J. Spencer Johnston

Overview

Best Publications

• Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

  George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  1777
  Citations

• Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

  Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  1353
  Citations

• Natural variation in genome architecture among 205 Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel lines

  Wen Huang;Andreas Massouras;Andreas Massouras;Yutaka Inoue;Jason Peiffer

  650
  Citations

• Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

  Benjamin J. Matthews;Benjamin J. Matthews;Olga Dudchenko;Olga Dudchenko;Sarah B. Kingan;Sergey Koren

  629
  Citations

• Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

  Ewen F. Kirkness;Brian J. Haas;Brian J. Haas;Weilin Sun;Henk R. Braig

  609
  Citations

• Thrice Out of Africa: Ancient and Recent Expansions of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

  Charles W. Whitfield;Susanta K. Behura;Stewart H. Berlocher;Andrew G. Clark

  584
  Citations

• Evolution of Genome Size in Brassicaceae

  J. Spencer Johnston;Alan E. Pepper;Anne E. Hall;Z. Jeffrey Chen

  467
  Citations

• Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation

  Víctor Soria-Carrasco;Zachariah Gompert;Aaron A. Comeault;Timothy E. Farkas

  461
  Citations

• Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living

  Karen M. Kapheim;Karen M. Kapheim;Hailin Pan;Cai Li;Steven L. Salzberg;Steven L. Salzberg

  448
  Citations

• Characteristics of the nuclear (18S, 5.8S, 28S and 5S) and mitochondrial (12S and 16S) rRNA genes of Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera): structure, organization, and retrotransposable elements.

  J. J. Gillespie;J. S. Johnston;J. J. Cannone;Robin Gutell

  401
  Citations

• Comparisons with Caenorhabditis (∼100 Mb) and Drosophila (∼175 Mb) Using Flow Cytometry Show Genome Size in Arabidopsis to be ∼157 Mb and thus ∼25 % Larger than the Arabidopsis Genome Initiative Estimate of ∼125 Mb

  Michael D. Bennett;Ilia J. Leitch;H. James Price;J. Spencer Johnston

  397
  Citations

• Linkage Mapping and Comparative Genomics Using Next-Generation RAD Sequencing of a Non-Model Organism

  Simon W. Baxter;John W. Davey;J. Spencer Johnston;Anthony M. Shelton

  378
  Citations

• Evidence for DNA loss as a determinant of genome size.

  Dmitri A. Petrov;Todd A. Sangster;J. Spencer Johnston;Daniel L. Hartl

  374
  Citations

• Reference standards for determination of DNA content of plant nuclei

  J. Spencer Johnston;Michael D. Bennett;A. Lane Rayburn;David W. Galbraith

  373
  Citations

• Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle–plant interface

  Duane D. McKenna;Erin D. Scully;Yannick Pauchet;Kelli Hoover

  276
  Citations

• Genome size and environmental factors in the genus Pinus

  Izumi Wakamiya;Ronald J. Newton;J. Spencer Johnston;H. James Price

  270
  Citations

• COMPARISON OF PLANT DNA CONTENTS DETERMINED BY FEULGEN MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY AND LASER FLOW CYTOMETRY

  Martin J. Michaelson;H. James Price;John R. Ellison;J. Spencer Johnston

  255
  Citations

• Genome evolution in the genus Sorghum (Poaceae)

  H. James Price;Sally L. Dillon;George Hodnett;William L. Rooney

  251
  Citations

• Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome

  Joshua B. Benoit;Zach N. Adelman;Klaus Reinhardt;Amanda Dolan

  220
  Citations

• Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Leaves Contain Compounds that Reduce Nuclear Propidium Iodide Fluorescence

  H.James Price;George Hodnett;J.Spencer Johnston

  179
  Citations