 337–351. 315 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W., et al.. (1996). Characterization of the 55-kb mouse histone gene cluster on chromosome 3.. Genome Research. 6(8). 702–714. 37 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W. & William F. Marzluff. (1994). Selection on silent sites in the rodent H3 histone gene family.. Genetics. 138(1). 191–202. 43 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W.. (1992). The consistency of several phylogeny-inference methods under varying evolutionary rates.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 9(3). 537–51. 66 indexed citations
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Williams, Scott M., Ronald W. DeBry, & Jeffrey L. Feder. (1988). A Commentary on the Use of Ribosomal DNA in Systematic Studies. Systematic Zoology. 37(1). 60–60. 29 indexed citations
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DeBry, Ronald W. & Norman A. Slade. (1985). Cladistic Analysis of Restriction Endonuclease Cleavage Maps Within a Maximum-Likelihood Framework. Systematic Zoology. 34(1). 21–21. 90 indexed citations

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