William Martin
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Ecology top 0.1%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Papers in
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- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 108
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 101
- Protist diversity and phylogeny 83
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 25
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 16
- Ecology 93
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 80
- Co-authors
- Michael J. Russell (5 shared papers)Nick Lane (11 shared papers)Tal Dagan (28 shared papers)Miklós Müller (6 shared papers)Filipa L. Sousa (19 shared papers)T. Martin Embley (3 shared papers)Sven B. Gould (28 shared papers)Eugene V. Koonin (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Genome Biology and Evolution (19 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (17 papers)Molecular Biology and Evolution (16 papers)BioEssays (13 papers)Plant Molecular Biology (13 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
William Martin
382 papers receiving 30.1k citations
William Martin's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 212
- Molecular Biology 19.9k
- Ecology 6.4k
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 3.8k
- Paleontology 1.2k
- Plant Science 5.4k
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 391 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endosymbiotic gene transfer: organelle genomes forge eukaryotic chromosomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 1104 |
| 2 | Hydrothermal vents and the origin of life Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1059 |
| 3 | The hydrogen hypothesis for the first eukaryote Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 866 |
| 4 | The energetics of genome complexity Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 850 |
| 5 | Evolutionary analysis of Arabidopsis , cyanobacterial, and chloroplast genomes reveals plastid phylogeny and thousands of cyanobacterial genes in the nucleus Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 844 |
| 6 | The physiology and habitat of the last universal common ancestor Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 650 |
| 7 | Isoprenoid biosynthesis: The evolution of two ancient and distinct pathways across genomes Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 646 |
| 8 | Eukaryotic evolution, changes and challenges Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 639 |
| 9 | Gene transfer to the nucleus and the evolution of chloroplasts Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 581 |
| 10 | Biochemistry and Evolution of Anaerobic Energy Metabolism in Eukaryotes Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 566 |
| 11 | On the origin of biochemistry at an alkaline hydrothermal vent Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 550 |
| 12 | On the origins of cells: a hypothesis for the evolutionary transitions from abiotic geochemistry to chemoautotrophic prokaryotes, and from prokaryotes to nucleated cells Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 545 |
| 13 | Genetics and geography of wild cereal domestication in the near east Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 531 |
| 14 | Reading the entrails of chickens: molecular timescales of evolution and the illusion of precision Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 521 |
| 15 | Gene Transfer from Organelles to the Nucleus: How Much, What Happens, and Why?1 Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 514 |
| 16 | 2010 | 464 | |
| 17 | 2010 | 372 | |
| 18 | 2006 | 359 | |
| 19 | 2015 | 344 | |
| 20 | 1996 | 337 |
About William Martin
William Martin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Genetics, having authored 391 papers that have together received 31.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (108 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (101 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (83 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (80 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (49 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (25 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (19.9k citations), Ecology (6.4k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.8k citations), Paleontology (1.2k citations) and Plant Science (5.4k citations). William Martin has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael J. Russell, Nick Lane, Tal Dagan, Miklós Müller, Filipa L. Sousa, T. Martin Embley, Sven B. Gould, Eugene V. Koonin, Reinhold G. Herrmann and Chun Huang. Their work appears in journals such as Genome Biology and Evolution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Biology and Evolution, BioEssays and Plant Molecular Biology.
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