William E. Browne

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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William E. Browne is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Paleontology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Browne has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Paleontology and 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in William E. Browne's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (14 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (11 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (6 papers). William E. Browne is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (14 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (11 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (6 papers). William E. Browne collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. William E. Browne's co-authors include Mark Q. Martindale, Steven H. D. Haddock, Gonzalo Giribet, Nipam H. Patel, Casey W. Dunn, Martin V. Sørensen, Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Kevin Pang, Greg W. Rouse and David Q. Matus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

William E. Browne

35 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

2008 1.4k citations Casey W. Dunn, Andreas Hejnol et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William E. Browne United States	20	1.4k	895	548	531	505	35	2.6k
Oleg Simakov Austria	26	1.7k 1.2×	601 0.7×	656 1.2×	440 0.8×	868 1.7×	62	3.3k
Elaine C. Seaver United States	8	1.1k 0.8×	977 1.1×	696 1.3×	402 0.8×	408 0.8×	8	2.2k
Kevin M. Kocot United States	27	1.2k 0.9×	799 0.9×	772 1.4×	588 1.1×	923 1.8×	81	3.1k
Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa Germany	17	817 0.6×	854 1.0×	493 0.9×	399 0.8×	755 1.5×	77	2.4k
Matthias Obst Sweden	20	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	887 1.6×	440 0.8×	855 1.7×	47	2.9k
David Q. Matus United States	25	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.6×	996 1.8×	442 0.8×	449 0.9×	49	3.6k
Hervé Le Guyader France	26	1.8k 1.3×	824 0.9×	538 1.0×	532 1.0×	667 1.3×	60	3.0k
Akiko Okusu United States	14	777 0.6×	762 0.9×	511 0.9×	366 0.7×	480 1.0×	15	2.1k
Guillaume Balavoine France	25	1.9k 1.4×	617 0.7×	880 1.6×	408 0.8×	449 0.9×	38	2.9k
Dorothée Huchon Israel	30	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	544 1.0×	931 1.8×	1.2k 2.3×	69	3.4k

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Stefani, Caroline, Phillip P. Domeier, Nikki Traylor‐Knowles, et al.. (2024). Extracellular DNA traps in a ctenophore demonstrate immune cell behaviors in a non-bilaterian. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2990–2990. 5 indexed citations

Lacy‐Hulbert, Adam, et al.. (2023). Flow cytometry methods for targeted isolation of ctenophore cells. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 1 indexed citations

Traylor‐Knowles, Nikki, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic and Protein Structure Analyses Provide Insight into the Evolution and Diversification of the CD36 Domain “Apex” among Scavenger Receptor Class B Proteins across Eukarya. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(12). 1 indexed citations

Browne, William E., et al.. (2022). Isolation and Maintenance of In Vitro Cell Cultures from the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Methods in molecular biology. 2450. 347–358. 4 indexed citations

Presnell, Jason S. & William E. Browne. (2021). Krüppel-like factor gene function in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi assessed by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing. Development. 148(17). 9 indexed citations

Knowlton, Nancy, et al.. (2021). Base-substitution mutation rate across the nuclear genome of Alpheus snapping shrimp and the timing of isolation by the Isthmus of Panama. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 104–104. 9 indexed citations

Hadad, Uzi, Orly Gershoni‐Yahalom, William E. Browne, et al.. (2021). Functional Characterization of Hexacorallia Phagocytic Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 662803–662803. 21 indexed citations

Huang, Wentao, et al.. (2020). Evidence for de novo Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores. iScience. 23(12). 101859–101859. 13 indexed citations

Presnell, Jason S., et al.. (2016). The Presence of a Functionally Tripartite Through-Gut in Ctenophora Has Implications for Metazoan Character Trait Evolution. Current Biology. 26(20). 2814–2820. 33 indexed citations

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Presnell, Jason S., Christine E. Schnitzler, & William E. Browne. (2015). KLF/SP Transcription Factor Family Evolution: Expansion, Diversification, and Innovation in Eukaryotes. Genome Biology and Evolution. 7(8). 2289–2309. 89 indexed citations

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Serano, Julia M., Arnaud Martin, Erin Jarvis, et al.. (2015). Comprehensive analysis of Hox gene expression in the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis. Developmental Biology. 409(1). 297–309. 50 indexed citations

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Zeidler, Wolfgang & William E. Browne. (2015). A new Glossocephalus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Oxycephalidae) from deep-water in the Monterey Bay region, California, USA, with an overview of the genus. Zootaxa. 4027(3). 408–24. 4 indexed citations

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Maxwell, Evan K., Joseph F. Ryan, Christine E. Schnitzler, William E. Browne, & Andreas D. Baxevanis. (2012). MicroRNAs and essential components of the microRNA processing machinery are not encoded in the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 714–714. 33 indexed citations

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Clemons, Anthony, et al.. (2009). Conservation of arthropod midline netrin accumulation revealed with a cross‐reactive antibody provides evidence for midline cell homology. Evolution & Development. 11(3). 260–268. 22 indexed citations

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Dunn, Casey W., Andreas Hejnol, David Q. Matus, et al.. (2008). Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life. Nature. 452(7188). 745–749. 1435 indexed citations breakdown →

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Browne, William E., Steven H. D. Haddock, & Mark Q. Martindale. (2007). Phylogenetic analysis of lineage relationships among hyperiid amphipods as revealed by examination of the mitochondrial gene, cytochrome oxidase I (COI). Integrative and Comparative Biology. 47(6). 815–830. 27 indexed citations

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Browne, William E., Alivia Lee Price, Matthias Gerberding, & Nipam H. Patel. (2005). Stages of embryonic development in the amphipod crustacean,Parhyale hawaiensis. genesis. 42(3). 124–149. 137 indexed citations

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Maxmen, Amy, William E. Browne, Mark Q. Martindale, & Gonzalo Giribet. (2005). Neuroanatomy of sea spiders implies an appendicular origin of the protocerebral segment. Nature. 437(7062). 1144–1148. 64 indexed citations

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Ting, Chau‐Ti, Shun-Chern Tsaur, Sha Sun, et al.. (2004). Gene duplication and speciation in Drosophila : Evidence from the Odysseus locus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(33). 12232–12235. 62 indexed citations

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Gerberding, Matthias, William E. Browne, & Nipam H. Patel. (2002). Cell lineage analysis of the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis reveals an early restriction of cell fates. Development. 129(24). 5789–5801. 83 indexed citations

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